Sophie Jarvis

Sophie Jarvis is a Vancouver-based writer and director whose films have screened internationally. She holds a BFA in Film Production from Simon Fraser University, and had the honour of participating in the 2013 Berlinale Talents. Her short film The Worst Day Ever premiered in 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the award for Best Direction at the 2013 enRoute Film Festival. Since then, she has directed numerous short films (both live action and stop motion animation) with the generous support of agencies like the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the National Film Board, and Bell Media's BravoFACT fund. Sophie was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her work as production designer on Kathleen Hepburn's Never Steady, Never Still (2017).