David Widdicombe

David Widdicombe (born c. 1962 in Toronto) is a Canadian filmmaker and playwright. His most successful work is Santa Baby (2006), which he directed and wrote.

Santa Baby won Best Film Comedy at the 2006 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival ^[1] and was named Best Screenplay at the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto.^[2]

He is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre.

Widdicombe's stage plays include The River Lady (Winner of the National Playwrighting Competition,^{[citation needed]}) Dinosaur Dreams, Secret of the Lost Empire, Swamp Baby & Other Tales, and Wake (named one of the top ten plays at the 2000 Edinburgh Festival Fringe^{[citation needed]}).

In 2001, his play Science Fiction: The Play won the Aurora Award^[3][4] and was nominated for four Dora Mavor Moore Awards including Outstanding New Play.

He has been Playwright-in-Residence at Toronto's Factory Theatre. In 1995 playwright George F. Walker and the Arts Foundation of Toronto awarded him the Toronto Arts Protege Award for Drama.

Widdicombe's radio dramas for the CBC include Last of the Great Rock Legends, The Pet, Monster in the Sewer, and Machines and Men.

References

1. ^ "Los Angeles International Short Film Festival Announces Award Winners". http://www.lashortsfest.com/v1/httpdocs/_pages/PressRealeases.html. 
2. ^ "Marquis Entertainment - Santa Baby". http://www.marquisent.ca/santa.html. 
3. ^ "Prix Aurora Awards - All Winners & Nominee". http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/wordpress/?page_id=28. 
4. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards - Aurora Awards Winners by Category". http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/AuroraWinsByCategory.html. 

External links

• Santa Baby at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Widdicombe, David
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Short description	Canadian filmmaker and playwright
Date of birth	c. 1962
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario
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