Eleanore Lindo
Directing
Born February 18, 1959, Eleanore Lindo is a graduate of the intensive directing program at the Centre for Advanced Film Studies at the American Film Institute in L.A. ronto native credits the program with transforming her âfrom a director into a filmmaker.â Lindoâs strong work with actors and her distinct visual style are easily detected in the many award-winning hours of television series and movies, anthologies, and specials that she has directed. Her credits span a wide spectrum of genres including comedy, drama, sci-fi, erotica, as well as family and childrenâs programming, and have earned her such prestigious honours as three Gemini Awards, a Childrenâs Broadcast Institute Award, the Lillian Gish Award from Women in Film, L.A., a Golden Reel, and two Chris Awards from the Columbus Film Festival. Touching Wild Horses, a heart-warming and visually stunning film starring Jane Seymour, marked Lindoâs feature film debut. A Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival, the film was also the recipient of the Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival, and winner of the Gold Special Jury Award at Worldfest-Houston. An Audience Favorite at several festivals, it was also the Winner of the 2003 Rome Independent Film Festival, and was named Best Feature for a Childrenâs Audience at Cinemagic in Belfast. Most recently, Lindo directed the Lifetime Television movies âShe Drives Me Crazyâ (winner of the Gemini Award for Best Movie 2010) and âMe and Lukeâ (aka âA Dad For Christmasâ), produced by Shaftesbury Films (winner of the DGC Award for best Family Movie), and four mystery movies for children, âRoxy Hunter And The Mystery Of The Moody Ghostâ, âRoxy Hunter And The Secret Of The Shamanâ, âRoxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaidâ and âRoxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloweenâ, for broadcast on Nickelodeon. Lindo has also directed the Lifetime television movie âCrazy For Christmasâ, starring Howard Hesseman and Andrea Roth; and many episodes of âDeGrassi: The Next Generationâ, one of which earned her the Gemini Award for Best Director. Her episodic credits also include âThe Borderâ, âHeartlandâ âMurdoch Mysteriesâ, âRadio Free Roscoeâ,âSue Thomas: F.B. Eyeâ, âDrop The Beatâ, âTwice In A Lifetimeâ, âLittle Menâ, âEmily Of New Moonâ, âSavannahâ and âRoad To Avonleaâ, among many others. Lindo currently has several films in development including âThe Blue Castleâ, based on the Lucy Maud Montgomery novel; âElephant Winterâ, based on the novel by Kim Echlin; and the fact-based âShattered: The Donna Lawrence Storyâ.









