Chandler Levack

Chandler Levack
Levack in 2014
Born1986 or 1987 (age 38–39)[1]
Education
OccupationsWriter, director, filmmaker
Years active2010s–present
Notable workI Like Movies

Chandler Levack (born 1986 or 1987) is a Canadian writer, director, and filmmaker.[1]

Levack is best known for her work as an entertainment writer, and for her feature film directorial debut, I Like Movies, which premiered in the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim.[2][3][4] She has also directed the feature films Mile End Kicks (2025) and Roommates (2026).

Early life

Levack was born in Toronto and raised in Brantford, Ontario.[5] In 2004, Levack returned to live in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood.[5]

Career

Levack dropped out of her cinema studies courses at the University of Toronto to pursue a career as a writer.[6] Since then, she has worked as an arts and entertainment writer for publications including Toronto Life, SPIN, The Globe and Mail, and the Toronto Star.

Levack is a two-time Juno Award nominee for Video of the Year, receiving nominations alongside Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux at the Juno Awards of 2015 for directing PUP's "Guilt Trip" music video,[7] and at the Juno Awards of 2016 for directing PUP's "Dark Days" music video.[8]

She was a Prism Prize nominee for both "Guilt Trip"[9] and "Dark Days",[10] and has also directed music videos for DZ Deathrays and Jeremy Dutcher.

Matthew Miller's production company Zapruder Films (which he co-founded with Matt Johnson), launched a contest in 2016 to back a first-time female screenwriter with $12,000 in funding, story editor guidance, and script optioning; Levack and her feature film Anglophone were announced as the winner from 137 entries.[11]

Levack moderating a talk with Gillian Robespierre in 2014

Her debut as a narrative filmmaker, the short film We Forgot to Break Up, premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival,[12] and won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2017 Whistler Film Festival.[13]

Levak later studied screenwriting at the Canadian Film Centre.[14]

I Like Movies, Levack's debut feature film, premiered in the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] and received widespread acclaim.[3] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10.[3] The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.[15]

Levack won the $10,000 RBC Emerging Artist Award at the 2022 Calgary International Film Festival for the film.[16]

In 2023, Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail named the film as one of the 23 best Canadian comedy films ever made.[4]

In November 2023, she was announced as the director of My Dead Mom, a short-form comedy series which premiered in 2024 on Crave.[17]

In 2024, it was announced that Levack's second feature, Mile End Kicks (retitled from Anglophone), would star Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick, Stanley Simons, and Juliette Gariépy.[18] The film is based on Levack's experiences as a young female music critic.[19] The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.[20]

Her third feature film as a director was the Netflix film Roommates for Happy Madison Productions, which was released in April 2026.[21][22]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2017 We Forgot to Break Up Yes Yes No Short film
2022 I Like Movies Yes Yes Yes Feature-length directorial debut
2025 Mile End Kicks Yes Yes No
2026 Roommates Yes No No

Television

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2024 My Dead Mom Yes No No

Accolades

Award Year Category Work Result Refs
Calgary International Film Festival 2022 $10,000 RBC Emerging Artist Award I Like Movies Won [23]
Canadian Screen Awards 2026 Best Original Screenplay Mile End Kicks Nominated [24]
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2026 Variety's 10 Directors to Watch Honored
Whistler Film Festival 2025 Best Screenplay in a Borsos Competition Film Won [25]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2023 Best Canadian Film I Like Movies Won [26]
Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film Won
2026 Best Director of a Canadian Film Mile End Kicks Nominated [27]
Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 Meghan Collie, "Chandler Levack on Her New TIFF Short & the Importance of Telling Trans Stories" Archived 2020-07-13 at the Wayback Machine. Flare, September 13, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Kay, Jeremy. "Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic leads TIFF Midnight Madness; Discovery, Wavelength sections also unveiled". Screen. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "I Like Movies". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "The 23 best Canadian comedies ever made". The Globe and Mail. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  5. 1 2 "The Toronto Portraits - Chandler Levack". www.blogto.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  6. ↑ Brodsky, Jennie Punter, Katherine (2022-11-22). "Meet Variety's 10 Canadians to Watch Set to be Honored at the Whistler Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Juno Awards 2015: Avril Lavigne, Nickelback and Kiesza among nominees". Hello! Canada, January 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Junos 2016: Complete list of Juno Award nominees". CBC News, February 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Prism Prize announces Top 10 best Canadian music videos of 2014" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Vancouver Sun, February 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ Sarah Murphy, "Prism Prize Announces Top 20 Finalists for 2016". Exclaim!, February 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ Regan Reid, "Zapruder Films selects Women First screenwriting winner". Playback, October 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ Jordan Adler, "We Forgot to Break Up premieres at TIFF". Canadian Jewish News, September 5, 2017.
  13. ↑ Craig Takeuchi, "It's a tie for best Canadian feature at the 2017 Whistler Film Festival". The Georgia Straight, December 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Alumni Spotlight – IWD Edition: Chandler Levack". Canadian Film Centre. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  15. ↑ Mullen, Pat (December 8, 2022). "Three Feature Docs Make Canada's Top Ten". Point of View.
  16. ↑ Michele Jarvie, "Calgary International Film Festival jury winners announced". Calgary Herald, September 27, 2022.
  17. ↑ "TV & Film News – Chandler Levack makes TV directorial debut with Crave's ‘My Dead Mom’". Broadcast Dialogue, November 16, 2023.
  18. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2024-08-29). "'Euphoria' Star Barbie Ferreira to Lead XYZ's Rom-Com 'Mile End Kicks' With Devon Bostick, Stanley Simons, Juliette Gariepy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  19. ↑ Calum Slingerland (August 29, 2024). "'Euphoria' Star Barbie Ferreira to Lead Montreal-Set Rom-Com 'Mile End Kicks'". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  20. ↑ John Hazelton, "Toronto film festival first wave includes Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’, Nia DaCosta’s ‘Hedda’". Screen Daily, June 26, 2025.
  21. ↑ Alliance, Morris County Economic Development (June 25, 2025). "Adam Sandler Is Making Another Movie in NJ With His Daughter!". Morris County Economic Development Alliance. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  22. ↑ Mitra, Soma (July 12, 2025). "What Is 'Roommates' on Netflix? Everything You Need to Know About the New Comedy Drop". Netflix Junkie. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Chandler Levack resurrects the video store for coming-of-age film 'I Like Movies'". CityNews Kitchener. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  24. ↑ Cohen, Aviva. "2026 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations". www.dgc.ca. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  25. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (2025-12-07). "'Akashi' Sweeps Awards at Whistler Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  26. ↑ "Vancouver Film Critics Like I Like Movies" Archived 2023-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. Northern Stars, February 14, 2023.
  27. ↑ Tracy, Andrew. "Mile End Kicks, 'Nirvanna' lead noms for Vancouver critics' awards". Retrieved 2026-05-19.
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