Leo Scherman

Leo Edmund Scherman (born April 2, 1975) is a Canadian film and television director, writer and producer. He is best known as the co-writer and director of the feature film Trench 11,^[1] and co-creator of the television series Cock'd Gunns.^[2]

Leo Scherman
Screamfest (2017)
Born	Leo Edmund Scherman (1975-04-02) April 2, 1975 (age 50) London, United Kingdom
Alma mater	McGill University
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor

Personal life

Scherman was born in London, England to Canadian artist Tony Scherman and British artist Margaret Priest. His grandfather is Canadian conductor and violinist Paul Scherman^[3] and his father-in-law is deep-sea explorer Dr. Joe MacInnis.

In 1997, he graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a degree in Cultural Studies.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Producer	Writer
2004	White Knuckles	Yes	Yes	Yes
2006	Living Death			Yes
2008	Never Forget	Yes
2017	Trench 11	Yes		Yes

Awards and nominations

He won two Gemini Awards at the 23rd Gemini Awards in 2008 for Cock'd Gunns, for Best Writing in a Comedy Series and Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series.^[4]

Trench 11 won the award for Best Feature Film at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in 2017.^[5]