Pardis Parker
| Pardis Parker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable works and roles | Mideast Minute, Life in Pieces, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Combat Hospital, Single White Spenny |
| Website |
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Pardis Parker is a Sri Lankan born Canadian award-winning director, writer, actor, and comedian, and the creator and star of Comedy Central's Mideast Minute.[1]
His work has screened at over 150 film festivals worldwide and received over 80 awards and nominations, he's appeared on TV and in films in the United States and Canada, and he's a regular performer at the Hollywood Improv, Hollywood Laugh Factory, and World Famous Comedy Store.
Mideast Minute
Created by and starring Parker, Mideast Minute is a satirical news show distributed worldwide on Comedy Central's digital platform.
The series satirizes U.S. propaganda efforts, particularly the Congress-funded Alhurra network, by trying to convince Middle Easterners that everything's OK in the Middle East.[1]
Stand-up Comedy
A six-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee[2][3] and a finalist for Canada's Next Top Comic[4] and Bite TV's Stand Up and Bite Me,[5] Parker recently won British star David Baddiel's international stand-up competition[6] and previously became the first Canadian ever to book the CBS Sketch Comedy Showcase.[7]
Parker has had multiple stand-up comedy performances broadcast on TV and radio, and he is a regular performer at the Hollywood Improv, Hollywood Laugh Factory, and World Famous Comedy Store.
Acting
Parker has received multiple Best Actor nominations for his work in The Dance and Afghan, and has appeared on television and in film on both sides of the border, including Life in Pieces on CBS, Combat Hospital on ABC, Little Mosque on the Prairie on CBC, Single White Spenny and Moderation Town on Showcase, Really Me on The Family Channel, and the indie drama Snow.
Writing and Directing
Parker's films and music videos, including The Dance, Afghan, and Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns, have screened at over 150 film festivals worldwide and received over 80 awards and nominations.
Filmography
| Year(s) | Title | Director | Writer | Cast/Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Afghan | Yes | Yes | Pardis Parker, Mark Little |
| 2009 | What Goes Around Comes Around (music video) | Yes | Yes | Mir |
| 2009 | Don't Turn Around (music video) | Yes | Yes | Ghettosocks, Edgar Allen Floe |
| 2010 | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Yes | Yes | John Dunsworth, Levi Macdougall |
| 2010 | Implants | Yes | Yes | Pardis Parker, Evany Rosen |
| 2011 | The Dance | Yes | Yes | Pardis Parker, Evany Rosen |
| 2012 | The Train | Yes | Yes | Pardis Parker, Colin Mochrie |
| 2013 | Jash Ugly Sweater Contest | No | Yes | Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Reggie Watts, Tim & Eric |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CBC Short Film Face-Off | Best Film | Afghan | Finalist |
| 2009 | Just for Laughs | Best of Just for Laughs | Afghan | Won |
| 2009 | ViewFinders International Film Festival | Best Short Film | Afghan | Won |
| 2010 | Films in Bloom | Audience Award | Afghan | Silver |
| 2010 | Moondance International Film Festival | Atlantis Award | Afghan | Won |
| 2010 | Twin Rivers Media Festival | Award of Excellence | Afghan | Won |
| 2010 | Atlanta Philosophy Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | Afghan | Won |
| 2010 | Desiderata Film Festival | Audience Award | Afghan | 1st |
| 2010 | Screaming Ant Film Festival | Best Narrative Film | Afghan | Won |
| 2010 | Screaming Ant Film Festival | Featured Filmmaker Award | Afghan | Won |
| 2010 | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Writing, Film | Afghan | Nominated |
| 2010 | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Performance by a Male, Film | Afghan | Nominated |
| 2011 | Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival | Juror Pick | Afghan | Won |
| 2011 | Big Dam Film Festival | People's Choice Award | Afghan | Won |
| 2011 | Margaret River Shorts Film Festival | Best Film | Afghan | Finalist |
| 2011 | Imago Film Festival | 1–15 Minutes | Afghan | 1st |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Actor | Afghan | Nominated |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Afghan | Nominated |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Afghan | Nominated |
| 2011 | Athens International Film Festival | Best Short Narrative | Afghan | 3rd |
| 2011 | Creative Arts Film Festival | Best Short Film | Afghan | Won |
| 2011 | Creative Arts Film Festival | Best Editing | Afghan | Won |
| 2011 | Creative Arts Film Festival | Best Sound Design | Afghan | Won |
| 2011 | Creative Arts Film Festival | Best Original Score | Afghan | Won |
| 2011 | Creative Arts Film Festival | Best Director | Afghan | Nominated |
| 2011 | Creative Arts Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Afghan | Nominated |
| 2012 | Next Wave Art Salon | Time Arts Award | Afghan | Won |
| 2010 | Twin Rivers Media Festival | Best Short Drama | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | 2nd |
| 2010 | JamFest Indie Film Festival | Best Experimental Comedy Short | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Silver |
| 2010 | NBC Universal Short Cuts Film Festival | Best Film | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Semi-Finalist |
| 2010 | South Dakota Film Festival | Jury Award | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2010 | TriMedia Film Festival | Best of the TriMedia Film Festival | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2010 | Wet Your Pants Comedy Film Festival | Best Short Film | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2010 | Montgomery Film Festival | Best Film | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2010 | Montgomery Film Festival | Best Comedy | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2010 | Montgomery Film Festival | Audience Award | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2010 | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Direction, Film | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Nominated |
| 2011 | Derby City Film Festival | Best Short Film | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Nominated |
| 2011 | Griffon International Film Festival | Best Comedy | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2011 | Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival | Juror Pick | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2011 | Lakeshorts International Film Festival | Best Comedy | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2011 | Tallahassee Film Festival | Best Narrative Short | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Nominated |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Director | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Nominated |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Actor | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Nominated |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Nominated |
| 2011 | Santa Catalina Film Festival | Best Short | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Finalist |
| 2011 | Detroit Windsor International Film Festival | Best Short Comedy | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2011 | Screaming Ant Film Festival | Best Narrative Film | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2011 | Screaming Ant Film Festival | Featured Filmmaker Award | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2012 | SENE Film Festival | Best of SENE | Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns | Won |
| 2010 | Twin Rivers Media Festival | Award of Excellence | Don't Turn Around | Won |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Hip-Hop Music Video | Don't Turn Around | Nominated |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Most Creative Music Video | Don't Turn Around | Nominated |
| 2010 | Twin Rivers Media Festival | Award of Excellence | What Goes Around Comes Around | Won |
| 2011 | Rincon International Film Festival | Best Music Video | What Goes Around Comes Around | Won |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Director | What Goes Around Comes Around | Won |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Rock Music Video | What Goes Around Comes Around | Nominated |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Most Creative Music Video | What Goes Around Comes Around | Nominated |
| 2011 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Cinematography | What Goes Around Comes Around | Nominated |
| 2012 | TriMedia Film Festival | Best Music Video | What Goes Around Comes Around | Nominated |
| 2011 | Margaret River Shorts Film Festival | Best Film | Implants | Finalist |
| 2011 | Beloit International Film Festival | Best Short Film | Implants | Finalist |
| 2011 | Playboy Imaginative Filmmakers Spotlight | Grand Prize | Implants | Finalist |
| 2011 | Creative Arts Film Festival | Best Dramatic Short Film | Implants | Nominated |
| 2011 | Creative Arts Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Implants | Nominated |
| 2011 | Creative Arts Film Festival | Best Sound Design | Implants | Nominated |
| 2011 | Creative Arts Film Festival | Best Director of Photography | Implants | Nominated |
| 2011 | JamFest Indie Film Festival | Best Experimental Comedy Short | The Dance | Gold |
| 2011 | Carmel Art and Film Festival | Best of Shorts | The Dance | Won |
| 2011 | PEI International Film Festival | Best Maritime Short | The Dance | Won |
| 2011 | Film North - Huntsville International Film Festival | Best Short Film | The Dance | Won |
| 2011 | SNO Boston Film Festival | Best Foreign Filmmaker | The Dance | Won |
| 2011 | Dixie Film Festival | Best Comedy | The Dance | Won |
| 2011 | Urban Mediamakers Film Festival | Best International Short | The Dance | 2nd |
| 2012 | Big Dam Film Festival | Best of Show | The Dance | 3rd |
| 2012 | Imago Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | The Dance | Won |
| 2012 | Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival | Best of the Fest | The Dance | Won |
| 2012 | Wet Your Pants Comedy Film Festival | Best Short Film | The Dance | Won |
| 2012 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Director | The Dance | Nominated |
| 2012 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Actor | The Dance | Nominated |
| 2012 | World Music and Independent Film Festival | Best Cinematography | The Dance | Nominated |
| 2012 | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Performance by a Male, Film | The Dance | Nominated |
| 2012 | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Writing, Film | The Dance | Nominated |
| 2012 | Humanity International Film Festival | Best Local Film | The Dance | Won |
| 2012 | Humanity International Film Festival | Best Canadian Film | The Dance | Won |
| 2012 | Humanity International Film Festival | Best Comedy | The Dance | Won |
| 2012 | SENE Film Festival | Best of SENE | The Dance | Won |
| 2012 | Boston Comedy Festival | Audience Choice Award | The Dance | 2nd |
| 2012 | Forster Film Festival | Creativity Award | The Dance | Won |
| 2013 | National Screen Institute of Canada | Best Comedy | The Dance | Won |
| 2012 | South Texas Underground Film Festival | The Right Stuff Award | The Train | Won |
| 2012 | Urban Mediamakers Film Festival | Best Short Film Under 2 Minutes | The Train | Won |
References
- 1 2 "News Satire Series 'Mideast Minute' Coming To Comedy Central Digital". Deadline Hollywood. November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ↑ "The Comedy Network". TheComedyNetwork.ca. October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Canadian Comedy Awards website". canadiancomedy.ca. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Metro – Haligonian could be Next Top Comic". Metronews.ca. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ Johns, Stephanie (June 13, 2011). "Pardis Parker makes finals of Stand Up & Bite Me | Art Attack". Thecoast.ca. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ Culture (April 5, 2010). "Which is the funniest religion?". London: Telegraph. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Next in line – The Whig Standard – Ontario, CA". Thewhig.com. October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Pardis Parker's channel on YouTube
- Pardis Parker on Twitter
- Pardis Parker on Facebook
- Pardis Parker on Instagram
- Flying Dish Productions
News articles and interviews
- Huang, Terry. "The Black List Interview: Pardis Parker". The Black List blog, July 1, 2016.
- Cooke, Stephen. "Too Much Music This Holiday". The Chronicle Herald, June 28, 2012.
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- McFarlan, Emily. "Judson film fest steps onto national stage". The Elgin Courier-News, April 5, 2012.
- Pacheco, Yeray. "7ª Jornada del Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria". Las Horas Perdidas, March 23, 2012.
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- Yates, Travis. "YP Quincy's Big Dam Film Festival". The Local Q, February 23, 2012.
- Hart, Rodney. "Big Dam Film Festival gets right to the point with short films". Quincy Herald-Whig, February 17, 2012.
- Mendoza, Tony. "Episode 11: Pardis Parker". Short Cuts Podcast, November 17, 2011.
- Trenholm, Michael. "Pardis Parker - A Rising Star from the Halifax Indie Film Scene". East Coast Kitchen Party, November 3, 2011.
- Knox, Carsten. "Best Halifax Ambassador". The Coast, November 2, 2011.
- Ede, Joel. "Pardis Parker's 'The Dance' is a Short Film with Wide Appeal". Monterey County Weekly, October 14, 2011.
- Knox, Carsten. "Diversity Film Festival to happen this week". The Coast, October 5, 2011.
- Jeff. "Featured Nova Scotian - Pardis Parker". Nova Scotia | Come to Life, October 4, 2011.
- Devereaux, Allison. "Trail's End". CBC Radio, October 1, 2011.
- Bailey, Katie. "Who Loves the Sun named best feature at Film North". Playback, September 29, 2011.
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- Ravindran, Manori. "Celebrate Canada Day with Colin Mochrie and some biting stand-up". National Post, July 1, 2011.
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- Hardin, Char. "Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns (2009) Short Film Review". Horrorphilia, June 6, 2011.
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- Knox, Carsten. "Pardis Parker’s busy life". The Coast, May 5, 2011.
- Nemetz, Andrea. "Multi-talented filmmaker readying his next short". The Chronicle Herald, April 30, 2011.
- Knox, Carsten. "Hey Rosetta!'s The Year You Were Born video gets into NSI Online Short Film Fest". The Coast, April 19, 2011.
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- Misch, Christopher. "Review: Snow *ReelWorld Screening*". Next Projection, April 7, 2011.
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- Gallaudet, Bruce. "Davis Film Festival features another side of Speck". The Davis Enterprise, April 4, 2011.
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- Flinn, Sue Carter. "Jackson, Bankson, Parker nab nods". The Coast, March 18, 2011.
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- Ville Voice Staff. "2011 Derby City Film Fest Nominees Named". The Ville Voice, January 5, 2011.
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- The Tattler. "Parker film Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns is No. 2". The Chronicle Herald, June 3, 2010.
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- Vooght, Clare. "The Infidel: How to tell a religious joke?". The Comedy Digest, April 12, 2010.
- Cavendish, Dominic. "Which religion is funniest? Movie's online contest pokes fun at them all". The Ottawa Citizen, April 9, 2010.
- The Tattler. "Comedian Parker performs at London film premiere". The Chronicle Herald, April 8, 2010.
- Cavendish, Dominic. "Which is the funniest religion? Omid Djalili and David Baddiel talk to Dominic Cavendish about their daring new comedy 'The Infidel'.". The Daily Telegraph, April 5, 2010.
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