Francis Damberger is a Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter."Local filmmaker's documentary on legendary baseball scout Mel Didier to air this coming weekend on TSN". Tofield Mercury, July 22, 2014. He is most noted for his 1991 film Solitaire, for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Original Screenplay at the 13th Genie Awards,"Genies deal four nominations to Edmonton-made Solitaire". Edmonton Journal, October 14, 1992. and as a producer of Passchendaele, which won the Genie for Best Picture at the 29th Genie Awards."Passchendaele sweeps Genies". Windsor Star, April 6, 2009.
Damberger studied acting at the University of Alberta, where he won second prize in a local playwriting competition in 1983 for his play Rat Tails."Edmonton playwright wins prize". The Globe and Mail, April 7, 1983. He made the short films On the Edge, The Road to Yorkton and Age Is No Barrier before releasing Solitaire, his debut feature film, in 1991."Alberta film-maker scores respectable debut". Calgary Herald, October 5, 1991. He subsequently directed the feature films Road to Saddle River (1994)"Francis Damberger from Solitaire to Saddle River". Take One, Winter 1993. pp. 24-25. and Heart of the Sun (1998)."HEART of the SUN: Calgary actress is touching, compelling as woman haunted by her past". Calgary Herald, June 4, 1999. He has also directed episodes of television series, including North of 60, Due South, Jake and the Kid, So Weird, Mentors, Tom Stone, Caitlin's Way, Mixed Blessings, Heartland and Tiny Plastic Men.
He has also continued to appear in supporting or guest roles as an actor.
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