Rob Heydon

Who is Rob Heydon?

Rob Heydon is a Canadian film director of music videos, feature films and documentaries.

Heydon was born in Toronto, Canada. He honed his producing sensibility at the Norman Jewison Canadian Film Centre for Advanced Film Studies working as a PM and producer. Heydon produced and directed Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy, based on the #1 bestselling novel by Irvine Welsh. He won a 2000 Juno Award for Best Music Video for Edwin's "Alive", which also won People's Choice Award at Much Music Video Awards.

One of Heydon’s first positions in film was assisting Allen Yamashita in a number of ride-film projects and installations. Yamashita was the assistant to Special Effects maestros Doug Trumbull and Richard Yuricich on Blade Runner.

After directing and producing over 100 music videos and commercials, Heydon went on to shoot the new film Go Further, starring Woody Harrelson. He produced and direct Rippin, a documentary on professional snowboarders which aired on Movie TV and Citytv, as well as Pleasure Force on the Toronto dance scene.

Heydon directed the Citytv/Space Network television series, Electric Playground. The Magic, his short film premiered at Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival, Taos, New Mexico and showcased on Head F*!K on Sci-Fi Network in UK, Viva in Germany, MTV, M2, Much Music and VOLT on TVO in Ontario. He was invited to attend the first Producer's Network during the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.