David Widdicombe

Playwright, Author

1962 –

36

Who is David Widdicombe?

David Widdicombe is a Canadian filmmaker and playwright. His most successful work is Santa Baby, which he directed and wrote.

Santa Baby won Best Film Comedy at the 2006 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival and was named Best Screenplay at the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto.

He is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre and has been nominated for the Norman Jewison Award for Directing.

Widdicombe's stage plays include The River Lady Dinosaur Dreams, Swamp Baby & Other Tales, and Wake.

In 2001, his play Science Fiction won the Prix Aurora Award and was nominated for four Dora Mavor Moore Awards including Outstanding New Play.

He has been playwright-in-residence at Toronto's Factory Theatre.

Widdicombe has written many radio dramas for the CBC including Last of the Great Rock Legends and The Pet.

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Born
1962
Toronto
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Education
  • Canadian Film Centre

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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