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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Francis Damberger

Biography:

Francis Damberger is an award winning filmmaker who hangs his hat on a ranch in Alberta, where he is the president of the Damberger Film and Cattle Co. His feature films include Solitaire, Road To Saddle River and Heart of the Sun. He worked along side Paul Gross as Producer /Associate Director and 2nd unit director on the multiple Genie award winning Passchendaele. Damberger’s episodic credits include Heartland , Due South, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Caution May Contain Nuts, Tiny Plastic Men, Tom Stone, Jake and the Kid , Mixed Blessings, So Weird, Mentors, AD 2030, Caitlin's Way and Trial By Fire, a North of 60 CBC MOW mystery. He wrote directed and acted in, The Great Tournament , a road trip docu/drama seen by 13 million viewers during the 2010 Olympics. Recently, his doc , Scouts Honor, saw him win his 13th Alberta Media Award . “Franny” has a reputation as an actors director. Respected by crews and passionate about his work, his motto is, “If you can’t be good, be great!.” Currently he has several writer/director projects in development looking for network partners.

Known For

Acting

2010

Fubar II as Welder #2

2008

Passchendaele as Mayor Costello

2007

Heartland as Rich
Heartland as Rich Wannstedt

1994

1990

1989

1987

Directing

2012

Tiny Plastic Men as Director

2008

Passchendaele as Second Unit Director

2004

Shoebox Zoo as Director

1999

So Weird as Director

1998

Heart of the Sun as Director

1995

Jake and The Kid as Director

1994

Due South as Director

1991

Solitaire as Director

Writing

2019

Root of the Problem as Screenplay

1994

Production

2023

Key to Love as Executive Producer

2008

Passchendaele as Producer