Erik Paulsson

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Erik Paulsson is an award-winning producer / director of documentaries and feature films. He is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre for advance film study as well as Concordia University’s undergraduate film program.

In 1999, Erik founded his company Red Storm Productions. Under the banner of Red Storm, Erik has produced five films to date; EVE & THE FIRE HORSE (2005), ARMY OF ONE (2003), SAY I DO (2002), PROTECTION (2000), and ISLAND OF SHADOWS (2000). His most recent film EVE & THE FIREHORSE premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and won the audience award for most popular film at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

His more recent documentary, ARMY OF ONE, won Best Canadian Feature Documentary at Hot Docs, and was released theatrically across Canada in the spring of 2004. The doc was produced for the BBC and CBC and was broadcast in the U.S. on the Discovery Times Network.

ISLAND OF SHADOWS, a one hour documentary produced for CTV, won a Gemini Award and three Leo Awards including Best Director for Erik’s directiorial work. PROTECTION is the multiple award-winning theatrical feature directed by Bruce Spangler. Among its many accolades include the Vancouver Film Critics Award for Best Canadian Indie Feature, Best First Feature at the Victoria Film Festival, and the Silver Platter at the Figueira da Foz Film Festival in Portugal. SAY I DO, a one hour documentary produced for CTV, premiered at Hot Docs in 2003. Erik has recently launched his distribution company Red Storm Releasing which will be releasing both Eve & the Fire Horse and Army of One in the United States in 2007.