LEE CHAMBERS has written, produced and directed many films over the last 20 years with executive support from 3 Academy Award winners, including Roger Corman. He guided over 2000 short films to completion as a College Film Professor in Canada.
Along with making films, Chambers is also a popular motivational speaker, panel moderator and juror at film festivals in the USA, Canada, Australia, England, Iraq and the Cayman Islands.
A double screenwriting nominee at the 2019 Northern Ontario Music & Film Awards. His work writing Hugh Jackman Saves the World won him Screenwriter of the year in 2012 and he was nominated for the Director's Guild of Canada Ontario Award for directing When Life Gives You Lemons in 2011. He recently won Best Director at the Asian Film Festival in Los Angeles in December 2019 for Copenhagen Road.
His directorial feature debut, The Pineville Heist is currently on release around the world via sales from Shoreline Entetainment and his Copenhagen Road short film launched at 30+ film festivals in 2019 - winning a dozen awards including 3 best film awards.
Next up, is the short film, The Devil Knows You're Dead currently in post-production - released fall 2020.
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FILM FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
Reedy Reels Film Festival, USA
Liberty Film Awards, USA
ConCarolinas Short Film Festival, USA
LA International Horror Film Festival, USA
Oakville Film Festival, Canada
Thrills, Chills and Kills Summer Film Fest, USA
Marina del Rey Film Festival, USA
Fort Myers Beach Int'l Film Festival, USA
Nightpiece Film Festival, USA
National Short Film Festival, USA
Independent Horror Movie Awards, USA
ONED International Film Festival, France
Soo Film Festival, USA
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“Hell in a Handbasket is icy horror with a timely edge."
CTV POP CULTURE & FILM CRITIC - RICHARD CROUSE
"Comedy, horror and suspense all within five minutes. Five Stars!"
CARTER LEE - HORRORMOVIESHUB.COM
"A humorous and strange tale. Chambers does a fantastic job creating what seems like a remote base in the Arctic. As a sort of sketch comedy, he has the timing down perfectly."
ALAN NG - FILM THREAT
"Loved it! Very witty. Dark, funny and timely -
Lee Chambers nailed it!”
SHERI & WOODY, Jack 94.5 RADIO HOSTS
"A darkly fun and very fast hit of much-needed entertainment"
INDYRED.COM
"Well crafted & entertaining"
UK FILM REVIEW
"Hell in a Handbasket" is so dark and funny in the worst way, I can't imagine there being a Covid-21 but now I'm dreading it, also -
super cool special effects!"
CAROLINA KING - FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
GEORGIA SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL