Lawrence Roeck | |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Awards | San Diego International Film Festival - 2015 Best Feature, Best Feature Film in Alberta AMPIA AWARDS |
Lawrence Roeck is a Canadian director, screenwriter and film producer known for Diablo and The Forger.
At a very young age, his family moved from Calgary to California. [1] His filmmaking career began in Alberta during the early 1990s by shooting videos with friends just out of high school. [2] While in California, he worked as a video journalist for FOX and CBS News. [1] [3]
In 2015, Roeck won Best Feature at the San Diego Film Festival for his second feature film, Diablo, starring Scott Eastwood, Walton Goggins and Danny Glover. [4] He had previously worked with Eastwood on his first feature, The Forger alongside Lauren Bacall, Josh Hutcherson, and Hayden Panettiere. [5]
On February 27, 2009, Roeck faced legal action after investors sued him for $1.17 million. The suit was filed at the Los Angeles County Superior Court stating that he was paid a salary and made use of company assets without their consent. [6]