Sebastian Cluer Explained

Sebastian Cluer is a Canadian film and television director, producer, developer and writer.^[1]

Cluer was born and raised in Toronto. He met frequent collaborator Kenny Hotz, as a preteen through his father, who lived with Hotz's mother for several decades. He graduated from Ryerson University's New Media program at the School of Image Arts.^[2]

Cluer has worked professionally in many genres including comedy, drama, horror, factual and documentary.^[3] He has worked on shows like The Office Movers, Still Standing,^[4] Kenny vs. Spenny, My 90-Year-Old Roommate, Decoys, Bollywed, The Ron James Show, My Paranormal Nightmare and Paranormal Nightshift.

Select awards and nominations

Bollywed – Season 1

• 2024 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Direction, Factual nominee for 'I am social media'
• 2024 Critics' Choice Real TV Awards - Best Lifestyle Show: Fashion/Beauty

Paranormal Nightshift – Season 1 'She Follows Me'

• 2021 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Direction, Factual winner (scripted recreation)^[5]

Still Standing (Canadian TV series)

• 2022 World Wide Comedy Awards – Best TV Direction nominee – Season 6
• 2020 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Direction in a Documentary or Factual Series nominee – Season 5^[6]
• 2019 Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Comedy Director nominee – Season 4
• 2019 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Factual Series nominee – Season 4
• 2018 Banff Rockies Program Competition – Best Music, Performance, Arts & Variety Program winner – Season 3
• 2017 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Direction in a Documentary or Factual Series nominee – Season 2
• 2017 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Factual Program or Series nominee – Season 2
• 2016 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Factual Program or Series winner – Season 1
• 2015 TV Ehwards – The Wayne & Shuster Award for Best Canadian Sketch Comedy Series winner – Season 1

Kenny vs. Spenny

• 2011 Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Comedy Director nominee – XMas Special
• 2010 Gemini Awards – Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy nomination (Kenny Hotz & Spencer Rice) – Season 6
• 2010 Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Comedy Writing nominee – Season 6
• 2008 Gemini Awards – Best Comedy Program or Series nominee – Season 4
• 2006 Gemini Awards – Best Comedy Program or Series nominee – Season 2
• 2004 Gemini Awards – Best Reality Based Entertainment Program or Series nominee – Season 1
• 2004 Rose d'Or Lucerne Switzerland – Best Comedy Series nominee – Season 1

My 90-Year-Old Roommate

• 2019 Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Comedy Director nominee – Season 2
• 2019 The Indie Screen Awards – Best Comedy Director nominee – Season 2
• 2019 Banff World Media Festival – Best Web Series Fiction nomination – Season 2

Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will – Season 1

• 2013 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Comedy Program or Series nominee
• 2013 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series nomination
• 2012 Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Comedy Director nominee
• 2012 Banff Rockie Award at the Banff World Media Festival – Best Comedy Program nominee

The Papal Chase

• 2005 Canadian Filmmakers' Festival – People's Choice for Best Feature Film Award winner
• 2005 Brooklyn Film Festival – Audience Choice Award winner
• 2004 4th annual Whistler Film Festival 2004 – Phillip Borsos Award winner

Million Dollar Critic

• 2016 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Factual Program or Series nominee

Buy It, Fix It, Sell It

• 2016 Canadian Screen Awards – Best Lifestyle Program or Series

Holmes Inspection – Season 1

• 2010 Gemini Awards – Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series nominee

Restaurant Makeover – Season 5

• 2009 Gemini Awards – Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series nominee

Notes and References

1. Angela Hickman, "Kenny vs. everything; Taking on 'the most important words in the world,' and trying not to get spit on". National Post, July 22, 2011.
2. Web site: Sebastian Cluer. Directors.ca.
3. Web site: Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, 'Schitt's Creek' Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations. https://web.archive.org/web/20210330100408/https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/. dead. March 30, 2021. Brent. Furdyk. March 30, 2021.
4. Ian Froese, "'Still Standing' wrestles with Reston". Brandon Sun, October 29, 2016.
5. https://www.tribute.ca/news/canadian-screen-awards-2021-news-documentary-lifestyle-and-reality/2021/05/18/ "Canadian Screen Awards 2021: News, Documentary, Lifestyle and Reality"
6. https://www.cbc.ca/television/schitt-s-creek-leads-nominees-for-2020-canadian-screen-awards-1.5463987 "Schitt's Creek leads nominees for 2020 Canadian Screen Awards"