Chris Fudge

Born 26 May 1980 · Grand Bank, Newfoundland

Chris Fudge is a Canadian director, cinematographer, and photographer originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia. His debut short film, Ransom (2016), screened at four international film festivals and earned multiple awards, including Best Thriller Short at the Hollywood International Motion Pictures Film Festival in California.

Building on that success, Chris wrote and produced Underneath the Makeup, There's Me (2016), a heartfelt drama about a transgender teenager navigating an identity crisis. The film screened at international human rights festivals in India, the United States, and Ukraine, receiving numerous awards, including honors in Indiana and Arkansas, as well as the LGBT Short Award at the Hollywood International Motion Pictures Film Festival. Chris attended the film's red carpet screening at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood and was later featured in Canadian media, including a live interview on VOCM Radio.

In 2017, his short film Return to Form was officially selected for the Atlantic International Film Festival in Halifax. The following year, Apprehension (2018) was selected for the Short and Sweet Film Festival at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre in Hollywood.

Chris continued his filmmaking journey with Blue and White (2023), a short drama exploring the daily challenges faced by a man living with ADHD, followed by Sorting (2024).

In addition to directing his own films, Chris …