Gary Yates (born in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films include
Seven Times Lucky,
High Life,
Niagara Motel and
Taken in Broad Daylight. His short film Without Rockets was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994. Yates’ films have won eight international awards and been nominated for twelve Genie Awards and six Director's Guild Awards. His feature film
Seven Times Lucky premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won Best Film and Best Screenplay at the Method Fest Film Festival in Los Angeles. His heist-comedy
High Life premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. Johanna Schneller named
High Life one of the 10 Best Films of 2010.
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