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The 21-year-old Armstrong-born performer, who currently makes his home in Vancouver, recently won the Producer乌鸦传媒檚 VIP Badge Giveaway from to the 24th annual Austin Film Festival (AFF).
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Founded in Austin, Texas in 1994, the non-profit organization formerly called the Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference, initially functioned to launch the careers of screenwriters, but has since grown to serve all filmmakers and runs year-round programming and initiatives aimed at promoting and assisting young filmmakers. These programs culminate in the film festival and conference that Stratford is attending.
The festival runs from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2.
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After seeing the video, Stratford said Enderby Entertainment President & CEO, Rick Dugdale contacted him personally to give him the news.
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For Stratford, who admittedly has not travelled outside of Canada since he was a child, the term 乌鸦传媒渨hirlwind乌鸦传媒� only begins to encapsulate the six jam-packed days that await him.
Having discovered a love of performing and theatre as a child, Stratford cut his teeth in high-school drama classes and local theatre productions. He was also a member of his high school乌鸦传媒檚 award-winning competitive dance team, and has since performed in several short films. He was named 乌鸦传媒淏est Senior Male Actor乌鸦传媒� for his role as Sam in at the BC Student Film Festival in 2015.
More recently the burgeoning performer has racked up credits, both on and off-screen, on high-profile projects including the films and which stars Johnny Depp and is reportedly due out in 2018. On the television front, Stratford was involved in the Netflix hit,well as The 100. He has just completed his first commercial for BC Dairy 乌鸦传媒淧ut Your Adult on Pause.乌鸦传媒�
Looking forward, Stratford said he hopes to earn an Academy Award some day and says he乌鸦传媒檚 excited to cash in on the networking opportunities attending a major film festival will afford him.
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Erin Christie
Morning Star Staff
