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Home/People/Francis Damberger
Francis Damberger profile photo
Place of Birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

8
Movies
2
TV Shows
11
Directed
IMDb Profile

Francis Damberger

Directing

Biography
Francis Damberger is an award winning filmmaker who hangs his hat on a ranch in Alberta, where he is the president of the Damberger Film and Cattle Co. His feature films include Solitaire, Road To Saddle River and Heart of the Sun. He worked along side Paul Gross as Producer /Associate Director and 2nd unit director on the multiple Genie award winning Passchendaele. Damberger’s episodic credits include Heartland , Due South, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Caution May Contain Nuts, Tiny Plastic Men, Tom Stone, Jake and the Kid , Mixed Blessings, So Weird, Mentors, AD 2030, Caitlin's Way and Trial By Fire, a North of 60 CBC MOW mystery. He wrote directed and acted in, The Great Tournament , a road trip docu/drama seen by 13 million viewers during the 2010 Olympics. Recently, his doc , Scouts Honor, saw him win his 13th Alberta Media Award . “Franny” has a reputation as an actors director. Respected by crews and passionate about his work, his motto is, “If you can’t be good, be great!.” Currently he has several writer/director projects in development looking for network partners.
Fubar II poster

Fubar II

as Welder #2
2010
Passchendaele poster

Passchendaele

as Mayor Costello
2008
Trial By Fire: A North of 60 Mystery poster

Trial By Fire: A North of 60 Mystery

as Frank
2000
Paris or Somewhere poster

Paris or Somewhere

as Mike
1994
Sylvan Lake Summer poster

Sylvan Lake Summer

Cast
1990
Bye Bye Blues poster

Bye Bye Blues

as Ivan
1989
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me poster

A Mouse, a Mystery and Me

as Jerry Cole
1987
Running Brave poster

Running Brave

as Wilson
1983