Christopher M. Bessette

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About Christopher

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Life Experience

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Photos

on location in Bangkok Thailand, shooting TRADE OF INNOCENTS

Videos

Achievements

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Awards

BEST SCREENPLAY - "Prophets & Kings, Ep. 1 and 2" - 2019 Canadian International Faith + Family Fest
(2019)
BEST DIRECTOR = “Trade of Innocents” - 2018 Canadian International Faith and Family Film Festival
(2018)
BEST FEATURE - "Trade of Innocents" Toronto Cornerstone International Film Festival (CANADA)
(2012)
BEST PICTURE - "Trade of Innocents" ICVM Gold Crown Award (USA)
(2012)
BEST DIRECTOR - "Trade of Innocents" 32nd Annual Festival of Film Breckenridge (USA)
(2012)

BEST DRAMA - "Trade of Innocents" 32nd Annual Festival of Film Breckenridge (USA)
(2012)

BEST DIRECTOR - "The Enemy God" - Arpa International Film Festival (USA)
(2008)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM - "The Enemy God" Brilliant Light International Film Festival of Los Angeles (USA)
(2008)

BEST SUPERNATURAL FILM - "The Enemy God" Brilliant Light International Film Festival of Los Angeles (USA)
(2008)

BEST REDEMPTIVE FILM - "The Enemy God" Redemptive Film Festival (USA)
(2008)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - "The Enemy God" Talking Stick Film Festival (USA)
(2008)

BEST CHILDREN'S SERIES - "Maralee Dawn & Friends" ICVM Bronze Crown Award (USA)
(2008)

BEST CHILDREN'S SHOW - "Hero's a Cape and a Big Fight" Episode of Maralee Dawn & Friends - ICVM Bronze Crown Award (USA)
(2008)

TOP 5 FILM - Audience Award "Apples from Eden" FameCast International Short Film Competition (USA)
(2007)

BEST DRAMA UNDER 250,000 - " Season 3 Ep. 13 Maralee Dawn & Friends" ICVM Bronze Crown Award (USA)
(2005)

BEST DRAMATIC SHORT FILM - "Apples from Eden" - New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (USA)
(2001)

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR - "Niagara: Thunder of the Waters" - Benjamin Franklin Award, Publishers Marketing Association of Chicago (USA)
(2000)

BEST FILM OF THE FEST - Audience Award "Apples from Eden" - Niagara Indie Film Festival (CANADA)
(2000)

BEST INDEPENDENT SHORT - "Apples from Eden" - Niagara Indie Film Festival (CANADA)
(2000)

TELEFEST SILVER AWARD - "Long Point: A Diamond In the Rough" CBC Telefest Awards (CANADA)
(1984)

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Credits

Niagara: Thunder of the Waters (2016) (2016)
Documentary by 5 Star Pictures (Documentary) Writer/Director/Producer Revisited and Re-imagined: Niagara: Thunder of the Waters (2016) is a remake of the Award Winning 1998 documentary of the same name. Featured and Broadcast on WNED PBS as a Premium Gift Item. Thunder of the Waters takes a first-person journey through history and the seasons taking first-person accounts from the journals of Abraham Lincoln, Charles Dickens, Thomas Jefferson and others answering the question: What is that inspires millions of people to experience Niagara Falls. WINNER, BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR - Benjamin Franklin Award, Publisher's Marketing Association of Chicago. The film originally debuted on PBS in the USA and SCN in Canada.
TRADE OF INNOCENTS (Theatrical Feature) (2012)
Film by The Bicycle Peddler LLC / Dean River Productions (Thriller) Writer / Director
THE ENEMY GOD (Feature) (2008)
Film by 10X Productions Writer / Director
CHECKING IT OUT (2008)
Television by Indie Director
CLUB SHOWCASE (2008)
Television by A Channel Director
THE CHRISTMAS POST (2007)
Theater by M. Broer, Producer Director
A TIME FOR CHRISTMAS (2006)
Theater by M. Broer, Producer Director
HIGHLIGHT REELS / DEFINING MOMENTS (PSA) (2006)
Television by Athletes In Action / Power to Change Writer / Director / Producer
NOW BEHOLD THE LAMB (2005)
Theater by King's Theatre / R. Chandler, Producer Director
THE HARVEST (PSA) (2005)
Television by Shepherd Village Productions Writer / Director / Producer
MARALEE DAWN & FRIENDS (2005)
Television by MDM Productions Director
A TIME FOR CHRISTMAS (2005)
Theater by M. Broer, Producer Director
MARALEE DAWN & FRIENDS CHRISTMAS (2004)
Television by MDM Productions Writer / Director
LAST CHANCE (2004)
Film by Reality Outreach Ministries Director / Producer
HEAVEN'S GATES HELL'S FLAMES (2003)
Film by Reality Outreach Ministries Director
MARALEE DAWN & FRIENDS (2003)
Television by MDM Productions Director
POWER OF THE WIND (2002)
Television by Shepherd Village Foundation Writer / Director / Producer
MARALEE DAWN & FRIENDS (2001)
Television by MDM Productions Director
THE REV (TV movie) (2001)
Television by Sunny Days Productions Director
APPLES FROM EDEN (2000)
Film (short) by Engage Entertainment Writer / Director / Producer
NIAGARA: THUNDER OF THE WATERS (1998)
Documentary by 5 Star Pictures (Documentary) Writer / Director / Producer
WONDER WHEELS (1997)
Television by Power to Change Writer / Director / Producer
FABULICIOUS DAY (1996)
Television by Family Channel Producer / SFX Director
JUST FOR PARENTS (1995)
Television by Cook Communications Television Producer
TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1992)
Television by 100 Huntley Street Producer
IN MY WHITE SISTERS SHOES (Pilot) (1990)
Television by V. Willis Producer Director
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: THE HARSH REALITIES (1988)
Documentary by Alzheimer Society of Niagara Director / Producer