# Albert Shin

Albert Shin is a Canadian filmmaker, best known for his critically acclaimed Canadian Screen Award-nominated films In Her Place (2014) and Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019). He works frequently with collaborator Igor Drljaca.

## Early life

Shin was born in Canada and raised in Newmarket, Ontario. His parents are of South Korean descent. Shin later studied film production at York University, where he created several short films.

## Career

Before making the leap into features, Shin directed the short film Kai's Place, and the short-run television series In Counseling.
His feature directorial debut, Point Traverse, was released in 2009. The microbudget film screened at several film festivals, including the Wisconsin Film Festival.

### In Her Place

His second feature film was released in 2014; it was acclaimed by critics and screened at festivals around the world. For his work on In Her Place, Shin won several awards, and garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards, including nominations in the categories of Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
The film received positive reviews from critics upon release and holds an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Jay Weissberg wrote, in his Variety review, "an acutely observed psychodrama from sophomore helmer Albert Shin, powered by three sterling performances." NOW Magazine called it "an expertly plotted drama that packs a paralyzing emotional gut punch." The Globe and Mail praised it as "thematically ambitious, and blunt in its portrayal of the bloody-minded demands of domestic bliss."

### Disappearance at Clifton Hill

Five years later, Shin co-wrote and directed the 2019 thriller Disappearance at Clifton Hill, starring Tuppence Middleton, Hannah Gross, Marie-Josée Croze, Eric Johnson and the Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg. The film, originally titled Clifton Hill, was partially inspired by the motel Shin's parents owned in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically in the U.S. and Canada on February 28, 2020.

### Timelapse Pictures

Shin founded the Toronto-based production company Timelapse Pictures with producing partner Igor Drljaca.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Type | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 2008 | Kai's Place | Short film | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | Point Traverse | Feature film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | Krivina | Feature film | No | No | Yes | Directed by Igor Drljaca |
| 2014 | In Her Place | Feature film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | The Waiting Room | Feature film | No | No | Yes | Directed by Igor Drljaca |
| 2017 | Lira's Forest | Short film | No | No | Yes | Directed by Connor Jessup |
| 2018 | The Stone Speakers | Documentary | No | No | Yes | Directed by Igor Drljaca |
| 2019 | Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Feature film | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2020 | The Archivists | Short film | No | No | Yes |
| 2021 | Together | Short film | Yes | | |
| 2023 | The King Tide | Feature film | No | Yes | No | Directed by Christian Sparkes |
Shin has also edited his first two features, as well as Drljaca's Krivina (2012) and Jessup's Boy (2015).

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2014 | Toronto Film Critics Association Award | Jay Scott Prize | In Her Place | Won |
| 2015 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Motion Picture | In Her Place | Nominated |
| 2015 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Director | In Her Place | Nominated |
| 2015 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Screenplay | In Her Place | Nominated |
| 2015 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Editing | In Her Place | Nominated |
| 2016 | Wildflower Film Award | Best Director (Narrative Films) | In Her Place | Nominated |