Funk directed several short films before directing his first feature film in 2015 , '' Hello Destroyer '' , which premiered in 2016 . The film later garnered four Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 , including nods for Funk in the Best Director and Best Original Screenplay categories , and he won the award for Best Director of a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016 . At the Leo Awards in 2017 , Funk won both Best Director and Best Screenplay for the film
5th Canadian Screen Awards
5th Canadian Screen Awards
Kevan Funk