Justin Kueber is an award winning screenwriter and director based out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Creative and deeply passionate about his work Justin has written, directed and produced several films, documentaries, music videos, and commercials during his career. Some of the most notable include: the Telus Storyhive funded, I Phub You (2017) which has screened at over eight film festivals worldwide, winning Best Short film at the 2018 Central Alberta Film Festival and receiving a nomination for Best Short Screenplay at the 2018 Alberta Film & Television Awards.  And, his first made-for-TV film, On the Rocks (2016), was selected to the Planet in Focus Film Festival Global Market in 2017 and was nominated for Best Original Score and Best Cinematography and won Best Actress Award (Carlee Ryski) at the 2017 Alberta Film & Television Awards. 

In September 2018, Justin was awarded Best Local Filmmaker as part of Vue Weekly’s Best of Edmonton Awards. And, in 2019 Justin was a Quarterfinalist of the 2019 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting for his feature length script Chasing Summer.

His short film, the Edmonton Arts Council funded, Black and Blue (2019) was selected to over 25 film festivals across the globe including: Cannes, Edmonton International Film Festival, Montreal Black Film Festival, Regina International Film Festival, Australia International Film Festival and more. In 2021, it won Best Short Film at FAVA FEST 2021 and it also received four nominations at the 2019 Alberta Film & Television Awards including: Best Director and Best Screenwriter, and won (Geoff Manchester) for Best Original Musical Score. Black and Blue has been written into a feature film and was a Quarter Finalist at the 2020 Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition.

In 2021, his experimental sci-fi Smile: It’s Only the End of the World won the Outstanding Screenplay Award at FAVA Fest 2021, and the music video he directed for Kaeley Jade’s single Years Ago, won Best Music Video FAVA Fest 2022.

In 2023, Justin won Best Documentary at the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival and Best Production Reflecting Cultural Diversity at the 50th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards for his documentary Labeled: The Missing, Murdered, and Forgotten.

Justin also directed an episode of Our House Media’s Airport Below Zero which premiered on the History Channel in September of 2016. The episode was about the Fort McMurray Wildfires. And recently served as a cinematographer on Paramount+ series Never Seen Again.

Currently, Justin is working on several projects including: an eight-episode Docuseries titled Labeled. And, development on his feature length screenplays and two feature-length documentaries.

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There’s still a few more production days on our newest short film “Smile: It’s Only the End of the World” but I can honestly say this has been such a transcendent experience. When you surround yourself with good people, good t
There’s still a few more production days on our newest short film “Smile: It’s Only the End of the World” but I can honestly say this has been such a transcendent experience. When you surround yourself with good people, good things happen. And this team is the best! I am so grateful these insanely talented artists embraced this weird-ass-experimental film with open minds and open arms. Working with them has been an absolute pleasure!⁣ ⁣ 📸 @samreid.film⁣ 📸 Random Dad⁣ ⁣ #yegfilm #abfilm #smile #yycfilm #drumheller #badlands #horsethiefcanyon #horseshoecanyon #shortfilm #experimentalfilm #director #directorslife #screenwriting #filmmakers #filmmaking #costumedesigner #onset #framez #yegphotography #yeglocal #makeupartist #filmfestival #canonphotography #producer #actorslife #moviemaking
On set of “Smile: It’s Only the End of the World”. I’ve been wanting to film a rave scene for like 6 years now, so getting to finally do it was a lot of fun. It feels so good to be back on set, bringing this dream project to l
On set of “Smile: It’s Only the End of the World”. I’ve been wanting to film a rave scene for like 6 years now, so getting to finally do it was a lot of fun. It feels so good to be back on set, bringing this dream project to life. I swear our actors look a million times cooler than me though. ⁣ ⁣ 📸 @samreid.film⁣ ⁣ #yegfilm #filmmaker #filmmaking #indiefilm #neonlighting #abfilm #director #screenwriter #directorslife #onset #framez #indiefilm #shortfilm #cinematography #yeglocal #edm #techno #moviemaking #ravephotography #edmphotography #filmmakerslife #keepalbertarolling #yeglife
“May the Fourth Be With You” - Yoda, Attack of the Clones. . . . . . . . #starwarsday #starwars #yoda #disneyland #milleniumfalcon #disneystarwars #yegfilm #filmmaker #screenwriter #lightroom #maythe4thbewithyou #filmmaking #yegliving #ye
“May the Fourth Be With You” - Yoda, Attack of the Clones. . . . . . . . #starwarsday #starwars #yoda #disneyland #milleniumfalcon #disneystarwars #yegfilm #filmmaker #screenwriter #lightroom #maythe4thbewithyou #filmmaking #yegliving #yegphotography #canon #starwarsnerd #attackoftheclones #haydenchristensen #greendrink #disneylandcalifornia #galaxysedge
Social Distancing. . . . . . . . #drone #dronephotography #dronepilot #yeg #yegartist #yegfilm #abfilm #film #filmmaker #dronestagram #droneoftheday #phantom4 #socialdistancing #droneheroes #aerialphotography #djiglobal #djiphantom4pro #director #yeg
Social Distancing. . . . . . . . #drone #dronephotography #dronepilot #yeg #yegartist #yegfilm #abfilm #film #filmmaker #dronestagram #droneoftheday #phantom4 #socialdistancing #droneheroes #aerialphotography #djiglobal #djiphantom4pro #director #yeglocal #dronelife #yegger #yegliving #dronefly
It’s Earth Day and Canadian Film Day - I think this image from our film “On the Rocks” is a fantastic representation of both. Shot in the beautiful badlands of Drumheller in 2016, OTR is about the destruction of the natural world -
It’s Earth Day and Canadian Film Day - I think this image from our film “On the Rocks” is a fantastic representation of both. Shot in the beautiful badlands of Drumheller in 2016, OTR is about the destruction of the natural world - something that’s even more relevant today. Bringing this film to life brought me a great deal of joy. I’m excited to (hopefully) return here later this summer for my next film and capture all the beauty that the Badlands have to offer. . . . . #canadianfilmday #earthday #earthday2020 #badlands #earthdayeveryday #yegfilm #abfilm #yycfilm #filmmaking #badlandsnationalpark #drumheller #horseshoecanyon #filmmaker #director #screenwriter #directorlife #onset #framez #canonphotography #inukshuk #filmmakerslife #moviemakers #alberta #albertaviews #naturephotography #naturalworld #naturelovers #yegphotography #yegphoto #cinematography
Don’t be fooled by their cuteness, Rambo and Django are bonafide troublemakers. . . . . . #nationalpuppyday #puppy #puppyday #yegdog #yegpets #dogs #pomeranian #pomeraniansofinstagram #nationalpuppyday🐶 #dogsofinsta #pomsofinstagram #chihuahua
Don’t be fooled by their cuteness, Rambo and Django are bonafide troublemakers. . . . . . #nationalpuppyday #puppy #puppyday #yegdog #yegpets #dogs #pomeranian #pomeraniansofinstagram #nationalpuppyday🐶 #dogsofinsta #pomsofinstagram #chihuahuasofinstagram #yegpuppies #puppyphotography
Instagram, what’s up? Been a while. Truth be told, it’s been a wild last month where I’ve barely had enough time to even check social media. That’s a good thing though, right? I have lots of exciting projects in the pipeline i
Instagram, what’s up? Been a while. Truth be told, it’s been a wild last month where I’ve barely had enough time to even check social media. That’s a good thing though, right? I have lots of exciting projects in the pipeline including: two new short films that are in pre production, a music video, a feature documentary, and a few new scripts / rewrites of old ones too. Needless to say the rest of 2020 is going to be a lot of fun. Well, there’s my update. Time to go into hiding again. Here’s a pic of me doing my best Ryan Gosling in Drive impression. . . . . . #yegfilm #yycfilm #abfilm #film #filmmaking #filmmaker #yegliving #documentary #director #screenwriter #screenwriting #producer #shortfilm #screenwriters #keepalbertarolling #onset #yegphotographer #yegmade #canadianfilm #directorslife #cinematography #lightingdesign #filmmakinglife #castingdirector #yeglocal
Happy Valentines Day to all my loves and also to @c_kemp35’s love of walking down the Red Carpet at Film Festivals #ImLovinIt
Happy Valentines Day to all my loves and also to @c_kemp35’s love of walking down the Red Carpet at Film Festivals #ImLovinIt
Last July we had the pleasure of following around @callingallcaptains for their massive show at @kdaysyeg, opening up for the @offspring. We pieced all that footage into a music video for the band’s latest release “Out of My Head”.
Last July we had the pleasure of following around @callingallcaptains for their massive show at @kdaysyeg, opening up for the @offspring. We pieced all that footage into a music video for the band’s latest release “Out of My Head”. Big thanks to the Captains for this awesome opportunity and for being just an all around great group of guys. Since Instagram is only letting me post one minute, if you want to see the full version check out their profile which has a direct YouTube link or head to @guerrillamotionpictures for an IGTV version. Enjoy! . . . . . . #yegmusic #yegfilm #musicvideo #musicvideos #musicvideodirector #onset #onstage #livemusic #theoffspring #filmmakers #callingallcaptains #abfilm #livemusicvideo #filmmaking #director #yegarts #albertacanada #canonc200 #yycfilm #kdays #directorslife #yegartist #yeg #yeglocal #yegphotographer #framez #supportlocalmusic #filmcamera #screenwriting
New TV Commercial for Pure Casino Calgary that I directed/produced. Thank you, thank you, thank you to our amazing cast and crew who did an absolutely incredible job. I couldn’t have asked for a better team. And, a big thank you to everyone at Pure Casino for trusting in the concept and my vision. I look forward to working together again in the future! . . . . . . #yycfilm #commercial #director #yycmodel #yycfilm #keepalbertarolling #yegfilm #directorslife #canonc200 #onset #framez #commercialdirector #yycliving #purecasino #tvspot #tvcommercial #screenwriter #producer #actor #yycactor #actorslife #yyclife #abfilm #filmmakers #filmmaking #sfxmakeup #producerslife #filmmakerslife
There’s still a few more production days on our newest short film “Smile: It’s Only the End of the World” but I can honestly say this has been such a transcendent experience. When you surround yourself with good people, good t On set of “Smile: It’s Only the End of the World”. I’ve been wanting to film a rave scene for like 6 years now, so getting to finally do it was a lot of fun. It feels so good to be back on set, bringing this dream project to l “May the Fourth Be With You” - Yoda, Attack of the Clones. . . . . . . . #starwarsday #starwars #yoda #disneyland #milleniumfalcon #disneystarwars #yegfilm #filmmaker #screenwriter #lightroom #maythe4thbewithyou #filmmaking #yegliving #ye Social Distancing. . . . . . . . #drone #dronephotography #dronepilot #yeg #yegartist #yegfilm #abfilm #film #filmmaker #dronestagram #droneoftheday #phantom4 #socialdistancing #droneheroes #aerialphotography #djiglobal #djiphantom4pro #director #yeg It’s Earth Day and Canadian Film Day - I think this image from our film “On the Rocks” is a fantastic representation of both. Shot in the beautiful badlands of Drumheller in 2016, OTR is about the destruction of the natural world - Don’t be fooled by their cuteness, Rambo and Django are bonafide troublemakers. . . . . . #nationalpuppyday #puppy #puppyday #yegdog #yegpets #dogs #pomeranian #pomeraniansofinstagram #nationalpuppyday🐶 #dogsofinsta #pomsofinstagram #chihuahua Instagram, what’s up? Been a while. Truth be told, it’s been a wild last month where I’ve barely had enough time to even check social media. That’s a good thing though, right? I have lots of exciting projects in the pipeline i Happy Valentines Day to all my loves and also to @c_kemp35’s love of walking down the Red Carpet at Film Festivals #ImLovinIt Last July we had the pleasure of following around @callingallcaptains for their massive show at @kdaysyeg, opening up for the @offspring. We pieced all that footage into a music video for the band’s latest release “Out of My Head”.
New TV Commercial for Pure Casino Calgary that I directed/produced. Thank you, thank you, thank you to our amazing cast and crew who did an absolutely incredible job. I couldn’t have asked for a better team. And, a big thank you to everyone at
Justin kueber Edmonton filmmaker
 

Un-produced Feature Length Screenplays

Berlin Falling

  • Crime Drama

Black and Blue

  • Drama based on short film

Chasing Summer

  • Coming of age drama

Paper Route

  • minimal location, contained horror film

Bardown: The Billy Buchanan Story

  • mockumentary hockey comedy

Unplugged

  • minimal location, contained sci-fi