NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 23RD ANNUAL DGC AWARDS

We are incredibly excited to announce the 2024 DGC Awards nominees for Feature Film, Documentary and Short Film. The nominees for Television Series, Movies for Television and Mini-Series were previously unveiled on September 4th. Winners will be announced and presented online on Monday, October 28th.

“Our feature film submissions never fail to deliver world-class quality, creativity and innovation,” said DGC President Warren P. Sonoda. “The work of my fellow members is inspirational, and I can’t wait to celebrate their accomplishments this year.”

Selected from over 500 submissions, the full slate of nominations emerged from an incredibly competitive process and represent the creative strength of the Canadian film & television industry.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILMJ. Stevens & Team – Really Happy SomedayFawzia Mirza & Team – The Queen of My DreamsKaren Chapman & Team – Village KeeperJeff Chan & Team – Code 8 Part IIKaren Knox & Team – We Forgot to Break Up

ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARYChelsea McMullan – Swan SongMichael Mabbott & Lucah Rosenberg-Lee – Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane StoryOmar Majeed & Peter Mishara – Disco’s RevengeAeyliya Husain – An Unfinished JourneyShannon Walsh – Adrianne & the CastleAdrian Wills – A Quiet Girl

JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DGC DISCOVERY AWARDKaniehtiio Horn – SeedsMatthew Rankin – Universal LanguageMarie-Hélène Viens & Philippe Lupien – You Are Not AloneYuqi Kang – 7 Beats per MinuteMelanie Oates – Sweet Angel Baby

BEST SHORT FILMAlyson Richards – I Was HerePhillip Barker – EarthWormRichard Rotter – BloodlineShubham Chhabra – Cash CowsLiz Whitmere – Cold

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FILMTamara Deverell – PriscillaCarol Spier & Jason Clarke – The Dead Don’t HurtOleg M. Savytski – Queen of BonesYola van Leeuwenkamp – Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FILM (LIMITED BUDGET)Andrew Berry – The Silent PlanetStephen Britton Osler – Monica’s NewsJoel Richardson – KipkemboiXavier Georges – Sweet Angel BabyMeagan Budgell – We Forgot to Break UpMichael Pierson – The Queen of My Dreams

BEST PICTURE EDITING – FEATURE FILMMatt Lyon – Code 8 Part IIHugh Elchuk – SuzeAnna Catley – We Forgot to Break UpJorge Weisz – SweetlandSandy Pereira – Young Werther

BEST PICTURE EDITING – DOCUMENTARYPeter Denes & Steve Taylor – The Tragically Hip: No Dress RehearsalMike Munn – Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane StoryOmar Majeed with Peter Mishara & Navin Harrilal – Disco’s RevengeShane Belcourt & Matt Lyon – Wilfred BuckMike Munn & Eamonn O’Connor with Caitlin Durlak – Black Life: Untold Stories, Migrations

BEST SOUND EDITING – FEATURE FILMDashen Naidoo, Jill Purdy, Jack Madigan – TrapElma Bello, J.R. Fountain, Kevin Banks, Krystin Hunter, Paul Germann, Ian Geldart, Nadya Hanlon – Queen of BonesClaudia Pinto, Kelly McGahey – Sweet Angel BabyBryson Cassidy, Jeremy Laing – The Silent Planet

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The Directors Guild of Canada(DGC) is a national labour organization that represents over 7,000 key creative and logistical personnel in the screen-based industry covering all areas of direction, design, production and editing. The DGC negotiates and administers collective agreements and lobbies extensively on issues of concern for Members including Canadian content conditions, CRTC regulations and ensuring that funding is maintained for Canadian film and television programming.

SOURCE Directors Guild of Canada, National Office

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