This October, CFC alumni made headlines with films like Wildhood, Learn to Swim, and Quickening screening as part of VIFF. Plus, Indigenous alumni continue to shine with screenings at ImagineNative where we saw appearances by Devery Jacobs, Jennifer Podemski, Danis Goulet, and more! The excitement continued throughout the month when CFC learned that our alumni earned 7 big wins at the Directors Guild of Canada Awards. Read on for the latest alumni news and updates, and be sure to check out our watchlist for the latest binge-worthy content.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
DGC AWARDS
October 23, 2021
CFC alumni were once again featured prominently among the nominees for the annual Directors Guild of Canada Awards, which took place virtually on October 23, 2021. This year, we saw 7 alumni take home DGC awards. See below for details.
ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY
- Yung Chang (director) – Wuhan Wuhan
DGC DISCOVERY AWARD SHORT LIST
- Danis Goulet – Night Raiders
BEST PICTURE EDITING – FEATURE FILM
- Orlee Buium – All My Puny Sorrows
BEST PICTURE EDITING – DOCUMENTARY
- Aisling Chin Yee – No Ordinary Man
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES
- Vivieno Caldinelli – Baroness von Sketch, Episode 501, “Whatever you do, don’t smell his T–shirts”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI–SERIES
- Danishka Esterhazy – I Was Lorena Bobbitt
BEST PICTURE EDITING – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI SERIES
- Courtney Goldman – Dino Dana: The Movie
See the full list of winners here.
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
Best Narrative Short
- Play It Again, from Ali Mashayekhi (producer)and Dan Abramovici (director), starring Actors Conservatory resident Katherine Folger
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
FOR YOUR WATCHLIST
- Beans, directed/co-written by Tracey Deer, co-written by Meredith Vuchnich, and produced by Anne-Marie Gélinas, is available as of November 5th on digital and in select U.S. theatres
- Slasher: Flesh & Blood, created by Aaron Martin, is available to stream on Netflix; the horror series follows a wealthy but dysfunctional family gathering for a reunion on a secluded island, where a masked killer is on the loose
- Sort Of, a refreshing comedy about a young gender-fluid caregiver, whose life plans are disrupted when tragedy strikes the family they help to maintain, is available to stream on CBC Gem; the series features episodes directed by Renuka Jeyapalan, writing by Jenn Engels, is produced by Jennifer Kawaja and stars Supinder Wraich
- Virginia Abramovich’s feature Between Waves is available on Apple TV and the Cineplex Store in Canada and in the U.S. and on iTunes in the UK
- Reservation Dogs, starring Actors Conservatory alum Devery Jacobs, is available to stream on FX on Hulu
- Stream Querencia, from creator Mary Galloway, on APTN lumi
ALUMNI INDUSTRY NEWS AND UPDATES
- Laurel Brady won one of Telefilm Canada’s “New Voices” awards in September for her script Banned in the U.K.
- Christina Jennings makes The Hollywood Reporter’s list for The 20 Most Powerful Women in Global Entertainment
- Lionsgate boards Robbie Amell’s Wattpad’s Romance Float, directed by Sherren Lee
- Filming began on Clement Virgo’s dramatic adaptation of the prize-winning novel Brother
- Roku will bring comedy series Children Ruin Everything, from executive producer Mark Montefiore to U.S. audiences
- CFC Actors Conservatory alum Gita Miller’s virtual silent role in the short film Things We Feel But Do Not Say was a draw for her
ALUMNI! DO YOU HAVE NEWS TO SHARE? WANT TO UPDATE YOUR ALUMNI PROFILE? GET IN TOUCH ANYTIME AT ALUMNI@CFCCREATES.COM
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