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An interview series with the artisans behind Ontario’s most buzzworthy productions

WIFT+ Toronto Crystal Awards Honourees Annie Bradley & Sharon Lewis on Community, Craft, Mentorship, and Making Space

WIFT+ Toronto Crystal Awards Honourees Annie Bradley & Sharon Lewis on Community, Craft, Mentorship, and Making Space

We’re so proud to count two DGC Ontario Members amongst this year’s WIFT+ Toronto Crystal Awards honourees: Director and Board Chair Annie Bradley, winner of the Mentorship Award, and Director Sharon Lewis, winner of the Creative Excellence Award!
Filmmaking across generations: Director Sean Cisterna on horror doc Silver Screamers

Filmmaking across generations: Director Sean Cisterna on horror doc Silver Screamers

DGC Ontario Director Sean Cisterna has built a career that spans genres and subjects, from narrative and documentary to episodic filmmaking. His latest doc, Silver Screamers, follows a group of retirees-turned-creators who team up with younger mentors to make a horror short, The Rug - learning the craft and finding their voices in the process.
Director Sturla Gunnarsson on the Enduring Power of Final Offer 

Director Sturla Gunnarsson on the Enduring Power of Final Offer 

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic documentary Final Offer, Director and former DGC National President Sturla Gunnarsson revisits the film that captured a defining moment in Canadian history. Chronicling the 1984 contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers Union and General Motors, Final Offer remains strikingly relevant in 2025.  
Directors Gillian McKercher and Karen Chapman on Building Community & Personal Growth Through the CFC and DGC

Directors Gillian McKercher and Karen Chapman on Building Community & Personal Growth Through the CFC and DGC

In this special feature co-presented by Wider Lens and the Canadian Film Centre, two DGC Members and alumni of the CFC’s Director’s Lab program discuss how communities like the CFC and the DGC have shaped their artistic and personal growth and their valuable role within the independent filmmaking ecosystem.

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