DGC Ontario Members Shine at TIFF, the Emmys and Beyond

The 2025 festival and awards season is already shaping up to be a banner year for DGC Ontario Members!

As TIFF 2025 lands in Toronto, and as national and international award nominations continue to roll in, there’s plenty to celebrate this time of year. Be sure to check back on this page for updates as more announcements are made!

TIFF 2025

Congratulations to all the Members who worked on productions selected for TIFF special 50th anniversary edition!

Director Guillermo del Toro and DGC Ontario Production Designer Tamara Deverell at a Q&A for Frankenstein at TIFF
Producer Jamie Manning with DGC Ontario Members Gail Maurice and Paula Devonshire at the TIFF premiere of Blood Lines directed by Gail Maurice. Photo: Elevation Pictures
Steal Away Director Clement Virgo with cast at the Canadian Film Centre’s Black Excellence TIFF Panel

DGC Ontario Productions

Frankenstein – Director Guillermo del Toro (TIFF People’s Choice Award First Runner Up)

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Frankenstein.

Steal Away – DGC Ontario Director Clement Virgo

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Steal Away.

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – Director Ally Pankiw

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery.

Degrassi: Whatever It Takes – DGC Ontario Director Lisa Rideout

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Degrassi: Whatever It Takes

Tuner – Director Daniel Roher

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Tuner.

100 Sunset – Director Kunsang Kyirong (Honourable Mention for Best Canadian Discovery Award)

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on 100 Sunset.

Dinner With Friends – DGC Ontario Director Sasha Leigh Henry

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Dinner With Friends.

Nika & Madison – DGC Ontario Director Eva Thomas

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Nika & Madison.

Dead Lover – Director Grace Glowicki 

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Dead Lover

Blood Lines – DGC Ontario Director Gail Maurice

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Blood Lines

Young Blood – DGC Ontario Director Hubert Davis

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Young Blood

Aki – DGC Ontario Director Darlene Naponse

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Aki.

Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising – DGC Ontario Director Shane Belcourt

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising.

There Are No Words – DGC Ontario Director Min Sook Lee (Honourable Mention for Best Canadian Feature Film)

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on There Are No Words

Adulthood – Director Alex Winter

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Adulthood.

DGC Ontario Post Productions

Mile End Kicks – DGC QDC Director Chandler Levack

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Mile End Kicks.

Meadowlarks (Picture Post Only) – DGC ADC Director Tasha Hubbard

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Meadowlarks.

Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts) – DGC MRC Director Bretten Hannam

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts)

Out Standing (DGC Quebec Production, DGC Ontario Sound Post Only) – DGC QBC Director Mélanie Charbonneau

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Out Standing.

Normal (Sound Post Only) – Director Ben Wheatley 

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Normal

2025 Emmy Awards

Congratulations to the DGC Ontario Members and/or Productions nominated for the 2025 Emmy Awards!

Please see below for the list of DGC Ontario Members and Productions that received a nomination. 

The What We Do in the Shadows Art team at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys. Photo courtesy of DGC Ontario Member Hayley Isaacs.
Photo courtesy of DGC Ontario Member Aaron Noel
L-R: Art Director Aaron Noel, Production Designer Shayne Fox, Art Director Hayley Isaacs

Check out our video interview with the Emmy-nominated Art Department behind What We Do in the Shadows, part of our 2024 Creative Arts Emmys celebration:

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More)

Pachinko, “Chapter Thirteen”

Supervising Art Director Larry Spittle

Ruth Ammon, Production Designer (Permitee)

Eric Jeon, Supervising Art Director (Permitee)

Ann Victoria Smart, Set Decorator (Permittee)

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour)

What We Do In The Shadows, “Headhunting”

Production Designer Shayne Fox

Art Director Hayley Isaacs

Art Director Aaron Noël

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

The Penguin, “Cent’anni”

Director Helen Shaver (Note: Helen Shaver worked on this production in a different jurisdiction)

Outstanding Comedy Series

What We Do In The Shadows

International Emmy Awards

Short Form Series: My Dead Mom

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on My Dead Mom.

Non-Scripted Entertainment: Big Brother: Canada – Season 12

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Season 12 of Big Brother: Canada.

Venice International Film Festival

DGC Ontario Productions

Frankenstein

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Frankenstein, which will screen In Competition at Venice.

2025 Telluride Film Festival

DGC Ontario Productions

Tuner

Click here for a list of all Members who worked on Tuner.

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