2013 Directors Guild of Canada Awards – nominees announced

The DGC congratulates the 2013 DGC Awards nominees announced today in Toronto. Selected from close to 200 submissions, the nominees in 19 categories represent a cross section of the industry's outstanding talent working in the screen-based industry.

The Awards will be presented at the annual Gala on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the prestigious Royal York Hotel. Hosted by multi-talented comedian, actor and musician Seán Cullen, 2013 marks the 12^th edition of the DGC Awards. The evening will feature special surprise guests and a Nominees' reception prior to the Gala.

"I am proud of the nominees and what their collective body of work brings to this country's industry as well as to the Guild as a whole," stated Sturla Gunnarsson, President, DGC. "It is an honour to be a part of this organization and to lead the celebration of the best work created by DGC Members last year."

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) is a national labour organization that represents over 3,000 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 screen-based programming.


DGC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
John N. Smith

DON HALDANE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Lee Gordon

DGC HONOURARY LIFE MEMBER AWARD
Peter O'Brian

BEST DIRECTION - FEATURE FILM
Michael Clattenburg - Moving Day
Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais - Whitewash
Michael McGowan - Still Mine
Sudz Sutherland - Home Again

BEST DIRECTION - TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
David Frazee - Borealis
Sudz Sutherland - The Phantoms
Anne Wheeler - The Horses of McBride
Jeff Woolnough - Jack

BEST DIRECTION - TELEVISION SERIES
Holly Dale - The Firm; Episode 118 - Chapter Eighteen
Kelly Makin - Flashpoint; Episode 501 - Broken Peace
Stefan Pleszczynski - Flashpoint; Episode 509 - We Take Care of Our Own
David Wellington - Saving Hope; Episode 101 - The Pilot

BEST FEATURE FILM
Midnight's Children
My Awkward Sexual Adventure
Rebelle
Still Mine

BEST TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
An Amish Murder
Jack
An Officer and a Murderer
Titanic - 4

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
The Borgias; Episode 205 - The Choice
Continuum; Episode 11 - Endtimes
Flashpoint; Episode 512 - Keep the Peace Part 1
Saving Hope; Episode 101 - Pilot

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - FAMILY
Degrassi: The Next Generation; Episode 1220 - Scream Part 2
Degrassi: The Next Generation; Episode 1232 - Bitter Sweet Symphony Part 2
Heartland; Episode 601 - Running Against the Wind
Heartland; Episode 610 - The Road Ahead

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY
Call Me Fitz; Episode 302 - Thirty Percent Less Pulp
Less than Kind; Episode 401 - I'm Only 19
Mr. D; Episode 204 - Overnight Trip

ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY
Fight Like Soldiers Die Like Children
Playing a Dangerous Game
Stories We Tell
Vanishing Point

BEST SHORT FILM
Frost
How to Keep your Job
The Sound of Willie Nelson's Guitar
The Sweetest Hippopotamus

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - FEATURE FILM
André-Line Beauparlant - Inch'Allah
Emmanuel Frechette - Rebelle
Arvinder Grewal - Antiviral
Anastasia Masaro - Mama

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Tim Bider - An Amish Murder
André Chamberland - Willed to Kill
Eric Fraser - Ring of Fire - Episode 2
Louise Middleton - Borealis

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - TELEVISION SERIES
John Blackie - Hell on Wheels; Episode 209 - Blood Moon
John Blackie & Tony Ianni - Copper; Episode 10 - A Vast and Fiendish Plot
John Dondertman - Flashpoint; Episode 512 - Keep the Peace Part 1
Aidan Leroux - Bomb Girls; Episode 103 - How You Trust

BEST PICTURE EDITING - FEATURE FILM
Michele Conroy - Mama
Roderick Deogrades - Still Mine
Matthew Hannam - Antiviral
Kimberlee McTaggart - Blackbird

BEST PICTURE EDITING - TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Mike Lee - Jack
Susan Maggi - World Without End
Susan Shipton - Titanic - 4
Ron Wisman Sr. - An Officer and a Murderer

BEST PICTURE EDITING - TELEVISION SERIES
Christopher Donaldson - Flashpoint; Episode 501 - Broken Peace
Stephen Lawrence - Transporter; Episode 112 - Trojan Horsepower
Mike Lee - Copper; Episode 7 - The Hudson River School
David Wharnsby - Saving Hope; Episode 101 - Pilot

BEST SOUND EDITING - FEATURE FILM
Home Again - Mark Gingras, John Laing, Dale Lennon, James Robb & Adam Stein
Mama - Allan Fung
Resident Evil: Retribution - Kevin Banks, Stephen Barden, Alex Bullick, Rose Gregoris, Dashen Naidoo and Jill Purdy
Silent Hill: Revelation - David Caporale, David Evans, Krystin Hunter, Paul Germann, David McCallum, Steve Medeiros, Brent Pickett, Jill Purdy and Jane Tattersall

BEST SOUND EDITING - TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Borealis - Richard Calistan, Robert Hegedus, Kevin Howard, Nathan Robitaille, Craig MacLellan
Jack - Rob Ainsley, Allan Fung, Josh Machado, Clive Turner
Titanic - 4 - Kevin Banks, Jean Bot, David Caporale, Sue Conley, Tony Currie, Krystin Hunter, David McCallum, Jane Tattersall and Rob Warchol
World Without End - Claire Dobson, Martin Gwyn Jones, Steve Medeiros, Brennan Mercer, David McCallum, Brent Pickett, Dale Sheldrake, and Jane Tattersall

BEST SOUND EDITING - TELEVISION SERIES
The Borgias - Episode 207 - The Siege of Forli - David McCallum and Jane Tattersall
Flashpoint - Episode 501 - Broken Peace - Richard Calistan, Matthew Hussey, Janice Ierulli and Mark Shnuriwsky
Heartland - Episode 610 - The Road Ahead - Kevin Banks, Richard Calistan, Robert Hegedus, Kevin Howard, and P. Jason MacNeill
Transporter - Episode 101 - The General's Daughter - Joe Bracciale, Nelson Ferreira, Kevin Howard, Nathan Robitaille, and Tyler Whitman