Directors Guild of Canada

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) is a Canadian labour union representing more than 4,800 professionals from 48 different occupations in the Canadian film and television industry. Founded in 1962, the DGC represents directors, editors, assistant directors, location managers, production assistants and others.

Directors Guild of Canada
Founded1962
Members4,800
AffiliationCanadian Labour Congress
Key peopleTim Southam (President)
CountryCanada
Websitewww.dgc.ca

The "DGC" has district councils in the following provinces; British Columbia, Alberta, Sakatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic. However, in Quebec certain positions are represented by other unions such as IATSE 514 and the Quebec union "AQTIS". Each district council has written its own specific Standard Agreement to represent its members.[1][2]

The National Office for the Directors Guild of Canada is located on Peter Street, Toronto, Ontario.

DGC is a member of the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.[3]

Awards

The Directors Guild of Canada hosts an annual awards ceremony recognizing achievement in directing, production design, picture and sound editing for the following categories:[4]

  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film
  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television or Mini-Series
  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series
  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Family Series
  • Best Short Film
  • Allan King Award for Excellence in a Documentary
  • Best Picture Editing - Documentary
  • Best Production Design - Feature Film
  • Best Production Design - Movies for Television or Mini-Series
  • Best Production Design - Television Series
  • Best Picture Editing - Feature Film
  • Best Picture Editing - Movies for Television or Mini-Series
  • Best Picture Editing - Television Series
  • Best Sound Editing - Feature Film
  • Best Sound Editing - Movies for Television or Mini-Series
  • Best Sound Editing - Television Series
  • Don Haldane Distinguished Service Award
  • Lifetime Achievement Award

See also

References
  1. "AQTIS: The Association". 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  2. "IATSE 514's Mission Statement". Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  3. "Regular Members". Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  4. David, Greg (2017-06-26). "2017 Directors Guild of Canada awards nominees announced". Tv,eh?. Retrieved 2019-06-06.


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