Joy Haskell

Joy Haskell is an Indigenous filmmaker who focuses on screenwriting and directing. She has a background in theatre, specializing in acting, singing and dancing. She was associate story editor for Season 1 on Ron E. Scott’s TV series Tribal which is airing on APTN. Funded by Telus STORYHIVE in conjunction with Creative BC, she created, wrote, directed and produced the comedy short Hey Cuzzin. It stars Evan Adams, and is now being developed as a half-hour television series with funding from the CMF.

Joy’s original drama series in development through her production company Firediva Productions was selected for the WIDC Story & Leadership program. Her debut feature film project, Cookies or Crack earned her a spot in the WIFT Vancouver Tricksters and Writers Program for Indigenous Women where she completed a first draft of the script. Cookies or Crack has also received development funding through the CMF and Telefilm Canada Indigenous streams and was selected for the CFC / Netflix Project Development Accelerator.

In 2018, Joy was the recipient the Banff World Media Festival Diversity of Voices Top 25. In 2019 she received the WIFT Vancouver Whistler Film Festival Market Preparation Mentorship and in 2020, she was part of the Women In Focus Series for Whistler Film Festival. She is an alumna of Women In the Director’s Chair, and the 2021 recipient of the WIDC BANFF Fellowship Award, as well as the Banff World Media Festival Diversity of Voices Fellowship.

2021 Canadian Academy Directors Program for Women
2021 CFC/Netflix Project Development Accelerator
2021 WIDC BANFF Fellowship Award
2021 Banff Diversity of Voices
2020 Whistler Film Festival Women In Focus
2019 WIFT Vancouver Whistler Film Festival Market Preparation Mentorship
2018 Banff Diversity of Voices (Top 25)