FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) organizers are delighted to share the news that WIDC alumni and their projects have received multiple nominations for the 2024 DGC Awards.

The WIDC alumni nominees include:

ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY

Shannon Walsh – Adrianne & the Castle

DGC JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DISCOVERY AWARD

Melanie Oates – Sweet Angel Baby

BEST SHORT FILM

Liz Whitmere – Cold

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FILM (LIMITED BUDGET)

Stephen Britton Osler – Monica’s News

Xavier Georges – Sweet Angel Baby

BEST SOUND EDITING – FEATURE FILM

Claudia Pinto, Kelly McGahey – Sweet Angel Baby

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES

Hannah Cheesman & Team – Something Undone, Make Yourselves Clean

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FAMILY SERIES

Winnifred Jong & Team – Jane, Ailuropoda melanoleuca

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION OR MINI-SERIES

Marie Clements & Team – Bones of Crows, To Be Here

Nimisha Mukerji & Team – Under the Bridge, Beautiful British Columbia

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – DRAMATIC SERIES & MINI-SERIES

James Philpott – Bones of Crows, To Be Starved

September 15, the DGC announced the long-list for the DGC JEAN-MARC VALÉE DISCOVERY AWARD which also included WIDC alumni:

Liz Cairns – Inedia
Pamela Gallant  – Monica’s News
Tamara Segura – Seguridad
Nadine Valcin – Simply Johanne

The DGC Awards will be announced online October 28, 2024.