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The Alberta District Council is part of a national labour organization (Directors Guild of Canada)

The Alberta District Council of The Director's Guild of Canada is part of a national labour organization which represents key creative and logistical personnel in the film and television industries.

12/05/2024

Thank you to everyone who took some time out of their weekend to come out for the DGC Town Hall and Holiday Celebration last Sunday. We loved seeing all your faces. We had a record turn out, and so much fun!

11/30/2024

11/29/2024

Filmed in Alberta

10/14/2024

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving weekend

10/10/2024

Made in Alberta - 'The Order' in theatres this December

10/08/2024

Billy The Kid will ride into Alberta again for a third and final season

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mgm-plus-tom-blyth-billy-the-kid-third-final-season-amazon-studios-1236018588/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFySXtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaIrjTlT1fWDuj6p5fX5aV2vGT5R4lJOxdiSZwMWYJXf9znYiH5GooXFtg_aem_m08XS4b0WiGyXwJJLeUnyw

The period drama, created by Michael Hirst, explores the life and times of the infamous outlaw.

10/07/2024

Check out Prairie Dog Film + Television’s set sale !

10/01/2024

Join Canadian Cinema Editors/Les Monteurs et Monteuses de cinéma canadien on October 9 for an in depth conversation with award winning editor Dean Evans. We’ll talk about the art of crafting a great horror film in the edit, discussing Dean’s experiences editing DARK MATCH and DEPARTMENT OF PARANORMAL AFFAIRS. We will also discuss Dean’s workflow and how he works with assistant editors.

This event will be moderated by Sarah Taylor, CCE.

https://cceditors.ca/events/in-conversation-with-dean-evans-2/?utm_source=210831+Newsletter+Subscribers&utm_campaign=91b4413961-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_10_01_02_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-91b4413961-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

09/20/2024

DGC Alberta is a proud partner of Calgary International Film Festival - CIFF! Check out the DGC Alberta sponsored workshop: SURVIVING INDUSTRY UPS AND DOWNS
https://ciff2024.eventive.org/films/workshop-surviving-the-industry-ups-and-downs-66c7f5d85dc4cc0026256b28

On Sunday September 22 , and the DGC National sponsored panel: TV ON YOUR CV on Saturday September 21
https://ciff2024.eventive.org/films/tv-on-your-cv-66c7f5d58319b500d1886a7b

09/13/2024

09/04/2024

Locations Managers Mo Qazzazz and Luke Antosz show off the hardware taking home “Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Series” at the 2024 Location Managers Guild awards for Fargo season 5 - the second year in a row Alberta has won for their outstanding scenery. Big congrats to the locations department on this hard won award 🏆 🎥

09/03/2024

This weekend DGC Alberta and ACTRA Alberta marched in the Calgary Pride Parade showing their support for diversity, inclusion, and LGBTQIA+ rights in the film and TV industry!

08/25/2024

Congratulations to the DGC members locations team and entire crew on Fargo for this big win for the Calgary and area staple Alberta show - Outstanding Locations in a contemporary television series 🗺️ 🎥

And the Award for Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series Goes to... Fargo - Season 5

08/01/2024

'The Order' - a Made in Alberta film will have its worldwide premiere at the Venice film festival in August

Featuring startling performances from Jude Law and Tye Sheridan, this riveting historical thriller from director Justin Kurzel (Nitram) follows the FBI’s investigation into a domestic terrorist group determined to impose their racist ideology onto mainstream society.

Very proud of our members and the crew and talent who worked on this project!

https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2024/venezia-81-competition/order

07/17/2024

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Made in Alberta Fargo S5 on the 15 Emmy Nominations for the series!

Special Congrats to our talented Alberta DGC Members Leslie Cowan and Trevor Smith on your nominations, we are so proud of you!

See full list of nominations here
https://www.emmys.com/shows/fargo

07/12/2024

A dedication to PM member Doug Steeden at the end of "Billy The Kid" Season 2 - a nice tribute to a great member of the Alberta film community

https://showsnob.com/posts/billy-the-kid-season-2-who-is-doug-steeden-dedication-explained-mgm-01j0xqwk79gj?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1CgfD14XyH8AtiGFBJbBi-Ay8IPdzRIZeRM-AUbA3oKYU_wRLRw7BAxgY_aem_lwOU2fnekfr-2cCbU25HhQ

We've reached the finale of Billy the Kid season 2 part 2, and boy has a lot happened in the last four episodes. Of course, the show ended on a cliffhanger of s

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Calgary International Film Festival - CIFFl - CIFF is bringing you movies and so much more! 🤩🎬 The 24th annual Calgary International Film Festival presented by connectFirst Credit Union is happening now - September 21 - October 1, 2023 with over 200 films from around the globe and a variety of special experiences featuring music, art, VR and gaming!

"...It became very clear, very quickly this wasn't going to just take a village, this was going to take every village in our province to be able to do this." - Calgary Economic Development VP Creative Industries and Film Commissioner Luke Azevedo on the contribution of Albertans to making The Last of US shoot successful. Congratulations CED, Alberta Film & ESIO on winning "Best Film Commissions" at the Location Managers Guild awards

Congratulations to Jason Nolan, Mo Qazzaz and the entire locations team for 'The Last of Us' - Doing Alberta proud - winners of Locations Manager Guild Internationals "Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Series"

Indie Film Highlight: Dark Nature in theatres this week across Canada. Made in Alberta and directed by Metis member Brady Berkley as well as produced by member Mike Peterson. Support Canadian indie film and check out the beautiful but terrifying rocky mountain landscapes in this horror thriller 🍿 🎥 CTV Calgary at noon with anchor Camilla Di Giuseppe

The Last of Us - BridgeCity News

Business Agent Lisa Whitten joined Bridge City News to talk about the impact The Last of Us had on DGC members with Trevor Lewington from Choose Lethbridge & Mackenzie Hengerer from Cultural Heritage Tourism Alliance in Town of Fort Macleod #TLOU #TheLastOfUs

"Bring it on!" Calgary is ready for a promising year in the film industry

Check out this story from CTV Calgary's Tara Nelson & Alesia Fieldberg about the outlook of 2023 with insights from Erin O' Connor at Calgary Film Centre, Damian Petti at I.A.T.S.E. Local 212 and Luke Azevedo from Calgary Economic Development - Here's to a great and busy year ahead for everyone 🎥 🎞️

Happy New Year

Happy New Year 🥳