The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has announced the 15 long-listed films for the 2025 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award, spotlighting emerging Canadian directors to watch out for this festival season.
The list includes:
100 Sunset, Kunsang Kyirong
Agatha’s Almanac, Amalie Atkins
Bedrock, Kinga Michalska
Blue Heron, Sophy Romvari
Blueberry Grunt, Sherry White
Circo, Lamia Chraibi
Dinner with Friends, Sasha Leigh Henry
Endless Cookie, Pete Scriver & Seth Scriver
Folichonneries (Follies), Eric K. Boulianne
Foreigner, Ava Maria Safai
Le Train (The Train), Marie Brassard
Little Lorraine, Andy Hines
Nika & Madison, Eva Thomas
Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man, Trevor Solway
The Track, Ryan Sidoo
The films will be screened at the Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC), Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF), Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF), and St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (SJIWFF), with some already exhibited at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Hot Docs and ImagineNATIVE.
DGC previously unveiled this year’s nominees for Television Series, Movies for Television and Mini-Series.
Nominations for Feature Film, Documentary and Short Film as well as the Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award Short List will be announced on Monday, Sept. 22.
