Top 100 Canadian Directors

1. James H. White

Canadian-American filmmaker James H. White was one of the pioneers of early cinema, the man who filmed the famous short The Kiss (1896). Born in the Canadian Maritime province of Nova Scotia in 1872, he was a 22-year-old gramophone salesman when he went to work at a kinetescope operation in Boston ...

2. Norman McLaren

Producer | Neighbours

Norman McLaren is one of the most awarded filmmakers in the history of Canadian cinema, and a pioneer in both animation and filmmaking. Born in Scotland, he entered the Glasgow School of Fine Arts in 1932 to study set design. His early experiments in animation included actually scratching and ...

3. Wolf Koenig

Cinematographer | Stravinsky

Wolf Koenig was born on October 17, 1927 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. He was a producer and cinematographer, known for Stravinsky (1965), City of Gold (1957) and Lonely Boy (1963). He died on June 26, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

4. Pierre Perrault

Director | Pour la suite du monde

Born in Montreal, Québec, Pierre Perrault went to law school before turning is attention to the cinema. Concerned more by real life then fiction, he makes movies in the 'cinéma direct' style. He filmed real people in real life situations listening to what they have to say and looking at how they do...

5. Don Owen

Director | High Steel

Don Owen was born on September 19, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for High Steel (1965), Unfinished Business (1984) and The Ernie Game (1967). He died on February 21, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

6. Gilles Groulx

Editor | Où êtes-vous donc?

Gilles Groulx was born on May 30, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an editor and director, known for Où êtes-vous donc? (1969), Entre tu et vous (1970) and Au pays de Zom (1983). He died on August 22, 1994 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada.

7. Sidney J. Furie

Director | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Toronto-born Sidney J. Furie has enjoyed an incredibly distinguished career that has spanned more than five decades. Having dabbled in every genre, Furie has directed films starring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Robert Redford, Diana Ross, Michael Caine, Peter O'Toole, Rodney Dangerfield, Barbara ...

8. Norman Jewison

Director | Jesus Christ Superstar

Norman Jewison was an award-winning, internationally acclaimed filmmaker who produced and directed some of the world's most memorable, entertaining and socially important films, exploring controversial and complicated subjects and giving them a universal accessibility. Some of his most well-known ...

9. Michael Snow

Director | Wavelength

Central figure of the American avant-garde. An artist who made an isolated animated short, A to Z (1956), Snow concentrated on his painting career until moving to New York in 1963. After attending avant-garde film screenings organized by critic-filmmaker Jonas Mekas and turning out a second film, ...

10. George Dunning

Director | Yellow Submarine

George Dunning was born on November 17, 1920 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a producer and director, known for Yellow Submarine (1968), The Apple (1963) and The Flying Man (1962). He died on February 15, 1979 in London, England, UK.

11. Allan King

Director | Dying at Grace

Allan King was born on February 6, 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Dying at Grace (2003), Warrendale (1967) and Avonlea (1990). He was married to Colleen Murphy. He died on June 15, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

12. Arthur Hiller

Director | Love Story

Arthur Hiller was born on November 22, 1923 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Love Story (1970), The Hospital (1971) and See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989). He was married to Gwen Hiller. He died on August 17, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

13. Donald Shebib

Director | Goin' Down the Road

Donald Shebib was born on January 27, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and editor, known for Goin' Down the Road (1970), Nightalk (2022) and Down the Road Again (2011). He was married to Tedde Moore. He died on November 5, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

14. Jack Chambers

Director | The Hart of London

Jack Chambers was born on March 25, 1931 in London, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and cinematographer, known for The Hart of London (1970), Little Red Riding Hood (1965) and Hybrid (1967). He died on April 13, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada.

15. Ted Kotcheff

Director | Weekend at Bernie's

William Theodore Kotcheff was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Bulgarian parents from Plovdiv. He graduated with a degree in English Literature from the University of Toronto. He began his professional career directing TV drama at age 24 at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, at the time ...

16. Claude Jutra

Director | Mon oncle Antoine

He finished his medical studies at the age of 22 to please his parents, but he was already developing an attraction to the visual arts and to cinema. As a teenager, he had made two shorts with Michel Brault. In 1953, he wrote a television script. He joined the Office national du film du Canada (...

17. Alan Gibson

Director | The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Alan Gibson was born on April 28, 1938 in London, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973), Journey to the Unknown (1968) and 1990 (1977). He died on July 5, 1987 in London, England, UK.

18. Michel Brault

Cinematographer | Pour la suite du monde

Michel Brault was born on June 25, 1928 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Of Whales, the Moon, and Men (1963), Orders (1974) and Threshold (1981). He died on September 21, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

19. Jean Pierre Lefebvre

Director | Les fleurs sauvages

Differently of his contemporary quebecois' directors, Lefebvre didn't make his class in the documentary. After his Literary studies and seven years of critics, he immediatly began directing fiction movies; a short in 1964 _L'Homoman_ preceeding an ininterrompt serie of movies of which he produce at...

20. Francis Mankiewicz

Director | Les portes tournantes

A distant relative of Herman and Joseph Mankiewicz, Francis was born in Shangaï in 1944. In 1945, his family moved to Montreal, where Francis would spend all his childhood. In the sixties, he graduated in Geology from Montreal University and worked in the woods for a while before realizing geology ...

21. Ken Finkleman

Writer | The Newsroom

Ken Finkleman was born in 1946 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is a writer and director, known for The Newsroom (1996), Foolish Heart (1999) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982).

22. Phillip Borsos

Director | The Grey Fox

A leading Canadian filmmaker, Phillip Borsos has enjoyed considerable success in international markets. One of the "Vancouver School", he began his career as a director (and sometime producer and writer) with several short subjects, beginning with Cooperage (1976). Nails (1979), which Borsos also ...

23. Roger Spottiswoode

Writer | 48 Hrs.

Roger Spottiswoode was born on January 5, 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for 48 Hrs. (1982), The 6th Day (2000) and Shoot to Kill (1988). He was previously married to Holly Palance.

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24. Daryl Duke

Director | The Silent Partner

Daryl Duke was born on March 8, 1929 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for The Silent Partner (1978), Payday (1973) and The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970). He was married to Anne-marie Dekker. He died on October 21, 2006 in West Vancouver, British Columbia...

25. Rick Moranis

Actor | Parenthood

Rick began his career as a radio DJ while he was still at high school which led to him writing, producing and being on air in his own show. He joined the Canadian TV series, SCTV (1976), winning an Emmy for writing and portraying the character, Bob McKenzie, which became the basis for the film, ...

26. Dave Thomas

Writer | The Blacklist

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, Dave was the eldest son of John and Moreen Thomas. John Thomas (deceased) was a PHD in Philosophy (Duke), noted medical ethicist, head of Philosophy Department at McMaster University, and author of several books including: "Matters of Life and Death," "Well ...

27. David Mitchell

Director | The Killing Machine

David Mitchell is known for The Killing Machine (1994), City of Shadows (1987) and Thunderground (1989).

28. André Forcier

Director | Le vent du Wyoming

André Forcier was born on July 19, 1947. He is a director and writer, known for A Wind from Wyoming (1994), Une histoire inventée (1990) and Coteau rouge (2011).

29. John Paizs

Director | The Obsession of Billy Botski

John Paizs was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is known for The Obsession of Billy Botski (1980), Top of the Food Chain (1999) and Crime Wave (1985).

30. Sandy Wilson

Director | My American Cousin

Sandy Wilson was born in 1947 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. She is a director and writer, known for My American Cousin (1985), Harmony Cats (1992) and American Boyfriends (1989).

31. Patricia Rozema

Director | Into the Forest

Patricia Rozema was born on August 20, 1958 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She is a director and writer, known for Into the Forest (2015), Mansfield Park (1999) and Grey Gardens (2009).

32. Frédéric Back

Art_department | L'homme qui plantait des arbres

Frédéric Back was born on April 8, 1924 in Saarbrücken, Germany. He was a director, known for The Man Who Planted Trees (1987), Crac (1980) and The Mighty River (1993). He was married to Ghylaine Paquin. He died on December 24, 2013 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

33. David Cronenberg

Actor | The Fly

David Cronenberg, also known as the King of Venereal Horror or the Baron of Blood, was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1943. His father, Milton Cronenberg, was a journalist and editor, and his mother, Esther (Sumberg), was a piano player. After showing an inclination for literature at an early...

34. George Mihalka

Director | My Bloody Valentine

George Mihalka is known for the ease with which he moves from drama to action to comedy in theatrical features and television, both in English and French. George's films, television movies, and miniseries have been honoured with over 50 nominations and awards in Canada, the United States, and ...

35. R. Bruce Elder

Director | The Art of Worldly Wisdom

R. Bruce Elder was born on June 11, 1947 in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and cinematographer, known for The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1979), Lamentations a Monument for the Dead World (1985) and The Book of All the Dead (1997).

36. William D. MacGillivray

Director | Life Classes

William D. MacGillivray was born in 1946 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for Life Classes (1988), Understanding Bliss (1990) and Stations (1983).

37. Denys Arcand

Writer | Les invasions barbares

One of Québec's most politically aware filmmakers, Denys Arcand studied history at Université de Montréal, where he co-directed Seul ou avec d'autres (1962) with Denis Héroux and co-written with Stéphane Venne. He joined the National Film Board (NFB) in 1963, where his feature-length documentary on...

38. Allan Moyle

Director | Pump Up the Volume

Unconventional filmmaker who moved from independent cinema into the Hollywood mainstream. Moyle became a sought-after writer-director after the surprising success of Pump Up the Volume (1990), a sleeper hit about teen angst starring Christian Slater. His previous directorial outing occurred a full ...

39. Jean-Claude Lauzon

Writer | Léolo

Lauzon came from a humble family and he worked in many different jobs, until he obtained a title in Communications, and went to Los Angeles to study cinema, in the late 70s. He made some shortcuts, the majority of which received awards, and then two films which also won many prizes and established ...

John N. Smith was born on July 31, 1943 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Sitting in Limbo (1986), Revolution's Orphans (1979) and The Boys of St. Vincent (1992).

43. Ivan Reitman

Producer | Up in the Air

Canadian producer and director Ivan Reitman created many of American cinema's most successful and best loved feature film comedies and worked with Hollywood's acting elite. Reitman produced such hits as the ground-breaking sensation National Lampoon's National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), which ...

44. Alanis Obomsawin

Director | Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

Alanis Obomsawin was born on August 31, 1932 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA. She is a director and producer, known for Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993), Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises (2006) and Is the Crown at War with Us? (2002).

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45. François Girard

Director | Le violon rouge

François Girard was born in Quebec in 1963. Best known for his movie writing and directing (Thirty-two Short Films About Glenn Gould, The red Violin, Silk...), Girard also directed a number of plays and operas including PARSIFAL at the Metropolitan Opera. He also wrote and directed two Cirque du ...

46. Richard Williams

Animation_department | Who Framed Roger Rabbit

The son of commercial artists, Richard Williams studied at the Ontario College of Art and first worked in animation for Disney Studios in Burbank. His tenure there had a strong influence on his later work but proved somewhat stifling to his own creative flair. In 1955, aged 22, Williams moved to ...

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47. Atom Egoyan

Director | The Sweet Hereafter

Born in Egypt to Armenian parents, he was raised in Western Canada. Both his parents were painters, and he planned to be a playwright, but after making a short film, he became hooked on telling stories visually. Returned to ethnic "homeland" when he filmed Calendar (1993) in Armenia. Won attention ...

48. Ali Kazimi

Cinematographer | Random Acts of Legacy

Ali Kazimi is known for Random Acts of Legacy (2016), Shooting Indians: A Journey with Jeffrey Thomas (1997) and Continuous Journey (2004).

49. Robert Lepage

Actor | La face cachée de la lune

Robert Lepage is one of the foremost stage directors today and a leading figure in the Canadian avant garde, attracting particular attention for his multimedia-rich theatrical presentations as well as his innovative work with Shakespearian drama and opera.

50. Jeremiah S. Chechik

Director | Benny & Joon

Jeremiah S. Chechik was born in 1955 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Benny & Joon (1993), Christmas Vacation (1989) and Gossip Girl (2007).

51. Deepa Mehta

Director | Fire

Deepa Mehta is a transnational artist and a screenwriter, director, and producer whose work has been called "courageous", "provocative" and "breathtaking". Her visually lush and emotionally resonating films have played at every major international film festival; receiving numerous awards and ...

52. Lynne Stopkewich

Director | Kissed

Lynne Stopkewich was born in 1964 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She is a director and writer, known for Kissed (1996), Suspicious River (2000) and The Atwood Stories (2003).

53. James Cameron

Writer | Avatar: The Way of Water

James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his ...

54. Don McKellar

Actor | Last Night

Don McKellar was born on August 17, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Last Night (1998), Blindness (2008) and The Red Violin (1998). He was previously married to Tracy Wright.

55. Jeremy Podeswa

Director | Station Eleven

Jeremy Podeswa is an award winning feature film and television director who has been nominated four times for the Best Director Emmy, for HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" and "Game of Thrones" (twice), and for the Tom Hanks/ Steven Spielberg produced "The Pacific". He has also been nominated four times for...

56. Mary Harron

Director | American Psycho

Mary Harron (born January 12, 1953) is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter. She gained recognition for her role in writing and directing several independent films, including I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), American Psycho (2000), and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005). She co-wrote American Psycho and ...

57. John Fawcett

Director | Orphan Black

John Fawcett has created an impressive body of work as a producer, director and writer in both feature films and television. He co-created, executive produced and directed multiple episodes of the Emmy-winning and Golden-Globe nominated sci-fi drama, Orphan Black. The series has won countless ...

58. David Steinberg

Director | Curb Your Enthusiasm

Comedian David Steinberg, born in 1942, grew up in Winnipeg, Canada. He left home to attend the University of Chicago. The family moved to Chicago when he was a teen. It was there that he saw a performance by the Second City Chicago Troupe and it changed the course of his life. With another student...

59. Richard Fung

Director | Chinese Characters

Richard Fung was born in 1955 in Trinidad, British West Indies. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Chinese Characters (1986), Sea in the Blood (2000) and Dirty Laundry (1996).

60. Zacharias Kunuk

Director | Atanarjuat

Zacharias Kunuk was born on November 27, 1957 in Kapuivik, Nunavut, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001), The Shaman's Apprentice (2021) and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006).

61. Allan Kroeker

Director | Tramp at the Door

Documentary cameraman/editor for Office National du Film (aka NFB Canada), under Michael Scott, Wolf Koenig, John Spotton and Roman Kroiter. Contributing cameraman on Paul Cowan's "Going The Distance" (Oscar Nomination 1980: Best Documentary Feature), also cameraman/editor on Halya Kuchmij's "...

62. Brad Armstrong

Director | Euphoria

Canadian-born Brad Armstrong's career was initially determined while he was still in college, where he majored in commercial art and advertising. He soon began his adventures in adult-film production while simultaneously establishing himself as one of the adult industry's most in-demand performers....

63. Kari Skogland

Director | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Emmy-nominated, BAFTA award-winning director Kari Skogland is CEO of Mad Rabbit, a development and production company. Skogland is committed to producing high-end one-hour dramas for the international market while she continues her award- winning work. Most recently she was Executive Producer and ...

64. Clark Johnson

Actor | S.W.A.T.

Clark Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and director, known for S.W.A.T. (2003), The Sentinel (2006) and Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). He was previously married to Heather Salmon.

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65. Clement Virgo

Producer | Greenleaf

Clement Virgo is one of Canada's foremost film directors. In 2015 he directed and co-wrote a six part miniseries adaptation of the Lawrence Hill novel The Book of Negroes (2015) which debuted to record-breaking numbers on the CBC in Canada and on BET in the U.S. and won twelve Canadian Screen ...

66. Roger Avary

Writer | Pulp Fiction

Award-winning filmmaker Roger Avary first began experimenting in Beta I video and 8mm film formats during the late 1970s. In 1983, his Super-8mm supernatural thriller The Worm Turns won Best Film from the Los Angeles Film Teachers Association Film Expo. He went on to attend the Pasadena Art Center ...

67. Jennifer Abbott

Director | The Magnitude of All Things

Jennifer Abbott is known for The Magnitude of All Things (2020), The Corporation (2003) and The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel (2020).

68. Michael Dowse

Director | It's All Gone Pete Tong

Michael Dowse was born on April 19, 1973 in London, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), What If (2013) and Stuber (2019).

69. Vincenzo Natali

Director | Cube

Vincenzo Natali was born on January 6, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Cube (1997), In the Tall Grass (2019) and Cypher (2002).

70. Paul Haggis

Writer | Crash

Paul Haggis established himself over twenty years with an extensive career in television, before his big break into features arrived when he became the first screenwriter to garner two Best Film Academy Awards back-to-back for his scripts: "Million Dollar Baby" (2004) directed by Clint Eastwood, ...

71. Guy Maddin

Director | The Heart of the World

Guy Maddin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Herdis Maddin (a hair-dresser) and Charles "Chas" Maddin (grain clerk and general manager of the Maroons, a Winnipeg hockey team). Maddin studied economics at the University of Winnipeg, working as a bank manager, house painter, and photographic...

72. Adam Brooks

Writer | Definitely, Maybe

Adam Brooks was born on September 3, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and producer, known for Definitely, Maybe (2008), Whatever Works (2009) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).

73. Jason Reitman

Producer | Up in the Air

Jason Reitman is a Canadian filmmaker and producer who notably directed Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Juno, Thank You for Smoking, Up in the Air, Young Adult and Tully. He produced Chloe and Jennifer's Body, two films that advanced Amanda Seyfried's career for adult oriented roles. He is the son of Ivan...

74. Dean DeBlois

Writer | Lilo & Stitch

Dean DeBlois is a Canadian writer, director, and producer known best for having co-written and co-directed Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002) and Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both Oscar nominated. While working as an assistant animator and layout artist for Hinton Animation Studios ...

75. Richard J. Lewis

Director | Barney's Version

Richard J. Lewis was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is known for Barney's Version (2010), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and Westworld (2016).

76. Jean-Marc Vallée

Director | C.R.A.Z.Y.

Jean-Marc Vallée was a Canadian filmmaker, editor and screenwriter from Montreal. He directed Black List, C.R.A.Z.Y., The Young Victoria, Wild, Dallas Buyers Club, Los Locos, Loser Love and Café de Flore. He also created the HBO shows Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects. He was married to Chantal ...

77. Philippe Falardeau

Director | The Good Lie

After studying Canadian politics and international relations, Philippe Falardeau was chosen in 1993 as a contestant for the popular TV series La course destination monde (1988) (a contest were the participants tour the world making short films). There, he shot 20 films and ended up winning the race...

78. Sarah Polley

Actress | My Life Without Me

Sarah Polley is an actress and director renowned in her native Canada for her political activism. Blessed with an extremely expressive face that enables directors to minimize dialog due to her uncanny ability to suggest a character's thoughts, Polley has become a favorite of critics for her ...

79. Michelle MacLaren

Producer | Breaking Bad

Michelle MacLaren was born in Canada. Michelle is a producer and director, known for Breaking Bad (2008), Game of Thrones (2011) and Shining Girls (2022).

80. Xavier Dolan

Actor | J'ai tué ma mère

Xavier Dolan was born on March 20, 1989 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for I Killed My Mother (2009), Tom at the Farm (2013) and Heartbeats (2010).

81. Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette

Director | Inch'Allah

Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is a Montreal cinematographer, director, and author. She is known for Le ring (2007),Les Petits Géants (2008), Inch'allah (2012), Sept heures trois fois par année (2012), Prends-moi (2014), Le Plancher des vaches -Choisir la terre (2014), Ma fille n'est pas à vendre (2016) ...

82. Nisha Ganatra

Director | Chutney Popcorn

Nisha Ganatra is a Golden Globe winner and an Emmy nominee for her work as the Director/Producer of "Transparent." Recently she directed THE HIGH NOTE for Working Title and Focus Features, starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Ice Cube, June Diane Raphael, Dakota Johnson, and Kelvin Harrison Jr.

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83. Deborah Chow

Director | The High Cost of Living

Deborah Chow is known for The High Cost of Living (2010), Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) and The Mandalorian (2019).

84. Denis Villeneuve

Director | Dune

Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. He started his career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), ...

85. Evan Johnson

Director | The Forbidden Room

Evan Johnson is known for The Forbidden Room (2015), The Green Fog (2017) and Accidence (2018).

86. Galen Johnson

Director | The Green Fog

Galen Johnson is known for The Green Fog (2017), Beau Is Afraid (2023) and Accidence (2018).

87. Adam MacDonald

Director | Backcountry

Adam MacDonald is a writer/director, born in Montreal, now residing in Toronto. His directorial works include three short films: Sombre Zombie (2005) and In the Dominican (2010) His feature length debut, Backcountry (2015). -- had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where...

88. Panos Cosmatos

Writer | Mandy

Panos Cosmatos is known for Mandy (2018), Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) and Tombstone (1993).

89. Sophie Deraspe

Director | Les signes vitaux

One of the leading figures of new Canadian cinema, Sophie Deraspe fell in love with cinema through her Visual Arts and Literature studies. As both a filmmaker and cinematographer, she worked primarily within the realms of documentary before making her first feature, Rechercher Victor Pellerin/...

90. Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers

Actress | The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers is a writer, director, producer and actor. She is a member of the Kainai First Nation (Blood Tribe, Blackfoot Confederacy) as well as Sámi from Norway.

Her short documentary Bihttos was included in the 2015 TIFF Top Ten Shorts and was commissioned for the imagineNATIVE ...

91. Kathleen Hepburn

Writer | The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

Kathleen Hepburn is known for The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019), Never Steady, Never Still (2017) and Never Steady, Never Still (2015).

92. Sean Durkin

Director | Martha Marcy May Marlene

Sean Durkin was born on December 9, 1981 in Canada. He is a producer and director, known for Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), The Nest (2020) and The Iron Claw (2023).

93. Brandon Cronenberg

Director | Possessor

Brandon Cronenberg was born on January 10, 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for Possessor (2020), Infinity Pool (2023) and Antiviral (2012).

94. Kris Pearn

Actor | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Kris Pearn is known for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013), The Willoughbys (2020) and Open Season (2006).

95. Daniel Roby

Director | La peau blanche

Daniel Roby was born in 1970. He is a director and producer, known for La peau blanche (2004), Versailles (2015) and Most Wanted (2020).

96. Steven Kostanski

Director | The Void

Steven Kostanski is known for The Void (2016), Psycho Goreman (2020) and The Divide (2011).

97. Shawn Levy

Producer | Free Guy

Shawn Levy was born on July 23, 1968 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a producer and director, known for Stranger Things (2016), Real Steel (2011), and the Night at the Museum franchise. He is the founder and principal of 21 Laps Entertainment. He is married to Serena Levy and they have four ...

98. Eric Gravel

Director | À plein temps

Eric Gravel is known for Full Time (2021), Eau Boy (2007) and Ce n'était qu'un rêve (2004).

99. Allan Ungar

Producer | Bandit

Allan Ungar was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is known for Bandit (2022), Sympathy for the Devil (2023) and Uncharted: Live Action Fan Film (2018).

100. Matt Johnson

Actor | Operation Avalanche

Matt Johnson was born on October 5, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Operation Avalanche (2016), The Dirties (2013) and BlackBerry (2023).