Toronto - August 13, 2007 - The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) announces the 2007 DGC Awards nominations. Funnyman, Peter Keleghan, returns as host of the event on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at the Carlu event theatre in Toronto.

DGC Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Almond

Don Haldane Distinguished Service Award
Marilyn Stonehouse

Outstanding Team Achievement Awards
Presented to all DGC members working in Guild categories

Feature Film
Away From Her
Bon Cop Bad Cop
Fido
Poor Boys Game

Television Movie/Mini-Series
Dragon Boys
Heyday
In God's Country
October 1970

Family Television Movie/Mini-Series
Family in Hiding
Me and Luke

Television Series - Drama
Godiva's - Episode 212 "Inked"
North/South - Episode 4
Robson Arms - Episode 201 "Ordinary Assholes"
Slings & Arrows - Episode 303

Television Series - Comedy
Corner Gas - "Gopher It"
Little Mosque on the Prairie - Episode 103 "Open House"
Naked Josh III - Episode 302 "Pistols at Dawn"
Rent-A-Goalie - Episode 1 "The Arrivalists"

Television Series - Family
Degrassi: The Next Generation - Episode 604 "Can't Hardly Wait"
Instant Star - Episode 213
Life With Derek - "Fright Night"
Renegadepress.com - "Blackout"

Documentary
Empz 4 Life
Killer's Paradise
Recreating Eden
Sharkwater

Outstanding Achievement Craft Awards
Presented to Individual DGC members for outstanding achievement

Direction - Feature Film
Erik Canuel for Bon Cop Bad Cop
Andrew Currie for Fido
Sarah Polley for Away From Her
Clement Virgo for Poor Boys Game

Direction - Television Movie/Mini-Series
Jerry Ciccoritti for The Victor Davis Story
Sturla Gunnarsson for Above and Beyond
John L'Ecuyer for In God's Country
Don McBrearty for October 1970

Direction - Television Series
Gail Harvey for Regenesis - Episode 310 "Unbearable"
Grant Harvey for Whistler - Episode 113 "Unearthed"
Stephen Surjik for Intelligence - Episode 311 "Not a Nice Boy"
Shawn Alex Thompson for Regenesis - Episode 309 "Let it Burn"

Production Design - Feature Film
Kathleen Climie for Away From Her
Bill Fleming for Poor Boys Game
Rob Gray for Fido
Oleg Savytski for Weirdsville

Production Design - Television Movie/Mini-Series
Aidan Leroux for The Robber Bride
Taavo Soodor for In God's Country
Jennifer Stewart for October 1970
Marian Wihak for Heyday

Production Design - Television Series
Kathleen Climie for Slings & Arrows Episode 303
Sandra Kybartas for Regenesis - Episode 301 "A Spontaneous Moment"
Hugh Shankland for Corner Gas "Gopher It"
Stephen Stanley for Degrassi: The Next Generation - Episode 610 "What it Feels Like to be a Ghost Part 2"

Picture Editing - Feature Film
Michael Doherty for Weirdsville
Roger Mattiussi for Fido
Mike Munn for Comeback Season
David Wharnsby for Away From Her

Picture Editing - Television Movie/Mini-Series
Steve Lawrence for Doomstown
Dean Soltys for October 1970
Wiebke Von Carolsfeld for Heyday
Jeff Warren for Above and Beyond

Picture Editing - Television Series
Jean Coulombe for Missing - Episode 519 "So Shall Ye Reap"
Christopher Donaldson for Slings & Arrows - Episode 303
Tom Joerin for Regenesis - Episode 302 "Dust in the Wind"
Vesna Svilanovic for Regenesis - Episode 301 "A Spontaneous Moment"

Sound Editing - Feature Film
Kathy Choi, David McCallum, Sue Conley, and David Rose for Away From Her
Jane Tattersall, David Rose, Kathy Choifor, and David McCallum for Poor Boys Game
Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Kathy Choi, Rod Deogrades, Mark Shnuriwsky and Mishann Lau for Silent Hill
Stephen Barden, Alex Bullick and Nelson Ferreira for The Fountain

Sound Editing - Television Movie/Mini-Series
David Rose, Kathy Choi and Jane Tattersall for Above and Beyond
Jane Tattersall, Janice Ierulli, and Susan Fairbairn for Heyday
Sue Conley, Robert Warchol, and Jean Bot for The Victor Davis Story
Jonas Kuhnemann and Mark Beck for In God's Country

Sound Editing - Television Series
Mark Beck, Jonas Kuhnemann and Richard Calistan for Dark Oracle - Episode 211 "Life Interrupted"
Kevin Howard, Robert Hegedus, Richard Calistan and Jason MacNeill for Missing - Episode 519 "So Shall Ye Reap"
Joe Mancuso, Dan Sexton, Matt Hussey and Richard Calistan for Regenesis - Episode 301 "A Spontaneous Moment"
Susan Fairbairn, Sue Conley and David McCallum for Slings & Arrows - Episode 306

For more information contact:
Lisa Mahal, Media Relations Specialist
416-482-6640 x 251 or lmahal@dgc.ca

For more on the DGC visit: www.dgc.ca

The Directors Guild of Canada wishes to thank the sponsors of the 2007 DGC Awards.

Premier Gold Sponsor:
Technicolor

Gold Sponsor:
Panavision
PS Production Services Ltd.

Silver Sponsor:
Comweb Group/William F. White International Inc.
Kodak

Bronze Sponsors:
Don Carmody Productions
Epitome Pictures Inc
Sim Video 
Telefilm Canada
Toronto Film Studios

Contra Sponsors: 
Jennings Lighting Consultants
Gary Taugher Design
Steam Whistle Brewery
Flower Creations
Christie Lites
The Creative Reality Group
Park Hyatt Toronto