The Guild in 10 Years

DETAILED AGENDA

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4^th

Meet the Nominees

Renowned Filmmakers. Fascinating Conversations.

Join us for an evening of food, drink and lively conversations featuring some of this year’s DGC Awards Directing nominees in the television, scripted and doc feature, and Jean-Marc Vallee Discovery award categories. Featured guests include Helen Shaver, Shannon Kohli, Tory Scott, Danis Goulet, Agam Darshi, David Frazee, Charles Officer, Nimisha Mukerji, Anthony Shim, Nyla Annuksuk, Zoe Hopkins, Barri Cohen, J Stevens. Melanie Orr, Andrew Moir, Zach Lipovsky and more! 

No RSVPS. All are welcome. Open to the public. Food and Drink and Good Times.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5^th

8:00 am - 9:00 am CAUCUS BREAKFAST MEETING

9:00 am - 10:20 am Election

The election of the DGC National Executive Board will be held both as an in-person meeting and live-streamed via Zoom. If you are interested in attending the Election meeting in-person, please RSVP via e-mail at membership@dgc.ca. Click here to see the Nominations Slate and to read Nominee campaign letters.

Break (10 minutes)

10:30 am - 10:40 am Opening Remarks by Warren Sonoda

10:40 am - 11:50 am The Arc Towards Equity – DEI Discussion

DGC’s BIPOC Committee has designed a roadmap that aims to facilitate inclusion through outreach initiatives targeting students outside of the industry, strengthening ties with film schools and festivals.

Break (10 minutes)

12:00 pm – 1 pm LUNCH - Conversation with Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske

1:10 pm - 1:20 pm – Address by AFC Executive Director David Hope

1:20 pm - 2:30 pm Health and Welfare Update

The Trustees of the DGC health & welfare plan are recommending significant changes to our insurance plan. This session will be the first step of a yearlong cross-country consultation in order to get feedback from the membership on the proposed changes.

Break (10 minutes)

2:40 pm - 4:00 pm Climate Leadership at the Guild

Over the last few years, having seen a new barrage of floods, record heatwaves and forest fires, sustainability has gone from a buzzword to a necessity. This is what will keep our industry competitive. Industry members, like the rest of the population have come to the realization that isolated initiatives won’t cut it anymore. This session will review the DGC priorities on sustainability.