Jordan Canning facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jordan Canning
Born	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Occupation	Film director
Years active	2005 - Present

Jordan Canning is a talented Canadian director. She creates both films and television shows. You might know her work from popular TV series like Baroness Von Sketch Show, Burden of Truth, and Schitt's Creek. She also directed the independent movies We Were Wolves (2014) and Suck It Up (2017).

Early Life and Beginnings

Jordan Canning was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She later studied at Concordia University in Montreal. This is where she began her journey into filmmaking.

Jordan's Directing Career

Jordan Canning's films have won many awards. These include two Golden Sheaf Awards. She also won three awards at the NSI Online Short Film Festival. In 2012, she won the top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival RBC Emerging Filmmaker Competition. This showed her early talent.

Web Series Success

Jordan directed all 23 episodes of a web series called Space Riders: Division Earth. This show was supported by IPF and shown on CTV. In 2014, the series won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Digital Series. It also won four Canadian Comedy Awards, including one for Best Director.

Feature Films by Jordan Canning

Her 2014 feature film, We Were Wolves, first showed at the Toronto International Film Festival. This movie stars Peter Mooney and Steve Cochrane. We Were Wolves also won the Best Feature Prize at the Atlantic Film Festival.

In 2015, Jordan received an award to help make her second feature film. This film was Suck It Up (2017). It premiered at the 2017 Slamdance Film Festival. The movie stars Grace Glowicki and Erin Carter. Suck It Up won Best Feature Film at the 2017 B3 Frankfurt Biennale. Jordan was also nominated for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award.

Directing for Television

In 2016, Jordan Canning started directing for television. She worked on Saving Hope and This Hour Has 22 Minutes. She was the first female director on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. The next year, she directed episodes for The Detail (CTV) and Burden of Truth (CBC/The CW). She also directed for Baroness Von Sketch Show (CBC/IFC).

In 2018, she directed episodes of Schitt's Creek and Little Dog (CBC). She also directed for the fourth season of Baroness Von Sketch Show.

Awards and Recognition in TV

Jordan Canning was nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. One was for Best Direction, Comedy, for the Schitt's Creek episode "Meet The Parents". The other was for Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy, for the Baroness Von Sketch Show episode "Humanity is in An Awkward Stage". She shared this nomination with co-director Aleysa Young.

In 2023, Jordan was praised for directing the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "Charades". Rolling Stone magazine named it one of the ten Best TV Episodes of 2023. Indiewire also ranked it highly, and Vanity Fair listed it as one of the best episodes of the year.

Music Videos and Training

Jordan Canning has also directed several music videos. These include:

• "Death is Quick" by Hey Rosetta!
• "There's an Arc" by Hey Rosetta
• "Best Served" by Pathological Lovers
• "All Hands" by Tim Baker
• "Dance" by Tim Baker

She finished the Director's Lab at the Canadian Film Centre in 2010. She also took part in TIFF Pitch This! and Talent Lab programs.

Jordan Canning's Filmography

Here is a list of some of the films and TV shows Jordan Canning has directed.

Films Directed

Television Shows Directed