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 who makes movies and TV shows. She is famous for her independent films like We Were Wolves (from 2014) and Suck It Up (from 2017). She has also directed episodes for popular TV series such as Baroness Von Sketch Show, Burden of Truth, and Schitt's Creek.

Early Life and Education

Jordan Canning was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She later moved to Montreal to study at Concordia University.

A Director's Journey

Jordan Canning's films have won many awards. She has received 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.

Web Series Success

Canning directed all 23 episodes of the web series Space Riders: Division Earth. This show won a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 for Best Digital Series. It also won four Canadian Comedy Awards, including Best Director for Canning.

Feature Films

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

In 2015, Canning received an award to help her make her second movie, Suck It Up. This film came out in 2017 and was shown at the Slamdance Film Festival. Suck It Up stars Grace Glowicki and Erin Carter. It won Best Feature Film at the 2017 B3 Frankfurt Biennale. Canning 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 shows like 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, Burden of Truth, and Baroness Von Sketch Show. In 2018, she directed episodes for Schitt's Creek and Little Dog. She also directed for season four of Baroness Von Sketch Show.

In 2020, Canning was nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards. One was for Best Direction, Comedy, for an episode of Schitt's Creek. The other was for Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy, for an episode of Baroness Von Sketch Show.

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

Music Videos

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 also attended the Director's Lab at the Canadian Film Centre in 2010.

Film and Television Work

Movies

Television Shows