Discover Top Creative Directors in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Production Company
• Creative Director

An Egyptian correspondent lives in Canada, I worked extensively in the Middle East, North Africa

• Production Company
• TV News Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Audio Storyteller
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Field Producer
• Copy Editor
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Executive Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Content Strategist
• Art Director
• Social Media Producer
• Senior Editor

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Translator
• Sound Mixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Creative Director
• Sound Designer

I am an experienced multimedia producer, most recently for Asia Society where I oversaw all aspects of video production and social media across 12 centers worldwide. I produce, shoot, write and edit videos on a wide range of topics. I also do photography, know how to promote content on social media and analyze web traffic. I have produced videos featuring analysts, artists, authors, chefs, designers, filmmakers, musicians, world leaders and more. I have experience working around the world and under various circumstances. Besides field producing pieces from China and Hong Kong, I have also coordinated remote productions in Afghanistan, Nepal and the West Bank. I have experience working on both long-form documentary and daily news cycle schedules and well-versed in being a one-person production unit. Specialties: Video production (including lighting and audio). DSLR and HD camera work. Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro video editing. Still photography. Social media.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director

I started out as an assistant producer then an assistant editor. Soon enough I started to edit and became a freelance editor. At ESPN Brazil I had the opportunity to also start shooting. So I would work as a video reporter covering mainly two wheel action sports and then edit what I shot into a 26' television show. Then I went to TV Globo and also worked as a video reporter for one of the country's most critically acclaimed news program. I've received a Líbero Badaró journalism award and also worked at the show's International Emmy nominated episode. I also wanted to work on a fictional show and so I worked as an assistant director at O2 production Company for HBO Brazil drama series "Psi". After that I was hired to be a content producer at Opa! Production Company for the "We All Love Beer"project. A branded content page that featured 48 videos about the world of beer for Globo.com and AMBEV. Now I work as a freelance visual storyteller.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Assistant

Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, and Photographer. Connor has served as the Head of Photography at Herb where he oversaw the art direction and photography operations and strategy for images published to an audience of 16 million people. Connor created, directed and produced several of Herb’s most successful videos which garnered millions of views and hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue. Connor was a Director, Cinematographer, and Editor of The Exit, a documentary on the use of cannabis as a potential solution to the opioid crisis. Connor was the co-director and Director of Photography of several short documentaries, including a short film called Game Changers, which profiled Al Harrington, who played 16 seasons in the NBA. Connor also co-directed a mini-documentary called "Of The Earth", which focused on the treatment of indigenous people on Tyendinaga Mohawk territory following the passage of Bill C-46. Previous to Herb, Connor was an Art Director and Senior Photo-Editor of The Plaid Zebra, an unconventional lifestyle publication that served 4 million monthly readers at its peak. Check out my Instagram page: @ConnorFyfe

• Documentary DP
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Creative Director
• Post-Production Manager
• Video Editor - News
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Production Coordinator / Crewing

Joan Prowse is a writer, producer, and editor with 30 years experience creating TV, video and on-line content that connects viewers to compelling well-told stories using the most up-to date technologies and distribution platforms. Joan’s documentaries, arts biographies, and factual series and short videos have explored timely issues and been broadcast worldwide including contracts with Discovery, TLC, A&E, CBC and TVO. Joan has a track record for completing projects on time and on budget, and selling them around the world. She licensed programs from her celebrity profile series Lucky Breaks to A&E Television in the United States and the international hit, Beauty and the Beach, was licensed to broadcasters in twelve countries on four continents. Now in international distribution, her Juno nominated music biography Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life showcases the multi-faceted career of this Native American icon and her contribution as artist, native rights activist and educator. She’s produced the new multi-platform initiative, Green Heroes, with TVO. The project encompasses a series of television programs and short Internet video profiles about everyday and celebrity people who have championed an environmental cause. Her interest in the environment is further demonstrated with the production of documentaries for the Discovery Channel, an appointment to the board on the Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival and leadership training with Al Gore’s Climate Reality Corps. Joan has gained valuable expertise telling compelling stories in a short video format. She's created 28 one-minute video profiles of celebrated Canadians commissioned by Global Television for their Northern Lights series and over a dozen two-minute videos for Paul Kane Interactive, CineFocus Canada’s interactive documentary on DVD and a museum exhibit located at the Royal Ontario Museum. Developed during an eight-month CineFocus Canada residency at the Canadian Film Centre’s, Paul Kane Interactive pushes the boundaries of storytelling by engaging users to interact with arts based content aimed at showing early settler’s influence on aboriginal life. In addition to her interactive, biography and documentary programs, Joan has produced over 50 videos for the non-profit sector and for federal and provincial governments. These projects cover a range of topics including: cultural issues, environmental initiatives, community health, social programs, international development, and labour initiatives. Several of these programs have been produced in French and English. Joan is an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre, the National Screen Institute, the Banff New Media Centre, OCADU's Imagination Catalyst, and Ryerson's Radio & Television Arts program. She began her career as a researcher and field producer on TVO’s flagship literary series Imprint, hosted by Daniel Richler.

• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Creative Director
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Series Producer / Show Runner

In a world of abundance, my years of experience in the industry allow me to create content that stands out. I began as a Director/Producer committed to understanding the message, emotion, and strategy applied to the creative. Applying the truth of documentary with the polish of cinema. As the content landscape evolved, so has my perspective. Today, I possess an extensive understanding of all creative disciplines with a T-shaped focus on film and motion. I lead new business pitches while crafting a compelling story and advocate for every campaign including a multi-channel approach. I understand how all the pieces fit together and can lead conversations around what content will drive a bigger impact on a client’s business. I enjoy contributing to the strategic development of an assignment and leading a group of cross-disciplinary teams. My experience spans a wide foundation of integrated campaigns, social content programmes and B2B-focused films. At the heart of my approach is curiosity paired with a commitment to creating something new every time. I specialize in getting to the emotional core of campaigns through telling stories with striking visuals, and dynamic images – ultimately creating a visceral audience experience.

• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director

I worked in advertising before becoming a visual artist, first as an account executive then as an art director. After moving to a tropical island (true story), I took a little detour and went to culinary school, working in professional kitchens along the way. Eventually, I hung up my apron and started shooting and writing about food. My passion for photography, motion and writing became culinary storytelling, and my tools for self-expression. As I continue to evolve and broaden my scope as a storyteller, I lean on each discipline—art direction, culinary arts, photography, writing—to help guide my work and my vision. Bold ideas thrill me as do colour and print, drama and whimsy. I'm equally passionate about the potential of a strong, stand-alone image as I am about the creative components in a captivating film. I'm based in Toronto + Los Angeles and create everywhere. Let's make some killer work together.

• Product Photographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Copywriter
• Art Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Digital Content Creator

I’ve been an artist since before I can remember. It all started with drawing. At 12 years old I was doing stop motion and Claymation and by the time I was 14 I had shot my first short film. Fast forward to my 24th birthday, when I decided to go get my master’s degree from my dream school (USC’s School of Cinematic Arts). By then I had finished a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual arts, played bass for a band in front of hundreds of people, had songs played at and been interviewed on national radio, had three music videos I directed on MTV Latin America’s top 10 (with one # 1), and had shot and edited a live rock concert that would go on to feature as part of MTV’s world stage series, and be sold in record stores. That still wasn't enough. So, I left my band and my burgeoning career as an up and coming music video director in Colombia to pursue my dream of being a film director. Thus, I moved to Los Angeles, where I got my MFA, and then stayed 6 years total until late 2015. During this time, I worked as an independent director, doing short form content for artists and clients. I Co-wrote, produced, co-directed and edited my first feature length film, and I worked as a cinematographer on another feature, meanwhile working in developing film and TV projects for one of my USC mentors, as well as for myself. In late 2018, my wife and I moved to Vancouver Canada, looking for a new start. In my time there, I taught film directing at Vancouver Film School, was a Creative Director at Appreciated Media, and then for the past two years Creative Vice President and Producer at Crank Media, a company where I got to assemble from the ground and lead a talented creative team, as well as pursue the production of various long and short form projects, including developing long form projects, shooting a TV pilot, all kinds of content for social media, photographing our music label’s artists, shooting their videos, and I even got to supervise the creation on 3D metaverse style world prototypes. I moved to Toronto in late 2022, and decided to start working for myself again.

• Creative Director
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Full-Service Live Production
• HD Live Operator
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Gaffer
• Colorist
• Senior Editor
• Commercial DP
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Executive Producer
• Storyboard Artist
• Art Director
• Post-Production Manager
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Mixer
• Sound Designer
• Copywriter

Randy Woolgar is a veteran creative with a solid reputation for producing fresh, high quality digital content for top Canadian brands. He's a nimble and collaborative production professional - from location director and award-winning DP, to versatile creative director. Randy currently leads a busy a Toronto-based creative services firm specializing in video-based branded content. The firm's current client roster includes BMO, RBC, Norwood, Loblaw, KPMG and other top Canadian brands. Randy works closely with client-side communications teams and their agencies of record to develop and execute innovative and effective brand communications. He regularly leads client ideation sessions, prepares and delivers pitch decks and creative presentations. Randy has a knack for transforming creative vision into a clear set of deliverables and hand-picking the right production team to do the job. He orchestrates and manages interdisciplinary teams from kick-off meeting to delivery, and works collaboratively to ensure the final product meets exacting client expectations. If you’re looking for a versatile director with “on the fly” creative abilities and chameleon-like production expertise, let’s talk.

• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Senior Editor

I'm a videographer and filmmaker specialized in conflict, humanitarian and news stories, looking to move into commercials as marketing, and advertsing videos, along with independent and feature films. I based in Toronto. I started my career in the Middle East as a war correspondent (Reuters, Al Jazeera Arabic, Vice News) and transitioned into video work for humanitarian agencies (WHO, UNFPA, Syrian American Medical Society) and daily news (AP). I completed an MA in Filmmaking at the University of East London in 2021. I work as a freelance videographer, editor and/or director. I have made two films: my first, for Vice News in 2015, was a finalist for the Prix Bayeux, and my second, for Al Jazeera English in 2017, won Best Current Affairs Programme award at the 2018 Asian Film and Television Awards.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Creative Director
• Post-Production Manager
• Corporate Videographer

Anne-Marie is an award-winning photographer, videographer, and multimedia producer and has national and international experience across newspapers, magazines, and online formats. Anne-Marie was formally a videographer, photographer, and video editor for The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and Reuters. She has gone on to develop her own production house, AMJvisuals, and has a large roster of clients. She is a well-versed visual journalist who enjoys capturing people's stories through dynamic interviews and complementary visuals. Her work has been acknowledged with awards from EPPY, POYi , NPAC winner, and the Webbys. Her documentary 'Views from the Street' was featured in CityFlix Film Festival, Lift-Off Film Festival, and the National Screen Institute online film festival and won Best DocumentaryShort from the LA Film Festival.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer

• A creative, solution-oriented and customer focused professional with excellent communication skills. Possess ability to work under pressure and multi-task in fast paced environments. • Experienced in building and maintaining relationships with customers and relevant stakeholders, while upholding brand experience and reputation. Can deliver independently, but also work well with teams. • Possess over 7 years of experience, during which I have worked with top brands, such as Coca Cola, Coke Studio, Quetta Gladiators (Cricket Team), Pakistan Super League (Cricket League), British Council, Generation (Retail Fashion), Destinations Magazine (Daewoo), Daewoo, Kitchen Cuisine, The World Bank, CGAP, Dignosco and Wright Burgers.

• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Commercial

Adetona Omokanye is a photojournalist and visual artist whose work explores Africa’s rich and diverse cultures, capturing its traditions, people, and social issues through the lens of their unique perspectives. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for storytelling, Adetona uses photography as a tool to showcase the beauty, complexity, and diversity of the African continent. Recently he started to explore new creative territory by integrating multimedia practice into his work. He currently exhibits his series, “Spiritually Fashionable” within the TD-sponsored Black Joy is Resistance group exhibition at Union Station. Adetona is based between Toronto, Canada, and Lagos Nigeria.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fashion Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Drone Operator
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Art Director

I have over 15 years of experience in the news industry and in my most recent role I managed a digital video and script writing team that creates and delivers stories across platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok at TRT World. My team produced everything from 30-second reels on Instagram to 8-minute explainers on YouTube and has won a Lovie Award for our Kashmir lockdown coverage. Our video 'The Killing of Willie McCoy' was a finalist for long form story at the Shorty Awards where we also won the Audience Honor. Some of our best content has had over a million views and central to it all has been one element: writing that connects with people around the world

• Social Media Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copy Editor
• Copywriter
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Digital Content Creator
• Translator
• Transcriber
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Executive Producer
• Content Strategist
• Senior Editor
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Marco is a director and cinematographer based in Toronto, Ontario. His passion comes from a background in photography with a keen eye for composition and lighting. His expertise lies in both narrative and commercial filmmaking, bringing a blend of storytelling and brand messaging to life through the lens. Marco is driven by creative collaboration and takes every project as an opportunity to tell a story while catering to the needs of the client.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director

With 10 years of experience as a freelance filmmaker, IO/ONE has garnered numerous awards and selections at various film festivals. His most recent accolades stem from his short script "YUNG," which secured the Best Short Script at the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards. The script also made its mark as a Finalist at the New York International Screenplay Awards and earned a Nomination at the Prisma Awards in Rome.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Commercial DP

Digital Content Creator with a strong focus in the beauty industry. I have successfully used social media and video content creation to build a strong brand with loyal clients and followers. 3+ years of content creation focused in beauty/ haircare as well as lifestyle. Extensive knowledge of hair colour as well as 8+ years experience in the beauty industry. Worked with brands such as: Wella, K18, Matrix Professional

• Digital Content Creator
• Hair and Make-up Artist
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Content Strategist
• Art Director

Self-made, resourceful go-getter invigorated by the ever- changing digital marketing landscape and constantly pursuing innovative means to create new content and fine- tune existing campaigns. Successfully delivering 30M+ monthly views, and 2M+ subscribers on YouTube. I'm certified by Google in YouTube channel growth, I worked with international TV networks as a creative director and video editor.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Executive Producer
• Creative Director
• Digital Content Creator
• Social Media Producer
• Influencer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary