Jamie M. Dagg is a Canadian film director and writer, who won the 2016 Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature, presented to the year's best feature film directed by a first-time director, for his film River.
[1] Originally from Timmins, Ontario,[2] Dagg travelled in Southeast Asia for several years beginning at age 18 before moving to Toronto to work in film.
He has also directed music videos for Broken Social Scene, Bedouin Soundclash and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
[2] His second feature film, Sweet Virginia, was released in 2017.
[3] Dagg received a nomination for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award.