Danielle Sturk
Manitoba
Danielle is a French-Canadian prairie girl addicted to the power of story and its expression on screen. A former modern dancer and choreographer, she’s directed over 20 one-off documentaries and shorts films, a multitude of live performance to broadcast specials, and over 40 episodes of television drama and children’s television. A multidisciplinary artist known for her emotionally resonant, visually striking work, many of her films have been recognized with awards and nominations and all have found their audience in festivals and on major national broadcaster platforms.
Her works have received several awards, including three nominations in four years from the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) for her directing work in documentary and television series, the 2020 Manitoba Hothouse Award for Creative Development, the 2015 Major Arts Grant from the Manitoba Arts Council, the King Charles III Medal in 2025, and more than 30 grants from arts councils at the national, provincial, and municipal levels throughout her career.
Her hybrid-documentary EL TORO was nominated for the Directors’ Guild of Canada (DGC)’s Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film and awarded two Golden Sheaf Awards at the Yorkton Film Festival, one for Best Director Non-Fiction and one for Best Experimental Film. It also garnered a spot on the 2019 Hot Doc’s Top 5 Audience Pick list. Danielle adapted the documentary into a six-part, one-hour French-language drama series which she wrote and directed. The original series for Radio Canada received a nomination for both a 2024 DGC Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Miniseries and Best Editing, as well a Golden Sheaf Award for Best Series nomination from the Yorkton Film Festival.
In 2026, Danielle wrote and directed the documentary “Meeting A Moment: The Art of Social Architecture” that opened the Architecture + Design Film Festival and is airing on CBC and CBC GEM. She also produced the short-form dramedy series “Les faillites d’Astrid” streaming on ICI TOU TV, which earned writer-director Elena Sturk-Lussier Manitoba’s first Prix Gémeaux de la relève from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television for her work on the series.
Danielle is currently developing two features.
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Meeting A Moment - The Art of Social Architecture
Dates: 2026
Roles: Director, Writer
Studio / Network: CBC Gem
Type: Indie Feature
Genre: Documentary
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Les faillites d'Astrid
Dates: 2026
Link: IMDB
Role: Producer
Studio / Network: Radio-Canada
Type: Limited Series
Genre: Drama
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PADRE
Episodes: 108,109,110,111,112,113
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: TV5 Unis
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Drama
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El Toro (Series)
Episodes: 6 Episodes
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Writer, Associate Producer
Studio / Network: Radio-Canada
Type: Limited Series
Genre: Drama
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Edgar
Episodes: 106, 107, 108
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: Bell, Crave
Type: One-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Drama, Crime, Disaster
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Canot Cocasse
Episodes: 26 Episodes
Link: IMDB
Roles: Showrunner, Director
Studio / Network: APTN
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
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Taken
Episodes: 112
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: APTN
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Crime
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