Holly Dale

Holly Dale
Born December 23, 1953
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Film director, television director, film editor, film producer, screenwriter
Years active 1976–present

Holly Dale (born December 23, 1953) is a Canadian film and television director and film producer. She received a Gemini Award in 2008 for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series (Durham County).

Dale and Janis Cole operate the Toronto-based independent production company Spectrum Films, and shared a Genie Award for P4W: Prison for Women, a 1981 documentary about Canada's only prison for women.

Filmography

Director

  • Cream Soda (co-directed with Janis Cole) (1975)
  • Minimum Charge No Cover (co-directed with Janis Cole) (1976)
  • Thin Line (co-directed with Janis Cole) (1977)
  • P4W: Prison for Women (co-directed with Janis Cole) (1981)
  • Hookers on Davie (co-directed with Janis Cole) (1984)
  • Quiet on the Set (co-directed with Janis Cole) (1985)
  • Calling the Shots (co-directed with Janis Cole) (1988)
  • Dead Meat (1989)
  • Historica Minutes: Agnes Macphail (1994)
  • Side Effects (TV series)
"In Sickness and in Health" (1994)
"Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth" (1996)
  • Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story (1996)
  • Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (TV series)
"The Accident" (1997)
"Bone of Contention" (1997)
"Motivation" (2000)
"Blind Witness" (1999)
"The Heist" (1999)
"Night Falls" (1999)
"The Believers" (2000)
"Raven Nation" (2000)
"Gulag" (2000)
"O'er the Ramparts We Watched" (1999)
"Second Service" (1999)
"Birds of Paradise" (2000)
"For Love and Money" (2000)
"The Sins of our Fathers" (2000)
"Curveball" (2000)
"The Escape Artist" (2000)
"Expose" (2000)
"Grandma's Shoes" (2000)
"Door to Death" (2001)
"Christmas Party" (2001)
"All Choked Up" (2001)
"Tracker" (pilot, 2001)
"Double Down" (2002)
"A Made Guy" (2002)
"Thieves' Honor" (2002)
"Valentine's Day in Jail" (2002)
"Leaper" (2002)
"Nina's Muse" (2003)
"Cat Got Your Tongue" (2003)
"Above the Law" (2002)
"Buried Past" (2003)
"Lies, Speculation & Deception" (2003)
"Home" (2004)
  • Doc (TV series)
"Blindsided" (2004)
"Diplomatic Immunity" (2003)
"He Said She Said" (2003)
"Billy the Kid" (2003)
"The Sniper" (2003)
"To Grandmother's House We Go" (2004)
"Rocket Man" (2004)
"Adventures in Babysitting" (2004)
"Fraternity" (2005)
"Boy Meets World" (2005)
"Troy Story" (2005)
"Last Night" (2005)
"Have You Seen This Man?" (2005)
"Exposure" (2006)
"Double Take" (2006)
"So Shall Ye Reap" (2006)
"The Rapper" (2004)
"The Photographer" (2004)
"The Actuary" (2004)
"The Medium" (2004)
"The Comic" (2005)
"The Mother" (2005)
"The Chef" (2006)
"The V.J." (2006)
"The Junkie" (2006)
"Taking Off" (2006)
"Who Are You" (2006)
"The Lies That Bind" (2006)
"Blue-Eyed Blues" (2006)
"What Lies Beneath" (2007)
"The Lady of the Lake" (2007)
"Divide and Conquer" (2007)
"Guys and Dolls" (2007)
"Drift" (2007)
"Stone Cold" (2007)
"Wrapped" (2007)
"Who's George?" (2008)
"Attention Shoppers" (2008)
"Crushed" (2008)
"Chapter Eleven 'The Eclipse – Part 2'" (2008)
"Self Made Man" (2008)
"Dr. Tom" (2009)
"Erica, The Vampire Slayer" (2009)
"The Rabbit Hole" (2010)
"Two Wrongs" (2010)
  • Cold Case (TV series)
"The Good-Bye Room" (2007)
"Running Around" (2007)
"Thick as Thieves" (2007)
"Boy Crazy" (2007)
"The Road" (2008)
"Roller Girl" (2008)
"Breaking News" (2009)
"Head Case" (2011)
"Delinquent" (2011)
"Child's Welfare" (2012)
"Chemistry" (2012)
"Are We There Yet?" (2013)
"The Bridge" (2013)
"A Hen in the Wolf House" (2014)

Producer

Awards

  • 1982, Winner, Genie Award
    Best Theatrical Documentary
    P4W: Prison for Women
    (shared with Janis Cole)
    Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
  • 1984, Winner, Gold Plaque
    Best Documentary
    Hookers on Davie
    (shared with Janis Cole)
    Chicago International Film Festival
  • 1985, Nominee, Genie Award
    Best Theatrical Documentary
    Hookers on Davie
    (shared with Janis Cole)
    Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
  • 1988, Winner, Lillian Gish Award
    Excellence in Documentary
    Calling the Shots
    (shared with Janis Cole)
    Los Angeles Women in Film Festival
  • 1989, Nominee, Genie Award
    Best Feature Length Documentary
    Calling the Shots
    (shared with Janis Cole)
    Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
  • 1998, Nominee, Gemini Award
    Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries
    Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story
    Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
  • 2002, Nominee, DGC Craft Award
    Outstanding Achievement in Direction
    A Nero Wolfe Mystery, "Christmas Party"
    Directors Guild of Canada
  • 2003, Nominee, DGC Craft Award
    Outstanding Achievement in Direction
    Just Cause, "Buried Past"
    Directors Guild of Canada
  • 2003, Nominee, Gemini Award
    Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
    Bliss
    Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
  • 2008, Winner, Gemini Award
    Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
    Durham County, "What Lies Beneath"
    Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
  • 2009, Winner, DGC Craft Award
    Outstanding Achievement in Direction
    Flashpoint, "Attention Shoppers"
    Directors Guild of Canada

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