ABOUT EMILY

 Emily Graves is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Her short documentary THE GOATS OF MONESIGLIO, 2022, screened internationally (DOC NYC, SIFF, Sebastopol) and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary. She is currently in development on her first feature documentary BECOMING A LANDSCAPE (working title), which was selected to participate in the DOC Institute’s Breakthrough Development Lab in 2022, the Hot Docs-Netflix Incubator 2024-25 and UnionDocs’ Early Production Lab 2025.

Emily studied at Central Saint Martins in London, UK, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She is also an alumna of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection internship program in Venice, Italy.

Filmography

THE GOATS OF MONESIGLIO, 2022 | Short Documentary [25 minutes]

BECOMING A LANDSCAPE (WORKING TITLE), In Development | Feature Documentary | Producer: Aeyliya Husain , November Films

Awards & Honours

Canadian Screen Awards 2023 - Nominee for Best Short Documentary - The Goats of Monesiglio

Lindalee Tracey Award 2023 - Finalist

Regina International Film Festival and Awards 2022 - Winner of Canadian Documentary - Short Form - The Goats of Monesiglio

Yorkton Film Festival 2022 - Nominee for Emerging Filmmaker Award

Education

Foundation Studies in Art and Design | Central Saint Martins - University College London | London, England | 2006

Bachelor of Fine Arts | Gerrit Rietveld Academie | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 2008

Diploma in Photojournalism | Loyalist College | Belleville, Ontario, Canada | 2014

Pitch Markets

Nordic Co-Production Market, The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund - New Nordic Films , 23 August , 2023 - Haugesund, Norway | Selected as one of 24 project to present. Pitched ‘Becoming A Landscape’ (Feature Documentary - Early Development)

Planet In Focus, 2023 Green Pitch - October 20, 2023 - Toronto, Ontario | Pitched ‘Becoming A Landscape’ (Feature Documentary - Early Development) with Aeyliya Husain

Hot Docs 2025 Works-In-Progress screenings - April 28, 2025, ‘Becoming A Landscape’ with Aeyliya Husain

Grants Awarded

Canada Council for the Arts - Arts Abroad Grant 2023

National Film Board - Filmmaker Assistance Program 2020

Toronto Arts Council - Media Arts Grant 2019