Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais’ first feature film Whitewash won the Best New Narrative Feature Film award at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Best Feature by a First-Time Director at the Canadian Screen Awards. His second film Birthmarked, a dramatic comedy starring Toni Collette and Matthew Goode, was released internationally on Netflix in 2018. His short film Marius Borodine received numerous accolades including a Genie Award and a top ten TIFF selection in 2011.

Emanuel has directed over 500 ad campaigns in the past 20 years. Many of these spots have won prizes in festivals in Cannes, New York, London and Toronto. Emanuel was also honored with the Best Directing Award at the Crea Awards in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2021 and at the Canadian Marketing Awards in 2011. He’s worked for clients such as AIR CANADA, BELL, BEST BUY, CAESAR’S PALACE, CAMPBELL’S, DENTYNE ICE, DR PEPPER, GENERAL MOTORS, JEEP, KEURIG, McDONALD’S, NESCAFÉ, PEPSI, PIZZA HUT, RAM, ROLAIDS, SUBWAY, SUZUKI, TOYOTA, UBER EATS, V8 VEGETABLE JUICE, VOLKSWAGEN and many others.

Before directing, Emanuel was an actor and an editor based in Montreal. He cut a large amount of television spots and played in a few plays, films and TV series. Try spotting him in the The Day After Tomorrow trailer…