• PRODUCER'S LAB PARTICIPANT | Spindle Films Foundation

    2025 | February
    Producers’ lab for trans and gender-diverse creators; mentorship with Tuck Dowrey, Director of Development at PageBoy Productions (Elliot Page).
    Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity.

  • PANELIST | Queer Screen: Pink Paper Panel, Hosted by Pink Triangle Press

    2024 | September

    TIFF Event at Varsity Cinemas, Toronto. In conversation with filmmakers J Stevens and Sook-Yin Lee.

  • SQUARE KNOT | Toronto Arts Council Grant Recipient

    2024 | December
    Funding awarded for forthcoming trans coming-of-age drama

  • PANELIST | LGBTQ+ Representation in Cinema, Presented by Cineplex

    2024 | June
    Pride Event at Scotiabank Theatre, Toronto

  • ARTIST'S TALK & SCREENING | Jamii Hub at the Esplanade

    2024 | May
    Curated discussion and screening around the theme of "Roots."
    Films | BETWEEN US & OVERGROWN

  • OVERGROWN | Now Streaming on CBC Gem

    2024 | March

    Overgrown (2022) now streaming on CBC Gem’s Canadian Reflections program.

  • THE VOICE OF CALLING | Grant Recipient, Canada Council for the Arts

    2024 | March

    Scriptwriting and research grant awarded for feature screenplay in development.

  • DIRECTOR'S SHADOWING PLACEMENT | The Way Home

    2023 | September
    Shadowed director Shamim Sarif THE WAY HOME (S2, 2 Episodes), Neshama Entertainment, Hallmark Original Series

  • COUNTERMEASURE ORCHESTRAL SESSIONS | Concert Video Release

    2024 | April

    Concert video directed & produced by Cailleah Scott-Grimes for Countermeasure Music in collaboration with the New Millennium Orchestra at Burlington Centre for the Performing Arts

  • OFF LIMITS | Digital Series Episode Release

    2023-2024

    Episodes directed & produced by Cailleah Scott-Grimes for the Canadian Association for Girls In Science (CAGIS)

  • OVERGROWN | WIFT Showcase: Jury Award for Best Directing

    2023 | May
    Playback Magazine

    “The jury chose Overgrown by Cailleah Scott-Grimes for taking many creative risks in direction while creating this film. When working with sound and mixed media in film, it can become very easy for one element to overshadow another if not carefully composed. Balance is of utmost importance in storytelling in order to connect to audiences and without a doubt, Cailleah accomplishes this with Overgrown. It takes a director with prowess and distinct sensibilities to conceptualize and bring a story like Overgrown to life. A story that resonates deeply, Cailleah brings about a clarity of vision while holding a mirror to society.”

  • Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) | Selected Participant

    2022 | October
    Playback Magazine
    Selected for Career Advancement Module Cohort

  • THE VOICE OF CALLING | Selected Participant: Stowe Story Labs

    2022 | June - Sept
    “The Voice of Calling” (feature film in development) selected for Feature Campus Program

  • OVERGROWN | Review: Kingston Canadian Film Festival

    2023 | March

    Canadian Shorts: Beyond Program Review
    By Courtney Small, That Shelf

    “Filled with plenty of visual flair, the film incorporates slow motion and animation in stunning ways, which allow Overgrown to evolve into something rather poetic…the film forces audiences to reflect on the nature of life. The way things we collect throughout our existence convey not just a moment in time but the loved ones that have come and gone as well. A stylish work backed by a great soundtrack, Overgrown hits all the right notes.”

  • BETWEEN US | Review: Best Canadian Short Nominees at UWPG Film Festival

    2021 | November
    Review by Jason Pchajek

    ”Beautiful, simply beautiful. Cailleah Scott-Grimes’s film Between Us feels like a million-dollar feature shrunk down to crisp 17-minute run time…A wonderful portrayal of queer and trans existence in a world still evolving, the leaves you with the thought, ‘what must change for acceptance to flourish? Must trans people change their situations to suit the world? Or should the world change to accept them where they are?”

  • OVERGROWN | Screenings

    2023 | October
    Screening & Panel: Deep Dive on Mental Health & Homelessness
    Forest City Film Festival, London, ON

    2023 | March
    Screening, Q&A, and Concert by Countermeasure Music
    Hosted by SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival, Burlington Performing Arts Centre

    2023 | March
    Screening and Q&A, Women’s International Film & Arts Festival, New York City

    2023 | March
    Screening and Q&A, Kingston Canadian Film Festival

  • BETWEEN US | Screenings

    2023 | June
    Available to watch on Latest TV in the Brighton area on Freeview 7 and Virgin Media 159, and to livestream anywhere in the world at thelatest.co.uk

    2023 | April
    Trans Film Fest Stockholm

    2023 | January
    ReelOut Kingston Queer Film Festival, Gender Bender Shorts Program

    2022 | May
    The OutMuseum, Shorts Program curated by Iván Reina Ortiz: “Queer Workers of the World, Unite,” Online

    2022 | May
    Gay Film Festival Freiburg, Germany

  • FÊTE | Co-Directed Series Nominated at TO Webfest

    2023 | September

    Fête, written and produced by Krista Hovsepian, screened at TO Webfest and was nominated for Best Ensemble Cast in an International Series

  • BETWEEN US | University of Toronto News

    2021 | July
    Alum feature and interview about the journey from a degree in East Asian Studies to the making of “Between Us” in rural Japan.

  • BETWEEN US | Hot Docs: Lindalee Tracey Award Recipient

    2021 | May

    Cailleah Scott-Grimes was presented the award courtesy of White Pine Pictures, in memory of cinema pioneer Lindalee Tracey.

  • ROCKIN’ THE COFFIN | Screening & Panel Discussion

    2023 | January
    Dying.Series hosted by DesignTO and OCAD University, Toronto

  • QUEMADO | Music Video Release

    2022 | August
    By Japanese-Canadian folk ensemble, Ten Ten, featuring Flamenco Dancer Kiyo Asaoka

  • ROCKIN’ THE COFFIN | Screening & Keynote: Ritual Creativity Conference

    2022 | June
    Presented with Ronald L. Grimes at University of Fribourg, Switzerland

  • BETWEEN US: Screening & Panel at BFI Flare

    2022 | March
    Cailleah joins filmmakers Chase Joynt (Framing Agnes), Kevin Hegge (TRAMPS!), and Scott Jones (Coin Slot) for BFI Flare’s “Spotlight on Canada” Panel