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Nolan Sarner

Toronto, Canada

Nolan Sarner is a Toronto-based commercial director working with Skin and Bones Film for Canada and the US.

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Production company & representation
Skin and Bones Film
Production company · Toronto · verification date unavailable
Skin and Bones Film
Production company · CA, US · verified Jul 2026
Skin and Bones
Production company · Toronto · verification date unavailable
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Recent press & creds
Canadian Screen Award Nominee
Canadian Screen Awards · 2019 · award
Canadian Screen Award Winner
Canadian Screen Awards · 2018 · award
1.4 Longlist — SickKids “All It Takes Is A Second”
1.4 · 2026 · award
Selected clients
Intact InsuranceSickKids HospitalWalmartMcDonald'sRBCCanada Post

Bio & background

Nolan Sarner is a Toronto-based commercial director working with Skin and Bones Film for Canada and the US. His 2026 work includes Intact Insurance’s category-leadership campaign with Cossette Montreal—three single-take vignettes shot with a locked, unmoving camera on a closed stretch of Yonge Street, framed as in-camera “moving paintings” with no cuts or comping, heavy street choreography, and a FotoKem film-pass finish (LBB Behind the Work, July 2026). The same period brought Walmart “Believe” with Jonathan David Jr. (David Reviews pick of the day, June 2026; DP Catherine Lutes) and SickKids Hospital “All it Takes is a Second,” named in Shots Best of February 2026 and shortlisted for the Young Directors Award and 1.4 Longlist. Roster credits also include McDonald’s “From the Ground Up,” RBC “Newcomers,” Canada Post “Grandpa,” and further Intact titles. Awards include a 2018 Canadian Screen Award win and 2019 nomination, ADCC shortlist (2024), multiple 1.4 and Berlin Commercial shortlists, a Vimeo Staff Pick, and consecutive YDA shortlists (2025–2026). Craft signals center on locked-off long takes, complex real-world choreography, and authentic direction of first-time and celebrity performers.

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Awards
  • Canadian Screen Award Nominee
    Canadian Screen Awards · 2019
  • Canadian Screen Award Winner
    Canadian Screen Awards · 2018
  • 1.4 Longlist — SickKids “All It Takes Is A Second”
    1.4 · 2026
  • YDA Shortlist — SickKids “All It Takes Is A Second”
Young Directors Award · 2026
  • 1.4 Shortlist
    1.4 · 2025
  • YDA Shortlist
    Young Directors Award · 2025
  • ADCC Shortlist
    ADCC · 2024
  • 1.4 Shortlist
    1.4 · 2022
  • Berlin Commercial Awards Shortlist
    Berlin Commercial Awards · 2022
  • 1.4 Shortlist
    1.4 · 2021
  • Berlin Commercial Awards Shortlist
    Berlin Commercial Awards · 2021
  • Vimeo Staff Pick
    Vimeo
  • Press
    • Shots Best of February 2026 — SickKids Hospital “All it Takes is a Second”
      Shots.net · 2026
    • This Insurance Company Proved Its Category Leadership with Single-Take Vignettes
      LBB · 2026
    • Walmart “Believe” — David Reviews pick of the day
      David Reviews / Skin and Bones · 2026
    • Intact Insurance campaign project page
      Rodeo FX · 2026
    • Early career profile — Nolan Sarner
      Shots.net · 2011