Awards and Media

China’s Earthquake: The people in the picture” CBC:  Producer

• Gemini Award ( Canadian Screen award) – Best history documentary  2009,  Canada
• Golden Sheaf Award 2010, Best history documentary  Canada

“SARS: Cover up and aftermath”:  CBC documentary channel: Producer/Director/Writer

• Mada Award in Commfest GlobalCommunity film festival in Toronto 2013
• Best director/Best producer/Human rights award at intl Film festival for Peace, Inspiration and Equality 2013,

T&T Supermarket secret mission, 2016 : Producer/Director/Writer

IndieFEST Film Award of Excellence: Commercial/informerical, 2021

IndieFEST Film Award of Excellence 2021: Direction, 

“My first 150 Days”: TVO, CBC documentary channel: 2017. Director/Writer

• IndieFEST Award of Excellence in the US in 2017
• “Bronze Remi-Award” at the 2018 Worldfest Houston Festival
• “Certificate of Creative Excellence” at the 2018 US International Film & Video Festival
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  “My Farmland”: CBC, 2018 Producer/Director/Writer

• Sliver Award at Spotlight international documentary festival in 2019
• Best Feb feature documentary at Changing face international festival in Australia in 2019
• An IndieFEST award of Special Mention in the US in 2019
• Nominated for ” Best POV Docs” and “Best Multicultural DOC” at 2019 Golden Sheaf Award at Yorkton film festival
• Platinum Remi award The Huston international film festival 2020
• Finalist New York Movie award monthly 2020
• Finalist Barnes film award 2020, the UK
• Best Educational Film winner of the 2020 Universe Multicultural Film Festival in LA, USA.

“Covid and Who I am Now” CBC, 2020 Producer/Director/Writer

• Won an IndieFEST Award of Excellence in the US in 2021
• “Gold Remi-Award” at the 2021 Worldfest Houston Festival
• Best documentary short, January, 2021, Changing face international film Festival
• Best director, International Kolkata Short Film Festival

“Morning Crossroads” Drama short 2023

• An IndieFEST award of Special Mention in the US

“The Burden” Drama short 2024

• Best short Script: HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY AWARDS By CINEVERSE

Many of Diana’s works have been covered by various media, including:

For the documentary “China’s Earthquake: The People in the Pictures“:

• http://gingerpost.com/?p=1086
• Online Asian magazine “Ginger Post”
• It is a TV Guide’s pick of the week, and is described as a “stunning documentary”.
• Kate Taylor in the Globe this morning describes it as “heartbreaking and provocative”:
• http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090402.wtaylor02/BNStory/Entertainment/home
• More than 11 Chinese media channels has covered the documentary.
• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6677219452271188850#

For the documentary series “China’s Leap of Faith“: Vision TV

• Article “ make a doc under government watchful eyes”, The Globe and Mail on July 22, 2008

Many Chinese media both local and overseas covered this documentary series. 

Diana was interviewed by Chinese newspaper and magazine as an outstanding example of a successful immigrant:

Diana has appeared several times on CBC radio, Sun TV English media.

For the documentary “My First 150 Days” in 2017:

• http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-april-7-2017-1.4058983/my-first-150-days-documents-hardship-of-immigrant-life-in-canada-1.4059030
• http://jamesbawden.blogspot.ca/2017/04/truth-reigns-in-my-first-150-days.html
• https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2017/04/12/documentary-follows-familys-first-150-days-as-canadians.html
• https://www.thestar.com/life/2017/04/06/my-first-150-days-presents-immigrant-life-after-reunion-weikle.html
• https://nowtoronto.com/movies/my-first-150-days-how-to-immigrate-to-canada/#.WO02Wz2LJp8.facebook
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZNete3emAQ&feature=share
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEbgh9oZjo0&t=10s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEbgh9oZjo0&t=5s
• http://www.mingpaocanada.com/TOR/htm/NEWS/20170222/TBF1_r.htm
• http://philippinereporter.com/2017/02/10/my-first-150-days/
• http://tvo.org/article/current-affairs/shared-values/how-a-family-of-filipino-newcomers-adjusted-to-life-in-canada–with-the-help-of-an-immigrant-filmmaker
• http://www.newcanadianmedia.ca/item/40661-depicting-the-first-150-days-in-canada
• http://www.balitangamerica.tv/my-first-150-days-chronicles-filipino-immigrant-familys-reunion-in-canada/
• http://www.mississauga.com/community-story/7147169-tvo-to-release-film-on-challenges-faced-by-immigrant-families/.
• https://frontpagephilippinestv.wordpress.com/
• http://info.51.ca/community/chinese/2017-02/511141.html
• http://www.torcn.com/bbs/deal/31622.html
• http://www.todaycommercialnews.com/canada/25941

For the documentary “My Farmland” in 2019:

• https://brioux.tv/blog/2019/03/14/review-my-farmland/
• http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/03/c_137946272.htm
• https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/chinese-canadian-farmers-are-facing-hostility-as-they-settle-in-rural-areas-a-new-cbc-doc-aims-to-change-that-1.5054953?fbclid=IwAR21gPWEky_GFt1M6IyeKjYJDmx3IXu8ZLuG0IbE27m1hepnXO3exttFBjQ
• https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/features/this-chinese-canadian-farmer-is-fulfilling-a-childhood-dream
• https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/whatson-story/9203952-chinese-ownership-of-niagara-on-the-lake-winery-part-of-new-cbc-doc/?fbclid=iwar33vu057nmx3yqs8panvlinykn4fbb-70170nwcsijlueirgtc8pfkovge?s=e
• https://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-story/9206237-chinese-owned-winery-in-niagara-on-the-lake-features-in-cbc-documentary/?s=e