D'Arcy Butler - Director


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Passionate
Storytelling



Three decades of multi-cam shoots, making great tv

and telling stories in both English and French.

J'aim​e raconter des histoires. Everyone has a good story.




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D'Arcy Butler has a long career in television having directed some of the biggest shows in the country including Project Runway Canada, Canada's Next Top Model and The Bachelor Canada.


Over the last three decades, he has been one of Canada's leading lifestyle directors with hit HGTV and FOOD network shows like Carnival Eats, You Gotta Eat Here, Timber Kings, Save My Reno and Backyard Builds.


D'Arcy is currently studio directing live puppets and children's programming in French at TFO.



RESUME



2025 Effet Domino (director)

2023 Camp Kazoo (studio director)

2020 MINIYOGA (studio director)

2019 MINIVERS2 (studio director)

2018 FOOD SPIN (director and writer)

2017 $AVE MY RENO (director)

2016 KEEPING CANADA SAFE (director)

2016 BACKYARD BUILDS (director)

2015 GAME OF HOMES 2 (multi-cam director)

2015 KEEPING CANADA ALIVE (director)

2014 I WRECKED MY HOUSE (director)

2013 BE THE BOSS CANADA (director)

2013 CARNIVAL EATS - (director, pilot)

2013 TIMBER KINGS (director/writer)

2012 THE BACHELOR CANADA (lead director)

2011 YOU GOTTA EAT HERE (director)

2009 FEARLESS IN THE KITCHEN (director)

2008 100-MILE CHALLENGE (writer)

2008 PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA (lead director)

2007 PROPERTY VIRGINS (director)

2006 CANADA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (lead director)

2005 OPENING SOON: BY DESIGN (director)

2004 PLANET PARENT (studio director)

2003 THE RIGHT FIT (director)



SET PICS





From watching Carrara marble being cut from the mountain, to kayaking around an iceberg in Nfld, making Tartiflette at the base of the French Alps, racing Ferraris around a track in Vegas and chasing turtles in the Bahamas, I have had the great privilege of experiencing some of the most amazing things in the world, but more importantly meeting the people behind them and telling their stories. Puppets are super fun too.



AWARDS



CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS

Backyard Builds (Director)

Nomination-Best Lifestyle Program or Series

2018


YORKTON FILM FESTIVAL

I Wrecked My House (Director)

Winner -Best Reality and Lifestyle Series

2016


GEMINI AWARDS

Canada's Next Top Model (Cycle 1 Lead Director)

Winner - Gemini For Best Reality Series

2007


Project Runway Canada

(Season 1 Lead Director)

Winner - Gemini For Best Reality Series,

2008


CheF*Off! (Season 1 Director)

Nomination, -Best Reality Series

2011


REVAMPED

Nomination - Best Reality Director,

2011



Contact





darcy@darcybutler.com