Style Dayne is Learning From the Best at Whistler Film Festival’s 2024 Producers Lab

Creative Saskatchewan sponsored Style Dayne’s participation in the Whistler Film Festival’s 2024 Producers Lab.

Style Dayne grew up on a cattle ranch in Southern Saskatchewan. More recently, he was threatened by Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool character in the hit Marvel movie.

Dayne got his start on Incredible Stories Studio in Regina. Growing up, he always dreamed of a career in the film and television industry. In 2010, he moved to Vancouver to make that dream a reality. But after working as an actor on feature films and television shows for a number of years, he began to wonder what it would be like to be on the other side of the table. Dayne wanted to have conversations about stories that mattered and meant something to him.

After starting his new path as a producer, Dayne moved back home to Saskatchewan in 2020. The time was right to come home. “The stars aligned,” he says, “I was able to stay and work here in Saskatchewan with the new Creative Saskatchewan funding.”

Dayne has been working on a few shows as a producer and was honoured to be one of six individuals across Canada to be invited to participate in the Whistler Film Festival’s 2024 Producers Lab. The Producers Lab is geared towards producers who are at a professional tipping point. The eight months of in-depth mentorship participants receive helps set them up for a long, successful career.

Through the program, Dayne is working on a feature film called Pay Day. Dayne describes the film as “a comedy about two people who decide to have a child together who definitely should not be having a child together.” Though he’s learning lots and gaining incredible experience and industry connections, the highlight so far for Dayne has been getting to work with CBC’s Executive in Charge of Production, Comedy, Kathleen Meek one-on-one.

There is a lot of momentum behind Dayne right now. Looking back, he is proud of how he’s gone from a Southern Saskatchewan cattle ranch to where he is today. “Dream big and have big aspirations,” he says. “There are people out there who want to support you. Reach out to Creative Saskatchewan.”