Raised in Fredericton, NB, writer/ director Gia Milani’s work has been celebrated from coast to coast. Her feature film All the Wrong Reasons premiered as an Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Gia won the Discovery Prize. The dramatic comedy film additionally won the Script Accessible Award at Slamdance and the Viewer's Choice Award at the Silver Wave Film Festival. After her feature win at TIFF Gia was named one of Canada’s top film Talents to Watch. Gia was awarded a prestigious “A Grant” from ArtsNB for writing and directing her newest experimental comedy film, At the Back, which premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival Gala and was picked up by CBC Gem. In 2021, she was honoured with a Wave Award, and in 2018 with a Salute to a Woman Working in Entertainment in New Brunswick Award, both from WIFT-Atlantic.