I try to use my craft to make a positive difference! "We are the stories we tell." ~ Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
Company
Purple Monkeys Pictures inc.
Dylan Duff is an award-winning writer, director and producer based in Toronto, Canada. Dylan believes that film can be a catalyst for positive change and endeavours to tell important, and intriguing stories. As the founder and CEO of Purple Monkeys Pictures Inc., he has written, directed and produced a number of web series and short films, including Phobia, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Perspective, a nominee for Best International Short and Best Director at L’HIFF in Barcelona, and The Girl in the Road, which recently had its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatres as an official selection of Dances With Films Los Angeles. Dylan also received an Honourable Mention from TIFF Next Wave for Yellow-Headed, a short that he produced, co-wrote, and co-directed. He is a member of the Canadian Media Producers Association, as well as a voting member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
  • Director (9 Credits)
    Hand Me Down2025
    Short, Student
    Terry2024
    Short, Student
    Where We Left2024
    Short, Student
    Yellow-Headed2022
    Short
    Keep Walking2021
    Short
    Portrait of a Girl and her Innocence2021
    Short
    Perspective2020
    Short
    Phobia2020
    Short
    The Girl in the Road2020
    Short
  • Producer (7 Credits)
    Terry2024
    Short, Student
    Yellow-Headed2022
    Short
    Keep Walking2021
    Short
    Portrait of a Girl and her Innocence2021
    Short
    Perspective2020
    Short
    Phobia2020
    Short
    The Girl in the Road2020
    Short
  • Writer (7 Credits)
    Hand Me Down2025
    Short, Student
    Terry2024
    Short, Student
    Keep Walking2021
    Short
    Portrait of a Girl and her Innocence2021
    Short
    Perspective2020
    Short
    Phobia2020
    Short
    The Girl in the Road2020
    Short
  • Acting (4 Credits)
    Terry2024
    Short, Student
    Yellow-Headed2022
    Short
    Perspective2020
    Short
    Phobia2020
    Short
Official Selection
Terry

Budapest
2026
Official Selection
Terry
Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) Kids
Halifax
2025
Official Selection
Terry
National Film Festival of Talented Youth (NFFTY)
Seattle
2024
Honourable Mention
Yellow-Headed
TIFF Next Wave 48 hour challenge
Toronto
2021
Official Selection, Nominated: Best international Short Film, Best Director (Dylan Duff)
Perspective
L’Hospitalet de Llobregat International Film Festival
Barcelona
Official Selection
Perspective
Screen Power Film Festival
London
Winner, Best Young Filmmaker
Perspective
Festigious International Film Festival
Los Angeles, California
Official Selection, Quarter-Finalist
Perspective
Los Angeles Film Awards
Los Angeles, California
Winner, Award of Recognition, Young Filmmaker
Perspective
Accolade Global Film Competition
La Jolla, California
Birth Date
December 9, 2003
Nickname
Dyl
Gender
Male
Eye Color
Blue
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
I try to use my craft to make a positive difference! "We are the stories we tell." ~ Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
Company
Purple Monkeys Pictures inc.
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