Alumni Awards of Excellence

Gigi Saul Guerrero is a Mexican genre director/filmmaker and actress praised as one of the top emerging directors in the horror genre by Empire, Dread Central, Fangoria, IGN and Bloody Disgusting. Guerrero is co-founder of Luchagore Productions in Vancouver, Canada.

Born and raised in Mexico City, also known by fans as “La Muñeca del Terror,” Guerrero was described by Variety and L’Attitude Latinx as part of the new wave of Latino talent and scored a first-look deal with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions. Guerrero graduated with honours from Vancouver’s Capilano University Bosa Centre for Film and Animation, earning a Bachelor of Motion Picture Arts and is a past 2022 Alumni Award of Excellence recipient. Guerrero came back strong in Summer 2025 with a viral sensation for Apple’s “Shot on iPhone” campaign, El Lazo de Petra, where she wrote and directed a 11-minute short film that hit 90 million views.

Her feature debut, Culture Shock, for Blumhouse Productions Television, won Best Primetime Movie at the Imagen Awards and remains 100per cent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Guerrero is busy directing across all platforms and now has three features, 16 award-winning short films, as well as television and audio episodics, to name a few. She directed the biopic project Jenni, based on the life of Mexican-American superstar Jenni Rivera, which was produced by Donald DeLine and Mucho Mas.

Bachelor of Arts - Applied Behaviour Analysis (Autism), Capilano University, '16

Founder and Clinical Director of My Empower Therapy, an award-winning pediatric therapy organization in B.C. and 2025 Surrey Women in Excellence Large Business Award recipient.

Media Resources Diploma, Capilano University, '86

Division Manager of Multimedia, Web and Design at Metro Vancouver, whose creative direction has earned Telly, Leo and Juno Awards for excellence in storytelling and innovation.

Textile Arts Diploma, Capilano University, '94

Squamish/Kwakiutl/Tlingit/Haida fashion designer, founder of Touch of Culture and award-winning Indigenous entrepreneur with global collections from Canada to Paris.

Outdoor Recreation Management Program, Capilano University, '05

Founder of Seaforth Expeditions, he is a mariner and wildlife guide who has led thousands across Coastal BC and Alaska. He guides filmmakers and photographers behind Emmy-winning Netflix and major NBC and Apple TV productions, spotlighting the region’s fragile coastal ecosystems.

Associate of Arts Degree, Capilano University, '05

Co-founder and co-CEO of Jane App, a global practice management platform for healthcare professionals. A former clinic owner, she built Jane App into a comprehensive solution that enhances patient care and clinic operations and was named a 2025 BCBusiness Woman of the Year.