Jim Donovan (born 1964 in Quebec) is a Canadian TV director and film director. He wrote and directed 3 seasons,[1] which won several international awards, including Best Feature at the 2010 Beverly Hills Film Festival,[2] Best Director at the 2009 Mexico International Film Festival,[3] and Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2008 Whistler Film Festival.[4][5]
Background
editHe received a 2005 Directors Guild of Canada nomination for Pure,[6] his first feature film.[7] He relocated from Montreal to Toronto in early 2010,[8] and founded Undertow Entertainment in 2011. In 2013, Donovan was presented with a Canadian Screen Award for best director for his work on the television series Flashpoint.[9] In 2014, Donovan was nominated for a Directors Guild of Canada award for Best Drama Television Series for the program Cracked; Ghost Dance.[10]
Partial filmography
editFilms
edit- 2 Mayhem 3, 1996
- Agent Provocateur, 1997
- Pure, 2005[11]
- The Watch, 2008
- 3 Seasons (3 Saisons), 2009[12][13][14]
- The Perfect Teacher, 2010[15]
- Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, 2018
Television series
edit- Cracked - seasons 1 and 2
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? - season 5
- Instant Star- seasons 2 and 3
- Flashpoint - season 4, 5, 7
References
edit- ^ "Interview With Director Jim Donovan" Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. Washington Examiner.
- ^ Beverly Hills Film Festival. "Press Release - 10TH ANNUAL BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS". Beverly Hills Film Festival. Beverly Hills Film Festival. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ Mexico International Film Festival. "2009 Winners -- Mexico International Film Festival". Mexico International Film Festival. Mexico International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ Whistler Film Festival. "Winners - Whistler International Film Festival". Whistler International Film Festival. Whistler International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Whistler Film Festival wraps up with record attendance". by Craig Takeuchi The Straight, Dec 10, 2008
- ^ "Directors Guild nominees announced". North Bay Nugget. The Canadian Press. August 5, 2005. p. C7. ProQuest 352200863.
- ^ Afan, Emily Clare (5 April 2010). "Faces Behind the Scenes: Jim Donovan". Playback. p. 43. ProQuest 196329268. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Afan, Emily, Claire. "Faces Behind the Scenes: Jim Donovan". Playback. Brunico Communications Ltd.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "More Canadian Screen Award winners: Rick Mercer, Flashpoint, B.C. winners" by Craig Takeuchi The Straight, Mar 1, 2013
- ^ "News and Events". Directors Guild of Canada.
- ^ "Homegrown films Red Jacket and My Son the Pornographer win praise from pros". Canada.com.
- ^ "Donald Sutherland wows Whistler—while dying to take a whiz". MacLeans Magazine.
- ^ "Canadian films don't have to 'look Canadian' any more". The Toronto Star.
- ^ "French twists: Fest spreads joie across city". By Norman Wilner NOW Magazine.
- ^ "The Perfect Teacher" Archived 2017-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. Reviewed By Sloan Freer, Radio Times.
External links
edit- Official website
- Undertow Entertainment. "Contact/About". Undertow Entertainment Website. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- "Profile at Directors Guild of Canada".