Alix MacDonald explained

Alix MacDonald is a Canadian TV producer, writer, and director who is primarily known for work in factual television.^[1] MacDonald has been nominated for and won several television awards. She is best known for her Canadian Screen Award winning show, Disasters at Sea.^[2]

Career

MacDonald studied arts at the University of Toronto. She began her career in the early 1990s with CTV News. In the mid-1990s, she transitioned to factual television by joining Daily Planet as a producer. Since then, MacDonald has produced numerous Canadian factual television programs.

Awards

Television

Title	Year	Role	Awards and nominations
Disasters at Sea^[3]	2018–2020	Producer	Canadian Screen Award for Best Factual SeriesGold Telly Award for General-Television^[4]
Jupiter: Close Encounter^[5]	2017	Producer	New York Festival's Best News Documentary/Special 2017 Gold World Medal Winner
Mayday^[6]	2012–2015	Producer, writer
Canada 1812: Forged in Fire^[7]	2010	Producer
Daily Planet	1995–2008	Producer	Nomination: 2008 Gemini Award for Best Lifestyle/Practical Segment^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Briefing Package for Students . University of Toronto Arts and Science Alumni . 9 July 2020.
2. Web site: 2020 Best Factual Series . Canadian Academy of Cinema and television . 18 February 2020 . 9 July 2020.
3. Web site: International broadcasters say aye to EPI's "Disasters at Sea" . Real Screen . 9 July 2020.
4. Web site: 2020 Gold Awards . The Telly Awards . 9 July 2020.
5. Web site: New York Festival's World Best TV and Films . New York Festival . 9 July 2020.
6. Web site: Bell Media Press Release . Bell Media . 8 July 2020.
7. Web site: Bell Media Annual Report 2012 . Bell Media . 8 July 2020.
8. Web site: Canadian Screen Awards Database . Canadian Academy of Cinema and Tevelision . 8 July 2020.