Douglas Jackson | |
Birth Date: | 26 January 1940 |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation: | Director, producer, scriptwriter |
Yearsactive: | 1964–present |
Spouse: | Tanya Jackson |
Douglas Jackson (born January 26, 1940) is a Canadian film and television director and producer. As a television director, he is best known for the 1983 CBC Television miniseries Empire, Inc., which he co-directed with Denys Arcand.[1] Jackson began his film career in the 1960s on staff at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).[2] His NFB credits include producing Bill Mason's short documentary Blake, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[3]