Jim Donovan (director) explained
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
He 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
Films
Television series
- Cracked - seasons 1 and 2
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? - season 5
- Instant Star- seasons 2 and 3
- Flashpoint - season 4, 5, 7
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/interview-with-director-jim-donovan/video/gm-3782918 "Interview With Director Jim Donovan"
- Web site: Beverly Hills Film Festival. Beverly Hills Film Festival. Press Release - 10TH ANNUAL BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS . Beverly Hills Film Festival . Beverly Hills Film Festival . 15 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317010130/http://www.beverlyhillsfilmfestival.com/news2010c.php . 17 March 2014 .
- Web site: Mexico International Film Festival. Mexico International Film Festival. 2009 Winners -- Mexico International Film Festival. Mexico International Film Festival. Mexico International Film Festival. 15 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026064531/http://www.mexicofilmfestival.com/2009-winners. 26 October 2018. dead.
- Web site: Whistler Film Festival. Whistler Film Festival. Winners - Whistler International Film Festival. Whistler International Film Festival. Whistler International Film Festival. 15 March 2014.
- https://archive.today/20141105035501/http://www.straight.com/movies/whistler-film-festival-wraps-record-attendance "Whistler Film Festival wraps up with record attendance"
- News: Directors Guild nominees announced . . . August 5, 2005 . C7 . .
- News: Afan . Emily Clare . Faces Behind the Scenes: Jim Donovan . 23 June 2020 . . 5 April 2010 . 43 . .
- Web site: Afan. Emily, Claire. Faces Behind the Scenes: Jim Donovan. Playback. Brunico Communications Ltd.
- https://www.straight.com/movies/357766/more-canadian-screen-award-winners-rick-mercer-flashpoint-bc-winners "More Canadian Screen Award winners: Rick Mercer, Flashpoint, B.C. winners"
- http://www.dgc.ca/en/news_detail.cfm?news_id=348 "News and Events"
- https://archive.today/20141105035221/http://www2.canada.com/homegrown+films+jacket+pornographer+praise+from+pros/1266650/story.html?id=1266650 "Homegrown films Red Jacket and My Son the Pornographer win praise from pros"
- http://www.macleans.ca/authors/brian-d-johnson/donald-sutherland-wows-whistler-while-dying-to-take-a-whiz/ "Donald Sutherland wows Whistler—while dying to take a whiz"
- https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2010/04/09/canadian_films_dont_have_to_look_canadian_any_more.html "Canadian films don't have to 'look Canadian' any more"
- http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=174203 "French twists: Fest spreads joie across city"
- http://www.radiotimes.com/film/pxq7b/the-perfect-teacher "The Perfect Teacher"
