Jim Donovan
Jim Donovan (born 1964 in Quebec) is a Canadian television director and film director. He wrote and directed 3 seasons, which won several international awards, including Best Feature at the 2010 Beverly Hills Film Festival, Best Director at the 2009 Mexico International Film Festival, and Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2008 Whistler Film Festival.
Jim Donovan
- Name
- Jim Donovan
- Born
- 1964
- Birthplace
- Quebec, Canada
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter
- Known for
- 3 Seasons Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
- Spouse
- Carinne Leduc
- Nationality
- Canada
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Jim Donovan (born 1964 in Quebec) is a Canadian television director and film director. He wrote and directed 3 seasons, which won several international awards, including Best Feature at the 2010 Beverly Hills Film Festival, Best Director at the 2009 Mexico International Film Festival, and Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2008 Whistler Film Festival.
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Jim Donovan (born 1964) is a Canadian film director and filmmaker. The film director was born in Quebec. Jim Donovan is a member of Front des réalisateurs indépendants du Canada and lived in Ontario and Toronto.
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• Name — Jim Donovan • Born — 1964 • Birthplace — Quebec, Canada • Occupation — Director, screenwriter • Known for — 3 Seasons Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey • Spouse — Carinne Leduc
Background
Background
He received a 2005 Directors Guild of Canada nomination for Pure, his first feature film. He relocated from Montreal to Toronto in early 2010, 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. In 2014, Donovan was nominated for a Directors Guild of Canada award for Best Drama Television Series for the program Cracked; Ghost Dance.
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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
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Toronto and Ontario
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Quebec.
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• 2 Mayhem 3, 1996 • Agent Provocateur, 1997 • Pure, 2005 • The Watch, 2008 • 3 Seasons (3 Saisons), 2009 • The Perfect Teacher, 2010 • Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, 2018
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- 1."Interview With Director Jim Donovan" . Washington Examiner.
- 2.Beverly Hills Film Festival. Press Release - 10TH ANNUAL BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS.
- 3.Mexico International Film Festival. 2009 Winners -- Mexico International Film Festival.
- 4.Whistler Film Festival. Winners - Whistler International Film Festival. Whistler International Film Festival.
- 5.. by Craig Takeuchi The Straight, Dec 10, 2008
- 6.Directors Guild nominees announced. North Bay Nugget. The Canadian Press. C7. August 5, 2005.
- 7.Afan, Emily Clare. Faces Behind the Scenes: Jim Donovan. Playback. 43. 5 April 2010.
- 8.Afan, Emily, Claire. Faces Behind the Scenes: Jim Donovan. Playback. Brunico Communications Ltd.
- 9."More Canadian Screen Award winners: Rick Mercer, Flashpoint, B.C. winners" by Craig Takeuchi The Straight, Mar 1, 2013
- 10."News and Events". Directors Guild of Canada.
- 11.. Canada.com.
- 12."Donald Sutherland wows Whistler—while dying to take a whiz". MacLeans Magazine.
- 13."Canadian films don't have to 'look Canadian' any more". The Toronto Star.
- 14."French twists: Fest spreads joie across city". By Norman Wilner NOW Magazine.
- 15."The Perfect Teacher" . Reviewed By Sloan Freer, Radio Times.
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