Jim Donovan
Director
ON - Ontario District Council
In 2014 Jim was invited as series director on the acclaimed drama Le Clan, directing all 12 episodes over two seasons for powerhouse Montreal producer Casablanca Films and ICI Radio Canada. The show was invited to the 2015 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival in competition for the new creators award for serial dramas. In 2016 he directed the pilot for CBC’s soccer drama 21 Thunder, streaming on Netflix and a 6-part mini-series entitled Le Siège produced by Attraction Images for which he received his 4th DGC Awards nomination for Best Director in 2018. He recently directed the true-crime television movie Believe Me, The Abduction of Lisa McVey which earned 6 nominations at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards, winning for Best Television Movie. His latest MOW, Poisoned Love, shot for Vancouver’s Lighthouse Productions won the 2020 Leo Award for Best TV Movie. Jim just wrapped post on a new comedy series for Bell’s Super Écran and Crave, Edgar, the first French-language dramatic series shot in Manitoba.
As writer-director he recently finished a feature screenplay with Telefilm Canada support entitled L’Apprenti, in development with Montreal’s Attraction Images. Jim also wrote the pilot for an epic limited series entitled The Last Tribe, reuniting him with the team from 3 Saisons, Montreal producers Victoria Sanchez and Sandy Martinez, in development with L.A. Manager David Greenblatt.
*DGC Credits only.
Mont-Rouge - Saison 1
TV Series 2023, Director
Eaux Turbulentes 2
TV Series 2022, Director
Padre
TV Series 2021, Director
PFT-00026 (Grande soeur)
Documentary 2020, Director
PFT-00026 (Grande soeur)
Documentary 2020, Director
Edgar SEASON 1
TV Series 2020, Director
Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
TV Movie 2019, Director
Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story
TV Movie 2019, Director
Believe Me
TV Movie 2018, Director
Le Siege
Mini-Series 2017, Director
Heartland Season 7
TV Series 2013, Director
Cracked - Season 2
TV Series 2013, Director
Heartland Season 6
TV Series 2012, Director
Cracked - Digital Shoot
Webisode 2012, Director - daily
Cracked - Season 1
TV Series 2012, Director
Flashpoint - Season 5
TV Series 2012, 2nd Unit Director - daily
Flashpoint - Season 4
TV Series 2011, 2nd Unit Director - 2nd-Unit daily
Flashpoint - Season 4
TV Series 2011, Director
Code C
TV Series 2010, Director
Perfect Teacher, The
TV Movie 2010, Director
3 Saisons
TV Movie 2009, OTHER
Human Prey
TV Series 2008, Director
Quebec a la Une
Documentary 2007, Director
Watch, The
TV Movie 2007, Director
Instant Star - Season 3
TV Series 2006, Director
Pure
Feature 2005, Director
Mayday 3
TV Series 2005, Director
Instant Star - Season 2
TV Series 2005, Director
Naked Josh 2
TV Series 2004, Director
Urban Myth Chillers
TV Series 2002, Director
Seriously Weird
TV Series 2002, Director
Undressed
TV Series 2002, Director
Galidor, Defenders Of The Outer Dimension
TV Series 2002, Director
Phunkee Zee
TV Series 2002, Director
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? - Season 5
TV Series 2000, Director
Misguided Angels
TV Series 1999, Director
Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, The
TV Series 1998, Director
Agent Provocateur
TV Movie 1996, Director
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