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David Devine is a film director and producer, specialising in children's films. He was the co-founder and CEO of Devine Entertainment between 1994 and 2009, where he created original content for film, television and digital media. Devine had his first success directing and producing
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's concert videos. Subsequent highlights of his producer/director career include '' Beethoven Lives Upstairs'', ''Einstein: Light to the Power of Two'', ''Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants'', ''Degas and the Dancer'', ''Edison: The Wizard of Light'' and '' Bailey's Billion$''. Devine has also been a hands-on creator and producer of 16 symphonic soundtracks for his films and six CDs distributed on the
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label. As Producer, his CDs include 82 member symphony recordings of Bach, Strauss, Handel, Bizet, Rossini and Liszt. Devine has been focused on addressing important creative, social and cultural issues in his films and digital media throughout his directing and producing career. His 19 HBO Original films have received 11 nominations for
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(winning five) and 26 nominations for The Canadian Screen Awards
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(winning six) amongst a total of 100 other worldwide film awards. By December 2023, his films had been broadcast in over 110 countries including Central and South America, Western and Eastern EUROPE, China, Japan, Russia, 32 Middle Eastern countries with 3.9 million DVDs sold - 90% in the USA. Since 2004, 1,000,000 of these DVDs have been used by teachers in elementary and middle school classrooms in the U.S. and Canada and over 800,000 DVDs have been sold to U.S. parents of elementary and middle school aged home schoolers. Sales continue digitally via streaming online delivery and DVDs sold on Amazon.com.


Early life

David Devine was born in Toronto, Ontario. He is the son of Hugh Brian and Beverley (
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Brown) Devine. His father emigrated from Belfast to Toronto. He attended Northview Heights Collegiate Institute. In the late 1960s, he showed an aptitude for playing music. Devine attended Victoria College in the
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, where he studied with his literary hero, Professor
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. Devine graduated with a B.A. in 1976. As a student he was the editor of the University Newspaper, The Strand. He started his career working for
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as an investigative researcher on the television shows: The Ombudsman and The Fifth Estate. He then returned to university to pursue his graduate degree at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, graduating with an MFA in Film Production and Directing. Devine attended lectures with
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at the UCLA Theatre school. He also attended classes at the UCLA Business School studying entertainment business with Peter Guber, Alan Parker">Sir Alan Parker Sir Alan William Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. His early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After abo ...
, Lord David Puttnam and Robert Bookman. Devine's Project Three film at UCLA, co-produced and co-directed with creative partner Lon Diamond, starred Robin Williams and David Letterman. David's UCLA thesis film, ''Jeeves Takes Charge,'' was optioned from
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and choreographed by
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and rehearsed at the RSC in Stratford-upon- Avon.


Film career

Upon graduating, Devine's first break was working as
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's Associate Producer for Big City Comedy, produced by
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and the
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. He followed this success with producing and directing "the making of" the comedy film, ''
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'' on set with
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and
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. Devine was then invited to direct two immersive rock-and-roll satellite specials for
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starring
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and the
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and the
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band. David then produced and directed the successful classic children's Raffi videos, A Young Children's Concert with Raffi and Raffi and the Rise and Shine Band. He next directed and produced the children's film drama, '' Beethoven Lives Upstairs'', and won the Prime Time
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for Outstanding Children’s Program. Devine subsequently created a NASDAQ and TSX publicly traded company, Devine Entertainment, which established itself as a multiple
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and
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winning corporation.
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Original Programming led by
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requested David to create original dramatic entertainment for the 7 to 12 year-old niche market. During this time, David managed companies in four different countries and utilized over 1000 creative employees making 19 HBO Original films over 13 years. David has always worked closely with his co-producing partner, Richard Mozer, who he met in 1977 when Devine started film classes at UCLA and Mozer started film classes at the
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. David Devine's first choice for filming was Beethoven Lives Upstairs in Prague where the
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(Amadeus) film crew was hired nearly intact. The next six HBO films were shot in the
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and the
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Castle, both in Bohemia, as well as in the town of
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in Moravia. The films were produced and financed by Devine Entertainment, Sony Classical, HBO Original Films of New York with The Family Channel of Toronto. Further locations were found throughout Czechia and Slovakia as well as Istria in Croatia. Even a Roman Coliseum was rented in Pula, Croatia. Devine oversaw symphonic music production for all of the films and produced 6 classical CD recordings distributed by Sony Classical of New York, led by
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. One of his loves was directing the ballet sequences with principal dance members of the
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and the Czech National Ballet for his films, '' Rossini's Ghost'', ''Bizet's Dream'' and ''Degas and the Dancer''. Choreography for Rossini's Ghost and Bizet's Dream were by Stelio Calagias. A further six films were made back in Czechia and Slovakia, as well as the castle owned by
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in Dublin, Ireland. Devine also rented the entire piazza in
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, Italy for his film ''Leonardo: A Dream of Flight''. His next film ''Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants'' was filmed in the castle of
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, the Padova
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. Sales continued worldwide and the films were licensed again in Canada by YTV and subsequently
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,
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and Radio Canada. By this time, broadcast sales crossed over the 90 country mark. In all, Devine's HBO Original films utilized locations in 6 countries comprising 5 palaces and 10 castles. Seeking to expand sales and distribution of the children’s films, Devine Distribution was formed to distribute directly to Canadian and U.S. parents and their children, Canadian schools and libraries and U.S. schools and libraries. Over 1,000,000 DVDs have been sold directly to US and Canadian teachers and librarians. Devine produced and directed the family feature film aimed at the 4-7 year olds, '' Bailey's Billion$''. The film had a theatrical debut in Canada, the USA and Russia and has sold 450,000 DVD copies. It is currently being broadcast on television in 24 foreign countries and is a consistent VOD entertainment on Canadian Specialty Channels. David acted as Executive Producer to the prime time dramatic mini-series, ''
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'' for Educated Pictures. It was shown in prime time in Canada for the CHUM Group. It was nominated for 7
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including best mini-series. Also in 2008, Devine Distribution bought the rights to a 4 DVD collection on the history of music starring and hosted by
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called ''Marsalis on Music''. In 2023, David developed the feature film screenplay, ''The Runner'' for production in the summer of 2024. ''The Runner'' is based on Billy Sherring - the only Canadian to ever win the Olympic Gold medal in the Marathon at the 1906 Athens Games. Also in development for 2023 is a 26-episode one-hour television drama series on the life and times of Canadian hero, Dr.
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. Devine has also directed 5 films on Holocaust survivors living in Canada produced by his business partner, Richard Mozer, for Naomi Azrieli and
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's Foundation.


The Madcap Learning Adventure

David was the President and Founder of The Madcap Learning Adventure from 2012 to 2017. Members of the Board of Directors included Sir Ken Robinson, Sir Michael Barber and MIT’s Dr. Peter Senge. The company's prime goal was to deliver learning for students and teachers mainly in U.S. K-12 schools. Madcap's goal has been to provide the complete curriculum and make it available to all students on their cell phone or pad or any other device any day and at any time to improve learning outcomes at a vast rate. The company closed in 2017. The Madcap Learning Adventure's initial funding came from the
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and
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. Madcap is a digital and interactive education knowledge company which produces pedagogical resources for teachers and film, animation and interactive non-linear content modules for K-12 students. Modular prototypes are delivered from a web portal by streaming broadband to all forms of mobile devices. Testing in the classroom took place in Brunswick, Maine and in Toronto, Ontario and truly exceptional results were published in a 98-page Independent pilot study conducted by the University of Maine's Graduate School of Education. The Madcap Learning Adventures' digital proof-of-concept results confirmed vastly improved student learning outcomes when used instead of textbooks. Madcap could not create the desired sales needed to cause further growth because all textbook companies chose to continue to sell textbooks rather than advancing into 21st Century learning.


Filmography


Selected film honors and awards

''A Young Children's Concert with Raffi'' *1986 Gold
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– Best Children's Television *Classic Parents' Choice Award – Best Children's Program of the Decade *1986
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Honor for Best Children's Program ''Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band'' *1990
Gemini Award for Best Children's or Youth Program or Series The Gemini Awards for Best Children's or Youth Program or Series was presented by the Gemini Awards to honour English children's television programming produced in Canada. Prior to 1998, a single award was presented for children's programming, rega ...
*1990
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Nomination for Best Children's CD '' Beethoven Lives Upstairs'' *4 nominations in the Gemini Awards including Best Film *1993
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program was presented to television programming aimed towards children in any format. Series, specials and non-fiction programming were all eligible for the award. Prior to 1974, both daytime a ...
*American Library Association Honor for Best Children's Film * Selected for the Permanent Collection at the
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, New York. * Winner of the New England Film & Video Festival, Boston * Winner of the Monitor Award for Best Director – Children's Program, David Devine * Award of Excellence presented by the United States
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* American Film Association Blue Ribbon Winner – Best Original Children's Program * 2 United States International Film and Video Festival Gold Camera Awards for – Best Director and Best Children's Film *
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– Best Children's Film ''Bizet's Dream'' *1997 Award for Excellence from the
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Handel's Last Chance ''Handel's Last Chance'' is a 1996 television film created by David Devine and Richard Mozer for HBO Original Films of New York and directed by Milan Cheylov. A Canadian-Slovakian co-production, it stars Leon Pownall, Tod Fennell, Gerard Parkes ...
'' *1997 Gemini Award for Best Children's or Youth Program or Series ''The Composers' Specials'' *2000 American Library Association recommendation to all public schools and libraries * 1996 CableACE Award – Best Children's Series * Kids First! Awards – Best Children's films – from the Coalition for Quality Children's films in the United States ''Einstein: Light to the Power of Two'' *1998 Parents' Choice Award * 1998 Award of Excellence for Best Drama from the Alliance for Children and Television * 1997 2 -
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– Best Live Action Children's Film and Best Director – David Devine * 1998
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Scifest – Youth Jury Winner for Most Inspiring Film * 1998
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Scifest – (APASE Award) (Association for the Advancement of Science in Education) ''Leonardo: A Dream of Flight'' *1998
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*1998 Parents' Choice Award Recommendation ''Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants'' * Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography * Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For A Children's Series *2 other nominations in the
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including Outstanding Children's Special * U.S. International Film and Video Festival - Gold Camera Award for Best Children's Program * U.S. Film and Video Festival – Best Director - David Devine ''Edison: The Wizard of Light'' *2005 Gemini Award for Best Children's or Youth Program or Series (+1 nomination) *Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing (+4 nominations; including Outstanding Children's Special) *2005 Winner of the First Place Gold Camera Award at the U.S. International Film and Video Festival for Best Children's Production ''Degas and the Dancer'' *2007 Parents' Choice Award for Best Children's Program *Booklist Magazines' Best Video of the Year *2007 – Winner of the Notable Children's Video Award * Winner of the 2007
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for Live Action Family Television * 2007 – Winner of the Yorkton Film and Video Festival's Best Children's Program ''Mary Cassatt: American Impressionist'' * Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Editing *Nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special in the
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''Rembrandt: Fathers and Sons'' *2008 Kids First! All Star Rating from the U.S. Coalition for Quality Children's Media *2008 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Camera Award for Video/DVD ''Monet: Shadow and Light'' *2009 Kids First! Finalist for Best Children's Video of the Year '' Bailey's Billion$'' *2009
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Nomination ''
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'' * 7 nominations in the
23rd Gemini Awards The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 23rd Gemini Awards were held on November 28, 2008, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Jason Priestley, took place at the John Bassett Theatre in Toron ...


References


External links

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