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

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miniseries '' Empire, Inc.'', which he co-directed with

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a Canadian filmmaker. During his four decades career, he became one of the most internationally-recognized director from Quebec, earning widespread acclaim and numerous accolades for his "inten ...

. Jackson began his film career in the 1960s on staff at the

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(NFB). His NFB credits include producing

Bill Mason Bill Mason (1929–1988) was a Canadians, Canadian naturalist, author, artist, filmmaker, and conservation movement, conservationist, noted primarily for his popular canoeing books, films, and art as well as his Documentary film, documentaries on ...

's short documentary ''

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'', which was nominated for an

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Filmography

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* 1940 births Living people Canadian television directors Film directors from Montreal Anglophone Quebec people National Film Board of Canada people Canadian documentary film producers Best Screenplay Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian Screen Award winning directors {{Canada-film-director-stub