Jim Donovan (born 1964 in Quebec) is a
Canadian
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TV director and
film director
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. 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.
Background
He received a 2005
Directors Guild of Canada
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nomination for ''
Pure'', his first
feature film
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. 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''.
Partial filmography
Films
*''2 Mayhem 3'', 1996
*''
Agent Provocateur
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In jurisdictions in which conspiracy is a ...
'', 1997
*''
Pure'', 2005
*''
The Watch'', 2008
*''
3 Seasons (3 Saisons)'', 2009
*''The Perfect Teacher'', 2010
"The Perfect Teacher"
. Reviewed By Sloan Freer, ''Radio Times''.
*'' Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey'', 2018
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
References
External links
*
*
"Profile at Directors Guild of Canada"
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Canadian television directors
Film directors from Quebec
Living people
1964 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Canadian Screen Award winning directors