Years active 1979–present Name William MacGillivray | Shows Gullage's | |
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Occupation Film directorScreenwriterFilm producerFilm editor Movies Hard Drive, Life Classes, Danny Nominations Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Screenplay Similar People Ron Hynes, Hal Niedzviecki, Douglas Smith, Laura Slade Wiggins, Jordan Canning | ||
William d macgillivray 2013 canada council laureate a film by eva madden
William D. MacGillivray (born May 24, 1946 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. MacGillivray studied art and design at NSCAD University and at Concordia University. He then studied filmmaking at the London Film School in England in 1972. In 1974 he was one of the founding members of the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative and in 1979 directed his first film, Aerial View. The following year he founded his own production company, Picture Plant, for which he wrote and directed four feature films over the coming years. His most successful film, Life Classes (1988), was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture and was selected for official competition at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.
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In 2013, he received the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.