Alix MacDonald is a Canadian TV producer, writer, and director who is primarily known for work in factual television.[1] MacDonald has been nominated for and won several television awards. She is best known for her Canadian Screen Award winning show, Disasters at Sea.[2]

Career

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MacDonald studied arts at the University of Toronto. She began her career in the early 1990s with CTV News. In the mid-1990s, she transitioned to factual television by joining Daily Planet as a producer. Since then, MacDonald has produced numerous Canadian factual television programs.[1]

Awards

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Television

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Title Year Role Awards and nominations
Disasters at Sea[3] 2018–2020 Producer Canadian Screen Award for Best Factual Series[2]

Gold Telly Award for General-Television[4]

Jupiter: Close Encounter[5] 2017 Producer New York Festival's Best News Documentary/Special 2017 Gold World Medal Winner
Mayday[6] 2012–2015 Producer, writer
Canada 1812: Forged in Fire[7] 2010 Producer
Daily Planet 1995–2008 Producer Nomination: 2008 Gemini Award for Best Lifestyle/Practical Segment[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Briefing Package for Students" (PDF). University of Toronto Arts and Science Alumni. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2020 Best Factual Series". Canadian Academy of Cinema and television. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "International broadcasters say aye to EPI's "Disasters at Sea"". Real Screen. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Gold Awards". The Telly Awards. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ "New York Festival's World Best TV and Films". New York Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Bell Media Press Release". Bell Media. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Bell Media Annual Report 2012" (PDF). Bell Media. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards Database". Canadian Academy of Cinema and Tevelision. Retrieved 8 July 2020.