Iain B. MacDonald

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Iain B. MacDonald
Born
Southend
Occupation Television director
Known forCo-creator of the Essex International Film Festival
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Iain B. MacDonald is an Irish and English director. He was born in Southend, and is a co-creator of the Essex International Film Festival. [1]

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Career

He started his career making arts documentaries, most notably Gilbert & George Day Tripping, featuring the art duo Gilbert & George, before moving into television drama after winning the Best Short Film Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2004 for Billy's Day Out. [1] [2]

He has directed a range of projects, such as the series Episodes, [3] . In 2014, he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for his work on Episodes. [4]

Since moving to Los Angeles in 2015 he has served as the producing director for Preacher and multiple seasons of Shameless. He has directed episodes of Wayne , Black Monday , Survivor's Remorse and Shantaram , [1] and also two episodes of Poker Face . [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 https://essexinternationalfilmfestival.com/who-we-are/
  2. ↑ https://www.allegraproductions.com/fiona-mcalpine
  3. ↑ Lowry, Brian (7 January 2014). "TV Review: 'Episodes'". Variety. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Iain B. MacDonald". Emmy Awards . Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Iain B. MacDonald | Director, Producer, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director". IMDb. Retrieved 20 June 2024.


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