Francine McDougall

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Francine McDougall
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, photographer, television director, television producer, screenwriter
Years active1993–present
Website francinemcdougall.com

Francine McDougall is an Australian film director, film producer, photographer, television director, television producer and screenwriter. She is best known for directing the 2001 comedy film Sugar & Spice , her feature film directorial debut. She also directed the Disney Channel Original Movies Go Figure (2005) and Cow Belles (2006).

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Life and career

McDougall grew up in Sydney, Australia. [1] In 1996, she directed the short film Pig!, a film that won a Sundance Film Festival award for best short film. [2] In the next year she directed another short film entitled The Date starring Marla Sokoloff. From 2008 to 2010, McDougall was one of frequent directors of the Playhouse Disney series Imagination Movers .

She is also an accomplished photographer with her official website showcasing much of her work. She currently lives in Los Angeles. [1]

Credits

YearWorkCreadit asNote
DirectorWriterProducer
1993 The Junky's Christmas NoNoYesshort film
1996Pig!YesYesNoshort film
1997The DateYesYesYesshort film
1998 Little Jimmy Scott: Why Was I Born?NoNoYesDocumentary
2000MosaicYesYesYesTV documentary
2001 Sugar & Spice YesNoNo
2004 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels YesNoNoTV film
2005 Go Figure YesNoNoTV film
2006 Cow Belles YesNoNoTV film
2008–2010 Imagination Movers YesNoNoTV series

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References

  1. 1 2 Biography of Francine McDougall Archived 22 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Francine McDougall - Filmbug". www.filmbug.com.