William D. MacGillivray

William D. MacGillivray
Born	(1946-05-24) May 24, 1946 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter Film producer Film editor
Years active	1979–present

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.

In 2013, he received the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.

Filmography

Features

• Danny (2014) (documentary; co-directed with Justin Simms)
• Ron Hynes - Man of a Thousand Songs (2010) (documentary)
• Reading Alistair MacLeod (2005) (documentary)
• Silent Messengers (2005) (documentary)
• For Generations to Come (1994) (documentary)
• Understanding Bliss (1990)
• The Vacant Lot (1989)
• I Will Make No More Boring Art (1988) (documentary)
• My Brother Larry (1988) (documentary)
• Life Classes (1986)
• Stations (1983)

Short films

• This is a Story (2006)
• Linda Joy (1985)
• Abraham Gesner (1985)
• Alistair MacLeod (1984)
• The Author of These Words (1980)
• Aerial View (1979)
• Breakdown (1977)
• Lil and Mr. Bill (1973)
• 7:30 A.M. (1971)
• Talkautobanden (1970)

External links

• William D. MacGillivray at the Internet Movie Database
• Films by William D. MacGillivray at NFB