Paul Donovan (writer)
Paul Donovan is a Canadian television and film writer, director and producer best known as the creator of the
.Biography
Donovan was born in Canada on June 26, 1954.
Salter Street Films
Salter Street Film's debut was
Concurrently, the Donovan brothers found success with the
Based on their reputation for political satire, American documentary film-maker Michael Moore approached Salter Street to produce his Bowling for Columbine project. Michael Donovan agreed, and arranged financing in Canada and Germany. The documentary won both the Anniversary Prize at Cannes and the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
In 2000, a year after the Donovan brothers had taken the company public, Salter Street Films was awarded the broadcast licence for the
Later career
Paul Donovan has continued as an independent producer and director. In 2006, he created a new Canadian miniseries, a period political drama called The Conclave set in the 15th century, released in 2018 on Amazon Prime. The show stars Brian Blessed and features former Lexx star Brian Downey as a scheming monk.[9] Downey has been a regular in Donovan's work since the 1980s, dating back at least to George's Island in 1989. In 2010, Paul wrote and directed "Blissestrasse", a low-budget feature set in Berlin, and from 2013 to 2017 Paul produced, wrote and directed "Clay's P.O.V.", a comedy travel POV series shot in Europe.
References
- ^ "Love Slaves, Beehives and Lots of Attitude in Outer Space" by Hugh Hart at www.latimes.com
- ^ Paul Donovan's bio at www.northernstars.ca
- ^ a b "Award-winning Salter Street Films closes" at www.cbc.ca
- ^ "Fans with plenty of Lexx appeal" at www.theglobeandmail.com
- ^ "‘This Hour Has 22 Minutes’ marks 30 years and many incarnations, cast members" by Bill Brioux at www.thestar.com
- ^ "Canada grants licence to Independent Film Channel" by Agnes Poirier at www.screendaily.com
- ^ "Salter Street Films to close" at www.theglobeandmail.com
- ^ "Michael Donovan’s epic odyssey: from accidental filmmaker to Order of Canada" by Stephen Kimber at atlanticbusinessmagazine.ca
- ^ The Conclave synopsis and credits at www.radiotimes.com
External links
- Paul Donovan at IMDb