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David Wellington Biography

Birth Name:David Wellington

Birth Place:Canada

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Editorial department, Cinematographer, Assistant director

Fast Facts

  • Won Best Film, the Critics Award and the Audience Award at the 1993 Mystfest for "I Love a Man in Uniform․"
  • Won the ScreenScene Award for Best Children's Feature at the 1999 Atlantic Film Festival for "Restless Spirits․"
  • Won two Gemini awards for "The Eleventh Hour" in 2005, one for Best Dramatic Series and one for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
  • Brother of fellow film and television director Peter Wellington
  • His film career began in 1987 with the films "Evixion," "Seductio" and "Zombie Nightmare․"
  • Best known for directing the films "I Love a Man in Uniform" and 1996's "Long Day's Journey into Night․"
  • The filmmakers of "Blood 7 Donuts" thanked him in the credits of the film

Awards

  • 1993SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
  • 1993Best Film-: winner
  • 1993Critics Award-: winner
  • 1993Audience Award-: winner
  • 1993Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 1999ScreenScene Award-Best Children's Feature: winner
  • 1999Children's Jury Award - Certificate of Merit-Feature Film and Video - Live-Action: winner
  • 2000Gemini-Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: winner
  • 2001Gemini-Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: nominated
  • 2008Gemini-Best Dramatic Mini-Series: nominated
  • 2008Gemini-Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: nominated
  • 2012DGC Team Award-Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2013DGC Craft Award-Direction - Television Series: winner
  • 2013DGC Team Award-Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2017DGC Team Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2020Canadian Screen Award-Best Direction in a Dramatic Series: nominated