David Wellington
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 FilmWinner
- 1993Critics AwardWinner
- 1993Audience AwardWinner
- 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
- 2003Gemini - Best Direction in a Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2004DGC Team Award - Outstanding Team Achievement in a Television Series - Drama:Nominated
- 2004DGC Craft Award - Outstanding Achievement in Direction - Television Series:Nominated
- 2004Gemini - Best Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2005DGC Team Award - Outstanding Team Achievement in a Television Series - Drama:Nominated
- 2005Gemini - Best Direction in a Dramatic Series:Winner
- 2005Gemini - Best Dramatic Series:Winner
- 2005Gemini - Best Direction in a Dramatic 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