Bruce McDonald was born on May 28, 1959 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Pontypool (2008), The Tracey Fragments (2007) and The Ray Bradbury Theatre (1985).
Frequently appears in his films as a fictionalized version of himself (Roadkill, Hard Core Logo).
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Uses the music of The Ramones in his films. Has also cast Joey Ramone in his films.
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Quote
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There's a point of honour in finishing something that you start. And in the early days, when there were only four projects instead of twelve, it seemed simpler. It's not simple anymore, and that's when the fear really takes over.
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Sometimes you have to be courageous and just get out there and solo. It doesn't matter if you play the wrong notes, The important thing is you're playing.
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Fact
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Studied Film at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.
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Has been trying for years to get the financial backing for his feature-length version of Chester Brown's cult comic book story, Ed The Happy Clown.
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After Roadkill won the award for Most Outstanding Canadian Film at Toronto's Festival of Festivals, McDonald earned considerable notoriety by announcing that he would spend the $25000 prize on "a big chunk of hash".
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nancy Drew
1995
TV Series 1 episode
Dance Me Outside
1994
Liberty Street
1994
TV Series
The Hidden Room
1993
TV Series 1 episode
Highway 61
1991
Roadkill
1989
Knock! Knock!
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
TV Series
Let Me See...
1982
Short
Ashram '69
2016
Short post-production
Heartland
2014-2016
TV Series 7 episodes
Weirdos
2016
attached
Dark Matter
2015-2016
TV Series 3 episodes
Lost Girl
2015
TV Series 1 episode
Bitten
2015
TV Series 1 episode
Hellions
2015
Reign
2013
TV Series 1 episode
Cracked
2013
TV Series 4 episodes
The Husband
2013
Bomb Girls
2013
TV Series 2 episodes
XIII: The Series
2012
TV Series 2 episodes
Transporter: The Series
2012
TV Series 2 episodes
The L.A. Complex
2012
TV Series 2 episodes
Less Than Kind
2012
TV Series 3 episodes
A Love Supreme
2011
Short
Omar Snow
2011
Short
Justin Hines: Days to Recall
2011
TV Movie
Yonge Street: Toronto Rock & Roll Stories
2011
TV Series documentary
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011
TV Series 2 episodes
Seven Sins: Envy
2011
Short
Hard Core Logo 2
2010
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010
TV Movie
Music from the Big House
2010
Documentary
Trigger
2010/II
Living in Your Car
2010
TV Series 1 episode
This Movie Is Broken
2010
City Sonic
2009
TV Series documentary
Almost Audrey
2009
TV Movie
Degrassi: The Next Generation
2001-2009
TV Series 17 episodes
The Rawside of...
TV Series documentary 2 episodes, 2008 co-director - 1 episode, 2008
Pontypool
2008
The Dark Room
2007
TV Movie
The Tracey Fragments
2007
Killer Wave
2007
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
ReGenesis
2006
TV Series 2 episodes
The Tournament
2005-2006
TV Series 2 episodes
The Collector
2005
TV Series 2 episodes
Kevin Hill
2004
TV Series 1 episode
Darcy's Wild Life
2004
TV Series
The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess
2004
TV Movie
Queer as Folk
2002-2004
TV Series 8 episodes
This Is Wonderland
2004
TV Series 3 episodes
Tamara Podemski: Meegwetch
2004
Short as Bruce MacDonald
Playmakers
2003
TV Series 1 episode
The Interview
2002
Short
Picture Claire
2001
The Bill
1999-2001
TV Series 4 episodes
Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson
2001
TV Short documentary
Lexx
2000
TV Series 2 episodes
The City
2000
TV Series 2 episodes
Little Men
1999
TV Series 1 episode
Emily of New Moon
1998-1999
TV Series 3 episodes
Fort Goof
1999
Short
American Whiskey Bar
1998
TV Movie
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
1998
TV Movie
Elimination Dance
1998
Short
Twitch City
1998
TV Series
Platinum
1997
TV Movie
Ready or Not
1997
TV Series 2 episodes
Flash Forward
1996
TV Series
Hard Core Logo
1996
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995-1996
TV Series 2 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Breaking This Movie
2010
Video short executive producer
Verlorene Flügel
2000
executive producer
Vinyl
2000
Documentary executive producer
Stuff
1999
executive producer
Twitch City
1998
TV Series producer
The Rez
1996
TV Series executive producer
Dance Me Outside
1994
producer
The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada
1993
Short producer
Blue
1992
Short producer
Highway 61
1991
producer
Roadkill
1989
producer
Knock! Knock!
1985
producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hexecutioners
2015
Old Bugger (uncredited)
Hellmouth
2014
Paul Kemp
Hard Core Logo 2
2010
Bruce the Filmmaker
Debut
2007
Short
Mike
The Outlaws of Missouri
2003
Short
Jesse James
Last Night
1998/I
Wild Guy #3
Drawing Flies
1996
Hitchhiker
Hard Core Logo
1996
Documentary Filmmaker
Curtis's Charm
1995
Man in Restaurant
Roadkill
1989
Bruce Shack, the Director
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Yonge Street: Toronto Rock & Roll Stories
2011
TV Series documentary
Hard Core Logo 2
2010
This Movie Is Broken
2010
based on an idea by
Elimination Dance
1998
Short
Dance Me Outside
1994
Highway 61
1991
Roadkill
1989
story
Knock! Knock!
1985
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada
1993
Short
Speaking Parts
1989
Family Viewing
1987
as Bruce MacDonald
Knock! Knock!
1985
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Musicians in the WarZone
2001
Documentary consultant
Love Come Down
2000
story editor
When Night Is Falling
1995
friend of the film
Agnes of God
1985
production assistant - uncredited
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Scissere
1982
sound / sound designer
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Open House
1982
Short assistant camera
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Next of Kin
1984
assistant editor
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hexecutioners
2015
special thanks
Hellmouth
2014
special thanks
Ejecta
2014
special thanks
Septic Man
2013
special thanks
Hobo with a Shotgun
2011
special thanks
Teen Getaway
2010
Short special thanks
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010
special thanks
The Elevator Storeys
2006
Short special thanks
Tail Lights Fade
1999
the director wishes to thank: for paving the road
The Vigil
1998
thanks
Rude
1995
special thanks
A Trip Around Lake Ontario
1984
Short thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Reelside
2015
TV Series documentary
The Rep
2012
Documentary
Himself
The Seventh Art
2012
TV Series
Himself
Breaking This Movie
2010
Video short
Himself
Northern Lights
2009
Documentary
Himself
FutuReale
2008
TV Series
Himself
28th Annual Genie Awards
2008
TV Special
Himself - Nominee
Canada A.M.
2007
TV Series
Himself
eTalk Daily
2007
TV Series
Himself
On Screen!
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Midwest of Eden
2005
Documentary short
Himself
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
DGC Team Award
Directors Guild of Canada
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Family Series
Heartland (2007)
2016
Jury Award
Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival
Best Art Direction - International Film
Hellions (2015)
2013
Phillip Borsos Award
Whistler Film Festival
Borsos Award of Best Canadian Feature
The Husband (2013)
2011
Best Film
Czech Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Main Jury Award for Best Feature Film
Trigger (2010)
2011
Special Citation
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
This Movie Is Broken (2010)
2007
Canadian Award
Atlantic Film Festival
Best Canadian Feature
The Tracey Fragments (2007)
2007
Canadian Award
Atlantic Film Festival
Best Director
The Tracey Fragments (2007)
2007
Manfred Salzgeber Award
Berlin International Film Festival
The Tracey Fragments (2007)
2005
Jury Award
ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival
Best Music Video
Tamara Podemski: Meegwetch (2004)
2003
DGC Team Award
Directors Guild of Canada
Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series - Children's
Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)
2003
DGC Craft Award
Directors Guild of Canada
Outstanding Achievement in Direction - Television Series
Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)
2002
DGC Team Award
Directors Guild of Canada
Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series - Children's
Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)
2001
Best Ontario Feature
Cinéfest Sudbury
Picture Claire (2001)
2000
Best Short Narrative Film
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
Elimination Dance (1998)
1999
Moxie! Award
Santa Monica Film Festival
Best Foreign
Elimination Dance (1998)
1999
CinemAvvenire Award
Torino Film Festival
Best International Short Film
Elimination Dance (1998)
1998
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series
Twitch City (1998)
1996
Best Canadian Film
Cinéfest Sudbury
Hard Core Logo (1996)
1996
Best Canadian Feature Film
Vancouver International Film Festival
Hard Core Logo (1996)
1995
American Indian Movie Award
American Indian Film Festival
Best Film
Dance Me Outside (1994)
1992
Silver Raven
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF)
Highway 61 (1991)
1991
Silver Seashell
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Best Director
Highway 61 (1991)
1991
Most Popular Canadian Film
Vancouver International Film Festival
Highway 61 (1991)
1989
Genie
Genie Awards
Best Live Action Short Drama
The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada (1993)
1989
Best Canadian Feature Film
Toronto International Film Festival
Roadkill (1989)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Outstanding Directorial Achievement
Directors Guild of Canada
Family Series
Heartland (2007)
2016
International Fantasy Film Award
Fantasporto
Best Film
Hellions (2015)
2014
Canadian Screen Award
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
Cracked (2013)
2011
DGC Craft Award
Directors Guild of Canada
Direction - Television Movie/Mini-Series
My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)
2011
TFCA Award
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Best Canadian Film
Trigger (2010)
2011
VFCC Award
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Best Director in a Canadian Film
Trigger (2010)
2010
Sound & Vision Award
CPH:DOX
This Movie Is Broken (2010)
2010
Genie
Genie Awards
Best Achievement in Direction
Pontypool (2008)
2010
TFCA Award
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Best Canadian Film
Pontypool (2008)
2009
Best of Puchon
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
Pontypool (2008)
2008
Genie
Genie Awards
Best Achievement in Direction
The Tracey Fragments (2007)
2006
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess (2004)
2006
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series
The Tournament (2005)
2004
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
This Is Wonderland (2004)
1999
Genie
Genie Awards
Best Live Action Short
Elimination Dance (1998)
1999
Prize of the City of Torino
Torino Film Festival
Best Short Film
Elimination Dance (1998)
1998
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Comedy Program or Series
Twitch City (1998)
1998
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series