Craig Goodwill

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Craig Goodwill is a writer/director, principally of short films and music videos.

Career[]

He established a university / college newspaper called "The Voice", and later was assigned as Managing Editor of George Brown College's "dialogue".

Goodwill started his career working as an assistant in a number of films, including Good Will Hunting, Studio 54, Storm of the Century, Loser, Superstar, Possessed, and a number of television series.

In 2001–2002, he was senior television producer for U8TV: The Lofters Canada's first reality television series for two consecutive seasons. He followed that in 2003 as a Segment/Associate Producer for the National Geographic 13-part series Crisis Zone about the efforts of (Medicine sans Frontiers) volunteers.

He became a director and producer at Much Music Canadian music television and has done a number of music videos for Universal Records. He also directed/produced for ,^{[citation needed]} the documentary-series, which won "The Japan Prize for Best Youth Show in the World".^{[citation needed]}

Goodwill directed Season One of Design Inc., HGTV's top-rated design show. He is also the director of HGTV's Disaster DIY,^[1] a Gemini Award winner for "Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series" for the presenter Bryan Baeumler.

Goodwill directed a documentary about restavecs, slave children in Haiti. The documentary directed by Goodwill and titled Forgotten Children: The Story of Haiti's Restavecs.^[2] shows the situation of the restavecs through the eyes of different personalities including pop singer George Nozuka, a Canadian UN peacekeeper, some Haitian youth filmmakers and activists, and former working children themselves.

Goodwill has worked with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) to set guidelines and update policies for the "Filmmakers Assistance Program".

He has developed a number of projects including "" and has done a number of music videos for Universal Records. Goodwill, and partners have also developed an online magazine, which is a cultural portal for the creative class.

Goodwill is also the Executive Producer of a program sponsored by Nokia Free the Children and . The program works with youth to produce documentaries about social issues affecting youth. Crossing Borders is the most recent film, documenting Mexican youth and their struggles living on the border.

Goodwill is also President of Culture Creative and Company , a media production company which produces commercials and content for such companies as Nokia, Bank of America, Pedigree, Nike and including documentaries and web platforms for Plan Canada Free the Children.

Filmography[]

• 2001-2002: "U8TV: The Lofters" - TV series (senior producer)
• 2003: "Doctors Without Borders" - 12-part TV series (associate producer)
• 2007: "Disaster DIY" - Reality TV (director)
• 2008: "Forgotten Children: The Story of Haiti's Restavecs" - Documentary (director)
• 2008: "Teenage Angst" - Documentary series for CBC Television (director / producer)
• 2016: Compulsion aka Sadie - Movie (director / producer)

References[]

External links[]

• Craig Goodwill MySpace page
• Craig Goodwill at IMDb
• Mobile Jam Fest official website
• Culture Creatives and Company official website
• Documentary Forgotten Children: Story of Haiti's Resravecs