Damon Vignale

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Damon Vignale
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Vignale in 2018
NationalityCanadian
OccupationFilm and Television Producer, Writer, Director
Years active1993–present

Damon Vignale is a Canadian writer, director, and producer working in film and television. He has directed the films Little Brother of War and The Entrance. He released the web series The Vetala in 2009, drawn from the Baital Pachisi, a collection of Sanskrit tales and legends,[1] which received a 2010 Gemini Award.[2] Vignale’s debut documentary film The Exhibition[3] world premiered in the Next Program of the 2013 Hot Docs International Film Festival.[4] The film won the 2014 International Emmy Award for Arts Programming.[5] Vignale's television credits as a writer-producer include ABC/CTV's homicide series Motive, Bravo's police drama 19-2, and the ITV/BritBox series The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco.

Vignale was creator and showrunner of the original crime-drama series The Murders for City TV. The series starred Jessica Lucas[6] as a rookie homicide detective whose negligence in a fellow officer’s death has her searching for redemption in her investigations. Rogers Media announced production commencing October 9, 2018[7] The series premiered in Canada and Europe in 2019. Sundance Now released the series in the US in 2021. [8]

Filmography[]

Year Show Credit
2021 Family Law (TV) Writer, Consulting Producer
2019 The Murders (TV) Writer, Executive Producer
2018 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco (TV) Writer, Consulting Producer
2017 Ghost Wars (TV) Writer, Co-executive Producer
2015–2016 Motive (TV) Writer, Consulting Producer
2014–2015 19-2 (TV) Writer, Consulting Producer
2011–2015 Blackstone (TV) Writer, Producer
2013 The Exhibition Producer, Director
2009 The Vetala (Web Series) Writer, Producer, Director
2009 Mixed Blessings (TV) Writer
2006 The Entrance Writer, Producer, Director
2005 A Perfect Note (TV Movie) Director
2003 Little Brother of War Writer, Producer, Director
1998 Zacharia Farted Producer

Awards[]

  • 2015 Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Diversity Award[9]
  • 2014 International Emmy Award
  • 2014 Leo Award - Best Direction in a Documentary
  • 2014 Leo Award - Best Editing in a Documentary
  • 2014 The PBS Michael Sullivan FRONTLINE Award for Journalism in a Documentary
  • 2012 Leo Award - Best Dramatic Series
  • 2011 Leo Award - Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series
  • 2010 Gemini Award - Best Original Program/Digital Media Fiction
  • 2010 Leo Award - Best Web Series
  • 2010 Webby Award Honoree - Drama
  • 2010 Silver Telly Award
  • 2004 Audience Award - Toronto Reelworld Film Festival

References[]

  1. ^ Shannon Liz Miller Dec, 2009, Gigaom https://gigaom.com/2009/12/08/the-quality-of-the-vetalas-production-is-no-myth/
  2. ^ tribute.ca http://geminiawards.tribute.ca/2010winners.asp
  3. ^ Marilyn Ferdinand/Chicago Int'l Film Festival review http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/2013/ciff-2013-the-exhibition/19828/
  4. ^ 2013 Hot Docs/Next Program http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/exhibition Archived 2015-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ CBC News Nov, 2014 http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canadian-documentary-the-exhibition-wins-at-international-emmy-awards-1.2849602
  6. ^ Variety Oct 10, 2018 https://variety.com/2018/tv/global/about-premium-content-boards-muse-ent-s-thriller-series-the-murders-with-jessica-lucas-exclusive-1202975241/
  7. ^ CityTv Oct 11, 2018 http://mediaincanada.com/2018/10/11/citytv-greenlights-two-new-police-dramas/
  8. ^ British TV Place Feb 01, 2021 https://thebritishtvplace.com/2021/01/the-murders-sundance-now-sets-us-premiere-date-for-canadian-cop-drama-series/
  9. ^ ACCT announces 2015 Diversity Award http://www.academy.ca/getmedia/cb5af987-b38b-4167-b2c4-f61a0bf14936/ACADEMY_NEWS_Diversity_Award_Feb2015.aspx?ext=.pdf[permanent dead link]

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