Bruce McDonald (film director)
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McDonald at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
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May 28, 1959 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University |
| Occupation | Film director, writer, producer |
| Known for | Hardcore Logo, Roadkill |
| Spouse(s) | Dany Chiasson |
| Children | 1 |
Bruce McDonald (born May 28, 1959) is a Canadian film and television director, best known for his award-winning cult films Roadkill (1989) and Hard Core Logo (1996).
McDonald was born in Kingston, Ontario, and later graduated from the film program at Ryerson University. His first movie was The Plunge Murderer, followed by a feature-length zombie flick, Our Glorious Dead, made with his grandfather's Super 8 camera and shot on location at his Rexdale high school, North Albion Collegiate. The film premiered in the school cafeteria and made one hundred dollars.
McDonald's more successful feature films have included Let Me See(...), Knock Knock, Roadkill (1989), Highway 61 (1991), for which he won Best Director at the highly regarded San Sebastián International Film Festival, Dance Me Outside (1994), Hard Core Logo (1996) and Picture Claire (2001).
Roadkill won most Outstanding Canadian Film at the Toronto International Film Festival and McDonald earned some notoriety and media attention when he quipped, while accepting his $25,000 prize from TIFF for Roadkill, that he planned to spend the money on "a big chunk of hash".
Hard Core Logo has been frequently ranked amongst the greatest movies ever to come out of Canada, winning numerous awards, including Best Canadian Feature Film at the Toronto Film Critics Association awards in 1996 and Best Screenplay at the Vancouver Film Festival.
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