Damon Vignale is a Canadian director, writer and producer working in film and television. Vignale 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] and received a 2010 Gemini Award.[2] Vignale's debut documentary film The Exhibition world premiered in the Next Program of the 2013 Hot Docs International Film Festival.[3] The film won the 2014 International Emmy Award for Arts Programming, and was a Special Award recipient of the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards.[4] 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. He is currently a writer, director and co-executive producer on the Paramount /CBC medical drama series SkyMed.
Damon Vignale | |
|---|---|
 Vignale in 2018 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Film and Television Writer, Director, Producer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Vignale was creator and showrunner of the original crime-drama series The Murders for City TV. The series starred Jessica Lucas[5] 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[6] The series premiered in Canada and Europe in 2019. Sundance Now released the series in the US in 2021.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Show | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sight Unseen (TV) | Writer, Co-Executive Producer |
| 2023 - 2024 | SkyMed (TV) | Writer, Director, Co-Executive Producer |
| 2021, 2024 | Family Law (TV) | Writer, Director, 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 (Film) | Producer, Director |
| 2009 | The Vetala (Web Series) | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 2009 | Mixed Blessings (TV) | Writer |
| 2006 | The Entrance (Film) | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 2005 | A Perfect Note (TV Movie) | Director |
| 2003 | Little Brother of War (Film) | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 1998 | Zacharia Farted (Film) | Producer |
Awards
edit- 2015 Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Diversity Award[8]
- 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
- 2006 Best Director - Eerie Horror Fest
- 2004 Audience Award - Toronto Reelworld Film Festival
References
edit- ^ Shannon Liz Miller Dec, 2009, Gigaom https://gigaom.com/2009/12/08/the-quality-of-the-vetalas-production-is-no-myth/
- ^ tribute.ca http://geminiawards.tribute.ca/2010winners.asp Archived 2012-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2013 Hot Docs/Next Program http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/exhibition Archived 2015-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CBC News Nov, 2014 http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canadian-documentary-the-exhibition-wins-at-international-emmy-awards-1.2849602
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2018-10-10). "About Premium Content Boards Muse Ent.'s Thriller Series 'The Murders' With Jessica Lucas (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Citytv greenlights two new police dramas". Media of Canada. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "The Murders: Sundance Now Sets US Premiere Date for Canadian Cop Drama Series – The British TV Place". thebritishtvplace.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ 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]