User:Davidmyork

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David York has been producing high quality, entertaining and commercial successful television for 15 years.

David began his career in the mid-eighties as a production manager on performing arts films, IMAX films and commercials. In 1992 David produced “Mustard Bath” a feature film, shot in Guyana, directed by Darrel Wasyk. In 1993, David produced “Life with Billy” a television movie for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1994, “Life with Billy” was honored with 3 Gemini Awards: Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

In 1996/7 David produced, with Phyllis Brown a feature length documentary entitled Gerrie and Louise, directed by Sturla Gunnarsson about an unlikely marriage, set against the opening weeks of that Country’s Truth and Reconciliation. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and in 1997 was awarded with an International Emmy for Best Documentary. The film also won the Donald Brittain Award for best Documentary film at the 1998 Gemini Awards.

Since then David has produced or executive produced long running series, including Dogs With Jobs, Birth Stories, Gene Hunters, 90 Days in Hollywood, eLove and Frontiers of Construction. These shows were commissioned by networks including CBC, Life Network, Oxygen, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Health, Discovery Channel, Discovery Networks International, and Living UK; and have been sold around the world.

David York formed 52 Media Inc. in June 2006. 52 Media’s first shows in production are First Comes Love starring comedienne Elvira Kurt, produced with Paperny Films, for LOGO, and “Stuck” for W Network. Most recently David produced Air India 182, with Sturla Gunnarsson. The film played on the opening night of Hot Docs in April 2008, and will be broadcast on CBC in June.