Dugald McLaren

Dugald holds a First-Class Honours degree in Linguistics, Anthropology, and Film, and graduated with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Philosophy. He is a graduate of the Producer's program at the National Screen Institute in Winnipeg. His professional career began at a young age on feature film sets and big television series where he worked in many departments including Locations, Art, and even stunts. After a few years he transitioned to primarily television and became a PM, then Producer, and eventually VP of Production at Ocean Entertainment where he worked for more than a decade. During that time Dugald was part of the development team, was a Series Director, and Produced almost 200 hours of quality television. Genres included food, ob-doc, reality, renovation, documentary, crime, travel/adventure, and recreation. Many of his projects have won and been nominated for awards, including a Gemini nom for Dugald himself on a Food Network special that he wrote, produced, and directed called A Chateau Dinner. It was also up for a prestigious James Beard Award in New York City. In 2008 Dugald made a foray into the commercial world and enjoyed producing large and small commercials. He also directed pieces for the NSGEU, Sodexo, Craft Brewers of Ontario, political parties, NS govt, and more. In 2015 he moved to the mountains of British Columbia, where he continues to grow and work as a Producer on the acclaimed series Highway Thru Hell and Jade Fever, both for Discovery Network. He is the Executive Producer at Neo-Pioneer Entertainment Inc.