Named “One to Watch” by Playback’s Top 5 in 2015 and a 2016 TIFF Emerging Canadian Filmmaker, Mackenzie is most well known for her work producing the critically acclaimed; Emmy, Peabody and CSA award-winning; and Golden Globe nominated show Orphan Black. Mackenzie executively produced the award-winning digital series Whatever, Linda, which she is now adapting into an hour long TV drama for Bell Media, through her production company The Donaldson Company. It will be Executively Produced by her producing partner Graeme Manson. She released her first feature film, and directorial debut, The Definites in 2017 through Mongrel Media and Turn Key Films. And is currently in development on two features Her Collection, which she is producing with Verve and Nowhere, and Straight White Monsters, with Colin Minihan’s company Digital Interference.

Most recently, Mackenzie finished producing the first season of Snowpiercer for TNT/HBO Max, from Tomorrow Studios/ITV, and which will be released in April 2020. And she is in post production on Citizen Bio, a feature documentary, for Showtime that she is producing under her company.

THE DONALDSON COMPANY

The Donaldson Company is Toronto and Los Angeles based entertainment company that believes no screen is too small for good stories. Be it TV, digital storytelling, film or documentaries – The Donaldson Company puts story first. Established in 2017 by producer Mackenzie Donaldson, the production company is currently developing a slate of projects for the global marketplace.

Area of work

Commissions, Co-productions, Festival Programming, Production

Genres

Arts, Biographies, Crime, Culture, Current Affairs & Investigative, Environment, Human Interest, Politics, Religion & Ethics, Science, Technology

Lengths/Formats

Series, Feature, 30’, 52’/60’, 70+ mins