Greg MacGillivray


Greg MacGillivray is an American film director and cinematographer.

Career

MacGillivray was first nominated for an Academy Award in 1995 for directing The Living Sea, and was nominated in the same category again for Dolphins in 2000.
He initiated the development of three cameras for the IMAX format -- the high-speed camera, the industry's first lightweight camera, and the "all-weather" camera used during filming on Mount Everest.
In August 2005, MacGillivray was producing a documentary which examined the potential effects of a hurricane hitting New Orleans. By the end of the month, Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana and MacGillivray filmed the events rather than creating a hurricane simulation as originally planned.
MacGillivray with partner Jim Freeman founded MacGillivray Freeman Films. Freeman was killed in a Sierra Nevada helicopter crash in 1976. MacGillivray keeps his partner's name as a memorial.

Personal life

MacGillivray and his wife, Barbara, have two children and reside in Laguna Beach, California.

Selected filmography