A Look Behind the Lens: A Brief History on MacGillivray Freeman Films Early Years
Long before MacGillivray Freeman Films came to be, there was a thirteen-year-old boy who had been given a gift. Carefully wrapped in birthday trimmings was a priceless present made of inexpensive [...]
How Short Form Film Docs Are Helping Influence Next Generation Youth
Educators looking to help engage students of all different styles of learning, may want to consider adding short form educational documentary films to their lesson plans.
AR POST: Shaun MacGillivray Chats About IMAX and VR Movies
Shaun MacGillivray is a leading filmmaker for MacGillivray Freeman, a renowned film studio with over 50 years in the movie industry. Shaun has filmed over 40 films for IMAX’s giant screens and [...]
Surfer Today: The Evolution of the Surf Film
The ocean has intensely affected me ever since I sat on the beach as a kid in Corona del Mar while my dad lifeguarded. My first film was about the esoteric sides of surfing – style and [...]
DotCom Magazine: Shaun MacGillivray, CEO Of MacGillivray Freeman – A DotCom Magazine Exclusive Interview: The Leader Roundtable e Series
Shaun MacGillivray is the CEO of MacGillivray Freeman. Shaun is a thought leader, influencer, visionary, and successful entrepreneur. Shaun provides the leadership and energy that has inspired [...]
Digiday: Marketers are capitalizing on documentary filmmaking’s golden age
In April 2019, DNA testing company 23andMe premiered its first attempt at documentary productions at the Tribeca Film Festival. A year before the company had commissioned the festival’s sibling [...]
Thrive Global: Filmmaker Shaun MacGillivray: “It’s important to show audiences that we can heal and learn from nature, and as the earth’s most incredible resource it is imperative we open our eyes to preserving and nurturing marine wildlife”
With water being one of the world’s most treasured and important resources, we have a huge passion around fresh water and the oceans … Like many of the themes of our films, it’s important to show [...]
Philanthropy Women: Dream Big: The Film Funders Who Want Girls to Be Engineers
The number of women in engineering (the crucial E of STEM) has risen in the last few decades, but still lags behind men — only 13% of engineers are women. A new big-screen film called, “Dream [...]
‘Apollo 11: First Steps Edition’ to Open in Science Centers and Museums
Embark on a thrilling journey to the moon with ‘Apollo 11: First Steps Edition,’ a special giant screen version for science centers and museum theaters of Todd Douglas Miller’s [...]


