Awards
Lawrence McDonald, is an award winning Creative Director, Producer and Director and Creative Director, he has been recognized and won top honors in major competitions, such as New York, Chicago, San Francisco Miami, New Orleans, Vancouver, and Toronto. competing against thousands of of international and North American entries.
Lawrence has won top honors for Broadcast Innovation, print, outdoor and on air design, motion graphics, television production and direction, advertising, promotions and marketing.
2009 Leo Awards – Best Series Nominee The Chop Shop
Lawrence McDonald Executive Producer/creator
David Paperny, Cal Shumiatcher, Audrey Mehler,
Ziad Touma – Producers
2008 Leo Awards – Makeover Wish – Nominated Best Series
Blair Reekie, David Berenbaum – Producers – Director Lawrence McDonald
2007 Promax and BDA Awards North America Awards – New York
channel m – Christmas 2006 – Station ID Campaign (Happy Holidays)
Bronze PROMAX 2007 T28 – BROADCAST TELEVISION STATION Promotional Animation Campaign
channel m – Diversity Lives Here – Chinese Opera Boogaloo
Silver PROMAX 2007 T03 – BROADCAST TELEVISION STATION ID
channel m – Diversity Lives Here – Modern Art Calligrapher
Bronze PROMAX 2007 T03 – BROADCAST TELEVISION STATION ID
channel m – Diversity Lives Here – South Asian Harley
Gold PROMAX 2007 T01 – BROADCAST TELEVISION STATION Branding/Image
channel m – Diversity Lives Here – South Asian Harley
Gold PROMAX 2007 T03 – BROADCAST TELEVISION STATION ID
channel m – Diversity Lives Here – Station ID Campaign # 1
Silver PROMAX 2007 T02 – BROADCAST TELEVISION STATION Branding/Image Campaign Using One or More Media
channel m – Diversity Lives Here – Station ID Campaign # 2
Bronze PROMAX 2007 T02 – BROADCAST TELEVISION STATION Branding/Image Campaign Using One or More Media
channel m – Diversity Lives Here – Station ID Campaign # 3
Gold PROMAX 2007 T04 – BROADCAST TELEVISION STATION ID Campaign
channel m – Diversity Lives Here – Station ID Campaign # 4
Silver PROMAX 2007 T04 – BROADCAST TELEVISION STATION ID Campaign
channel m – Diversity Lives Here – Station ID Campaign # 5
Silver PROMAX 2007 T28 – BROADCAST TELEVISION STATION Promotional Animation Campaign
2007 Canadian Association of Broadcasters Awards – Ottawa
Gold – Outstanding Program Promotion – station Image Channel M “Diversity Lives Here” IDs
2007 British Columbia Association of Broadcasters Awards – Vancouver
Gold – Best Television On Air Campaign Channel M “Diversity Lives Here” IDs
2007 Children’s Miracle Network Awards (Orlando)
Gold – Best Set Design B.C. Lawrence McDonald, Children’s Hospital Miracle Weekend Telethon
2006 The British Columbia Association of Broadcasters (BCAB)
Station ID’s (Large Market) – Channel M “Diversity Lives Here – ID Campaign”
2005 Leo Awards – VANCOUVER
Best Director: In the category of lifestyle programming for the series “love it or Lose it” HGTV
2004 New York Festivals – New York
Finalist
Channel M – On air television ID Campaign
2001 – Promax Awards – Miami
Silver PROMAX 2001 Canada Votes Television Station (In-House) – Non-Promotional Animation Vancouver Television
2000 Promax and BDA Awards – New Orleans
Silver PROMAX 2000 Promotional Animation Vancouver Television
Silver Award for best on-air Promo Campaign Breakfast Television
Vancouver Television
1999 Promax and BDA Awards – San Francisco
Gold award for best non-promotional animation:
VTV Thursday Night Movie opening Vancouver Television
AIDS Walk ’98 PSA
Silver PROMAX 1999 In-House Event TV Announcement PSA Vancouver Television
Silver award – Creative Director – best promotional animation:
Sales Promotion – VTV – Vancouver Television
1999 Leo Awards – Vancouver
Leo Awards:, Nominated, Executive Producer: Best Information Television Program, for the series “Inform” The Knowledge Network
Leo Awards:, Nominated, Best Director Information Television Program, for the series “Inform” The Knowledge Network
Toronto 1998 BDA – Bronze Award
Best network television show opening:
“The Vicki Gabereau Show” CTV Television Network
Radio and Television News Directors Award – CBC Television News
Dan MacArthur Award for Excellence, In-depth Coverage of a Hard News Issue:
Producer: Lawrence McDonald. – Reporter Paul Heaney
Canadian Broadcasting Network