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137 Visual Researchers
Sarah MacDonald
e-mail sarah.laura.macdonald@gmail.com
City Montreal
Project Type All Formats
Research Type All Types
Subject Areas History World, History Canadian, History American, History European, Politics Current Affairs, Food, Biography, Human Rights, Popular Culture, Arts Culture, Nature, Music, Social Studies, Health Medicine, Agriculture
Languages English
Catherine Machado
e-mail cmachado.visuals@gmail.com
City Montréal

Project Type All Formats
Research Type All Types
Subject Areas Politics Current Affairs, Food, Biography, Geography, Human Rights, Science Environment, Popular Culture, Arts Culture, Nature, Crime, Music, Architecture, Social Studies, Health Medicine, First Nations Issues, Agriculture
Languages English, French

About My Work I've worked as a visual researcher/archive producer for the last 8 years - on a range of TV documentaries for major broadcasters such as Discovery ID, Discovery Science, Snapchat, TeleQuebec and more. Most recently I worked as a clearance copyright coordinator on the renewal of the permanent exhibit at the museum Juno Beach Centre in Normandy, France, as well as the Mr. Dress Up documentary for Amazon Prime and on "Deschamps on Yvon" for Tele-Quebec. References available upon request from recent projects. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Jean Celeste Mackenzie
e-mail celestemackenzie@yahoo.ca
City kingston Whig, Ontario

Project Type All Project Types
Research Type All Types
Subject Areas All Areas, History World, History Canadian, History American, History European, History Military, Politics And Current Affairs, Food, Biography, Geography, Human Rights, Science And Environment, Popular Culture, Arts And Culture, Nature, Crime, Music, Architecture And Interior Design, Social Studies, Health And Medicine, Business And Law, Sports, First Nations Issues, Agriculture
Languages English, French, Spanish, Other

About My Work IMDB profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12013155/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 A former radio and print journalist for over 10 years, Celeste Mackenzie now applies her research, writing, and linguistic skills to documentary film, web, and TV productions, a well as podcasts. In addition to English, Celeste conducts visual research, costing and clearance, and music research and clearance, in Spanish and French. She also has a basic understanding of Portuguese.
MaryRose MacLachlan
e-mail maryrose@mac-cap-permissions.ca
City Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Project Type Factual Series, Publishing, Museum Exhibitions, Web Content
Research Type Visuals Stills, Visuals Footage, Licensing, Editorial Research
Subject Areas History World, History Canadian, History American, History European, History Military, Politics And Current Affairs, Food, Geography, Science And Environment, Arts And Culture, Nature, Architecture And Interior Design, Social Studies, Health And Medicine, Business And Law, First Nations Issues
Languages English

About My Work The professionals at MacCap Permissions, Mary Rose MacLachlan and Derek Capitaine, have many years’ experience in publishing and copyright clearance. We research content—still images, footage, audio recordings, art and illustrations, and literary and academic text—and secure the appropriate licenses for leading content developers throughout the world. We work with publishers, multi-media producers, NGOs, and non-profit organizations. Research projects at MacCap Permissions cover a wide range of subjects from the language arts to social studies to law to health sciences to general sciences to business. As project managers, we have a solid understanding of our clients’ goals and manage multiple projects, deadlines, and budgets.
Website http://www.mac-cap-permissions.ca
Kirsten Mairi
e-mail kmairi.media@gmail.com
City TORONTO
Project Type All Formats
Research Type All Types
Subject Areas History Canadian, Politics Current Affairs, Biography, Human Rights, Popular Culture, Arts Culture, Crime, Architecture
Languages English
About My Work I am a visual researcher with extensive experience in exploring diverse archives for various projects, particularly those focused on the city of Toronto. My work spans multiple sectors, including news, advertising, and marketing, where I have developed my skills in uncovering hard-to-find information and visual assets. I have a knack for delving into historical archives, municipal records, and specialized databases to unearth hidden gems. My expertise in Toronto's history, combined with a keen eye for detail and a passion for storytelling, allows me to create compelling visual narratives that resonate with audiences across different media platforms.
Sivia Mangos
e-mail siviam@bell.net
City Toronto

Project Type All Project Types, Documentary, Feature Films, Industrials, Dramatic Television, Factual Series, Publishing, Advertising, Museum Exhibitions, Web Content
Research Type All Types
Subject Areas History World, History Canadian, History American, History European, History Military, Politics And Current Affairs, Food, Biography, Geography, Human Rights, Science And Environment, Popular Culture, Arts And Culture, Nature, Crime, Music, Architecture And Interior Design, Social Studies, Health And Medicine, First Nations Issues
Languages English

About My Work An experienced researcher with a wealth of knowledge on many topics, particularly news and current events, but many others as well. The tiniest details often makes a wealth of different when you are telling your story. Let me find that detail for you.
Website http://www.theladiessectionmovie.com
nancy marcotte
e-mail marcottenancy@gmail.com
City Mansonville

Project Type Documentary, Feature Films, Industrials, Dramatic Television, Factual Series
Research Type Visuals Stills, Visuals Footage, Music Clearances, Talent Clearances, Trademark Clearances, Licensing, Editorial Research
Subject Areas History World, Politics And Current Affairs, Science And Environment, Popular Culture
Languages English, French

About My Work Nancy Marcotte is Vice-President of the Visual Researchers Society of Canada. She has been working as a researcher and negotiator of archival footage rights since 1999. Her recent credits include Mercury 13, Oslo Diaries, Freightened and Montreal New wave for which she had been nominated to a Gemeaux as well as The Price we pay and Surviving Progress. She also co-wrote Brasilia, life after design. She commissioned an exhibition at the Cinémathèque québécoise on The Global Village : the Era of Television in Canada, 1950-2000. She has worked on many documentaries produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Canadian series such as La culture dans tous ses états. She is also President of Groupe Intervention Video.
Willa Marcus
e-mail w.marcus@sympatico.ca
City Toronto

Project Type All Project Types
Research Type All Types
Subject Areas All Areas
Languages English

About My Work I provide advice to media productions, focusing on production issues such as fair dealing/fair use, defamation and privacy.
Andrew Martin-Smith
e-mail martinsmithandrew@gmail.com
City Toronto
Project Type Documentary, Feature Films, Industrials, Dramatic Television, Factual Series
Research Type All Types
Subject Areas Politics Current Affairs, Human Rights, Science Environment, Arts Culture, Crime, Music, Social Studies, Sports
Languages English
About My Work Greetings! For the past 13 years, I worked as a Senior Production Coordinator and Production Manager at the National Film Board of Canada. I am looking to change my career focus to visual research, as I've had extensive experience coordinating and verifying rights for feature-length documentary projects. I've attached my resume and will be glad to submit references, should you need them. Thank you, Andy Martin-Smith
Website https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0553243/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Stefanie McCarrol
e-mail stefaniemccarrol@gmail.com
City Toronto

Project Type Documentary, Feature Films, Factual Series
Research Type All Types
Subject Areas History World, History Canadian, History American, History European, History Military, Politics And Current Affairs, Food, Biography, Geography, Human Rights, Science And Environment, Popular Culture, Arts And Culture, Nature, Crime, Music, Architecture And Interior Design, Social Studies, Health And Medicine, Sports, First Nations Issues, Agriculture
Languages English, French

About My Work I have over 6 years' visual research experience, spanning television and feature film formats, and including documentary, factual, scripted, and commercial projects. I was Senior Researcher for 4 years with the CBC's flagship program, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight; and Visual Researcher for 2 years at VICE Canada where I contributed my skills to several award winning programs and documentaries, including VICELAND'S "RISE", and Netflix's "Jim & Andy". Thanks!
Maggie McCaw
e-mail maggiemccaw@gmail.com
City Guelph

Project Type Documentary, Feature Films, Factual Series, Advertising, Web Content
Research Type Visuals Stills, Visuals Footage, Trademark Clearances, Licensing, Editorial Research
Subject Areas All Areas, History World, History Canadian, History American, History European, History Military, Politics And Current Affairs, Food, Biography, Geography, Human Rights, Science And Environment, Popular Culture, Arts And Culture, Nature, Crime, Music, Architecture And Interior Design, Social Studies, Health And Medicine, Business And Law, Sports, First Nations Issues, Agriculture
Languages English

About My Work I am an Archive Producer and Clearance Specialist with over a decade of experience working on documentaries, films, and digital productions. Credits include CNN's popular docuseries "History of the Sitcom," multiple Canadian Screen Award-winning documentary series, the Emmy-nominated film "Jim and Andy," and 200+ hours of documentary & factual content ranging in subject matter from the global war on terror to a behind-the-scenes look at CBC's "Schitt's Creek."
Julietta McGovern
e-mail allclearprod@gmail.com
City Fredericton

Project Type Documentary, Feature Films, Dramatic Television, Factual Series, Advertising
Research Type Visuals Stills, Visuals Footage, Music Clearances, Talent Clearances, Licensing
Subject Areas Music
Languages English

About My Work Innovative, resourceful and creative I have extensive experience in reality and live television formats. I meet the needs of high volume, high pressure productions with a deep understanding of music; footage placement, clearance issues, and rights negotiation. I maintain strong contacts with unions, stock music sources, footage houses, publishing companies, and record labels to get the best rates and pass them on to you.
Website http://www.allclearproductions.ca
Kathie McKenna
e-mail mckennakathie@gmail.com
City Toronto


Claire McNabb
e-mail cmcnabb@cineflix.com
City Toronto

Project Type All Project Types
Research Type All Types
Subject Areas All Areas
Languages English

Ahsan Moghul
e-mail ahsan.moghul@gmail.com
City Toronto
Project Type Publishing, Advertising
Research Type Licensing
Subject Areas Food, Biography, Geography, Human Rights, Nature, Crime, Music, Sports, Agriculture
About My Work I have worked as a researcher and filmmaker for several years. Over the course of my career I have conducted research in academia, theatre, publishing, documentary and film. Two recent examples of my experience: I served as an editor and visual researcher on "The Politics of Preemption, which premiered at the 17th Annual Conference of the Cultural Studies Association and was subsequently published on e-flux and Artforum. In addition to this, I served as a researcher to Laury Silver's popular series of detective novels based in medieval Baghdad, which required me to search and compile sources to help the author furnish a narrative grounded in history.
Sophie Moreau
e-mail sophie@lanego.ca
City Montréal

Project Type All Project Types
Research Type Visuals Stills, Visuals Footage, Talent Clearances, Licensing
Languages English, French

Website http://lanego.ca
Leslie Morrison
e-mail Leslie.Morrison@CBC.CA
City Toronto

Project Type All Project Types
Research Type All Types
Subject Areas All Areas
Languages English

Hugh John Murray, M.A.
e-mail hjemurray@gmail.com
City Montréal

Project Type Documentary, Dramatic Television, Factual Series
Research Type Visuals Stills, Visuals Footage, Editorial Research
Subject Areas History World, History Canadian, History American, History European, History Military, Politics And Current Affairs, Popular Culture, Arts And Culture, Social Studies
Languages English, French