Biography
James Joseph McDonald is an Irish archive producer and licensing consultant based in London. He runs the company Shanakee, which supplies archive material and licensing services to feature films, documentaries and series for international broadcasters and production companies.
McDonald began his career as a director and producer of short-form documentaries for the Open University, BBC Learning and OpenLearn. He later specialised in archive research and production for television and film. His credits include archive producer on Paddington (2014).
