David Lickley

{{Short description|Canadian documentary filmmaker}}

David Lickley is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, who makes IMAX-format science documentary films for the Science North Production Team in Sudbury, Ontario.Jonathan Migneault, [https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/regional-news/sudbury/sudbury-filmmaker-a-success-on-largest-screen-possible-370830 "Sudbury filmmaker a success on largest screen possible"]. Northern Ontario Business, November 14, 2014.

He is most noted as the director of the films Born to Be Wild,Jennie Punter, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/born-to-be-wild-3d-imax-film-offers-inspiring-scenes-of-baby-elephants-and-orangutans/article628473/ "Born to Be Wild 3D: Imax film offers inspiring scenes of baby elephants and orangutans"]. The Globe and Mail, April 8, 2011. which won the Genesis Award for Best Documentary Feature from The Humane Society of the United States in 2012,{{cite news| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/03/genesis-awards-go-to-the-apes.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Genesis Awards go to the ‘Apes’|date=March 24, 2012}} and Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope,Ashley Bacon, [https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/sudbury-ont-featured-in-new-jane-goodall-movie-playing-at-imax-1.6419933 "Sudbury, Ont. featured in new Jane Goodall movie playing at IMAX"]. CTV Northern Ontario, May 30, 2023. which won a special award for Sustainable Production at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/devery-jacobs-lamar-johnson-canadian-screen-awards-1235865866/ "Devery Jacobs, Lamar Johnson to Receive Honorary Canadian Screen Awards"]. The Hollywood Reporter, April 4, 2024.

He has also worked as a musician, most commonly in collaboration with singer-songwriter Paul Dunn.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/david-lickley-paul-dunn-pandemic-song-1.6013914 "Paul Dunn and David Lickley create pandemic song with a 'spark of hope'"]. CBC Northern Ontario, May 6, 2021. In 2023, Dunn and Lickley released the collaborative album Songs of a Northern Train.[https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/northern-lights-fest-shares-lineup-additions-7076163 "Northern Lights fest shares lineup additions"]. Sudbury.com, June 1, 2023.