David Vainola

Vainola was born in Leicester, United Kingdom, and became a Canadian citizen in 1967.

For the National Film Board of Canada, Vainola directed the short dramatic film "The Drive Away" in 1989.{{cite web|title=Without Work: The Drive Away|url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=17997|website=National Film Board of Canada|accessdate=March 31, 2018}} He directed the short film "The Other Prison" (1990),{{cite web|title=The Other Prison|url=http://collection.tiff.net/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=226951;type=102|website=TIFF Library|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}{{cite web|title=The Other Prison|url=http://www.martinneufeld.com/site_html/prisonpop.html|website=Martin Neufeld|accessdate=March 31, 2018}} which won a Silver Plaque at the Chicago Film Festival and a Reel Award (Ottawa).{{cite web|title=Alumni Spotlight on David Vainola|url=http://www.nsi-canada.ca/2011/05/celebrating-25-years-of-nsi-alumni-spotlight-on-david-vainola/|website=NSI|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}

Vainola directed the short film "Curiosities" in 1995.{{cite web|title=Curiosities|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b803bd105|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405030340/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b803bd105|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2018|accessdate=March 16, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Curiosities|url=http://egyptiantheatre.com/altarc.htm|website=Alternative Screen Archive|accessdate=March 31, 2018}} "Curiosities" was nominated for two Gemini Awards, including best short program,{{cite web|title=Gemini Awards|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1997/01/27/5879-19970127/|website=PlayBack|accessdate=March 31, 2018}} and won the Best Canadian Film award at the Toronto Worldwide Film Short Festival in 1996.{{cite web|title=Short Filmmakers long on Talent|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1996/06/17/5414-19960617/|website=PlayBack|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}

Vainola wrote and directed the one-hour documentary 30 Second Democracy in 1997.{{cite web|title=30 Second Democracy|url=http://icarusfilms.com/if-30sec|website=Icarus Films|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}{{cite web|title=David Vainola|url=http://maishafilmlab.org/maisha-mentor/david-vainola/|website=Maisha|accessdate=April 2, 2018}} The film has been nationally broadcast in more than a dozen countries, including Canada.{{cite web|title=30 Second Democracy|url=http://icarusfilms.com/if-30sec|website=Icarus Films|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Spotlight on David Vainola|url=http://www.nsi-canada.ca/2011/05/celebrating-25-years-of-nsi-alumni-spotlight-on-david-vainola/|website=NSI|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Videos on Politics: U.S. Politics and Government|url=https://libguides.rutgers.edu/c.php?g=336806&p=2271268|website=Rutgers University Library|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}{{cite web|last1=Chow|first1=Clement H. M.|title=30 Second Democracy|url=https://www.questia.com/library/p61738/journalism-history/i2502563/vol-24-no-4-winter|website=Journalism History|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Economics / Business|url=http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/uclib/html/featurelist/uceduhb.html|website=The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Journalism & Media Studies|url=http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/JournalismVid.html|website=Berkeley University Library|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}

In 2008, Vainola wrote the TV mini-series Diamonds (aired May 2009).{{cite web|title=The Greed Behind the Glitter|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-greed-behind-the-glitter/article1343689/|website=Globe & Mail|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Alchemy mines diamond trade for drama|url=http://www.c21media.net/alchemy-mines-diamond-trade-for-drama/|website=C21|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Diamonds|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/diamonds-3-1200474733/|website=Variety|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Will Synthetic Stones Undermine Natural Diamonds?|url=https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/investment-research/news-29936/|website=Investment Executive|accessdate=March 31, 2018}} Diamonds aired around the world, including a prime-time broadcast on ABC Television in 2008,{{cite web|title=ABC and ABC News Announce Summer Specials & Limited Series|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/abc-and-abc-news-announce-summer-specials-and-limited-series/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024428/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/abc-and-abc-news-announce-summer-specials-and-limited-series/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2018|website=ABC News|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}{{cite web|title=ABC picks up "Diamonds"|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/abc-picks-ups-diamonds-miniseries-1118001898/|website=Variety|accessdate=March 31, 2018}} and received 12 Gemini Award nominations.{{cite web|title=Gemini Nominations|url=https://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/00192/Gemini_Nominations__192723a.pdf|website=Globe&Mail|accessdate=March 31, 2018|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084347/http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/00192/Gemini_Nominations__192723a.pdf|url-status=dead}} At the 24th Gemini Awards in 2009, Vainola was nominated for Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for his work on Diamonds.{{cite web|title=Gemini Awards|url=https://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/00192/Gemini_Nominations__192723a.pdf|website=Globe & Mail|accessdate=March 31, 2018|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084347/http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/00192/Gemini_Nominations__192723a.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Vainola was a story consultant on Season 1 of the award-winning Cardinal (first aired January 2017),{{cite web|title=Cardinal 1|url=https://staffmeup.com/title/Scripted-TV/2017/Cardinal/714728?season=1#|accessdate=30 January 2018}} and was a consulting producer for Combat Hospital.{{cite web|title=David Vainola|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0883286/|website=IMDb|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}

Vainola created, with Frank Spotnitz, the television show Ransom.{{cite web|title=New Original Suspense Drama Ransom|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/news-sources/?mid=cnw.20160606.C6965|website=Globe and Mail}}{{cite web|title=eOne Delivers Ransom Around the World|url=http://www.c21media.net/eone-delivers-ransom-around-world/|website=C21|accessdate=April 2, 2018}} He is an executive producer on the show,{{cite web|title=Ransom Renews|url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/ransom/news/1006403/ransom-renews-an-ancient-sense-of-justice/|website=CBS|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Frank Spotnitz|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/frank-spotnitz-hostage-drama-ransom-entertainment-one-tf1-shaw-851164/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=April 2, 2018}} which is inspired by the real-life negotiators {{ill|Laurent Combalbert|fr}} and {{ill|Marwan Mery|fr}}.{{cite web|title=ADN Group|url=https://adngroup.com/en/|website=ADN Group|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}{{cite web|title=About Ransom|url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/ransom/about/|website=CBS|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Dans la peau de deux négociateurs d'élite|url=https://www.amazon.com/Dans-peau-deux-n%C3%A9gociateurs-d%C3%A9lite-ebook/dp/B076577QWK|website=Amazon|accessdate=March 31, 2018}} Combalbert and Mery have also provided commentary on episodes of Season 1 of Ransom, available on YouTube. Season 1 of Ransom aired December 2016; Season 2{{cite web|title=Ransom Renewed|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ransom-renewed-season-2-at-cbs-1047379|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=March 31, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Ransom - Season 2|url=https://www.ebosscanada.com/season-2-globals-intense-original-drama-ransom-returns-april-7/|accessdate=March 16, 2018}} aired April 7, 2018.{{cite web|title=Shows: Ransom|url=https://www.globaltv.com/ransom/episode-guide/|website=Global TV|accessdate=March 31, 2018}} On July 16, 2018, CBS and Global announced that the series has been renewed for a 13-episode third season, which premiered February 16, 2019.{{cite news |last1=Petsky |first1=Denise |title='Ransom' Renewed for Third Season |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/ransom-renewed-third-season-global-frank-spotnitz-luke-roberts-1202427218/ |accessdate=27 July 2018 |agency=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 16, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=‘The Code’, ‘The Red Line’, ‘Ransom’ Drama Series Get Midseason Premiere Dates On CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/the-code-the-red-line-ransom-drama-series-midseason-premiere-dates-cbs-1202535474/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |accessdate=January 15, 2019}}

• "The Other Prison" (1990)
• 30 Second Democracy (1997)
• [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1105315/ Diamonds] (2009)
• Combat Hospital (2011)
• Cardinal (2017)
• Ransom (2017-2019)

• {{IMDb name|nm0883286|David Vainola}}

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