Shaun MacGillivray

Shaun’s been on filming expeditions around the world since he was in diapers, but it wasn’t until a trip to Palau at the age of 13 that he realized that his dad’s passion for storytelling was in his blood. He was snorkeling on the “set” when he encountered a giant grouper (think the size of a refrigerator), then months later got to watch the fervent reaction of kids in the theatre who were watching The Living Sea—seeing on the giant screen what he was able to experience underwater first hand. It dawned on him: A. His dad has a pretty cool job. And B. Maybe if he's lucky, he could do this when he grows up.

Since then, Shaun has produced more than 10 award-winning 3D giant-screen films including Grand Canyon Adventure, Journey To The South Pacific, To The Arctic, and the blockbusters National Parks Adventure and Dream Big: Engineering Our World. Shaun leads the company’s Business Development and Partnership team and has successfully raised more than $40 million in funding for IMAX educational films. Shaun received an MFA degree in Film Production from the University of Southern California. He and his wife Katie live in Laguna Beach with their three children. He can’t wait to take them all on expeditions and show them the wonders of nature firsthand.