Canadian filmmaker Shane MacDougall started out in the two most cut throat areas of show biz – standup comedy and children’s television writing. From the hellish environs of biker bar comedy gigs in Northern Ontario, to the demonic world of “Franklin The Turtle”, to free-lance writing for VH1, MacDougall has endured the extremes of man’s inhumanity to man.

This experience prepared him well for his most recent project, “Wiener Takes All”, a feature length documentary about the cutthroat world of competitive dachshunds. The film is about to complete a successful run on the film festival circuit (including sold out crowds in Seattle, San Francisco, Halifax and others), and was recently selected as the first finalist for the A&E IndieFilm Spotlight program.

An ex-animation and sketch writer, MacDougall has had several adult, reality, and animation projects optioned by various companies. In the 90’s, MacDougall made a name for himself by running Canada’s longest running alternative comedy show, “The Dark Show”, one of the hottest tickets at Toronto’s famous “Rivoli” club. In 2000, he again made international headlines when he challenged Queen Elizabeth to a kickboxing match (or math test) for the monarchy of Canada.

His short film, “Time Traveling Coach: Episode 13,” still appears occasionally as a bumper on Canadian television. The film is a sketch about a motivational coach brought in to console Incan athletes when they lose a game and don’t get sacrificed.

Shane is currently overseeing production on "A--HOLES", which he is also directing, and "A Loss of Contact: The Al Heppner Story."