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David McFadzean is a founder and principal of Wind Dancer Films. Starting his career in theater, David McFadzean moved into television to work on Roseanne as Executive Story Editor in its premiere season. He went on to form Wind Dancer Production Group with Matt Williams and Carmen Finestra. Under the Wind Dancer banner, McFadzean co-created and executive produced several TV shows including, Home Improvement with Tim Allen, Carol & Company, with Carol Burnett, Thunder Alley with Ed Asner, Soul Man with Dan Aykroyd and the current PBS animated children’s series Ready, Jet, Go!

His film producer credits include Bernie starring Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Shirley MacLaine, What Women Want with Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, Where the Heart Is with Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd, Firelight with Stephen Dillane and Sophie Marceau, Walker Payne with Jason Patric and Sam Shepherd and the soon to be released Netflix film, Good Sam with Tiya Sircar.

McFadzean is a Founding Board Member of the New Harmony Writer’s Conference and is currently on its Advisory Board. He’s also on the Advisory Boards of the Heartland Film Festival, The Griffin Theatre Company in Chicago, and Reel Spirituality: An Institute for Moving Images.