James de Beaujeu Domville

James de Beaujeu Domville (23 June 1933 – 2 April 2015) was a French-born Canadian theatrical producer and administrator. In addition to his theatrical work, Domville served in several important Canadian cultural positions, including five years as Commissioner of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

Domville was born in Cannes He attended Selwyn House School and Trinity College School He was co-writer and producer of My Fur Lady, He later claimed that this was the only job he had ever really wanted. He faced a time of cutbacks and austerity at the NFB, but received praise for changing NFB policy in supporting the Canadian film industry by allowing private companies, rather than the NFB, to undertake the majority of sponsored film production. It was also during Domville's time in charge of the NFB that its Studio D unit produced the controversial documentary features Not a Love Story (1981) and If You Love This Planet (1982). Following disagreements with the government, and despite feeling that it had been the most interesting phase of his career, Domville left his role at the NFB in January 1984.

He died of melanoma in Singapore on 2 April 2015 at the age of 81.

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