abstract:Michael Patrick Donovan is a Canadian film producer and screenwriter. He co-founded Salter Street Films which later was bought by Alliance Atlantis in 2001.
The company also provided toxicology evidence against Karen Matthews and MichaelDonovan which helped ensure their conviction for kidnapping and drugging schoolgirl Shannon.
Last year, Matthews, then 33, was jailed for eight years for her part in what a judge described as a "truly despicable" plot with MichaelDonovan, in whose flat Shannon was found.