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Michael Dowse Biography

Birth Name:Michael Dowse

Birth Place:London, Ontario, Canada

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Editorial department, Cinematographer, Music department

Fast Facts

  • He won a U․S․ Comedy Arts Festival Film Discovery July Award in 2005 and a Toronto International Film Festival Best Canadian Feature Film award in 2004 for "It's All Gone Pete Tong․"
  • In 2013, he was nominated for a Genie Awards Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Direction for "Goon․"
  • He obtained a communications degree from the University of Calgary
  • In 1996, he won the chance to work as a temp at MuchMusic

Awards

  • 2003Genie-Best Achievement in Editing: nominated
  • 2004Best Canadian Feature Film-: winner
  • 2005Audience Award-Best Feature: winner
  • 2005Best Feature-: winner
  • 2005Film Discovery Jury Award-Best Feature: winner
  • 2006Genie-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
  • 2006Genie-Best Achievement in Direction: nominated
  • 2010People's Choice Award-Midnight Madness: nominated
  • 2011Audience Award-Spotlight Premiere: nominated
  • 2012DGC Craft Award-Direction - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2012Rogers Award-Best Canadian Film: nominated
  • 2013Canadian Screen Award-Achievement in Direction: nominated
  • 2014Canadian Screen Award-Achievement in Direction: nominated
  • 2014Canadian Screen Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014DGC Craft Award-Direction - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2014DGC Team Award-Feature Film: nominated
  • 2014Rogers Award-Best Canadian Film: nominated
  • 2019Audience Award-Headliners: nominated