This article is about the director. For the football player, see Michael McGowan (footballer).
Michael McGowan
McGowan at the 2013 Miami International Film Festival
Born
(1966-04-14) April 14, 1966 (age 52)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation
Film director, film producer, screenwriter, film composer
Years active
1998–present
Notable work
Saint Ralph One Week Still Mine
Awards
Director's Guild of Canada DGC Craft Award 2005 Saint Ralph
London Canadian Film Festival Audience Award 2005 Saint Ralph Paris Film Festival Grand Prix 2005 Saint Ralph
Writer's Guild of Canada WGC Award 2005 Saint Ralph
Michael McGowan (born April 14, 1966) is a Canadian filmmaker who wrote and directed the feature films Saint Ralph, One Week, Still Mine, and Score: A Hockey Musical.
Contents
1Early life
2Career
3Filmography
4Television
5References
6External links
Early life
McGowan was born in Toronto, Ontario, but graduated from the University of North Carolina with a BA in English.
Career
Returning to Toronto he became a journalist, writing for publications such as Quill & Quire,[1]Toronto Life and The Globe and Mail.
He then joined the TV industry, helping create the stop-motion children's TV show Henry's World, and then wrote and directed Saint Ralph in 2004, for which he won the Outstanding Achievement in Direction award from the Director's Guild of Canada and the Writer's Guild of Canada award for Best Feature Film.
His film Score: A Hockey Musical was chosen to open the 35th Toronto International Film Festival in 2010.
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