Born in Montreal Michael Allcock is a director and screenwriter based in Toronto The first documentary he wrote emCassem showcased at Hot Docs 2000 and at the Yorkton Film Festival it was given both the Best Short Documentary and Best of the Festival award It was also nominated for the 2000 Chalmers Award for best documentary He also wrote emTylers Barrelem which screened at Hot Docs 2002 the Atlantic Film Festival and Input 2003 in Denmark Between 2003 and 2006 he wrote and story edited the WWI special emFirst and Lastem and the 3hour series emCanadas War in Colourem both for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC His 2007 madefortelevision movie emVimy Ridge From Heaven to Hellem was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series He began directing in 2007 and we list his credits as a director firstbrbr
Features & TV Movies:
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Featherland (2009, short, documentary)
Semisweet: Life in Chocolate (2012, documentary)
Kubo’s Crickets (TV-2015, short, documentary)
Fear of Dancing (TV-2020)
TV Series:
Final 24 (2007, 1 episode)
F2: Forensic Factor (2009, 2010, 3 episodes)
Alien Mysteries (2013, 6 episodes)
Haunted Hospitals (2018, 2019, 13 episdoes)
Paranormal 911 (2019, 13 episodes)
Credits as a Screenwriter:
Cass (1999, short, documentary)
Tyler’s Barrel (2002)
First and Last (TV-2003, documentary)
Vimy Ridge: Heaven to Hell (TV-2007, documentary)
The Pagan Christ (TV-2007, documentary)
The Rise and Fall of the Grumpy Burger (2008, documentary)
Giant Crystal Cave (TV-2008, documentary)
Cab 138 (2009, short, documentary)
Featherland (2009, short, documentary)
Semisweet: Life in Chocolate (2012, documentary)
Kubo’s Crickets (TV-2015, short, documentary)
After Circus (2015, documentary)
Black Watch Snipers (TV-2016)
Sled Dogs (Co-writer, 2016, documentary)
Biography Presents: Joyce Mitchell & the New York Prison Break (TV-2017)
Fear of Dancing (TV-2020)
TV Series:
Starhunter (2000)
Canada’s War in Colour (2005, 1 episode)
On the Run (2005, 2 episodes)
Secret Files of the Inquisition (2006, 2 episodes)
Trapped (2007)
Final 24 (2007, 7 episodes)
Naked Science (2008, 1 episode)
F2: Forensic Factor (2008, 2009, 2010, 7 episodes)
Dig World War II (2012, mini-series, 2 episodes)
Alien Mysteries (2013, 2 episodes)
Infestation (2014)
Close Encounters (2014, 2 episodes)
Canada: The Story of Us (2017, mini-series, 2 episodes)
Haunted Hospitals (2018, 2019, 7 episodes)
Paranormal 911 (2019, 7 episodes)
Credits as an Actor:
Camp X (TV-2014)
TV Series:
New Urband Legends (Narrator, 2007-2011, 45 episodes)
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