Michael McGowan

Michael McGowan at TIFF in Toronto for the screening of emScore A Hockey Musicalem It opened five major 2010 Canadian film festivals Toronto Atlantic Sudbury Calgary and Edmonton and was chosen to open as the Anniversary Gala at the Vancouver Film Festival It went on to win the Best Fiction Feature Award at the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival His 2008 film emOne Weekem took in 13 million at the Canadian box office won numerous festival awards and garnered Joshua Jackson a a hrefhttpwwwnorthernstarscaawardsarchivegenieawardsGenie Awarda for best actor It was picked up in the US by IFC and has sold internationally In addition to his work on features McGowan is also the creator and executive producer of the stopmotion animated childrens TV series emHenrys Worldem which is broadcast in over 50 countries and has won a variety of awards including the Alliance for Children and Television Award of Excellence He is also the bestselling author of the Young Adult novel emNewton and the Giantem published in 2003 by HarperCollins and the sequel emNewton and the Time Travel Machineem released in 2008 It was announced in November of 2023 that he will direct his series emElectedem which has been picked up by Paramount and will begin streaming next year Its a comedy about an actor who ends up being Prime Minister of Canada brbrAlso see a hrefhttpswwwnorthernstarscamcgowanshootspunysorrowsMcGowan Shoots Puny Sorrowsabrbrbr