Talk:Michael Kennedy (director)

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Notability

Hello,@Melcous: you don’t think he fairly meets WP:DIRECTOR? And that what’s in the page (although still limited) shows enough to back this claim? As for other sources, sure, the page, as all pages, can be improved but I’d rather remove alleged (but certainly accurate) DOB and aspects of his personal life and the tag. The page being a start-class article is ...a start. Best, -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 16:33, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Mushy Yank - it is difficult to search because of the common name, but yes, maybe the CSA nomination suggest notability despite the current poor sourcing and writing. Happy for you to remove the content you have suggested and the tag (and maybe cleanup all the redlinks if you can) and see what other sources are out there to confirm notability? Thanks Melcous (talk) 21:30, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done, thanks for the reply.-My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 22:49, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Citations for material related to Michael Kennedy (director)

Thanks to @Mushy_Yank and others for helping to make this article more accurate and more complete. For anyone interested in continuing to improve this article, I have many citations and info to provide. I will start by offering here a few citations for articles and interviews that cover my general career going back decades. I also have many citations for specific films, TV shows, awards, etc, but I can deal with them in another posting if there is interest.

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“Conversation With Michael Kennedy”, Montage magazine, Spring 2008. Profile feature article, on Kennedy, (cover article, pages 11-17). Marc Glassman, editor; Directors Guild of Canada, publisher. Toronto, Canada. 2008.

https://4ormat-asset.s3.amazonaws.com/vfs/61882/public_assets/119259302/MontageSpring2008.pdf

The above cover-page article (7 pages) on me covers a lot of ground up to 2008. Montage was the quarterly publication of the DGC, but is no longer published.

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Below is an article on me from 2007 prompted by the success of "Little Mosque..."

Profile article, Kennedy, directing Little Mosque…, Toronto Star, Sept 29, 2007

https://www.thestar.com/news/walked-in-knew-this-was-it/article_1daefdec-7c22-51b6-b80b-68de15991888.html

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Here is an interview with me from 2012.

Profile interview, Kennedy, CBC.ca, Spintime

https://www.cbc.ca/mainstreetpei/episodes/2012/05/07/spin-time---michael-kennedy/

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Here is a video interview from the "Katie Chats" series on people in film and TV.

Profile interview, Kennedy, Katie Chats, Youtube, July 2012.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMRwwSMoxEw

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Here are notices and an interview that support my reputation as an artist who is known for using film, television and comedy to create social change.

TMU, The Power of Change, Kennedy, featured for “using film, television and comedy as agents for social change”.

https://www.torontomu.ca/alumnimonth/events-and-schedule/2021/09/the-power-of-film-television--comedy-as-agents-for-social-change/

and this link

https://www.torontomu.ca/the-creative-school/news-events/news/2021/10/creators-of-little-mosque-on-the-prairie-spotlight-how-comedy-can-be-used-for-social-change/

Entire conversation here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aswP1B8w8vo

MK using comedy for social change

https://www.torontomu.ca/the-creative-school/portfolio/alumni-portfolio/

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Thanks for any interest and/or help.

Little Bro Face (talk) 21:52, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, I will have a look. -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 20:13, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Added a few as sources for debut film and Little Mosque. -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 20:24, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Information with citations to be included in the "Honours" section on Michael Kennedy.

Thanks to @Mushy_Yank and others for continuing to help make this article more accurate and more complete.

Honours

Michael won a Canadian Music Video Award In 1993 for Best Director, in the comedy category, for “Terriers”, a short film he directed for the TV series, The Kids In The Hall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHeartRadio_MMVAs#1990–1995:_As_the_Canadian_Music_Video_Awards

Michael received a nomination for a Director’s Guild of America Award In 1997 for his work on

Robin of Locksley.

https://www.dga.org/Awards/Explore.aspx

Michael was one of the co-winners of a Gemini Special Award in 2007, the Canada Award for promoting diversity in television, for his work directing the entire first season of Little Mosque on the Prairie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Diversity_Award

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/little-mosque-wins-humanitarian-award-1.663430

Michael was awarded a “Marty Award” in 2014 for “greatest achievement in the Mississauga Arts Sector,” in the category Media Arts, Established Artist.

https://www.mississaugaartscouncil.com/history-of-the-martys/

Michael was awarded the Toronto Metropolitan University G. Raymond Chang Outstanding Volunteer Award, in 2018 for being a “profoundly influential” TMU alumni.

https://www.torontomu.ca/alumni/events/outstanding-volunteer-awards/recipients/michael-kennedy/

Michael was inducted as a “Visionary” into the Toronto Metropolitan University Image Arts Wall of Fame in 2023 for "Outstanding Achievement in his career as a director and writer in film and television".

https://www.instagram.com/p/C2Af-FPsoV4/

Canadian Screen Awards

2020 - Nominated, Best Director, TV Movie, #Roxy.

           #Roxy also nominated, Best TV Movie.

https://www.academy.ca/

Gemini Awards

2010 -  Nominated, Best Director, TV episodic, Comedy, “Little Mosque”.

2007 -  Nominated, Best Director, TV episodic, Comedy, “Little Mosque”.

2007 -  Co-Winner, The Canada Award, first season of Little Mosque…”,

all episodes directed by MK.

2003 -  Nominated, Best Director, TV episodic, Comedy, “Made In Canada”.

https://www.academy.ca/

Directors Guild of Canada Awards (there is no general database for these awards)

           2010 -  Nominated Best achievement, TV, Comedy, “Little Mosque on The Prairie”.

           2009 -  Nominated, Best achievement, TV, Comedy, “Little Mosque on The Prairie”.

           2008 -  Nominated, Best achievement, TV, Comedy, “Little Mosque on The Prairie”.

           2007 - Nominated, Best achievement, TV, Drama, “North/South”.

           2007 -  Nominated, Best achievement, TV, Comedy, “Little Mosque on The Prairie”.

           2003 -  Winner, Best Direction, TV, Comedy, “Made In Canada”

https://playbackonline.ca/2003/10/13/dgcawards-20031013/

2002 - Winner, Best Direction, TV, Comedy, “Made In Canada”

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000841/2002/1/

2002 -  Nominated, Best Direction, TV, Drama, “Emily of New Moon”

All listed at:

https://www.michaelkennedydirector.com

Directors Guild of America Awards

1996 - Nominated, Best Director, Family Films, “Robin of Locksley”

https://www.dga.org/Awards/Explore.aspx

Canadian Comedy Awards

2019 -  Nominated, Best Director, Feature Film, “#Roxy.

2008 -  Nominated, Best Director, TV Comedy, “Little Mosque On The Prairie”.

2007 -  Nominated, Best Director, TV Comedy, “Little Mosque On The Prairie”.

2007 -  Nominated, Best Director, TV show or special, “This Space For Rent”.

2005 -  Nominated, Best Director, TV Comedy, “Listen Missie”,

2004 -  Nominated, Best Director, TV Comedy, “Mental Block”,

2003 -  Winner, Best Director, TV Series, “Made In Canada”

2002 -  Winner, Best Director, TV Series, “Made In Canada”

2002 - Nominated, Best Director, TV series, “Blackfly”

2001 -  Nominated, Best Director, TV series, “Made In Canada”

2000 -  Winner, Best Director, TV Series, “Made In Canada”

https://archive.ph/gx3u

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Comedy_Awards

https://www.facebook.com/CanadianComedyAwards/ Little Bro Face (talk) 20:47, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. I added the ones I could verify (and some imply research after the link so they may be removed by other users who simply do a one-click check....). Wikipedia itself, your personal site, IMDb, Facebook and Instagram are not taken into account. Did my best. Maybe other users can help with the sourcing of the remaining awards. -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 01:20, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks.

Here are links for citations for my 8 DGC Award nominations (there were 2 nominations in 2002 and 2 nominations in 2007) that include 2 wins.

2002: https://playbackonline.ca/2002/10/14/dgc-20021014/

2003: https://playbackonline.ca/2003/10/13/dgcawards-20031013/

2007: https://www.ctvnews.ca/2007-directors-guild-of-canada-award-nominations-revealed-1.252236

2008: https://playbackonline.ca/2008/08/18/dgc-20080818/

2009: https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.830207

2010: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dgc-honors-furie-lifetime-achievement-28346/ Little Bro Face (talk) 22:18, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

I did what I could with the links you provided. I checked them all. While I believe the veracity of all 8 nominations, most of the links do not contain your name. -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 11:46, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks again for your work. I will continue to try to find appropriate citations for everything. Meanwhile, I have looked at other articles on my peers, other film/tv directors. It seems common to use a table format for awards. I would prefer this if it is possible. I have so many nominations and awards (30 or more) I also think it is more readable and understandable if grouped by award type, (DGC awards/nominations, then Canadian Comedy Awards awards/nominations, then Gemini Awards awards/nominations, then Canadian Screen Awards awards/nominations, etc.) such as you can see in Norma Bailey's site, Norma Bailey, or Gary Harvey, Gary Harvey (director) or Sarah Polley, Sarah Polley. (I note that none of these have citations for every award or nomination). Little Bro Face (talk) 17:31, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

citation for most awards.

The 8 DGC Awards nominations/wins, the DGA award nomination, the 5 Canadian Screen Awards & Gemini Awards nominations/wins, and the 11 Canadian Comedy nominations/wins are all listed here on the Directors Guild of Canada (Ontario) website.

https://www.dgc.ca/en/members/memberView?m=11696 Little Bro Face (talk) 20:11, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, but unfortunately you need an account in order to open that link, and even if I had one, most readers wouldn't. -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 22:04, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Here is a public view link to the site that lists the awards mentioned above.

https://www.dgc.ca/en/profile-public-view/VTJGc2RHVmtYMTlIT0pyaysrdDhmTEdoWFY3V3haNjc4Uk1STCtjT1BObz0%3D Little Bro Face (talk) 16:02, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

There is now a citation available for the latest award: Michael Kennedy was inducted as a "Visionary" into the Toronto Metropolitan University Image Arts Wall of Fame in November of 2023 as an outstanding alumnus who has distinguished himself in his media career.

https://www.torontomu.ca/image-arts/news-events/2023/11/visionaries/ Little Bro Face (talk) 20:22, 22 February 2024 (UTC)