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Michael Dowse (born April 19, 1973) is a Canadian director. Life and career. Born in London, Ontario, to Irish parents, he was trained as a film editor.
YearNominated WorkAwardCategory20142014Best Feature Film2014Best Direction in a Feature FilmMichael Dowse was born on 19 April 1973 in London, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), What If (2013) and Stuber (2019).
- January 1, 1
- 1.96 m
- London, Ontario, Canada
- Early Years and Career
- Fubarand It’S All Gone Pete Tong
- Sequel, Struggle, Success
- The F Wordaka What If
- Awards
Dowse was born in London, Ontario and raised in Calgary, Alberta. While studying Communications at the University of Calgary, he played for the Dinos football team and worked as an editor at the campus television station, NUTV, which gave him access to production and editing equipment for his own projects. After becoming involved with the Calgary S...
Dowse’s first feature was the mostly self-financed mockumentary FUBAR (2002), a raucous and affectionate portrait of a pair of Calgary headbangers drifting through life in an alcoholic haze. Shot cheaply and partially improvised, the film has a raw, authentic, spontaneous sensibility uncommon to many Canadian productions of the period; in many ways...
After writing, directing and editing the Showcase mini-series The Foundation (2009), an irreverent satire about a swindler who runs a charity, Dowse wrote and directed the sequel FUBAR II (2010). It continued the story of its predecessor and was generally well-received, although it didn’t build appreciably on the financial success of the first film...
Based on a script by Elan Mastai that had generated major industry buzz and starring Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe, The F Wordbecame Dowse’s sixth and perhaps most widely accessible feature. A Toronto-shot romantic comedy about two best friends dealing with their burgeoning romantic attraction, the film successfully transplants a typical Hollywoo...
Best Canadian Feature Film (It’s All Gone Pete Tong), Toronto International Film Festival (2004) Film Discovery Jury Award, Best Feature (It’s All Gone Pete Tong), US Comedy Arts Festival (2005) Golden Box Office Award (Goon), Telefilm Canada(2013)
Dec 8, 2021 · In an unexpected move, Michael Dowse, the leader of the United States Tennis Association, announced on Wednesday that he would leave the organization in March. The decision caught...
Dec 8, 2021 · Michael Dowse is resigning as CEO of the U.S. Tennis Association after about two years in the position, during which the coronavirus pandemic led to a zero-spectators U.S. Open in 2020 and an...
Michael Dowse. Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor. (b. April 19, 1973 London, Ontario) Born into an Irish immigrant family and raised in Calgary, Michael Dowse has been making award-winning films for the last ten years.
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Michael Dowse was born on April 19, 1973 in London, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), What If (2013) and Stuber (2019).
