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Scott Michael
Born in Winnipeg in 1942, Michael attended the University of Manitoba and continued his studies in Toronto, graduating from Ryerson Polytechnic. In 1966 he joined the National Film Board of Canada in Montreal and directed his first film in 1967. A versatile filmmaker, Michael Scott has directed and/or produced over 60 films, including feature-length dramas, documentaries and animated shorts. His awards include an Emmy, several Genies, Geminis, two Academy Award nominations and many international prizes.
In 1976, Michael established the NFB Prairie Region Production centres in Winnipeg and Edmonton. He established a strong animation tradition by producing the award-winning films The Big Snit, Get a Job, Getting Started and Peep and the Big Wide World (with Peter Ustinov). His film Karate Kids, about Third World street kids coping with the threat of AIDS, has been translated into eighteen languages.
In 1988, Michael became the first person to direct an IMAX film in the Magic Carpet two-screen format. In 1990, he produced and directed a number of TV films for Disney Channel, the CBC and Global TV, and won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Special and the 1992 Gemini for Best Youth Program.
Since joining Credo Entertainment in 1993 as a vice-president and producer, Michael has directed television movies for CBC, PBS, BBC, Family Channel, CTV, Showtime, TMN, Superchannel, Lifetime, USA Network and UPN.
Recent producer credits include the Gemini-winning animated film Village of Idiots, and several other productions including a TV series and a documentary for Discovery Channel. In the fall of 2002, Michael returned to the NFB Western Centre as the animation producer, completing Anita Lebeau's Louise and Richard Condie's Web production Etudes and Impromptus. In addition to directing and producing films, Michael is a founder of the National Screen Institute and has sat on film juries in Canada and Europe. In 1993, he was awarded Canada's 125th Anniversary medal for Significant Contribution to Canadian Culture.
