Andy Keen
Andrew Keen is a Canadian documentary filmmaker who has received several accolades including two Juno Awards for his music documentaries.
Andy started out as a director of music videos and commercials before he directed his first documentary Seven Painters, Seven Places which was nominated for a Gemini Award, now the Canadian Screen Awards.
He collaborated with singer/songwriter Sarah Harmer to produce the documentary "Escarpment Blues", and with The Tragically Hip to produce "Bobcaygeon". The film had its World Premiere at the 2012 Vancouver International Film Festival. Both films won Juno Awards for best music DVD of the year. He was a director of photography on "Know Your Mushrooms", directed by Ron Mann, and produced and edited "" with The Globe and Mail.
Biography
Keen was born in Galt, Ontario. Raised in Oakville, Ontario. Studied at Bishop's University in Lennoxville, Quebec, and Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in Toronto, before completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Concordia University in Montreal. After graduating, Keen moved to Toronto, where he began work in film and television as a production assistant.Filmography
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- , 2012
- Know Your Mushrooms, 2008
- Escarpment Blues, 2006
- Seven Painters Seven Places, 1999
Awards
- 2000 Best Picture Editing in a documentary Gemini Award Nominee Seven Painters Seven Places
- 2006 Music DVD of The year Juno Awards Escarpment Blues 2006
- 2010 Winner People's Voice Award 2010 Webby Awards Best Website www.stemcellcharter.org
- 2011 Award of Merit Advertising and Design Awards "Manifest Moves Issues" 2010
- 2013 Music DVD of The Year 2013 Juno Awards "Bobcaygeon" 2012