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Jen Markowitz is a Canadian film and television director and producer, whose feature documentary film debut Summer Qamp was released in 2023.[1]

Career

Television work

Markowitz previously worked in documentary and reality television, including on the series Vice Canada Reports, Canada's Drag Race, and Call Me Mother.[1]

Markowitz is a three-time

Canadian Screen Award winner for their work on Canada's Drag Race, winning Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021 for the episode "Welcome to the Family",[2] and Best Reality/Competition Series both at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 as a producer of the series.[3]

Summer Qamp

Markowitz made their feature film directing debut with

LGBTQ youth.[4]
According to Markowitz, "it’s important to show the public at large that this is a community of regular kids with regular kid problems. They are all regular kids at heart, they just happened to be really weighed down by a lot of this other stuff that is put on to them by the world."[5] The project was first announced as a documentary television series in 2021,[6] and was later revised into a feature documentary film.[4]

The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[7] At TIFF, the film was named first runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.[8] At the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival, the film received a special jury citation from the Best Canadian Feature Documentary award jury,[9] and was the winner of the Audience Choice award for best Canadian documentary.[10]

Personal life

Markowitz identifies as

non-binary and uses gender-neutral pronouns.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Filmmaker Jen Markowitz on building trust with queer teens in doc 'Summer Qamp'". CP24. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  2. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards 2021: News, Documentary, Lifestyle and Reality « Celebrity Gossip and Movie News". Tribute.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  3. ^ Thiessen, Connie (2022-04-07). "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Children's & Animation, Lifestyle & Reality". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  4. ^ a b "Exclusive: Jen Markowitz, Michelle Mama board feature doc "Summer Qamp"". Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  5. ^ a b Morfoot, Addie (2023-09-07). "'Summer Qamp' TIFF Documentary Highlights LGBTQ+ Youth in Safe Space". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  6. ^ "Exclusive: Cineflix, Hello Friend Media developing "Summer Qamp" docuseries". Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  7. ^ Mullen, Pat (2023-07-26). "Mr. Dressup, Fred Wiseman Lead TIFF Docs Line-Up". POV Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  8. ^ Pond, Steve (2023-09-17). "'American Fiction' Wins Toronto Film Festival's Audience Award". TheWrap. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  9. ^ "Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled". LiveWire Calgary. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  10. ^ "Summer Qamp, Drawing a Life audience favourites at CIFF". LiveWire Calgary. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-11-08.

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