Kensington Communications Explained

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Kensington Communications Inc
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Label1:Location
Data1:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Label2:Founded
Data2:1980 in Kensington Market, by Robert Lang
Label3:Executive Producer
Data3:Robert Lang
Label5:Writer & Web Developer
Data5:Allen Booth

Kensington Communications is a Toronto-based production company that specializes in documentary films and documentary/factual television series. Founded in 1980 by president Robert Lang, Kensington Communications Inc. has produced over 250 productions from documentary series and films to performing arts and children's specials. Since 1998, Kensington has also been involved in multi-platform interactive projects for the web and mobile devices.

The company's recent productions include two one-hour science documentaries: Why We Dance, and Nature's Cleanup Crew, about the busy urban scavengers who clean up the mountains of waste humans leave behind, both for CBC's The Nature of Things and Arte. Fluid: Life Beyond The Binary, a one-hour documentary for CBC's The Nature of Things hosted by Mae Martin, in association with Gay Agenda (production company) that explores gender fluidity throughout the living world.[1] Kensington has won a number of awards for these and other programs (see Awards section for details). Among Kensington's recent interactive projects are: the mobile app, Risk Navigator; Scopify, a mobile app which allows visitors to the Royal Ontario Museum to get an augmented experience of some of the museum's artifacts; and Museum Secrets Interactive, with web videos, games and information.

Filmography

Television Series

One-off Documentaries:

Recognitions

Awards

2014
  • Canadian Screen Award, Best Factual Series, Museum Secrets (Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television) [6]
  • Canadian Screen Award, Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series, Museum Secrets (Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television) [7]
    2013: Canadian Screen Award, Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series, Museum Secrets (Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television)[8]
  • Digi Awards, (Nomination) Best in Mobility, ScopifyROM[9]
    2008: Canadian New Media Awards, Best News Information, Diamond Road Online[10] [11]
  • Gemini Award – Best Documentary Series, Diamond Road[12]
  • Platinum Award – Best Feature Documentary, Diamond Road (Houston Worldfest)[13]
    2005 & 2007: Worldmedal – Docudrama, 72 Hours: True Crime (New York Festivals)[14] [15]
  • 2004: Golden Sheaf Award – Best Documentary, Social/Political Almost Home (Yorkton Festival)[16]
  • 2004: NFB Kathleen Shannon Award, Almost Home (Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival)[17]
  • 2004: Platinum Award – Ecology/Environment/Conservation, Sacred Balance Show 3 Fire of Creation (Houston Worldfest)[18]
  • 1998: Gemini Award – Science, Technology, Nature, Separate Lives (Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television)[19]
  • 1997: HotDocs – Vision TV Humanitarian Award, A Place in the World [20]
  • 1995: Award of Excellence – Best Variety, The Biggest Little Ticket (Alliance for Children and Television)[21]

    • External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Mama . Michelle . Mar 27, 2024 . Why we prioritized hiring queer crew for an episode of The Nature of Things . April 26, 2024 . CBC Docs.
    2. Web site: Museum Secrets on History Television . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111224234934/http://www.history.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=252801 . 2011-12-24 .
    3. http://www.museumsecrets.tv/ Museum Secrets Official Site
    4. http://diamondroad.tv/index_tvo.php/ Diamond Road on TVO
    5. http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/72_hours_true_crime_hd/ 72 Hours: True Crime on CBC
    6. Web site: 2014 Award Winner List . https://web.archive.org/web/20151030144131/http://www.academy.ca/getmedia/61795d90-f198-406c-950f-82e5082cbbd6/2014-CSA-Winners-FULL.aspx . dead . October 30, 2015 . Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television . May 8, 2014 .
    7. Web site: 2014 Award Winner List . https://web.archive.org/web/20151030144131/http://www.academy.ca/getmedia/61795d90-f198-406c-950f-82e5082cbbd6/2014-CSA-Winners-FULL.aspx . dead . October 30, 2015 . Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television . May 8, 2014 .
    8. Web site: Awards Database. Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Dec 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216011612/http://www.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?categid=506004&shownum=1&winonly=0&awards=5&rtype=5&curstep=4. December 16, 2013. dead.
    9. Web site: Digi Awards - Best in Mobility. nextMEDIA. nextMEDIA3.0. August 21, 2014. https://archive.today/20140821155654/http://www.nextmedia3-0.com/digi-awards/digi-awards/. August 21, 2014. dead.
    10. Web site: www.bullfrogfilms.com. Bullfrog Films. Dec 3, 2013.
    11. Web site: Top 15 - 2008 Canadian New Media Awards. Backbone Magazine. Dec 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207065827/http://www.backbonemag.com/Top_Lists/Canadian-New-Media-Awards-winners.asp. December 7, 2013. dead.
    12. Web site: Canadian Screen Awards database. Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. December 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216012827/http://www.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?categid=1012&shownum=23&winonly=0&awards=2&rtype=5&curstep=4. December 16, 2013. dead.
    13. Web site: 2008 Worldfest Winner's List . Worldfest Houston . Dec 3, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090220083609/http://www.worldfest.org/downloads/winnerslist2008.pdf . February 20, 2009 .
    14. Web site: New York Festivals Awards Database. New York Festivals. Dec 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207161535/http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.php?p=3,1&wp=info&id=243299. December 7, 2013. dead.
    15. Web site: New York Festivals Awards Database. New York Festivals. Dec 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207161824/http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.php?p=3,1&wp=info&id=297943. December 7, 2013. dead.
    16. Web site: 2004 Canadian Golden Sheaf Award Winners. Yorkton Film Festival. Dec 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207175753/http://www.goldensheafawards.com/files/File/winners/winners2004.html. December 7, 2013. dead.
    17. Web site: 2004 Canadian Golden Sheaf Award Winners. Yorkton Film Festival. Dec 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207175753/http://www.goldensheafawards.com/files/File/winners/winners2004.html. December 7, 2013. dead.
    18. Web site: Houston Worldfest Houston Winners 2004 . Worldfest Houston . Dec 3, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928025232/http://www.worldfest.org/downloads/winnerslist2004.pdf . September 28, 2007 .
    19. Web site: Canadian Screen Awards Database. Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Dec 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216011731/http://www.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?categid=1010&shownum=12&winonly=0&awards=2&rtype=5&curstep=4. December 16, 2013. dead.
    20. Web site: 1997 Hot Docs Awards Archive. Hot Docs. Dec 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207193357/http://www.hotdocs.ca/archive/1997_hot_docs_awards_archive. December 7, 2013. dead.
    21. Web site: Bizet's Dream and Watatow take ACT Awards. Playback Magazine. Dec 3, 2013.

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