Mark Kenneth Woods Explained

Mark Kenneth Woods
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma Mater:University of Toronto
York University

Mark Kenneth Woods (date of birth unknown) is a Canadian writer, actor, producer, director and TV host.

Biography

Woods was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] He graduated from University of Toronto's cinema studies program and continued with a Master's degree in communication and cultural studies from York University in Toronto.[2]

Woods is a filmmaker, writer and actor who works in film, video and television. He is best known for writing, producing and acting on the TV series and digital project The Face of Furry Creek[3] [4] and the House of Venus Show which initially aired on OutTV in Canada, and his commercial for Starbucks featuring Bianca Del Rio and Adore Delano called "Coffee Frenemies" which has been viewed over 1 million times.[5] [6]

Woods has also produced and directed several documentaries including Is The Village Dying? about the state of LGBT neighbourhoods,[7] Take Up the Torch (co-directed with Michael Yerxa) about the LGBT sports movement in Canada[8] and This Is Drag featuring Bianca Del Rio, Adore Delano and Courtney Act which was released exclusively in Canada on March 2, 2015.[9] [10]

Woods' latest feature documentary Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things explores the challenges faced by LGBTQ Inuit in Nunavut and how a new generation is forging a more inclusive society.[11] [12] The film had its world premiere on June 3, 2016, at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival In Toronto.[13]

In 2019, Woods debuted the documentary television series Pride, which travels around the world to profile different LGBT Pride festivals, for OUTtv.[14] The series has been nominated for 13 Leo Awards (and two wins) and 4 Canadian Screen Awards.[15] [16] [17]

Filmography

Director / Producer / Writer

(Selected works)

Actor

(Selected works)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Kenneth Woods . imdb.com . June 6, 2007.
  2. Web site: Official Website . markkennethwoods.com . June 6, 2007.
  3. Web site: BlouinArtInfo . July 8, 2013.
  4. Web site: DailyXtra . September 4, 2013.
  5. Web site: MKW's Starbucks Commercial Now Airing . November 4, 2014.
  6. Web site: Time Magazine... . October 30, 2014 . October 30, 2014.
  7. Web site: OUTspoken . outtv.ca . November 7, 2013.
  8. Web site: Image+Nation Festival LGBT Montréal . image-nation.org.ca . December 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151204081828/http://tickets.image-nation.org/en/movies/take-torch . December 4, 2015 . dead .
  9. Web site: This Is Drag . outtv.ca . March 16, 2015.
  10. Web site: NewNowNext . newnownext.com . March 16, 2015.
  11. Web site: NewNowNext . newnownext.com . March 15, 2016.
  12. Web site: Docs about LGBT women in Asia, Uganda and rural Canada play at Toronto's Inside Out Film Festival - AfterEllen. May 20, 2016. AfterEllen. en-US. May 21, 2016.
  13. Web site: Inside Out Film Festival . inisdeout.ca . May 15, 2016.
  14. Peter Knegt, "Take a trip to Pride celebrations around the world in this wonderful new docu-series". CBC Arts, July 31, 2019.
  15. Web site: LEO AWARDS, Nominees by Program 2019. April 4, 2021. www.leoawards.com.
  16. Web site: 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees. April 4, 2021. Academy.ca. en-US.
  17. Web site: 2023 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees . October 20, 2023 . Academy.ca . en-US.

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