| Michael McGowan | |
| Birth Date: | 14 April 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation: | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, film composer |
| Years Active: | 1998–present |
| Notable Works: | Saint Ralph One Week Still Mine |
| Awards: | Directors Guild of Canada DGC Craft Award 2005 Saint Ralph London Canadian Film Festival Audience Award 2005 Saint Ralph Paris Film Festival Grand Prix 2005 Saint Ralph Writers Guild of Canada WGC Award 2005 Saint Ralph |
Michael McGowan (born April 14, 1966) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the feature films Saint Ralph, One Week, , and Still Mine.
McGowan was born in Toronto, Ontario, but graduated from the University of North Carolina with a BA in English.
Returning to Toronto he became a journalist, writing for publications such as Quill & Quire,[1] Toronto Life and The Globe and Mail.
He then joined the TV industry, helping create the stop-motion children's TV show Henry's World, and then wrote and directed Saint Ralph in 2004, for which he won the Outstanding Achievement in Direction award from the Directors Guild of Canada and the Writers Guild of Canada award for Best Feature Film.
His film was chosen to open the 35th Toronto International Film Festival in 2010.