Summary: Dawn Wilkinson is an award-winning writer/director and a graduate of The University of Toronto Womenâ??s Studies & African Studies Programmes and The Norman Jewsion Canadian Film Centre Directorâ??s Lab and Short Dramatic Film Program. Wilkinson has directed music videos and four short films including Girls Who Say Yes (00), Instant Dread (98) and Dandelions (95). She was the apprentice to Norman Jewison on The Hurricane and to Ernest Dickerson on Showtimeâ??s Our America. Dawn Wilkinsonâ??s first feature film Devotion (05) won The Tony Stoltz Completion Award at the 2004 Reel World Film Festival, The Star! Audience Award at the 2005 Reel World Film Festival, and Best Feature at the San Francisco Urban Kids Film Festival. Devotion (05) recently had its US TV Premiere on Global Cinema TV produced by Lead Dog Entertainment for the Black Family Channel and Colours TV. Dawn has also taught film and video production workshops for the Toronto Film School, the NFB/United Way Action For Neighbourhood Change Summer Video Project, and the Toronto International Film Festival for Childrenâ??s Special Delivery Program. Dawn also wrote and produced a segment for BETâ??s award winning HIV Testing Day Show. She is currently associate producing the NFBâ??s filmmaker in residence project at St. Michaelâ??s Hospital in Toronto and developing a TV series with Barna Alper productions.
