Photo of Mike McKinlay documentary filmmaker at a rocky beach.

Mike McKinlay is a multi award winning cinematographer living and working in Vancouver, BC with over 20 years of experience.

Committed to bringing quality, awareness, and global thinking into all aspects of his productions, Mike has carved out a respectable niche in the Canadian documentary scene - taking part in some of the top documentary stories spanning the west coast.

Please get in contact for collaborations.

HONOURS/ MENTIONS

2012 to Present

Part of the Pack, Feature Documentary, Knowledge Network

  • NOMINATED - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - LEO Awards

  • NOMINATED - BEST DIRECTOR - LEO Awards

  • NOMINATED - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - LEO Awards

  • WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY - Chilliwack Film Festival

  • NOMINATION - BEST DOCUMENTARY – Ireland Film Festival

  • RUNNER UP - BEST DOCUMENTARY – Wildlife Vaasa Nature Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Cinefest Sudbury Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Victoria Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Friday Harbour Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – New York Wild Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Ireland Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Portland Eco Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Available Light Film Festival

Lay Down Your Heart, Feature Documentary, National Film Board of Canada

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Vancouver International Film Festival

  • WINNER - Audience Choice award - Vancouver International Film Festival

Marty, Feature Documentary,

  • WINNER – AWARD OF MERIT - One-Reeler Film Festival

  • HONORABLE MENTION – Deep Focus Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Paris Surf and Skateboard Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Calgary International Film Festival 

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Hudson Valley Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Vienna Indie Film Festival

Tayaka: Lone Wolf, Feature Documentary, Nature of Things

  • WINNER - LEO AWARD for Best Cinematography in a Short Documentary

  • NOMINATION - GOLDEN SHEAF for Best Documentary film at the Yorkton Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – International Wildlife Film Festival, Montana USA

Dancehalls, Deejays & Distortion, Feature Documentary, Knowledge Network

Canada’s a Drag, Season 2 Series

  • WINNER - CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD – Best Non-Fiction Web Program

The Road Forward, Feature Documentary, National Film Board of Canada

  • WINNER - LEO AWARD - Best Cinematography in a Feature Documentary

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - DOXA Documentary Film Festival (GALA OPENER)

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – HOT DOCS Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – ImagineNATIVE Film Festival

Toad People, Feature Length Documentary, Knowledge Network

  • NOMINATION - LEO AWARD - Best Cinematography, 2017

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Jackson Hole International Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Missoula International Wildlife Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – NICE International Film Festival (Europe)

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Santa Cruz Film Festival 

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Wildscreen International Film Festival (UK)

  • WINNER - ‘IMPACT’ PANDA AWARD - Wildscreen International Film Festival (UK)

For Dear Life, Feature Documentary , Knowledge Network

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Doxa Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Free Zone Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Powell River Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION – Available Light Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION– Salt Spring Film Festival

Crazy Water, Feature Documentary, National Film Board of Canada

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - DOXA Documentary Film Festival

  • HONOURABLE MENTION - COLIN LOW AWARD FOR CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY - DOXA Film Festival

  • WINNER - AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY - Available Light Film Festival

  • WINNER - RIGOBERTA MENCHU 2nd PRIZE - First Peoples’ Festival

Fallen Gardens, Short Documentary, Knowledge Network

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Santa Cruz Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Hot Springs International Film Festival

  • CRITICS CHOICE AWARD - Victoria BCSPCA Wild Arc Film Festival

Uninterrupted, Feature Documentary

  • NOMINATION - LEO AWARD for ‘Best Cinematography’

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival

Carts of Darkness, Feature Documentary

  • WINNER - LEO AWARD for ‘Best Documentary’

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Victoria Film Festival

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival