Kenneth J. Harvey is a multi-talented individual who has made a significant impact in the world of filmmaking, journalism, photography, and literature. As a filmmaker, he has garnered numerous accolades, including two Canadian Screen Awards and Giller Prize nominations. His work has been showcased on prominent networks such as CBC, Documentary Channel, and NTV, and has been screened at over seventy film festivals globally, including the prestigious Raindance, Hotdocs, Festival du nouveau cinéma, and TIFF Film Circuit.
Growing up behind the camera and in the editing room with his father, Josiah, who trained at the National Film Board in Montreal, Harvey's early exposure to the craft had a profound influence on his future endeavors. Harvey's literary works have been published in numerous countries, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, China, Japan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, and France.
Throughout his career, Harvey has received numerous awards and nominations, including the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, the Winterset Award, Italy's Libro Del Mare, and nominations for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and twice for both the Giller Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize.
As a journalist, Harvey's editorials have appeared on CBC Radio, in The Times (London),and in most major Canadian newspapers, including The Globe & Mail, National Post, and Ottawa Citizen.
