Kelly Makin is a

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and

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. He directed episodes of '' The Kids in the Hall''

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and also directed several episodes of '' Queer as Folk'' including the series finale. More recently, Makin has directed episodes of '' Flashpoint'', '' Less Than Kind'', '' Death Comes to Town'', and ''

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''. He also directed four episodes of ''

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'', two episodes of ''

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'' and '' Nurses''. In 2020 and 2021, he had directed four episodes of '' Burden of Truth''. His film work includes '' Tiger Claws'', '' National Lampoon's Senior Trip'', '' Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy'', and '' Mickey Blue Eyes''. Makin was bestowed a rare honor in 2009 by winning

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s for direction in two different categories: comedy series and dramatic series.

Awards

*2009, Winner,

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series
'' Less Than Kind'', "The Daters" *2009, Winner,

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
'' Flashpoint'',"Flashpoint leads Gemini Award nominations with 15 nods"
by Melissa Leong at torontosun.com "Planets Aligned" *

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References

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