Glendon McKinney studied film at York University.but delved into many other disciplines : he practiced Decorative Painting for many years in Toronto, created a zine, 'King of the Fairies', as well as studying history, design, film and innumerable other topics. In 2000, he returned to his home province, New Brunswick, and his first love, film.

Glendon's film "They Only Come Out at Night" won the Best Short Drama award at the 2005 Silver Wave Film Festival. As well as writing and producing his own works, Glendon has worked as Production Designer and Costume Designer on numerous independent productions including Tim McDonoughs' "The Strings Attached" and Jon Collicotts' WWII story, "A Song for the Homefront", for which he received the award for Best Achievement in Art Direction at the 2007 Silver Wave Film Festival.

Glendon's short film "we two boys together clinging" was commissioned and streamed online by the Struts Gallery in Sackville, NB. He was one of the filmmakers chosen for the 2009 Cultural Capitols project with his film "The Apostles of Beauty" depicting the impact on 1882 Fredericton of Oscar Wilde, and his subsequent and influential meeting with writer Charles G. D. Roberts.

AWARDS

2017 Errol Williams Documentary Award ArtsNB Creation Award

2013 Silver Wave Film Festival, Best Comedy
Best Achievement in Art Direction

2008 Fredericton Cultural Capitals Project winner: "The Apostles of Beauty"

2007 Silver Wave Film Festival, Excellence in Art Direction, "A Song for the Home Front"

2006 Struts Art Gallery/Faucet Media commission, "We Two Boys Together Clinging" 2005 Silver Wave Film Festival, Best Short N.B. Drama, "They Only Come Out at Night" 2004 NB Arts Board, Emerging Artists Program
2003 New Brunswick Joy Award