Joel Moffett
Joel Moffett is an American film producer , film director , screenwriter, and actor .
Life
Moffett grew up on the island of Maui , Hawaii . He attended Seabury Hall High School there. He holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Film Directing from the American Film Institute and a Masters of Fine Arts in Theater Directing from Humboldt State University . He later taught screenwriting and directing at the American Film Institute for nine years. During this time he also taught acting, producing and directing at Chapman University Dodge College. Moffett was part of the first hiring of a full-time ACM faculty in 2005 whose job it was to start a new film program. In this function he was awarded the Chancellor's quote for meritorious teaching and is currently an associate professor.
Since 1993 he has worked in the production of various short films. The short films have already been shown at various film festivals and awarded prizes.
Filmography
producer
- 1993: The Lost Continent (short film)
- 2007: The Monkeyboy Fever (short film)
- 2007: Home Again (short film)
- 2009: Beauty Brawl (short film)
- 2010: Poi Dogs (short film)
- 2011: Skin Therapy (short film)
- 2012: Sunny (short film)
- 2012: Not Until the Fat Lady Sings (short film)
- 2013: Out of Focus (short film)
- 2013: No Trespassing (short film)
- 2014: N. King (short film)
Script & direction
- 1993: The Lost Continent (short film)
- 1997: My Body (short film)
- 2007: Horsepower (short film)
- 2010: Poi Dogs (short film)
- 2015: Technical Difficulties of Intimacy (short film)
actor
- 1993: The Lost Continent (short film)
- 1993: Saint Crispin's Day
- 1997: My Body (short film)
- 1998: Caught in the Spray (short film)
- 2005: Smile (short film)
- 2007: Horsepower (short film)
Awards
Accolade Global Film Competition
- 2015: Award of Merit for Technical Difficulties of Intimacy
AFI festival
- 1997: Filmmaker Audience Award for Best Student Short Film for My Body
Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
- 1997: aGLIFF Award for My Body
Big Muddy Film Festival
- 2016: Best Narrative Short for Technical Difficulties of Intimacy
CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Competition
- 2010: Golden Eagle for Poi Dogs
CinHomo Film Festival
- 2015: Festival Prize for Technical Difficulties of Intimacy
Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand
- 1998: Canal + Award for My Body
Delta International Film and Video Festival
- 2010: Best Short for Poi Dogs
George Lindsey UNA Film Festival
- 2008: Gold Lion for Horsepower
Lesbian Gay Film Festival Hamburg - International Queer Film Festival
- 2015: Ursula for Technical Difficulties of Intimacy
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
- 2016: Jury Award (nominated) for Technical Difficulties of Intimacy
London Independent Film Festival
- 2008: Festival Prize for Horsepower
Palm Springs International ShortFest
- 1997: Student Award - Honorable Mention for My Body
- 1998: Silver Medal for My Body
- 2010: Jury Award (nominated) for Poi Dogs
Washington DC Independent Film Festival
- 2008: Grand Jury Award for Horsepower
- 2010: Grand Jury Award for Poi Dogs
Worldfest - Houston International Film Festival
- 2010: Platinum Remi Award for Poi Dogs
- 2015: Silver Remi Award for Technical Difficulties of Intimacy
Web links
- Joel Moffett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website by Joel Moffett
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joel Moffett on ACM.Hawaii.com, accessed May 2, 2020.
- ↑ Internet Movie Database : Awards , accessed May 2, 2020.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Moffett, Joel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer, film director, screenwriter, and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |