Megan Griffiths
Megan Griffiths (born April 22, 1975 in Athens , Ohio ) is an American filmmaker , cinematographer , director and screenwriter who lives in Seattle , Washington and is a board member of the Northwest Film Forum.
Youth and education
Griffiths was born in Athens, Ohio, but spent her teenage years in Moscow , Idaho, where she graduated from high school and studied at the University of Idaho , which she graduated with a BA in Visual Communications in 1997.
Griffiths received an MFA in Film Production from the Ohio University School of Film in 2000/2001. Already during her student days she wrote excellent scripts, which she also implemented as a director and for which she received several awards.
Awards
- 2011 Emergent Narrative Female Director audience award, South by Southwest , 2011
- 2012 The Stranger Genius Award for Film, 2012
- 2013 Best Director , Audience Award for Eden of the Milan Film Festival
watch TV
- $ 5 Cover: Seattle - Assistant Director in Various Episodes (2010)
Filmography
- 2002: Shag Carpet Sunset - camera direction
- 2003: First Aid for Choking - writer, director, producer
- 2007: Zoo - assistant director
- 2008: Moving (short film) - author, director
- 2009: Eros (short film) - writer, director
- 2011: The Off Hours - writer, director
- 2012: Eden - writer, director
- 2013: Lucky Them () - director
Web links
- Megan Griffiths in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leah Baltus: Life in Pictures: After 13 years of filmmaking in Seattle, Megan Griffiths has made more than a career out of movies . In: Encore Media Group (Ed.): CityArts . , Seattle May 2013, p. 22.
- ^ Sabina Dana Plasse: Sundance is a win, even without an award . February 4, 2011. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ A b University Of Idaho Names Degree Candidates . June 5, 1997. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d Leah Baltus: Life in Pictures: After 13 years of filmmaking in Seattle, Megan Griffiths has made more than a career out of movies . In: Encore Media Group (Ed.): CityArts . , Seattle May 2013, p. 22.
- ^ Sabina Dana Plasse: Sundance is a win, even without an award . February 4, 2011. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Board of Directors: Megan Griffiths . Northwest Film Forum. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ EDEN, Directed by Megan Griffiths (MFA 2001) . Ohio University College of Fine Arts - School of Film. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ↑ Scott Macaulay: “GIMME THE LOOT,” “BEWARE OF MR. BAKER ”WIN TOP PRIZES AT SXSW . In: Filmmaker . March 14, 2012.
- ↑ Charles Mudede: 2012 Stranger Movie Genius Megan Griffiths . Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ↑ Review: Zoo . In: Variety . May 18, 2007.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Griffiths, Megan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American filmmaker and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens , Ohio , United States |