Phil Johnston
Phil Johnston (born October 26, 1971 in Hennepin County , Minnesota ) is an American screenwriter, film director and film producer.
Life
Phil Johnston began his career as a reporter and weather presenter in the northwestern United States. After ten years he decided to change his profession. He moved to New York City and participated in Columbia University's film program . His graduation film was the short film Flightless Bird.
He then wrote some scripts, but they were never made into a film. Jeremy Orm Is a Pervert , a screenplay about a son of a priest who sells pornography and ruins his father's career, was in pre-production at ThinkFilm but then went unfinished because the production company went bankrupt.
In 2010, Welcome to Cedar Rapids was his first screenplay. The breakthrough came in 2012 with enough Ralph . In 2014, Terribly Merry Christmas was filmed, his first screenplay. This was followed by Zoomania (2016) and The Spy and His Brother (2016).
In 2018 he co- directed Chaos on the Net with Rich Moore and received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Film at the 2019 Academy Awards .
Filmography
| year | Movie | role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | A Thousand Words (short film) | Director, screenwriter, producer, editor |
| 2005 | Two Men (short film) | producer |
| 2005 | Rupture (short film) | Chet Rimson (radio announcer) |
| 2005 | Flightless Birds (short film) | Director, screenwriter, producer, editor |
| 2006 | The Night Listener - The night listener | Assistant to Patrick Stettner |
| 2007 | Bomb (short film) | producer |
| 2007 | Wild Innocence ( Savage Grace) | Research |
| 2010 | Ghosts / aliens | Screenwriter, film producer |
| 2011 | Welcome to Cedar Rapids ( Cedar Rapids) | Screenwriter |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph) | Story, screenwriter, voice |
| 2013 | Garlan Hulse: Where Potential Lives | Producer, Garlan Hulse |
| 2014 | Terribly happy Christmas (A Merry Friggin 'Christmas) | Screenwriter (pseudonym: Michael Brown) |
| 2016 | Zoomania (Zootopia) | Story, screenwriter, voice |
| 2016 | The Spy and His Brother (Grimsby) | Story, screenwriter, producer |
| 2018 | Chaos on the Net (Ralph Breaks the Internet) | Director (with Rich Moore ), story, screenwriter |
Awards
| year | Award | category | Movie | result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | WorldFest Houston | Independent Student Film & Videos - Graduate Level Student Productions | A thousand words | victory |
| 2012 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best first screenplay | Welcome to Cedar Rapids | Nominated |
| 2013 | Annie Awards | Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Ralph is enough | victory |
| 2017 | Annie Awards | Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Zoomania | victory |
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Ray Bradbury Award | Zoomania | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best animated feature | Ralph is enough | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best animated feature | Ralph is enough | Nominated | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best animated feature | Ralph is enough | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Animated Feature Film | Chaos on the net | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Animated Feature Film | Chaos on the net | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best animated feature | Chaos on the net | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production | Chaos on the net | Nominated | |
| Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production | Chaos on the net | Nominated | ||
| Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production | Chaos on the net | Nominated | ||
| Satellite Awards | Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Chaos on the net | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | Best animated feature | Chaos on the net |
Web links
- Phil Johnston in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Anthony Kaufman: Phil Johnston. In: Variety. July 29, 2009, accessed February 10, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnston, Phil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, film director and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hennepin County , Minnesota |