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Henry Joost Biography
Birth Name:Henry Joost
Birth Place:Frankfurt, Germany
Profession Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Writer, Soundtrack, Camera department
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for a Webby Award for the web short "What's the Big Idea" in 2008
- Won the audience award at SXSW for "NY Export: Opus Jazz" in 2010
- Quote: "[on "Catfish"] "I think one of the real lessons of this experience was that if you want something to be true, you are willing to overlook almost anything, to put on blinders and only see what you want to see․""
- Executive produced the TV series "Catfish," based on the documentary that featured his friend, Nev Schulman
- Best known as the director of "Catfish," "Paranormal Activity 3" and "Paranormal Activity 4․"
- Founded the production company Supermarché with Ariel Schulman in 2006
Awards
- 2010Audience Award-Emerging Visions: winner
- 2011Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film: nominated
- 2011Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
- 2011Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
- 2022MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Real-Life Mystery or Crime Series: winner