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Joe Carnahan Biography
Birth Name:Joseph Aaron Carnahan
Birth Place:Sacramento, California, United States
Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Editor
Fast Facts
- Won the award for Producer of the Year at the Promax Television Convention
- Earned his degree in filmography from California State University, Sacramento
- Is the brother of filmmakers Matthew Michael Carnahan and Leah Carnahan
- Started out as a producer in the promotions department of a local TV station in Sacramento
- Is known for often changing the speed of scenes in his films
- Worked as a furniture mover for eight years before getting his big break in film
- Was the original director hired to produce "Mission: Impossible III․"
Awards
- 2002Special Prize of the Police-: winner
- 2002Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
- 2003Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2007Critics Award-International Critics' Prize: winner
- 2007Special Jury Prize-: winner
- 2022Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema-: nominated