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Joe Swanberg Biography
Birth Name:Joe Swanberg
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, United States
Profession Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematographer, Sound department, Camera department, Soundtrack, Make up department, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 2003
- Quote: "I am in it for the audiences, the people that are paying money to come see the movie․"
- Directed his first full length feature film only two years after graduating from college, 2005's "Kissing On the Mouth"
- After more than a dozen films to his name, he would eventually hit mainstream success with 2012's "Drinking Buddies" which was quickly sold to Magnolia Pictures after premiering at the SXSW Film Festival
- Considered one of the founding directors of the 21st century's 'mumblecore' independent film genre
Awards
- 2011Audience Award-Emerging Visions: nominated
- 2012Audience Award-Midnight Audience: nominated
- 2012Maria-Best Motion Picture: nominated
- 2013Best Film-International Competition: nominated
- 2013Audience Award-Narrative Spotlight: nominated
- 2013Tokyo Grand Prix-: nominated
- 2013Best Film-: winner
- 2014Audience Award-Best Film: nominated
- 2014Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2014Best of the Midwest Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2014Best of the Midwest Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2014Best of the Midwest Award-Best Feature: nominated
- 2014Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
- 2016Tops-: nominated
- 2017Audience Award-Narrative Spotlight: nominated