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Phil Joanou Biography

Birth Name:Phil Joanou

Birth Place:La Cañada, California, United States

Profession Director, Writer, Assistant director, Camera department, Producer, Editor, Visual effects

Fast Facts

  • Directed a public service announcement for the World Food Program in 2009 to help raise awareness for world hunger
  • Earned the Best Student Film prize at USC School of Cinema
  • Won bronze at the National Addys Awards for his commercial "World Food Program․"
  • Studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California
  • Started making films at a young age after being inspired by the film "Jaws․"
  • Is widely recognized for his production of films for the band U2
  • Once worked as a protégé of director Steven Spielberg