Phil Joanou
Birth Name:
Phil Joanou
Birth Place:
La Cañada, California, United States
Profession
Director, Writer, Assistant director, Camera department, Producer, Editor, Visual effects
Fast Facts
- Won bronze at the National Addys Awards for his commercial "World Food Program․"
- 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
- 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