Megan Griffiths
Megan Griffiths (born c. 1975)[1][2] is a filmmaker from Seattle, Washington, USA and a board member of Northwest Film Forum.[3]
Early life and education
Griffiths was born in Ohio, lived in Moscow, Idaho in her teens, attended Moscow High School, and was an undergraduate at the University of Idaho where she earned a B.A. in visual communications in 1997.[1][2][4]
Griffiths received an MFA in Film Production from Ohio University School of Film in 2000 or 2001.[1][3][5]
Career
In 2011, she directed The Off Hours. The following year, 2012, she directed Eden, which premiered in Austin, Texas.
Griffiths' film Lucky Them starring Toni Colette premiered in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]
Awards
- The Stranger Genius Award for Film, 2012[7]
- Emergent Narrative Female Director audience award, South by Southwest, 2011[8]
- In 2013 Griffiths was chosen as one of the Artists of the Year by City Arts magazine along with Wes Hurley, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, and Jinkx Monsoon.[9]
Television
- $5 Cover: Seattle — First Assistant Director for several episodes, 2010
Filmography
- Shag Carpet Sunset (2002) — Director of Photography[1]
- First Aid for Choking (2003) — Writer/Director/Producer
- Zoo (2007) — Assistant Director[10]
- Moving (short) (2008) — Writer/Director
- Eros (short) (2009) — Writer/Director
- The Off Hours (2011) — Writer/Director
- Eden (2013) — Writer/Director
- Lucky Them (2014) — Director[1]
- Rat Pack Rat (2014) — Producer
- The Night Stalker (2016) — Director
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Leah Baltus (May 2013), "Life in Pictures: After 13 years of filmmaking in Seattle, Megan Griffiths has made more than a career out of movies", CityArts, Seattle: Encore Media Group: 22
- 1 2 Sabina Dana Plasse (February 4, 2011), "Sundance is a win, even without an award", Idaho Mountain Express, Sun Valley, Idaho, retrieved 2013-05-03
- 1 2 Board of Directors: Megan Griffiths, Northwest Film Forum, retrieved 2013-05-03
- ↑ "University Of Idaho Names Degree Candidates", The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington, June 5, 1997
- ↑ EDEN, Directed by Megan Griffiths (MFA 2001), Ohio University College of Fine Arts — School of Film, retrieved 2013-05-07
- ↑ "Lucky Them". TIFF. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ Charles Mudede, "2012 Stranger Film Genius Megan Griffiths", The Stranger, retrieved 2013-05-03
- ↑ Scott Macaulay (March 14, 2012), ""GIMME THE LOOT," "BEWARE OF MR. BAKER" WIN TOP PRIZES AT SXSW", Filmmaker
- ↑ http://www.cityartsonline.com/articles/shine-2013-artists-year
- ↑ "Review: Zoo", Variety, May 18, 2007
External links
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