Leah Meyerhoff
| Leah Meyerhoff | |
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| Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | director, producer, screenwriter, and actor |
| Awards | Student Academy Award nomination for Best Narrative Short 2005 Twitch Slamdance Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Short 2005 Twitch |
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| http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com | |
Leah Meyerhoff is a Student Academy Award nominated director, producer and screenwriter. Her films have screened in over 200 film festivals worldwide and won over a dozen international awards.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Leah Meyerhoff was born in San Francisco, California and attended Berkeley High School. She graduated with Honors from Brown University with a Bachelor’s degree in Art-Semiotics and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Film at New York University.[2]
While at NYU, Leah directed Twitch, a short film portraying a young girl's irrational fear that her mother's disability is contagious.[3] Twitch kicked off the film festival circuit by winning a Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival[4] and becoming a finalist in the Student Academy Awards.[5] It has since screened in over 200 film festivals, won a dozen awards, and was picked up for distribution by PBS, Hulu, iTunes and the Independent Film Channel.[6]
Leah has since completed several music videos and commercials, including Team Queen, a Planet Out finalist which aired on LOGO,[7] Eternal Flame, which was in rotation on MTV Europe, and Like Our Fathers, which is currently in post-production.[8]
Leah has received press coverage from The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Film Threat, The Boston Globe, Flavorpill, The San Francisco Chronicle and numerous other publications.[9] Leah was also profiled in the docu-drama series Film School, directed by Nanette Burstein (The Kid Stays in the Picture) which continues to air on IFC.[10]
In addition, Leah has taught directing and editing courses at New York University, The New York Film Academy, and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been a programmer for several film festivals and was recently a member of the HollyShorts and Slamdance Film Festival narrative juries.[11]
Leah lives in New York City where she is working on her first feature film Unicorns.[12]
[edit] Filmography
- Unicorns (2012)
- Like Our Fathers (2011)
- Eternal Flame (2007)
- The Heist (2006)
- Team Queen (2006)
- Twitch (2005)
- Packaged Goods (2003)
- Neurotica (2002)
- Wonderfluff Sandwiches (2001)
[edit] Awards
[edit] Twitch Awards
- Student Academy Awards — Finalist
- Slamdance — Honorable Mention
- Avignon Film Festival — Best American Short
- Rhode Island International Film Festival — Honorable Mention
- Golden Star Shorts Fest — Best of Fest
- Golden Star Shorts Fest — Best Narrative Short
- Brooklyn International Disability Film Festival — Best Short
- Scottsdale International Film Festival — Best Student Short
- West Chester Film Festival — Best Female Director
- Berkeley Film Festival — Grand Festival Award
- Rebel Film Festival — Best Experimental Short
- Brown Emerging Filmmakers — Best Drama
- Ole Muddy Film Festival — First Place
- Harry M. Warner Film Festival — Third Place
- Sound Space — Post Award
- Calgary International Film Festival — Honorable Mention
- California Independent Film Festival — Best Mini Short Nominee
- Swansea Bay Film Festival — Best Drama Nominee
- Pawky Little Film Contest — Finalist
- Trenton Film Festival — Best Actress Nominee
[edit] Team Queen Awards
- Planet Out — Finalist
- Fort Worth LGBT Film Festival — Best Music Video
- Out Music Awards — Best Music Video Nominee
- San Diego Women Film Festival — Judge's Award
- Pill Awards — Best Music Video Nominee
- Gaffers Film Festival — Best Music Video
- Rebel Film Festival — Best Music Video
- Micro Cine Fest — Best Music Video
- Evil City Film Fest — Best Music Video
[edit] Unicorns Awards
- Independent Feature Project — Emerging Narrative Filmmaker Grant
- Sundance Institute — Screenwriter Lab Finalist
- Austin Film Festival — Screenplay Second Rounder
- Global Art Film Festival — Best Screenplay
- All Access Screenwriting Competition — Quarter Finalist
- Great Lakes Scriptwriting Competition — Finalist
- Real Women Script Competition — Finalist
[edit] References
- ^ "Leah Meyerhoff on IMDb". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1573783/. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ "Leah Meyerhoff bio". http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com/bio. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ "Twitch on IMDb". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443675/. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "Slamdance Awards". http://www.slamdance.com/2005/festival/awards.asp. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "Twitch awards". http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com/twitch/awards. Retrieved 2007-09-14.[dead link]
- ^ "Twitch screenings". http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com/twitch/screenings. Retrieved 2010-06-02.[dead link]
- ^ "Team Queen homepage". http://www.teamqueen.com. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "Eternal Flame homepage". http://www.eternalflamevideo.com. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ "Leah Meyerhoff press". http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com/press. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "Film School on IMDb". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402641/. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "Leah Meyerhoff bio". http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com/bio. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "Unicorns homepage". http://www.unicornsthemovie.com. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
