Joshua Caldwell
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Joshua Caldwell | |
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| Born | Joshua Alexander Caldwell |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Spouse | Danielle Caldwell (2007) |
Joshua Alexander Caldwell (born December 5, 1983 in Seattle) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2006, he won received a Golden Popcorn at the MTV Movie Awards for writing, directing and producing the film The Beautiful Lie.
Biography
Joshua Caldwell was born in Seattle, Washington on December 5, 1983 to Barry and Debra Caldwell. Barry is a salesman for the Boeing Company and Debra is a homemaker. He has one sibling, a younger brother named Luke. [citation needed]
He has been engaged in filmmaking for nine years. Beginning with screenwriting, he then moved into film production in at Bellevue High School where he created several different award-winning film projects. He attended Fordham University in New York City where he went on to write, produce and direct eight films, including The Beautiful Lie, which has been featured at several film festivals across the country. In June 2006, Joshua was awarded an MTV Movie Award for the Best Film On Campus category. He recently completed directing and producing The Ronnie Day Project for SonyBMG/Epic Records and mtvU.
In February of 2009, Guy Walks Into A Bar, the producers of, signed on to produce Caldwell's second feature screenplay Glory Days (written with writing partner, Travis Oberlander).
While the project is currently being shopped around, Joshua has continued directing music videos for MySpace Records and Universal Music Group. He also owns and maintains a blog,[1]Hollywood Bound and Down.
Awards and honors
Caldwell has received numerous awards for his work. In 2001, his film American Tragedy won the Award of Excellence at the 2001 Crystal Awards, the Award of Excellence at the 2001 Videographer Awards, and honorable mention in the 2001 Columbus International Film Festival (where he competed among college students) and was an honorable mention in the 2001 Seattle Times Short Film Festival.[citation needed]
The Family Will was an official selection at the 11th Annual Urbanworld VIBE Film Festival and the 2008 Pan-African Film Festival.[citation needed]
In addition to winning the MTV Movie Award for Best Film on Campus in 2006, The Beautiful Lie, starring Michaela McManus, was also an official selection at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, the One Reel Film Festival and the Seattle True Independent Film Festival (where it won the Classic Beauty Prize).[citation needed] It won the Award of Distinction at the 2006 Videographer Awards, was an honorable mention at the 2006 Columbus International Film Festival and won the Grand Prize and Audience Award at the Fordham C.I.T.Y. Student Film Festival.[citation needed]
Select filmography
| Year | Title | Other Notes |
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| 2001 | American Tragedy | also screenplay |
| 2002 | Summer's End | also screenplay |
| 2003 | A Soldier's Farewell | also screenplay |
| 2004 | 12:01 | also screenplay |
| 2005 | Stay or Leave | also screenplay |
| 2006 | The Beautiful Lie | also screenplay |
| 2006 | Making the Team | also produced |
| 2006 | Best Laid Plan | producer |
| 2006 | Family Will | also produced |
| 2007 | The Ronnie Day Project | also teleplay |