Jake Yuzna
Jake Yuzna | |
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 Jake Yuzna receiving the Teddy Jury Prize in 2010 | |
| Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and screenwriter |
| Years active | 2004-present |
Jake Yuzna is an American film director, screenwriter, and curator. His debut feature Open was the first American film to win the Teddy Jury Prize[1][2] at the Berlin Film Festival and in 2005 Yuzna become the youngest recipient of funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Although known mainly for his work in film, Yuzna has curated several retrospectives, exhibitions and special projects. In 2010, he founded the first cinema program at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. Between 2011 - 2013 he organized the first fellowship, publication and conference to argue nightlife as a form of contemporary art.[3][4][5][6] In addition, Yuzna has authored books on contemporary art, design, and culture as well as contributed to ArtForum.[7]
He has also curated the first American retrospectives of artists and filmmakers including Alejandro Jodorowsky,[8] Sion Sono,[9] Gregg Araki,[10] Francois Sagat, and Quentin Crisp.[11] In addition, Yuzna curated the first museum surveys of Metamodernsim,[12] the New French Extremity,[13] and the medium of VHS.[14]
Yuzna is the son of poet Susan Yuzna and nephew to horror film director and producer Brian Yuzna.[15]
Filmography
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2021 | After America |
| 2017 | The Knife - Live At Terminal 5 |
| 2010 | Open |
| 2005 | Better Left Alone (short) |
| 2004 | Between the Boys (short) |
Awards and honors
- 2020: "The Blood List" from British Horror Film Festival[16]
- 2019: "McKnight Fellowship in Media Artists" from McKnight Foundation and FilmNorth[17]
- 2018: "Richard P. Rogers Spirit of Excellence Award" from the America Film Institute
- 2012: Creative Capital Award in Filmmaking
- 2010: "Best Performance" for Morty Diamond in Open (New Fest)
- 2010: "Best Narrative Feature" for Open (TLV Festival)
- 2010: "Teddy Jury Prize" for Open (60th Berlin Film Festival)
- 2005: "Special Jury Award for Artistic Risktaking" from IFP
Publications
| Year | Project |
|---|---|
| 2014 | NYC Makers[18] |
| 2013 | THE FUN: The Social Practice of Nightlife in NYC[19] |
Curation
| Year | Project |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Andrei Tarkovsky, Sculpting in Time |
| 2015 | The Unseen Cinema of HR Giger |
| 2015 | The Director Must Not Be Credited: 20 Years of Dogme 95 |
| 2015 | It's Hard to be Human: The Cinema of Roy Andersson |
| 2014 | Life with Technology: The Cinema of Godfrey Reggio |
| 2014 | NYC Makers: The 2014 MAD Biennial |
| 2013 | God Help Me: Gregg Araki |
| 2013 | Without Compromise: The Cinema of William Klein |
| 2013 | Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Quentin Crisp |
| 2013 | After the Museum |
| 2013 | It Is Crispin Hellion Glover |
| 2012 | VHS |
| 2012 | Argento: Il Cinema Nel Sangue |
| 2012 | No Wave Cinema |
| 2011 - 2013 | THE FUN Fellowship in the Social Practice of Nightlife |
| 2011 | Sion Sono: The New Poet |
| 2011 | François Sagat: The New Leading Man |
| 2011 | The Home Front: American Design Now |
| 2010 | Blood into Gold: The Cinematic Alchemy of Alejandro Jodorowsky |
References
- ^ "BOMB Magazine — OPEN with Jake Yuzna by Legacy Russell". bombmagazine.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ Indiewire. "Outfest 4 in Focus: "Open" Director Jake Yuzna On His Queer Aesthetic | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ Vartanian, Hrag. "Putting the FUN in New York Nightlife". hyperallergic. hyperallergic. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Frisicano, Andrew; Theeboom, Sarah. "Fall in New York: three NYC photo books; the Queens Museum reopens". Time Out New York. Time Out Inc. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Corona, Victor P. "Starry Nightlife at MAD Museum". NY Art Beat. New York Art Beat. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Jake Yuzna brings FUN to the Museum of Arts & Design". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ https://www.artforum.com/contributor/jake-yuzna
- ^ "Alejandro Jodorowsky: Blood into Gold". madmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "Sion Sono". madmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "God Help Me: Gregg Araki". madmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Quentin Crisp". madmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "No More Modern : Notes on Metamodernism". madmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "J'Adore Violence: Cinema of the New French Extremity". madmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "VHS". madmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "Open Director Jake Yuzna on Sexuality, the Myth of Queer Cinema, and Horror Fandom - The L Magazine". www.thelmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ https://www.filmfestivalguild.com/bhff-blood-list
- ^ https://myfilmnorth.org/2019/06/04/announcing-the-2019-mcknight-media-artist-fellows/
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/NYC-Makers-2014-MAD-Biennial/dp/1890385298
- ^ https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Fun/Jake-Yuzna/9781576876596
External links
- Jake Yuzna at IMDb
- 1982 births
- American people of German descent
- Male screenwriters
- American male writers
- American experimental filmmakers
- American documentary film directors
- English-language film directors
- Living people
- Film directors from Minnesota
- Writers from Minneapolis
- LGBT directors
- LGBT writers from the United States
- LGBT screenwriters
- Screenwriters from Minnesota
- Queer men