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Joel Peissig

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Joel Peissig
OccupationFilm director

Joel Peissig is an American film director. He signed to Ridley Scott Associates production company in 2001[1] and was reported to have signed with bicoastal Notorious Pictures in 2004.[2] He was in the New Directors Showcase at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival of 2002. He is widely known for his award-winning Resfest music video of Frou Frou's "Dumbing Down of Love" (2003),[3] and for directing the video of Imogen Heap's Grammy-nominated single "Hide and Seek" in 2005. In 2012, Joel won a Silver Promax award directing Showtimes hit series "HomeLand" launch campaign.[4] In 2021, while consulting with Searchlight Pictures Joel won a Clio for his work on Wes Anderson's "The French Dispatch"[5]

In 2023, Joel Peissig and Chené Lawson won a Webby for Best Scripted Podcast Series for "All Things Undone".[6] In 2024, Joel was again awarded a Podcast Webby, this time an honoree award for "Best Documentary" for "How To Destroy Everything" which he produced, edited, sound designed and music supervised.[7]

References

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  1. ^ By; Goldrich, Robert. "Dir. Joel Peissig Signs With RSA, Black Dog". SHOOTonline. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. ^ By; Takaki, Millie. "A Notorious Signing For Director Joel Peissig". SHOOTonline. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ^ Bold, Ben (2005-06-30). "Chocolate ad ripped off my video, says director". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ^ https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/7312998/2012-promax-north-america-promaxbda
  5. ^ https://clios.com/entertainment/winner/theatrical-film-digital-mobile/searchlight-pictures/the-french-dispatch-email-newsletter-campaign-126331
  6. ^ https://winners.webbyawards.com/2023/podcasts/general-series/scripted-fiction/236778/all-things-undone
  7. ^ https://winners.webbyawards.com/2024/podcasts/individual-episodes/documentary-ind-episodes/276442/how-to-destroy-everything
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