Jordan Vogt-Roberts
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Jordan Vogt-Roberts | |
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 Jordan Vogt-Roberts at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2016 | |
| Born | Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Notable work | The Kings of Summer |
Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts is an American film and television director and screenwriter. His feature directorial debut, The Kings of Summer, screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize, and also at the 2013 Cleveland International Film Festival. The film won the Narrative Feature Audience Award at the 2013 Dallas International Film Festival.[1] He also wrote and directed a short film which screened at the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW, Successful Alcoholics. He also co-wrote and directed the TV series Mash Up.
Work
Vogt-Roberts' best-known film may be The Kings of Summer. The film screened at the Sundance Film Festival and the Cleveland International Film Festival, and also won the Narrative Feature Audience Award at the 2013 Dallas International Film Festival. Prior to directing The Kings of Summer, Vogt-Roberts wrote and directed a short film, Successful Alcoholics, which starred T.J. Miller and Lizzy Caplan. The film screened at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, the AFI Fest and 30 other film festivals.[2]
After directing Successful Alcoholics, Vogt-Roberts would work on Comedy Central's Mash Up. He co-wrote the series with Miller and directed all of its episodes.[3] He has directed various episodes of Funny or Die Presents as well as several episodes of MTV's Death Valley and nearly all the episodes of the web series Single Dads. Prior to directing and writing Successful Alcoholics, Vogt-Roberts directed the short film Mint in a Box (2009), and two web series: Memoirs of a Manchild (2009-2010) and Book Club (2009-2013). [citation needed]
In September 2014, it was announced that Roberts will be directing Kong: Skull Island set to be released on March 17, 2017.[4]
Background
Vogt-Roberts is from Detroit. He contributed to the webpage Blerds.com with a few stand-up comedian friends in order to display various videos merging stand-up and visual storytelling that he produced and directed.[5]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Credited as | |||||
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| Director | Executive Producer | Notes | |||||
| 2013 | The Kings of Summer | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut | |||
| 2014 | Nick Offerman: American Ham | Yes | Yes | Stand-up documentary | |||
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Yes | No | Post-production | |||
Television
| Year | Series | Credited as | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Notes | ||||||
| 2011 | Death Valley | Yes | 3 episodes | ||||
| 2014 | You're the Worst | Yes | 4 episodes | ||||
Accolades
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- WINNER RinCon Film Festival 2010 for Best Comedy and Best Actor
- Montreal ‘Just for Laughs‘ Film Festival “Mint in Box”
- Guest Lecturer Columbia College 2009
- Winner of DVXfest for ‘Mint in Box’ 2009
- Winner of D.C. Comedy Festival for ‘Illegal use of Hands’ 2008
- Featured panel at Cannes MIPCOM for ‘Single Dads’
- Featured Act at HBO Las Vegas Comedy Festival 2007
- Film Chair of D.C. Comedy Festival 2007
- Grand Jury Prize at Cingular Sundance Short Film Festival 2005
References
- ^ 2013 Dallas International Film Festival Winners, http://diff2013.dallasfilm.org/congratulations-to-the-2013-dallas-international-film-festival-winners/
- ^ Successful Alcoholics, Vimeo, https://vimeo.com/16640746
- ^ Mash Up profile, comedycentral.com; accessed January 11, 2014.
- ^ Miska, Brad (September 16, 2014). "Is 'Kong: Skull Island' Another Reboot of 'King Kong'?". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ^ Vogt-Roberts website