Director

John Painz

Acting

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 2138642

IMDb ID: nm1835627

Known for: Acting

Born: August 3, 1973

Age: 52

Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2004 - 2017

Years active: 14

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Director (1)Executive Producer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

John Painz is a writer/director based in New York City. His first short film, 5AM, was a proof-of-concept film about cloning. In 2013, he produced, shot, and edited his first feature film, Enchantments, for director Kelsey O'Brien. In 2014, John and his producing partner, Julie Sisson, embarked on their first feature film, Stuck, with co-producer Lynn Mancinelli. It was nominated for a number of awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Katie Howe), Best Script, and Best Feature. John won the Soho International Film Festival Carbon Award for Most Creative Filmmaker, and Stuck won the Programmer Award at HHM. Their second feature film, Four Bottles, won the Audience Award at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. John is currently working on his third film, The Mourners.

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