Cary Joji Fukunaga
Cary Joji Fukunaga | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 10, 1977 |
| Occupation(s) | filmmaker, writer and cinematographer |
| Years active | 2006 - present |
Cary Joji Fukunaga (born July 10, 1977) is an American film director, writer and cinematographer.
Biography
Early life
Fukunaga was born in Oakland, California, has lived in France, Japan and Mexico City, and now resides in New York City. His father is Japanese and his mother is Swedish.[1] Fukunaga graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a BA in History[2] in 1999[3] and attended Institut d'études politiques (IEP) de Grenoble,[4] and New York University in the Graduate Film Program. He has received several grants including a USA Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, the John H. Johnson Film Award/Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship, and a Katrin Cartlidge Foundation bursary. In addition to English, he is fluent in French and Spanish.[1]
Career
Fukunaga wrote and directed the short film Victoria para Chino (2004) while at NYU, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival and received a Student Academy Award in 2005.[5] He made his feature film debut with Sin Nombre. In March 2010 he began shooting a new film adaptation of Jane Eyre.
Awards
- U.S. Dramatic Directing Award at Sundance Film Festival in 2009.[6]
- Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009
- Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Director for Sin Nombre
References
- ^ a b "Crossing Borders with 'Sin Nombre'" profile in Los Angeles Times by Reed Johnson - 3/8/09
- ^ UCSC News/Events - 1/26/09
- ^ UC Notes/Campus News - 9/19/05
- ^ FILMINFOCUS blog
- ^ UC Santa Cruz currents online - 6/27/05
- ^ 2009 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards on Sundance website - 1/24/09
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