- Joshua Caldwell
Infobox actor
name = Joshua Caldwell
birthname = Joshua Alexander Caldwell
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|12|5
location =Seattle, Washington
yearsactive = 2001 - present
spouse = Danielle Caldwell (2007)
mtvmovieawards =MTV Movie Award for Best Film on Campus
2006 "The Beautiful Lie "Joshua Alexander Caldwell (born
December 5 ,1983 inSeattle ) is an Americanfilm director ,screenwriter , and producer. In 2006, he won received aGolden Popcorn at theMTV Movie Awards for writing, directing and producing the filmThe Beautiful Lie .Biography
Joshua Caldwell was born in Seattle, Washington on December 5, 1983 to Barry and Debra Caldwell. Barry is a salesman for the Boeing Company and Debra is a homemaker. He has one sibling, a younger brother named Luke. Fact|date=October 2008
He has been engaged in filmmaking for nine years. Beginning with screenwriting, he then moved into film production in at
Bellevue High School where he created several different award-winning film projects. He attendedFordham University in New York City where he went on to write, produce and direct eight films, includingThe Beautiful Lie , which has been featured at several film festivals across the country. In June 2006, Joshua was awarded anMTV Movie Award for the Best Film On Campus category. He recently completed directing and producingThe Ronnie Day Project for SonyBMG/Epic Records andmtvU . He has written two features screenplays and is currently in development on several more.Fact|date=October 2008Awards and honors
Caldwell has received numerous awards for his work. In 2001, his film "American Tragedy" won the Award of Excellence at the 2001 Crystal Awards, the Award of Excellence at the 2001 Videographer Awards, and honorable mention in the 2001 Columbus International Film Festival (where he competed among college students) and was an honorable mention in the 2001 Seattle Times Short Film Festival.Fact|date=October 2008
"The Family Will" was an official selection at the 11th Annual Urbanworld VIBE Film Festival and the 2008 Pan-African Film Festival.Fact|date=October 2008
In addition to winning the MTV Movie Award for Best Film on Campus in 2006, The Beautiful Lie, starring
Michaela McManus , was also an official selection at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, the One Reel Film Festival and the Seattle True Independent Film Festival (where it won the Classic Beauty Prize).Fact|date=October 2008 It won the Award of Distinction at the 2006 Videographer Awards, was an honorable mention at the 2006 Columbus International Film Festival and won the Grand Prize and Audience Award at the Fordham C.I.T.Y. Student Film Festival.Fact|date=October 2008elect filmography
Interviews
* [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/274783_mtvu22.html?source=rss "Seattle Post-Intelligencer"]
* [http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=mtvaward17&date=20060617&query=Beautiful+Lie "Seattle Times"]
* [http://media.www.fordhamobserver.com/media/storage/paper827/news/2006/05/04/ArtsCulture/Josh-Caldwell.Fclc.Senior.Follows.Big.Screen.Dreams-1900515.shtml Fordham Observer]External links
*imdb name|id=2093933|name=Joshua Caldwell
* [http://www.meyd-ent.com Meydenbauer Entertainment]
* [http://www.bestfilmoncampus.com/filmmaker/default.aspx?filmmakerID=27 Best Film On Campus Profile]
* [http://www.mtvu.com/music/ronnie_day/"The Ronnie Day Project" at mtvU]
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