James Kerwin

Infobox Actor
name = James Kerwin


caption = Kerwin at the Sundance Film Festival 2008
birthdate = birth date and age|1973|10|13
birthplace = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
yearsactive = 1995 - present
occupation = director

Biography

James Kerwin (born October 13, 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American film and theatre director. He has received acclaim for his Shakespearean adaptations of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Cardenio" and "Venus and Adonis" starring Megan Henning and Travis Schuldt. In 2003 he collaborated with Amber Benson to stage the play "Albert Hall" in Los Angeles, California. In the early 2000s he was a frequent guest director for Noah Wyle's "Blank Theatre Company" and for Schuldt's "Lone Star Ensemble".

His most recent project is a "sci-fi noir" film starring Kipleigh Brown, Chase Masterson, John Newton, and Peter Mayhew titled "Yesterday Was a Lie."

Kerwin graduated with a film degree from Texas Christian University in 1995.

Filmography

*"R.U.R." (in development) (feature film)
*"Yesterday Was a Lie" (2008) (feature film)
*"Midsummer" (1999) (short film; unfinished feature)
*"Never Again" (1997) (music video for Julie Elizabeth Lange, lead singer from "The Bright")
*"The Garden" (1995) (feature film)

Awards, Nominations & Honors

*"Yesterday Was a Lie" (2008)
**Best Fantasy Feature, ShockerFest Intl. Film Festival
**2nd Place (Best Feature), Berks Movie Madness Film Festival
**Best Director and Best Screenplay, Visionfest
**Best Film "Noir", Route 66 Film Festival
**Nominated (Best Film "Noir"), Heart of England Intl. Film Festival
**Best Feature, Wrath of Con Film Festival
**Nominated (Best Feature), Twin Rivers Media Festival
**Best Live-Action Feature, Lake Forest Film Festival
**Best Feature and Audience Favorite, Brilliant Light Intl. Film Festival
**Best Fiction Feature, Backlot Film Festival
**Bronze Telly Award
**Most Creative, OmegaCon Film Festival
**Gold Director's Choice Award, Park City Film Music Festival
**Panavision New Filmmaker Grant
*"Midsummer" (1999)
**Grand Jury Prize, NY Intl. Independent Film & Video Festival
**Experimental Film Award, Sea to Sky Film Festival
**Gold Award, Crested Butte Reel Fest
**Grand Jury Prize, Deep Ellum Film Festival
**Independent Film Award, Fort Worth Film Festival
**Nominated (Best Short Film), USA Film Festival
**Silver Axiem Award
*"The Garden" (1995)
**Silver Telly Award
**R.C. Norris Award for Screenwriting Achievement

External links

*imdb name|id=0450123|name=James Kerwin
* [http://homepage.mac.com/kerwin Official site]
* [http://www.sliceofscifi.com/podpress_trac/web/1149/0/Slice_053_041806.mp3 Interview with James Kerwin] on Slice of SciFi

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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Director
DATE OF BIRTH= October 13, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH= St. Louis, Missouri
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