Jake Yuzna
| Jake Yuzna | |
|---|---|
| Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Occupation | Film director and screenwriter |
| Years active | 2004-present |
Jake Yuzna is an American film director, screenwriter, and curator. His debut feature Open was the first American film to win the Teddy Jury Prize and the Berlin Film Festival and in 2005 Yuzna become the youngest recipient of funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Although known mainly for his work in film, Yuzna has curated several retrospectives, exhibitions and special projects. In 2010 he founded the first cinema program at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. Between 2011 - 2013 he organized the first fellowship, publication and conference to argue nightlife as a form of contemporary art.[1][2][3]
Yuzna is the son of poet Susan Yuzna and nephew to horror film director and producer Brian Yuzna.
Filmography
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Between the Boys (short) |
| 2005 | Better Left Alone (short) |
| 2010 | Open |
Awards and honors
- 2010: "Special Jury Award for Artistic Risktaking" from IFP
- 2010: "Teddy Jury Prize" for Open (60th Berlin Film Festival)
- 2010: "Best Narrative Feature" for Open (TLV Festival)
- 2010: "Best Performance" for Morty Diamond in Open (New Fest)
Curation
| Year | Project |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Blood into Gold: The Cinematic Alchemy of Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| 2011 - 2013 | THE FUN Fellowship in the Social Practice of Nightlife |
| 2011 | Sion Sono: The New Poet |
| 2011 | François Sagat: The New Leading Man |
| 2012 | VHS |
| 2012 | Argento: Il Cinema Nel Sangue |
| 2012 | No Wave Cinema |
| 2013 | After the Museum |
| 2013 | It Is Crispin Hellion Glover |
| 2013 | Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Quentin Crisp |
| 2013 | Without Compromise: The Cinema of William Klein |
| 2013 | God Help Me: Gregg Araki |
| 2014 | NYC Makers: The 2014 MAD Biennial |
| 2014 | Life with Technology: The Cinema of Godfrey Reggio |
| 2015 | It's Hard to be Human: The Cinema of Roy Andersson |
| 2015 | The Director Must Not Be Credited: 20 Years of Dogme 95 |
| 2015 | The Unseen Cinema of HR Giger |
| 2015 | Andrei Tarkovsky, Sculpting in Time |
References
- ↑ Vartanian, Hrag. "Putting the FUN in New York Nightlife". hyperallergic. hyperallergic. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ Frisicano, Andrew; Theeboom, Sarah. "Fall in New York: three NYC photo books; the Queens Museum reopens". Time Out New York. Time Out Inc. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ Corona, Victor P. "Starry Nightlife at MAD Museum". NY Art Beat. New York Art Beat. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- Mark Asch, "Open Director Jake Yuzna on Sexuality, the Myth of Queer Cinema, and Horror Fandom", L Magazine (15 November 2010).
- Outfest 4 in Focus: "Open" Director Jake Yuzna On His Queer Aesthetic at Indiewire
- Legacy Russell, "OPEN with Jake Yuzna", BOMB Magazine (21 November 2011).
- Andrew Frisicano, "Jake Yuzna brings FUN to the Museum of Arts & Design" (Andrew Frisicano Talks to Jake Yuzna), Time Out New York (19 August 2012).
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