Jeff Campagna
| Jeffrey Michael Campagna | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jeffery Michael Campagna November 3, 1982 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | The Campagna Brothers, with brother Matt Campagna |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Notable work | Six Reasons Why |
| Website | jeffcampagna.com |
Jeffrey Michael Campagna (born November 3, 1982) (no connection to American film producer, writer, and attorney Jeffrey H. Campagna) is a Canadian film and music video director and screenwriter. He is best known for his film Six Reasons Why.
Born and raised in Mississauga, Campagna was a mediocre high school student and achieved lower than average grades. He was known to convince his teachers to let him produce short 'subject specific' films instead of writing essays and reports. After high school, Campagna began his career as a professional chef working in upscale restaurants, country clubs and health management clinics in Toronto. After some unsuccessful attempts at becoming a television cooking personality he began pursuing a career in the film and entertainment industry.
Campagna's film career began with Roots Of A Man, a feature length dramatic documentary shot largely in Ireland. Roots Of A Man marked the first film collaboration with his brother, Matt Campagna and screened in international film festivals including Foyle Film Festival, Gloria Film Festival and Barrie Film Festival.
Using the attention garnered from Roots Of A Man, Campagna, along with his brother, Matt Campagna, would write, direct, edit and produce the post-apocalyptic spaghetti western Six Reasons Why starring Colm Feore. The film, made on a shoestring budget of $12,000 was purchased in a quarter million dollar bidding war by THINKFilm for North American distribution after the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in theaters and on DVD in August 2008. The film was not however a selection of the film festival. It took the brothers almost a full year after principal photography to get Colm Feore to agree to act in the picture after a chance meeting between Colm Feore and Campagna in 2005 at Toronto International Airport. Six Reasons Why had mixed reviews online due to its somewhat art house tone.
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