Joshua Caldwell | |
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Born |
Joshua Alexander Caldwell December 5, 1983 Seattle, Washington |
Years active | 2001 - present |
Spouse(s) | Danielle Caldwell (2007) |
Children | Austin Taylor Caldwell (2013) |
Joshua Alexander Caldwell (born December 5, 1983 in Seattle) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2006, he won a Golden Popcorn at the MTV Movie Awards for writing, directing and producing the film The Beautiful Lie.
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.
Beginning with screenwriting, he then moved into film production in at Bellevue High School, where he created several different award-winning film projects. He attended Fordham University in New York City where he went on to write, produce and direct eight films, including The Beautiful Lie, starring Michaela McManus, which has been featured at several film festivals across the country. In June 2006, Caldwell was awarded an MTV Movie Award for the Best Film On Campus category. In 2007, he produced and directed The Ronnie Day Project for SonyBMG/Epic Records and mtvU.
In 2010, Caldwell co-wrote, directed and produced the short film Dig. Premiering at film festivals in 2011 and 2012, the film is the story of a young Holocaust survivor who, twenty years after his exodus from Europe, comes face to face with the Nazi responsible for his family's death. The film stars Mark Margolis and Aaron Himelstein.
Following the premiere of "Dig" at the 2011 LAShortsFest, Caldwell co-wrote, directed, produced and edited the cyber-bridges for the third book in Anthony E. Zuiker's (creator of CSI:) digi-novel trilogy Level 26: Dark Revelations. The book was released nationwide on December 29, 2011, with the cyber-bridge (video components) being made available at Level26.com the same day.
In 2012, Caldwell began developing a feature film with Participant Media, on which he serves as a co-writer. He co-produced the online digital feature "Cybergeddon" from Anthony E. Zuiker and directed, produced, and co-wrote the Cybergeddon Zips, an eight-part series of short films that extend the characters and narrative from the feature experience.