Joe Augustyn

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Joe Augustyn is a screenwriter and film producer. Born in Philadelphia, he attended Temple University.

As a freshman he won a FOCUS Award for film studies. The only undergrad among eleven winners, he was flown to Los Angeles for the ceremonies. Two years later he moved to L.A. to attend AFI's Center For Advanced Film Studies as a producing-fellow. Following graduation he worked as an associate of Steve Golin and Joni Sighvatsson, who later went on to found Propaganda Films. After producing two features he retired from producing to focus exclusively on screenwriting, completing assignments for such companies as Tristar and Propaganda.

Joe's first feature "Night of the Demons" which was based on his original screenplay "Halloween Party" is scheduled to be remade in 2008 by 7 Arts Productions.

[edit] Filmography

• Night of the Demons (1987 - also producer)
• Night Angel (1990 - also producer)
• Night of the Demons 2 (1994)