| Joshua Caldwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joshua Alexander Caldwell December 5, 1983 Seattle, Washington |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Spouse | Danielle Caldwell (2007) |
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.
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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.
He has been engaged in filmmaking for nine years. 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, Joshua 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 February 2009, Guy Walks Into A Bar, the producers of Elf, signed on to produce Caldwell's second feature screenplay Glory Days (written with writing partner, Travis Oberlander).
While the project is currently being shopped around, Joshua has continued directing music videos for MySpace Records and Universal Music Group. He also owns and maintains a blog, Hollywood Bound and Down [1].
In 2010, Joshua co-wrote, directed and produced the short film Dig. Slated for a festival release in 2011, 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[2]. The film stars Mark Margolis and Aaron Himelstein.
In 2011, Joshua began developing a feature film with Participant Media.
Caldwell has received numerous awards for his work. In 2001, his film American Tragedy won the Award of Excellence at the 2001 Crystal Awards, the Award of Excellence at the 2001 Videographer Awards, and honorable mention in the 2001 Columbus International Film Festival (where he competed among college students) and was an honorable mention in the 2001 Seattle Times Short Film Festival.
The Family Will was an official selection at the 11th Annual Urbanworld VIBE Film Festival and the 2008 Pan-African Film Festival.
In addition to winning the MTV Movie Award for Best Film on Campus in 2006, The Beautiful Lie, starring Michaela McManus, was also an official selection at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, the One Reel Film Festival and the Seattle True Independent Film Festival (where it won the Classic Beauty Prize). It won the Award of Distinction at the 2006 Videographer Awards, was an honorable mention at the 2006 Columbus International Film Festival and won the Grand Prize and Audience Award at the Fordham C.I.T.Y. Student Film Festival.
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | American Tragedy | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2002 | Summer's End | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2003 | A Soldier's Farewell | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2004 | 12:01 | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2005 | Stay or Leave | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2006 | The Beautiful Lie | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2006 | Making the Team | Director, Producer |
| 2006 | Best Laid Plan | Producer |
| 2006 | Family Will | Director, Producer |
| 2007 | The Ronnie Day Project | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2010 | Dark Prophecy | Co-Producer, Editor |
| 2011 | Dig | Director, Writer, Producer |