Kat Candler

Kat Candler
Born	November 11, 1974 Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Florida State University
Known for	Being an independent film maker

Kat Candler (born November 11, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American independent filmmaker. She graduated in Creative Writing at Florida State University in 1996 and is now based in Austin, Texas. She has credits as a director, writer, producer and editor.

Awards

2009 Audience Award at Austin Film Festival for Love Bug
Grand Prize at Rhode Island International Film Festival 2004 for Brain Brawl [1]
Honorable mention at the Rochester International Film Festival for Avenue K [2]
Digital Vision Aware at Coachella Valley’s Festival of Festivals for Cicadas [3]
Audience award at Film Fest New Haven 2001 for Cicadas [4][5]
Audience award at 2000 Austin Heart of Film Festival for Cicadas [6][7]
2000 Texas Filmmaker's Production Fund Recipient for Cicadas [8]
2000 Lodger Award for Best Austin Film for Cicadas [9]
2001 Women in Motion Award, Emerson College for Cicadas [10]
Semi-Finalist in the 2002 Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab for Jumping Off Bridges (screenplay) [11]
Finalist in the 2002 Chesterfield Writing Fellowship for Jumping Off Bridges (screenplay) [12]

Jumping Off Bridges at the Internet Movie Database (2006) — director, writer, producer — filming as of 2005^[update]
The 1 Second Film at the Internet Movie Database (2006) — producer — in post-production as of 2005^[update]
Pilot and Olo at the Internet Movie Database (2005) — director, writer
Roberta Wells at the Internet Movie Database (2004) — director, writer
Black-eyed at the Internet Movie Database (2003) — producer
The Absence of Wings at the Internet Movie Database (2002) — director, writer, editor
The Last Hope at the Internet Movie Database (2001) — producer
Cicadas at the Internet Movie Database (2000) — director, writer, producer, editor
The Bathroom — director, writer, editor
Trophies — director, writer, editor
Avenue K — director, writer, editor