Azazel Jacobs

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Azazel Jacobs
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Jacobs in 2017
Born (1972-09-27) September 27, 1972 (age 51)
Alma mater State University of New York at Purchase
AFI Conservatory
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1997–present
Relatives Ken Jacobs (father)

Azazel Jacobs (born September 27, 1972) [1] is an American film director and screenwriter. He is the son of experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs. [2] [3] His short films include Kirk and Kerry (1997) and Message Machine (2002), and his features include the acclaimed The GoodTimesKid (2005), Momma's Man (2008), Terri (2011), The Lovers (2017), French Exit (2020), and His Three Daughters (2023).

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Career and education

Jacobs grew up in a Jewish family in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan. [4] He attended Bayard Rustin High School. [5] He received a bachelor's degree in film from SUNY Purchase and a master's degree from the AFI Conservatory. [6] [7] As of 2011, Jacobs lives in Los Angeles. [5]

Career

His feature The Goodtimeskid (2005), a micro-budget film, gained a cult following and was later re-released by KINO International. Jacobs film Momma’s Man premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2008. [8] Upon its release by KINO International, The New York Times declared the film to be "Independent Film defined." [9] In 2011, Jacobs film Terri starring John C. Reilly, was written by Patrick deWitt, premiered in competition at Sundance and in competition internationally at Locarno & the BFI London Film Festival’s "Film On The Square." [5]

During 2014 and 2015, Jacobs directed the two seasons of the SKY/HBO show, Doll & Em . He also worked as a writer and producer. In 2017, Jacobs wrote and directed the film The Lovers which was released by A24 to top specialty box office. [10] The film starred Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Melora Walters, and Aidan Gillen. Jacobs screenplay for The Lovers was nominated for a 2017 Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay. Jacobs produced the pilot of Cherries, written/directed by Diaz Jacobs, which premiered in the episodic section of Sundance 2018.[ citation needed ]

In 2020, Jacobs' film French Exit had its world premiere as the closing night film for the New York Film Festival, 2020. It was based on a novel by Patrick deWitt of the same name. The film starred Michelle Pfeiffer alongside Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Imogen Poots, Danielle McDonald, Isaach de Bankole, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne and Daniel Di Tomasso. Pfeiffer plays Francis Price, which Variety called "a role for which she'll be remembered." [11] It was nominated for multiple awards, [12] including a 2021 Golden Globe, [13] and won Best Actress from the Canadian Screen Awards. [14] The film was released theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics on February 12, 2021, and internationally by Sony Pictures Worldwide on March 18, 2021. French Exit was selected for the 71st Berlin Film Festival in Berlinale Special Gala, having its European premier on June 12, 2021. [15]

Azazel Jacobs appeared on Marc Maron's podcast, WTF with Marc Maron , [16] on March 29, 2021, speaking about art films, The Clash, Mad magazine, and his movies Terri, The Lovers and French Exit. Jacobs directed two episodes of the Facebook series Sorry For Your Loss starring Elizabeth Olsen, and three episodes of Amazon's Mozart in the Jungle , for which he was a consulting producer in its final season. Azazel recently completed directing the initial season of an eight-episode animated children's show, Fables, for Bron Entertainment. [17]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotesRef.
1997Kirk and KerryYesNoNoShort film
1999Danger 44YesNoNoShort film
2000Dear MexicoYesNoNoShort film
2002Message MachineYesNoNoShort film
2003Oh Wee!YesNoNoShort film
2003Nobody Needs to KnowYesYesYesFeature film debut [18]
2005 The GoodTimesKid YesYesNo [19]
2008Momma's ManYesYesNo [20]
2011 Terri YesYesNo [21]
2017 The Lovers YesYesNo [22]
2020 French Exit YesNoExecutive [23]
2023 His Three Daughters YesYesYes [24]

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNetworkNotesRef.
2013–2015 Doll & Em YesYesCo-Producer Sky Atlantic / HBO 12 episodes [25]
2016–2018 Mozart in the Jungle YesNoConsulting Amazon Prime Video 3 episodes [26]
2018–2019 Sorry for Your Loss YesNoNo Facebook Watch 2 episodes [27]

Recognition

In 2012, CinemaScope magazine cited Azazel as one of the 50 Best Directors Under 50. [28]

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryProjectResultRef.
1997 Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic ShortKirk and KerryWon [29]
2008 Off Plus Camera Kraków Film AwardMomma’s ManWon [30]
Torino Film Festival Best Feature Film PrizeNominated
Deauville Film Festival Grand Special PrizeNominated [31]
2011 Terri Nominated [32]
Gijón International Film Festival Grand PrixNominated [33]
Locarno Film Festival Junior Jury Award3rd place [34]
Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury PrizeNominated [35]
Sarasota Film Festival Narrative Feature Jury PrizeNominated [36]
2017 Independent Spirit Award Best Screenplay The Lovers Nominated [37]
London Film Festival Official CompetitionNominated [38]

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  4. ↑ Cardace, Sara (January 23, 2008). "'Momma's Man' Director Azazel Jacobs on Sundance, Real Estate, and Living With His Parents". Vulture . Retrieved March 28, 2021.
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