Career
Degus has worked as a writer, director, cinematographer, editor, post-production supervisor, and Oxberry-animation cameraman.
He was the production executive on F. Gary Gray's feature-directorial debut film, Friday , and worked with Gray again on Set It Off and A Man Apart . Degus produced Gary Ross's feature debut film Pleasantville, alongside Steven Soderbergh and John Kilik. This film was nominated for three Academy Awards. In the summer of 2005, Degus produced the independent feature Graduation alongside Jane Sindell, Jason Blum, Robin Bradford, and Scott Hansen.
At New Line Cinema, Degus worked as a production executive. He oversaw the production of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery , Trial and Error , and B*A*P*S. Degus served as head of production at Chanticleer Films.
Degus directed the 2006 independent feature, 9/Tenths , starring Gabrielle Anwar and Henry Ian Cusick. He also directed and edited a 35 mm short film, Another Round, that was invited to screen at the Los Angeles International Film Festival and was subsequently purchased by Showtime. He produced and conceptualized Funk Blast, an attraction at Paul Allen's Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle. Degus collaborated with James Brown, Maceo Parker, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Chaka Kahn, and Herbie Hancock, producing a 70 mm film for the attraction.
Degus is an active, voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He serves on the Foreign Language Film Award Nominating Committee and is a member of the executive board for his branch.
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