Brendan Bellomo | |
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| Education | New York University Tisch School of the Arts, 2008 |
| Notable work | Porcelain War (2024) |
| Website | brendanbellomo |
Brendan Bellomo is an American film director and producer. His debut feature documentary Porcelain War (2024), premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and later earned Bellemo a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and won him the DGA award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries.
Bellomo is an alumnus of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. [1] During this time, he directed the science fiction short film Bohemibot. which won the Academy Award for Student Narrative. [1]
Bellomo gained recognition for his short film Bohemibot, a Sci-Fi drama that combines live-action and CGI. Bohemibot tells the story of a cyborg harpist who, after being forced to serve as a pilot in the last war on his planet, struggles with a debilitating injury and the loss of his family. [1] [2] The film was created as an NYU Tisch School of the Arts Advanced Production under the supervision of Professor Ezra Sacks and independent animator & Professor John Canemaker. It won a Student Academy Award in 2009. [1]
Bellomo's work on Bohemibot involved the collaboration of over 90 students and 80 professionals from various fields. The film was supported by the Panavision New Filmmakers Program and Renegade Effects Group, which contributed essential props and costumes. [1]
In December, 2011, Bellomo was announced as the director for the film adaptation of Charles Yu's novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. The project was to be produced by Michael Barnathan and Chris Columbus' 1492 Pictures, which had acquired the film rights. [2]
Bellomo executive produced and received a story credit on the 2023 film Chupa . [3]
In 2024, Bellomo co-directed and edited the documentary Porcelain War , which captured the lives of Ukrainian artists Anya Stasenko, Slava Leontyev and Andrey Stefanov during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [4]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2009 | Bohemibot | Director; short film |
| 2023 | Chupa | Story and executive producer |
| 2024 | Porcelain War | Director and editor |
| Award | Date | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Academy Award | 13 June 2009 | Narrative | 3rd place | [5] [6] |
| Sundance Film Festival | 28 January 2024 | U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize | Won | [7] |
| Sarasota Film Festival | 14 April 2024 | Special Jury Mention | Won | [8] |
| San Francisco International Film Festival | 28 April 2024 | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated | [9] |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 27 May 2024 | Best Documentary | Won | [10] |
| Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | 10 November 2024 | Best New Documentary Filmmaker(s) | Nominated | [11] |
| Cinema Eye Honors | 9 January 2024 | Outstanding Visual Design | Nominated | [12] |
| Satellite Awards | 26 January 2025 | Best Motion Picture – Documentary | Nominated | [13] |
| AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Documentary | Nominated | [14] |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 8 February 2025 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries | Won | [15] [16] |
| Cinema for Peace Dove | 17 February 2025 | Most Valuable Documentary Film of the Year | Nominated | [17] |
| Academy Awards | 2 March 2025 | Best Documentary Feature Film | Nominated | [18] |