David Lee Miller (director)

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David Lee Miller is an American film director, screenwriter, composer and producer. [1] He is best known for writing, producing and directing the award-winning teen comedy-drama film Archie's Final Project , also known as My Suicide . [2]

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Miller also co-authored the children's picture book The Cat Who Lived with Anne Frank . [3]

Early life

Miller was born in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He grew up playing blues piano in the Milwaukee-Chicago area. [1] He is a graduate of Stanford University's film and journalism programs, and Princeton University's creative writing program. [4]

Career

A Writers Guild of America member, Miller wrote for the Fox/Marvel's Spider-Man: The Animated Series in 1995, [5] directed and scored one of the first home video releases Zoo-opolis!, and wrote the Simon & Schuster picture storybooks Baby and The Goonies. [5]

Miller directed one of the first widely released CD-ROMs, The Voyager Company's Mozart: The Dissonant Quartet. In 1991, Miller was the Head of the Criterion Collection, creating the first interactive documentaries on laserdisc which became known as Special Editions. He also created some of the first kids’ computer games, including Zoo Explorers, Ocean Explorers, Bug Explorers and Dinosaur Explorers. He also produced, directed, wrote and scored MGM’s All Dogs Go To Heaven Activity Center. [5]

Miller wrote, produced and directed the sci-fi comedy horror movie, Breakfast of Aliens. [5]

Miller co-founded Regenerate, a by youth-for-youth nonprofit media organization dedicated to saving young lives through youth arts empowerment. [5]

Miller received an audience with Pope Benedict XVI in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican's historic The Meeting with Artists on November 21, 2009, on the 45th anniversary of a similar event that took place with Pope Paul VI. [6]

Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2009My SuicideCrystal Bear Best Picture Generation 14plus — Berlin International Film Festival [7] Won
2009My SuicideGrand Jury Award for Best Feature — GenArt Film Festival [5] Won
2009My SuicideAudience Award for Best Feature — GenArt Film Festival [5] Won
2009My SuicideJury Grand Prix for Best Picture — Giffoni Film Festival 2009 [8] Won
2009My SuicideSpecial Jury Grand Prix, Golden Gryphon for Best Picture — Giffoni Film Festival [8] Won
2009My SuicideAudience Award for Best Picture — Giffoni Film Festival [8] Won
2009My SuicideMyMovies Award for Best Picture — Giffoni Film Festival [8] Won
2009My SuicideOutstanding Achievement in Filmmaking — Newport Beach Film Festival [9] Won
2009My SuicideYouth Jury Award for Best FutureWave Feature — Seattle International Film Festival 2009 [10] Won
2009My SuicideGrand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature — Edmonton International Film Festival 2009 [11] Won
2009My SuicidePeoples Choice Award for Best Feature Film — Edmonton International Film Festival Won
2009My SuicideBest Film — Buster International Film Festival Won
2009My SuicideJury Award for Best International Feature — Raindance Film Festival [12] Won
2009My SuicideThe Camerio International Jury Award for Best Feature Film — Carrousel international du film de Rimouski 2009 [13] Won
2009My SuicideGrand Youth Jury Award for Best Feature Film — Exground Filmfest, Weisbaden, Germany [14] Won

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  2. ↑ "Award-Winning Film – ARCHIE'S FINAL PROJECT – Gets Exclusive Run at AMC Theatres® Locations Based on Feedback from Fans". Dailyfinance.com. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Cat Who Lived With Anne Frank". Penguin Random House. December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "School of Cinematic Arts Events: Archie's Final Project". Cinema.usc.edu. October 9, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
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  6. ↑ "The Meeting With Artists". Cultura.va. November 21, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ "| Berlinale | Archive | Annual Archives | 2009 | Prize Winners". Berlinale.de. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Vivarelli, Nick (July 27, 2009). "'My Suicide' wins at Giffoni festival". Variety.
  9. ↑ "Newport Beach Film Festival 2009 Awards". Newportbeachfilmfest.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
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  12. ↑ "Raindance 17th Film Festival 2009". Raindance.co.uk. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Festival international de Cinéma Jeunesse de Rimouski". Festivalcinemarimouski.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  14. ↑ "exground.com". exground.com. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
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