Joel Peissig

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Joel Peissig
OccupationFilm director

Joel Peissig is an American film director.

Career

Peissig signed to Ridley Scott Associates production company in 2001 [1] and was reported to have signed with bicoastal Notorious Pictures in 2004. [2] He was in the New Directors Showcase at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival of 2002.

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He is known for his award-winning Resfest music video of Frou Frou's "Dumbing Down of Love" (2003), [3] and for directing the video of Imogen Heap's Grammy-nominated single "Hide and Seek" in 2005.

Awards and recognition

In 2012, Peissig won a Silver Promax award directing the Showtimes hit series HomeLand launch campaign. [4]

In 2021, while consulting with Searchlight Pictures, he won a Clio for his work on Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch. [5]

In 2023, Peissig and Chené Lawson won a Webby for Best Scripted Podcast Series for All Things Undone. [6] In 2024, Peissig was again awarded a Podcast Webby, this time an honoree award for "Best Documentary" for the first two episodes of How To Destroy Everything, which he produced, edited, sound designed and music supervised. [7]

References

  1. ↑ By; Goldrich, Robert. "Dir. Joel Peissig Signs With RSA, Black Dog". SHOOTonline. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. ↑ By; Takaki, Millie. "A Notorious Signing For Director Joel Peissig". SHOOTonline. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ↑ Bold, Ben (2005-06-30). "Chocolate ad ripped off my video, says director". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ↑ "2012 Promax North America - PromaxBDA".
  5. ↑ "Searchlight Pictures: The French Dispatch Email Newsletter Campaign - the Clios".
  6. ↑ "NEW Webby Gallery + Index".
  7. ↑ "NEW Webby Gallery + Index".
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