Patrick Stettner

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Patrick Stettner is an American film director and writer. His first film, Flux, was released in 1996 as a short, and starred Allison Janney in an early role. He went on to direct and write the screenplay for The Business of Strangers in 2001, which earned him a Grand Jury Prize nomination at the Sundance Film Festival of that year and earned lead actress Stockard Channing an AFI nomination for Best Female Actress. [1] In 2006, he then wrote and directed The Night Listener , an adaptation of Armistead Maupin's eponymous semi-autobiographical 2000 novel, which landed less-than-stellar reviews from critics. He has not directed any films since The Night Listener.

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He is an alumnus of Columbia University School of the Arts' film division. [2]

Awards and nominations

YearFestivalCategoryNominated workResult
1996 Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films Student Award: Best Drama
Flux
Won
Student Award: Best Student FilmWon
1997 Uppsala International Short Film Festival Film Jackdaw: Best Short Fiction Film A (under 20 minutes)Won
2001 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize: DramaticNominated
San Francisco International Film Festival SKYY PrizeWon
Deauville American Film Festival Grand Special PrizeNominated
Stockholm International Film Festival Bronze HorseNominated
2002 Paris Film Festival Grand PrixNominated
Special Jury PrizeWon

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References

  1. Jason Buchanan (2012). "Patrick Stettner - Full Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
  2. "indieWIRE INTERVIEW: Patrick Stettner, director of "The Night Listener"". IndieWire. 2006-08-02. Retrieved 2024-06-18.