Scott Foundas

Scott Foundas
Occupation	Film critic, writer, journalist, studio executive
Language	English
Nationality	American
Education	Henry B. Plant High School
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Genres	Film criticism, journalism

Scott Foundas is an American film critic, journalist, writer and film studio executive.

Foundas has written film criticism for such publications as Variety , Film Comment , The Village Voice and LA Weekly . ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Life and career

In 1994, at age 15, while still a student at Henry B. Plant High School, the St. Petersburg Times hired Foundas as their film critic. ^[4]

Foundas became a film critic for Variety after writing a letter to the editor that Variety printed and editor Todd McCarthy called Foundas and offered to let him write a few film reviews on speculation. Foundas went on to work as a freelance writer for Variety for close to a decade. ^[4]

Foundas also studied film production at the University of Southern California. ^[5]

In addition to film criticism, Foundas has been a recurrent juror, reporter, moderator and film programmer at film festivals such as the Florida Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. ^[4]

Foundas has also worked with Santa Monica radio station KCRW in covering the film industry. ^[6]

In 2015, Foundas quit his position as chief critic at Variety and moved from New York to Los Angeles after being hired as an acquisition executive for Amazon Studios. ^{[5] [7]}

References

1. "Scott Foundas". Variety .
2. "Scott Foundas". Film Comment .
3. "Scott Foundas". The Village Voice .
4. Persall, Steve (April 3, 2011). "REAL LIFE MEETS REEL LIFE SUCCESS". Tampa Bay Times .
5. Thompson, Anne (July 24, 2015). "Scott Foundas Explains Why He's Leaving Film Criticism–Again–for Amazon Studios". IndieWire .
6. "Scott Foundas". KCRW.
7. Lee, Benjamin (July 24, 2015). "Variety chief critic Scott Foundas quits magazine for Amazon Studios". The Guardian .

External links

• Scott Foundas at IMDb