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