Name: Jean-Paul Chreky
Date of Birth: Jean-Paul Chreky grew up in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Potomac, Maryland. He had many interests as a child, earning his black belt in Tae Kwon Do and scuba certification, playing the violin and clarinet, and adoring sports. Jean-Paul's fascination with nature led him to major in Biology at the University of North Carolina - Wilmington. But it was also here, where his love for films began to blossom and he decided to pursue filmmaking rather than medical school. Jean-Paul graduated at the to... p of his class with an MFA in Motion Picture Production from the University of Miami and with an A academic average in both his science and fine art degrees. His graduate thesis film, _The Shell (2005)_ (qv), won four of seven possible awards at the 2005 Canes Film Festival. These include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editor, and Best Music. In 2004, Jean-Paul's graduate first-year film, _Triton (2004)_ (qv), won the Jury Award, Best Director Award, and Best Cinematography Award at the same event. He is the first University of Miami MFA film student to ever win the Best Director Award for both the thesis film and the first-year film. _The Shell (2005)_ (qv) is a recipient of the 2005 Florida Choice Award selected by The Education Channel. Jean-Paul has instructed film production classes at the University of Miami and American University as well as filmmaking and acting classes at a private academy. Today, Jean-Paul continues to assist in the development of a multitude of productions by frequently working as a writer, director, assistant director, and script supervisor.Read more Jean-Paul Chreky movies (actor)User Comments |
