John Maggio (director)

John Maggio
Born
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, writer, producer
Years active2001–present

John Maggio is an American documentary film director, writer and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his films The Perfect Weapon (HBO), Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (HBO) and The Newspaperman (HBO) as well as his work with the PBS series American Experience and Frontline.[3][4]

Life and career

[edit]

Maggio began his career as a musician as one of the founding members of the band, The Crosswalk with Cody ChesnuTT.[5] Their debut album, Venus Loves A Melody was produced by Hollywood Records in 1999 with the legendary engineer Bob Clearmountain.[6] After the band was dropped from their label Maggio pursued a career in documentary film and has been a partner at Brooklyn based film company Ark Media since 2003.[7][8] His latest film A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (HBO) will have its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.[9] He is also currently at work on a film about Italian fashion called Milano.[10]

Filmography

[edit]
Year Title Contribution Note
2005-2018 American Experience Director, writer and producer 7 Episodes
2008-2016 Frontline Director, writer and Producer 4 Episodes
2017 The Newspaperman Director Documentary
2019 Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis Director and producer Documentary
2020 The Perfect Weapon Director and producer Documentary
2021 A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks Director and producer Documentary

Awards and nominations

[edit]
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2001 Nominated Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Virgil Bliss
2002 Nominated Independent Spirit Awards John Cassavetes Award Virgil Bliss
2007 Nominated News & Documentary Emmy Award Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming American Experience - The Boy in the Bubble
2009 Nominated News & Documentary Emmy Award Outstanding Informational Programming Frontline - Growing Up Online
2010 Nominated Writers Guild of America Awards Documentary Script – Current Events Frontline - College, Inc.
2012 Won Writers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Script for Breaking Report Frontline - Educating Sergeant Pantzke [11]
2018 Won News & Documentary Emmy Award Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis [12]
2018 Nominated Producers Guild of America Award Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures The Newspaperman [13]
2018 Nominated Writers Guild of America Awards Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events American Experience - Into The Amazon [14]
2020 Nominated Writers Guild of America Awards Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events American Experience - The Poison Squad [15]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Buffalo native gains perspective on family history through making of PBS documentary". news.wbfo.org. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. ^ "John Maggio". dceff.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  3. ^ "Check out this never-before-seen clip from HBO's The Perfect Weapon". techcrunch.com. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. ^ "'The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee': TV Review". hollywoodreporter.com. December 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  5. ^ "Cody ChesnuTT Talks About His Indie Success, And His Album, The Headphone Masterpiece". songwriteruniverse.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  6. ^ "The Crosswalk (2) – Venus Loves A Melody". discogs.com. 1999. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  7. ^ "Local filmmaker John Maggio presents PBS' 'The Italian Americans'". buffalonews.com. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  8. ^ "Alison Burke, Ark Media". wp.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  9. ^ "Announcing The Feature Film Lineup For Tribeca 2021". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  10. ^ "U.S. Director John Maggio Helming Italian Fashion Industry Doc 'Milano'". variety.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  11. ^ "FRONTLINE Wins Four Writers Guild Awards!". pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  12. ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 40TH NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  13. ^ "Producers Guild of America Documentary Nominations Don't Foreshadow the Oscars". indiewire.com. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  14. ^ "2019 Writers Guild Awards: The Complete List of Winners". eonline.com. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  15. ^ "WGA Awards TV Nominations: 'Better Call Saul', 'Ted Lasso' & 'The Great' Lead Way". eonline.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Maggio_(director)&oldid=1167306122"