Occupation Filmmaker | Years active 2007–present | |
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Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S. Movies and TV shows The Short Game, Max & Shred, Border Patrol, Becoming Bond Alma maters Cornell University, University of Oxford, University of Southern California Awards MTV Movie Award for Best mtvU Student Filmmaker Nominations Canadian Screen Award for Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series Similar Jim Corston, Ira Levy, Geeta Patel, Ravi Patel, Mark Mothersbaugh | ||
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Josh Greenbaum is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has won an MTV Movie Award, CINE Golden Eagle and Emmy Award. He directed the feature documentary The Short Game, winner of the SXSW Audience Award, which was acquired by Netflix to launch their Originals film division. He is also the creator, director and executive producer of Behind the Mask, which earned Hulu its first ever Emmy nomination.
Contents
- The short game alec baldwin skye sudberry josh greenbaum at hamptons film summerdocs
- Josh greenbaum the post production process from produced by conference 2013
- Early life and career
- Film
- TV
- Commercials
- Awards and honors
- Selected filmography
- References
Josh greenbaum the post production process from produced by conference 2013
Early life and career
Greenbaum was born in Saratoga Springs, New York. He graduated from Cornell University and the University of Oxford, earning an MFA in film from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.
He won the 2007 MTV Movie Award for mtvU Best Filmmaker on Campus as well as the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award while at USC.
In 2011, Greenbaum directed and co-wrote Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division, a short spoof starring Bill Clinton, Matt Damon, Kevin Spacey, Sean Penn, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and Kristen Wiig shot for the Clinton Foundation. It premiered at Bill Clinton's "Decade of Difference" party at Hollywood Bowl, and can be seen on Funny or Die.
Film
Greenbaum directed the feature documentary The Short Game, which won the Audience Award at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix as its first exclusive documentary. The film was executive produced by Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel.
Greenbaum is signed on to direct the upcoming Universal comedy Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl starring Elizabeth Banks, the romantic comedy No Hearts Club for Universal produced by Imagine Entertainment, as well as Flat Stanley, a movie adaptation of the 1964 children's book for Fox, and The Art of Cool, a high school coming-of-age comedy.
TV
Greenbaum created and directs Behind the Mask, a Hulu documentary series about sports mascots and the people in the costumes. The series earned Hulu its first Emmy nomination.
He directed “Helmet,” an episode of New Girl for Fox, as well as two episodes of Deadbeat for Hulu and, Border Patrol featured on episodes of Comedy Central's Atom TV, created Nickelodeon's Max & Shred (nominated for the Canadian Screen Awards' Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series in 2016) and directed "Good Debbie Hunting", an episode of ABC's The Neighbors. He has written and directed projects for CBS, NBC, FOX and The CW.
Commercials
Greenbaum collaborated with After-School All-Stars charity, directing commercials that feature the organization's founder, Arnold Schwarzenegger. A commercial featuring Schwarzenegger on Hollywood Boulevard and at Madame Tussauds Hollywood in character as the Terminator interacting with tourists received more than 25 million views on YouTube and was awarded the YouTube Ad of the Year.