John Maggio (director) explained

John Maggio
Birth Place:Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Director, writer, producer
Years Active:2001–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

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

YearTitleContributionNote
2005-2018American ExperienceDirector, writer and producer7 Episodes
2008-2016FrontlineDirector, writer and Producer4 Episodes
2017The NewspapermanDirectorDocumentary
2019Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial CrisisDirector and producerDocumentary
2020The Perfect WeaponDirector and producerDocumentary
2021Director and producerDocumentary

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2001NominatedSlamdance Film FestivalGrand Jury PrizeVirgil Bliss
2002NominatedIndependent Spirit AwardsJohn Cassavetes AwardVirgil Bliss
2007NominatedNews & Documentary Emmy AwardOutstanding Science, Technology and Nature ProgrammingAmerican Experience - The Boy in the Bubble
2009NominatedNews & Documentary Emmy AwardOutstanding Informational ProgrammingFrontline - Growing Up Online
2010NominatedWriters Guild of America AwardsDocumentary Script – Current EventsFrontline - College, Inc.
2012WonWriters Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Script for Breaking ReportFrontline - Educating Sergeant Pantzke[11]
2018WonNews & Documentary Emmy AwardOutstanding Business and Economic DocumentaryPanic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis[12]
2018NominatedProducers Guild of America AwardOutstanding Producer of Documentary Motion PicturesThe Newspaperman[13]
2018NominatedWriters Guild of America AwardsDocumentary Script – Other Than Current EventsAmerican Experience - Into The Amazon[14]
2020NominatedWriters Guild of America AwardsDocumentary Script – Other Than Current EventsAmerican Experience - The Poison Squad[15]

Notes and References

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

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