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Nick August-Perna

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Nick August-Perna
Born
Occupation(s)Director, editor, producer
Years active2009–present

Nick August-Perna is an American documentary filmmaker.[1][2][3]

Life and career

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August-Perna was born in Madison, Wisconsin and graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[4] In 2011, he co-directed The Swell Season, along with Chris Dapkins and Carlo Mirabella-Davis, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[5]

August-Perna is the recipient of the 2016 Soros Justice Fellowship from the Open Society Foundations.[6] In 2017, he edited and produced the documentary short film Knife Skills, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 90th Academy Awards.[4][7] In 2023, he directed and produced Tell Them You Love Me, which premiered on Netflix.[8]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Contribution Note
2024 Photographer Editor 2 episodes
2023 Tell Them You Love Me Director and producer Documentary
2021 The Oxy Kingpins Director and producer Documentary
2020 No Passport Required Director 2 episodes
2017 The Talk: Race in America Editor Documentary
Knife Skills Editor and co-producer Documentary
2016 Sacred Editor Documentary
The Ruins of Lifta Editor Documentary
2015 Colliding Dreams Editor Documentary
2012 Birders: The Central Park Effect Co-producer Documentary
2011 The Swell Season Co-director and editor Documentary

Awards and nominations

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Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2024 Nominated Miami International Film Festival Best Documentary Tell Them You Love Me [9]
2023 Won Hamptons International Film Festival Best Documentary Feature [10]
Won Montclair Film New Jersey Films Competition [11]
2011 Nominated CPH:DOX Sound & Vision Award The Swell Season [12]

References

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  1. ^ "'Tell Them You Love Me's Nick August-Perna, Louis Theroux & Arron Fellows On Bringing Nuance To A Film About A Controversial Relationship And Why Festivals Just Didn't Get It". deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  2. ^ "NICK AUGUST-PERNA, CHRIS DAPKINS, CARLO MIRABELLA-DAVIS, "THE SWELL SEASON"". filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. ^ "Hot Press Movie Interview with Nick August-Perna". hotpress.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  4. ^ a b "Oscar-nominated 'Knife Skills': Parkland grad co-produced and edited short documentary". mcall.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  5. ^ "Meet the 2011 Tribeca Filmmakers - "The Swell Season" Directors". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  6. ^ "Nick August-Perna". opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  7. ^ "An Oscar-Nominated Documentary About Fine Dining and Life After Prison". newyorker.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  8. ^ "The Bizarre True Story Behind Netflix's 'Tell Them You Love Me'—Where Is Anna Stubblefield Now?". forbes.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  9. ^ "Tell Them You Love Me". miamifilmfestival2024.eventive.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  10. ^ "Hamptons Film Festival Reveals 2023 Winners: '20,000 Species of Bees' Tops Jury List". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  11. ^ "2023 Montclair Film Festival Award Winners Announced!". montclairfilm.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  12. ^ "CPH:DOX Award". imdb.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
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