Logan George

Logan George is an American film director, writer, and editor. George works exclusively with his partner, Celine Held, as a co-writer and co-director.^[2] His debut feature film Topside premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.^[3] His short film work has been nominated for the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, and has premiered at Sundance Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival.^[4]

Logan George
Born	1990 (1990)[1]
Education	New York University (BFA)
Occupation(s)	Director, writer, editor

Early life and education

George was raised in Jerusalem. He attended New York University and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting.^[5]

Career

George and Held were among the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in Filmmaker Magazine's 2017 annual list after the success of their short film Mouse, which premiered at SXSW that same year.^[6] His subsequent short films Lockdown and Caroline premiered at Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival, respectively.^[7] Caroline was nominated for the Short Film Palme d'Or, and was short-listed for the 91st Academy Awards.^[8]

George's debut feature film Topside premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.^[9] George co-wrote, co-directed, and edited the film. Topside won awards at Venice and SXSW film festivals, and has been praised by critics. Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter said the film is "a striking debut, cinematic and affecting," and called George and Held's direction "sensitive ... and crucial".^[10] Eric Kohn of Indiewire called the debut film "riveting," saying, "Logan George and Celine Held's debut is a taut mother-daughter survivor story with a breakthrough performance [at] its center."^[11]

George again collaborated with Held to co-direct the 2024 thriller film Caddo Lake, released as an Max exclusive.^[12] The film, originally titled Vanishings and later The Vanishings at Caddo Lake before being renamed for a final time before release, was filmed in 2021. The film stars Dylan O'Brien and Eliza Scanlen, Caddo Lake was produced by M. Night Shyamalan under his Blinding Edge Pictures banner.

References

1. "SXSW 2020 Film Awards". New York University. April 15, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
2. Cody Corrall (September 3, 2020). "Venice 2020 Women Directors: Meet Celine Held – "Topside"". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
3. Nick Vivarelli (July 21, 2020). "Venice Critics' Week Lineup to Include 'The Rossellinis,' U.S. drama 'Topside". Variety. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
4. Ben Dalton (April 11, 2018). "Cannes announces short films selection for 2018 Competition and Cinéfondation". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
5. Maria Sciullo (August 28, 2020). "Butler native and Vincentian alum to premiere movie at Venice Film Festival". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
6. Scott Macaulay (October 25, 2018). "Celine Held and Logan George". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
7. "2019 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: INDIE EPISODIC, SHORTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS ANNOUNCED". Sundance Film Festival. December 3, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
8. Sarah Salovaara (December 20, 2018). "Short Film: Caroline, Directed by Celine Held and Logan George". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
9. Steve Pond (September 12, 2020). "'Nomadland' Wins Golden Lion Award at Venice Film Festival". The Wrap. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
10. Sheri Linden (September 8, 2020). "Topside Film Review, Venice 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
11. Eric Kohn (September 8, 2020). "'Topside' Review: A Child Raised Beneath the NYC Subways Sees the Light in Riveting Debut". Indiewire. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
12. Caddo Lake (2024) ⭐ 6.7 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via m.imdb.com.

External links

• Logan George at IMDb