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Jason Georgiades

Visiting Artist in Residence

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Education

  • M.F.A., Film Directing, California Institute of the Arts
  • B.A., Studio Arts, University of Pittsburgh

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Cinema Production
  • History of American Cinema
  • Production I, II
  • Music Video Workshop

Background

Jason Georgiades is excited to join the Department of Cinema Arts as a visiting artist in residence. Previously, he served as an assistant professor teaching part-time for the department.

Jason is an award-winning filmmaker with 18 years of international experience in the cinematic arts. As an M.F.A. graduate of the film directing program at the California Institute of the Arts, Jason developed a strong foundation in filmmaking under the auspices of several practice-based workshops organized by notable filmmakers such as Michael Almereyda (Hamlet), Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep) and James Mangold (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny). His professional credits include HBO films, The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. and Vice.

His pedagogical approach is informed by his academic background and extensive practice as an active filmmaker. In 2023, he released a narrative sci-fi feature film Beneath the Green starring Eric Roberts which received the Best Sci-Fi Thriller Feature award at the 2023 Miami Sci-Fi Film Festival. In 2024, he released his third documentary feature film, Born Hero, filmed in Paphos, Cyprus, and is in post-production for another documentary Into the Cold shot in British Colombia, Canada. His films are produced and released by Power Plant Films, LLC., a Pittsburgh-based production company that Jason has co-managed for over a decade.

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

  • Directors Guild of Cyprus, member
  • Vertical Vision International Film Festival, co-director 
  • International Documentary Association 

Research Interests

  • Short Documentary Production and Technique
  • Alternative Aspect Ratio Filmmaking 
  • Post-Production Workflow Development 

Selected Personal Filmography

  • Born Hero (Black Magic 4.6k/60 minutes/Documentary)
  • Beneath the Green (Black Magic 4.6k/80 minutes/Narrative Sci-Fi)
  • Through Fire She Calls (ARRI Alexa/9 minutes/Narrative Sci-Fi)
  • Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History (HD Video/85 minutes/Documentary)
  • Jeff the Brotherhood: Live from England (16 mm/12 minutes/Music Video)
  • First Year Film: Quantum Tambourine (RED One/8 minutes/Narrative Sci-FI)
  • Neighborhood Narratives Pittsburgh: Bloomfield (RED One/7 minutes/Narrative Drama)
  • Wyoming (HD Video/2 minutes/Experimental)
  • Steel Phantom (HD Video/65 minutes/Documentary)

Selected Screenings

  • Beneath the Green, Miami Sci-Fi Film Festival, Miami, Fla. 
  • Through Fire She Calls, Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival, Germany
  • Desert Age, Desert Quest Festival, Los Angeles, Calif. 
  • Through Fire She Calls, Stuff MX FF, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Through Fire She Calls, Sci-Fi Underground FF, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Desert Age, Street Mode Music Festival, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Through Fire She Calls, Dublin Sci-Fi Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland
  • Desert Age, Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach, Calif.
  • Wyoming, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
  • Bloomfield, Regent Square Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pa.  

Awards and Nominations

  • Best Sci-Fi Thriller, Beneath the Green, Miami Sci-Fi Film Festival
  • Best Actress Feature, Beneath the Green, Miami Sci-Fi Film Festival
  • Best Supporting Actor Feature, Beneath the Green, Miami Sci-Fi Film Festival
  • Best Color Grading Feature, Beneath the Green, Miami Sci-Fi Film Festival 
  • Best Editing Feature, Beneath the Green, Miami Sci-Fi Film Festival
  • Finalist, Beneath the Green, Los Angeles Sci-Fi Film Festival
  • Best Action Short Film, Through Fire She Calls, Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival
  • Best Editing, Through Fire She Calls, Short to the Point Film Festival
  • Best Action Film, Through Fire She Calls, Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival
  • Best in Show, Desert Age, Pickford Film Center Music Film Festival
  • Best in Show, Freight, Carnegie Museum of Art
  • Best Student Film, Steal Phantom, Cleveland International Film Festival

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