Director

Tom Quinn

Directing

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 1335152

IMDb ID: nm2360800

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1947 - 2019

Years active: 73

Average TMDB rating: 6.24

Frequent jobs

Second Assistant Director (2)First Assistant Director (1)Second Unit First Assistant Director (1)Third Assistant Director (1)Editor (2)Visual Effects Producer (2)

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Biography

Tom Quinn is a writer and director based outside Philadelphia. His debut, THE NEW YEAR PARADE, was nominated for a Gotham Award as well as an Independent Spirit Award in the John Cassavetes Award category. Tom was listed as one of the “25 Faces of Independent Film” by FILMMAKER MAGAZINE and one of the “Ten Young Writer-Directors to Watch,” by MOVIEMAKER. Quinn has participated in the TIFF Talent Lab, The Biennale College, IFP No Borders, and the Sundance Film Music and Sound Design Lab. His most recent film, COLEWELL, received a Kenneth Rainin foundation grant from the San Francisco Film Society. COLEWELL was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards: the John Cassavetes Award and Best Female Lead, for Karen Allen. Tom previously worked as a visual effects producer on films including SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED and SAFE. Tom is the program director for Film & Television Production at Drexel University.

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