JOJO SCANLON
ABOUT
JoJo Scanlon is a Writer/Director based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2022 and received his BA in Filmmaking cum laude with a focus on Writing and Directing.JoJo’s Filmmaking journey started in Middle School when he was introduced to the world of making films at a summer camp at his local library. He discovered that writing and editing came very naturally to him and decided he wanted to become a Filmmaker when he grew up. In High School, JoJo produced a live action web-series on YouTube with his friends that helped him learn more about the craft of Filmmaking.JoJo attended Columbia College Chicago from 2018-2022. During his time at Columbia, JoJo created a number of projects including short films, scripts, podcasts, and a commercial campaign. JoJo also spent a semester in Los Angeles, California, where he worked for Starburns Industries INC as a Development Intern.After graduating in May of 2022, JoJo moved back to his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, to independently produce a proof-of-concept pilot for an animated adult-comedy series that JoJo created while living in LA called "BRUTUS".Since wrapping production in May of 2023, "BRUTUS" has won Best Animation from the Vegas Movie Awards, South Carolina Underground Film Festival, and Atlanta Comedy Film Festival."BRUTUS" has also recieved an Outstanding Technical Achievement in Animation award from the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and an Official Selection from the Another Hole in The Head Film Festival, the Dam Short Film Festival, and the DaVinci International Film Festival.JoJo's other projects have screened at Festivals in India, Italy, and the United States and have won awards like the Lisa Buscani Award from the Neo Futurist Theater and Top 25 Most-Voted Podcast in the MyRodeCast Competition.Through his work, JoJo aims to inspire creativity and remind viewers that-- no matter how tough it gets-- there will always be better days ahead.
Rendering of JoJo Scanlon circa 2018 by artist Worthikids
PORTFOLIO
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"Community: Contemporary Anthropology" - 2020
WRITER
In this feature-length spec script based on the sitcom series "Community" by Dan Harmon, the Spanish Study Group goes on an international quest to rescue Troy from the hands of two oil-rig livin' pirates who are holding him captive following an expedition Troy took with LeVarr Burton that went sour.
AWARDS
Organization | Award | Project | Year |
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DaVinci International Film Festival | Official Selection | BRUTUS | 2024 |
Dam Short Film Festival | Official Selection | BRUTUS | 2024 |
Another Hole in The Head Film Festival | Official Selection | BRUTUS | 2023 |
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) | Outstanding Technical Achievement: Animation | BRUTUS | 2023 |
Atlanta Comedy Fillm Festival | Best Animation | BRUTUS | 2023 |
South Carolina Underground Film Festival (SCUFF) | Best Animation | BRUTUS | 2023 |
Vegas Movie Awards | Best Animation | BRUTUS | 2023 |
MyRodeCast | Top-25 Most-Voted Podcast | Boys Night | 2021 |
100 Cooks In The Kitchen Film Festival | Lisa Buscani Award | Final Lap | 2021 |
Kalakari International Film Fest | Official Selection | Just Be Friends | 2021 |
Vesuvius International Film Festival | Finalist | Just Be Friends | 2021 |
PRESS
JoJo Scanlon appearing on the Film Goals Podcast with Angel Contreras to talk about "BRUTUS" and pitching to networks, 2024
JoJo Scanlon on the panel for "Underground: What Lies Beneath" block at the Dam Short Film Festival following a screening of "BRUTUS", 2024
JoJo Scanlon on the Boulder City Podcast to promote the Dam Short Film Festival's screening of "BRUTUS", 2024
Film Snob Review's review of "BRUTUS", 2023
JoJo Scanlon on the panel for "D Block" at the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival following a screening of "BRUTUS", 2023
JoJo Scanlon being interviewed by Columbia College Chicago for the Manifest Arts Festival, 2022
CONTACT
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