Jolie Hales
Key Creative:
Director, "The Tragic Self-Improvement of Ross Lawson" - 18 minutes, 2009 (festivals pending)
• Young Director’s Award - Independents’ Film Festival, 2009
• Official Screening - LDS Film Festival, 2010
• Official Screening - Hollywood Film Festival, 2009
• Official Screening - Rehoboth Beach Film Festival, 2009
• Official Screening - Independents' Film Festival, 2009
• Official Screening - East Carolina Film Festival, 2009
• Official Screening - Muskegon Film Festival, 2009
Director/Writer, "Latter-Day Fake," Everlight Films - 26 minutes, May 2008 (festivals pending)
• Winner - Student Emmy - Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation, 2009
• President's Award - Burbank International Film Festival, 2009
• Best Student Comedy - International Family Film Festival, 2009
• Audience Favorite - Veneration Film Festival, 2009
• Best Amateur Film - Veneration Film Festival, 2009
• Best Redemptive Film - Veneration Film Festival, 2009
• Best Student Short Film - Independents' Film Festival, 2008
• Honorable Mention - George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, 2009
• Semi-Finalist - Angelus Film Festival - DGA, 2008
• Special Screening - LDS Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - Sedona International Film Festival, 2010
• Official Selection - Beloit International Film Festival, 2010
• Official Selection - INDIEFEST!, 2009
• Official Selection - American Artist Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - MTV-U - Best Film on Campus, 2009
• Official Selection - Fallbrook Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - Reynolda Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - Crossroads Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - Reel Women International Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - LaFemme Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, 2008
Director/Writer, "Passing" - 5 minutes, November 2007
• Worldwide DVD Distribution - Spiritual Cinema Circle, 2008
• Domestic DVD Distribution - Best of the LDS Film Festival, 2008
• Best Student Film - Gloria Film Festival, 2008
• Honorable Mention - LDS Film Festival, 2008
• Best Woman Filmmaker - Finalist - West Chester Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - NewFilmmakers NY, 2009
• Official Selection - Naperville Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Brandywine Digital Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Reynolda Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Newport Beach Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Whittier Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Foursite Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Muskegon Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Treasure Coast International Film Festival, 2008
Director/Writer/Editor, "Jump" - 4 minutes, 2006
• Second Place - Best Short Comedy - Eureka Springs Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Trail Dance Film Festival, 2007
• Official Selection - Independents’ Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Fylmz Online Short Film Competition, 2006
Director/Writer/Editor, "The Neighbor" - 17 minutes, 2005
• Second Place - Seguin Film and Arts Festival, 2005
• Second Place - Outhouse Film and Video Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Gloria Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Documentary & Fiction Festival of Hollywood, 2006
• Official Selection - Foursite Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Through Women’s Eyes Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Delray Beach Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Show-Me Missouri International Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Magnolia Independent Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - LDS Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Ripon College Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Eureka Springs Digital Film Festival, 2005
• Official Selection - Bare Bones Script-2-Screen Festival, 2005
Director/Editor/Cinematographer, "A Mighty Change of Heart," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Day of Celebration - Collection of approximately 50 short films totaling 1.5 hours, shown to approximately 40 thousand people, 2005
Director/Editor/Cinematographer/Writer, "The Way it Should Be" - 8 minutes, 2005
• Official Selection - LDS Film Festival, 2007
• Official Selection - Comcast on Demand Short Films
Director/Writer/Animator, "Seeing the Signs" - 1.5 minutes (online animation), 2005
Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Editor, "Light Boy" - 58 Minutes, 2004
• Best Student Feature - Independents’ Film Festival, 2005
• Grand Prize - 2004-2005 National Broadcasting Society National Student Audio/Video Production Competition, Category: Drama
• First Place - 2004 National Broadcasting Society Western Student Audio/Video Production Competition, Category: Drama
• Official Selection - Solarshock Film Festival, 2005
• Official Selection - Just Another Film Festival, 2005
Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Editor, "The Encounter" - 13 minutes, 2004
• Finalist - 2004-2005 National Broadcasting Society National Student Audio/Video Production Competition, Category: Drama
• Best Mystery - L.A. You’re in a Film Festival, 2004
• Audience Choice - Davis Arts Council Film Festival, 2004
• Second Place - 2004 National Broadcasting Society Western Student Audio/Video Production Competition, Category: Drama, 2004
• Best Original Music - Just Another Film Festival, 2004
• Best Lighting - Davis Arts Council Film Festival, 2004
• Official Selection - Independents’ Film Festival, 2004
• Official Selection - Daytona Beach Film Festival, 2004
• Official Selection - Firefly Film Fest, 2004
Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Editor, "Weirdo Wonderland" - 10 minutes, 2004
• Honorable Mention - Davis Arts Council Film Festival, 2004
• Best Use of Music - Davis Arts Council Film Festival, 2004
Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Editor, "The Other One Ring" - 7 Minutes, 2003
Director/Writer/Editor/Actor, "You’ve Got Male" - 14 Minutes, 2003
Director/Editor, "The Mr. Cubicle Pageant" - 105 min, 2002
Director/Editor, "Films That Never Quite Made It to the Big Screen" - 8 min, 2000
• Grand Prize - Layton High School Film Festival, 2000
Assistant Director
• 1st Assistant Director, "Jenny Craig Exercise Video," - Lyon Studios, 2009
• 2nd Assistant Director, "Nutrisystem D" Commercial - DDTV2, 2009
• 1st Assistant Director, "She’s a Fox," - Dir., Cameron Sawyer, 2009
• 1st Assistant Director, "Mineral Fusion" Infomercial - Script2Screen, 2008
• 1st Assistant Director / UPM, "First Aid," BSA Merit Badge Instructional Video, GET Entertainment Inc., 2008
• 1st Assistant Director, "Soulmates" - Dir., Tom Flynn, 2008
• 1st Assistant Director, "CareMore" TV Commercial - Lyon Studios, 2007
• 1st Assistant Director, "The Vaudevillian," - Dir., Bryan Nest, 2007
• 1st Assistant Director, "Ceremony," - Dir., Christian Guzek, 2007
Other Positions
• Writer, "Get Slim Party" Commercial/Instructional Video - Skousen Films, 2008
• Visual Effects Consultant, "Without Wings" - Dir. Megan Weaver, 2008
• Set Coordinator, "The Orphan" - Dir., Bryan Nest, 2008
• Lead actor, "We All Go Mad," - Dir., Jared Billings, 2007
• Sound Mixer, "The Quarry" - Dir., John Cheney, 2006
• Lead actor, "Match," - Dir., Jay Hainsworth, 2005
• Lead actor, "Dark Chase," - Dir., Lee Champion, 2005
• Supporting actor, "The Pursuit," - Dir., Yash Bhatt, 2005
• Supporting actor, "The Mind Game," - Dir., Vincent Raisa, 2005
• Supporting actor, "The Nightmare," - Dir., Joshua Shain, 2005
• Supporting actor, "Dreaming Double," - Dir., Collin Beckles, 2005
• Supporting actor, IHC Compliance Corporate Video - Alvey Media Group, 2004
Videography
• "Savior of the World" - Jurupa Stake Productions, 2010
• "Live in Concert with Tenth Avenue North" - 95.9 fm the Fish, 2009
• "Kyle & Chrissy" - Wedding Montage, 2009
• "YSA State Wide Conference" - LDS Newport Temple Area, 2009
• "Dr. Dolittle" - La Habra Depot Theatre, 2009
• "Jeremy Ashida Promo" - La Jolla Booking Agency, 2009
• "Ticket to Ride" - La Habra Depot Theatre, 2009
• "Savior of the World" - Anaheim East Stake, 2009
• "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" - La Habra Depot Theatre, 2009
• "Savior of the World" - Laguna Niguel Productions, 2008
• "The Prisoner of Second Avenue Promo" - La Habra Depot Theatre, 2008
• "Savior of the World" - Irvine Productions, 2008
• "Ballroom is Back Recital" - ballroomisback.com
• "Candace Sahm - ADHD Presentation" - Candace Sahm, 2008
• "Lights on Broadway 2008" - Irvine Productions, 2008
• "In a Yellow Wood" - Gallery Theatre, 2008
• "Bret & Heidi Kelly" - Wedding Video, 2008
• "Together" - Tavaci Performing Arts, 2008
• "Step into Christimas" - Tavaci Performing Arts, 2007
• "Christmas Time" - Tavaci Performing Arts, 2006
• "On the Stage" - Tavaci Performing Arts, 2006
• "Blaine & Lindsay Hickman" - Wedding Video, 2006
• "Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town" - Tavaci Performing Arts, 2005
• "Jason & Hollie Whinham" - Wedding Video, 2005
• "Beauty and the Beast" - Layton High School Theatre, 2005
• "On the Set of Light Boy" - La Jolie Pictures, 2005
• "Les Miserables" - Layton High School Theatre, 2004
• "Brian and Brittany Stratford" - Wedding Video, 2004
• "WSU Chamber Choir - The Year Remembered" - Weber State University, 2003
• "The Pirates of Penzance" - Davis Arts Council Theatre, 2003
• "Ben and Jenn Iverson" - Wedding Video, 2003
• "Vance and Heather Hodo" - Wedding Video, 2003
• "Tyler and Lindsay Stevens" - Wedding Video, 2003
• "Noah and Ashley Hawkes" - Wedding Video, 2003
• "The Hodo Family" - Heather Hodo, 2003
• "Wrestling State Champion" - Ben Buckley, 2003
Education:
Master of Fine Arts, Film Directing - Chapman University, 2005-2008
• 3.81 GPA
Bachelor of Arts, Electronic Media - Weber State University, 2000-2005
• 3.93 GPA
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude
• Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, 2005
• WSU "Talent of the Year" Crystal Crest Award, 2004
• President of WSU Chamber Choir, 2003-2004
Filmography
Director, "The Tragic Self-Improvement of Ross Lawson" - 18 minutes, 2009 (festivals pending)
• Young Director’s Award - Independents’ Film Festival, 2009
• Official Screening - LDS Film Festival, 2010
• Official Screening - Hollywood Film Festival, 2009
• Official Screening - Rehoboth Beach Film Festival, 2009
• Official Screening - Independents' Film Festival, 2009
• Official Screening - East Carolina Film Festival, 2009
• Official Screening - Muskegon Film Festival, 2009
Director/Writer, "Latter-Day Fake," Everlight Films - 26 minutes, May 2008 (festivals pending)
• Winner - Student Emmy - Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation, 2009
• President's Award - Burbank International Film Festival, 2009
• Best Student Comedy - International Family Film Festival, 2009
• Audience Favorite - Veneration Film Festival, 2009
• Best Amateur Film - Veneration Film Festival, 2009
• Best Redemptive Film - Veneration Film Festival, 2009
• Best Student Short Film - Independents' Film Festival, 2008
• Honorable Mention - George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, 2009
• Semi-Finalist - Angelus Film Festival - DGA, 2008
• Special Screening - LDS Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - Sedona International Film Festival, 2010
• Official Selection - Beloit International Film Festival, 2010
• Official Selection - INDIEFEST!, 2009
• Official Selection - American Artist Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - MTV-U - Best Film on Campus, 2009
• Official Selection - Fallbrook Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - Reynolda Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - Crossroads Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - Reel Women International Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival, 2009
• Official Selection - LaFemme Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, 2008
Director/Writer, "Passing" - 5 minutes, November 2007
• Worldwide DVD Distribution - Spiritual Cinema Circle, 2008
• Domestic DVD Distribution - Best of the LDS Film Festival, 2008
• Best Student Film - Gloria Film Festival, 2008
• Honorable Mention - LDS Film Festival, 2008
• Best Woman Filmmaker - Finalist - West Chester Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - NewFilmmakers NY, 2009
• Official Selection - Naperville Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Brandywine Digital Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Reynolda Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Newport Beach Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Whittier Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Foursite Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Muskegon Film Festival, 2008
• Official Selection - Treasure Coast International Film Festival, 2008
Director/Writer/Editor, "Jump" - 4 minutes, 2006
• Second Place - Best Short Comedy - Eureka Springs Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Trail Dance Film Festival, 2007
• Official Selection - Independents’ Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Fylmz Online Short Film Competition, 2006
Director/Writer/Editor, "The Neighbor" - 17 minutes, 2005
• Second Place - Seguin Film and Arts Festival, 2005
• Second Place - Outhouse Film and Video Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Gloria Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Documentary & Fiction Festival of Hollywood, 2006
• Official Selection - Foursite Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Through Women’s Eyes Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Delray Beach Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Show-Me Missouri International Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Magnolia Independent Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - LDS Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Ripon College Film Festival, 2006
• Official Selection - Eureka Springs Digital Film Festival, 2005
• Official Selection - Bare Bones Script-2-Screen Festival, 2005
Director/Editor/Cinematographer, "A Mighty Change of Heart," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Day of Celebration - Collection of approximately 50 short films totaling 1.5 hours, shown to approximately 40 thousand people, 2005
Director/Editor/Cinematographer/Writer, "The Way it Should Be" - 8 minutes, 2005
• Official Selection - LDS Film Festival, 2007
• Official Selection - Comcast on Demand Short Films
Director/Writer/Animator, "Seeing the Signs" - 1.5 minutes (online animation), 2005
Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Editor, "Light Boy" - 58 Minutes, 2004
• Best Student Feature - Independents’ Film Festival, 2005
• Grand Prize - 2004-2005 National Broadcasting Society National Student Audio/Video Production Competition, Category: Drama
• First Place - 2004 National Broadcasting Society Western Student Audio/Video Production Competition, Category: Drama
• Official Selection - Solarshock Film Festival, 2005
• Official Selection - Just Another Film Festival, 2005
Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Editor, "The Encounter" - 13 minutes, 2004
• Finalist - 2004-2005 National Broadcasting Society National Student Audio/Video Production Competition, Category: Drama
• Best Mystery - L.A. You’re in a Film Festival, 2004
• Audience Choice - Davis Arts Council Film Festival, 2004
• Second Place - 2004 National Broadcasting Society Western Student Audio/Video Production Competition, Category: Drama, 2004
• Best Original Music - Just Another Film Festival, 2004
• Best Lighting - Davis Arts Council Film Festival, 2004
• Official Selection - Independents’ Film Festival, 2004
• Official Selection - Daytona Beach Film Festival, 2004
• Official Selection - Firefly Film Fest, 2004
Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Editor, "Weirdo Wonderland" - 10 minutes, 2004
• Honorable Mention - Davis Arts Council Film Festival, 2004
• Best Use of Music - Davis Arts Council Film Festival, 2004
Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Editor, "The Other One Ring" - 7 Minutes, 2003
Director/Writer/Editor/Actor, "You’ve Got Male" - 14 Minutes, 2003
Director/Editor, "The Mr. Cubicle Pageant" - 105 min, 2002
Director/Editor, "Films That Never Quite Made It to the Big Screen" - 8 min, 2000
• Grand Prize - Layton High School Film Festival, 2000
Assistant Director
• 1st Assistant Director, "Jenny Craig Exercise Video," - Lyon Studios, 2009
• 2nd Assistant Director, "Nutrisystem D" Commercial - DDTV2, 2009
• 1st Assistant Director, "She’s a Fox," - Dir., Cameron Sawyer, 2009
• 1st Assistant Director, "Mineral Fusion" Infomercial - Script2Screen, 2008
• 1st Assistant Director / UPM, "First Aid," BSA Merit Badge Instructional Video, GET Entertainment Inc., 2008
• 1st Assistant Director, "Soulmates" - Dir., Tom Flynn, 2008
• 1st Assistant Director, "CareMore" TV Commercial - Lyon Studios, 2007
• 1st Assistant Director, "The Vaudevillian," - Dir., Bryan Nest, 2007
• 1st Assistant Director, "Ceremony," - Dir., Christian Guzek, 2007
Other Positions
• Writer, "Get Slim Party" Commercial/Instructional Video - Skousen Films, 2008
• Visual Effects Consultant, "Without Wings" - Dir. Megan Weaver, 2008
• Set Coordinator, "The Orphan" - Dir., Bryan Nest, 2008
• Lead actor, "We All Go Mad," - Dir., Jared Billings, 2007
• Sound Mixer, "The Quarry" - Dir., John Cheney, 2006
• Lead actor, "Match," - Dir., Jay Hainsworth, 2005
• Lead actor, "Dark Chase," - Dir., Lee Champion, 2005
• Supporting actor, "The Pursuit," - Dir., Yash Bhatt, 2005
• Supporting actor, "The Mind Game," - Dir., Vincent Raisa, 2005
• Supporting actor, "The Nightmare," - Dir., Joshua Shain, 2005
• Supporting actor, "Dreaming Double," - Dir., Collin Beckles, 2005
• Supporting actor, IHC Compliance Corporate Video - Alvey Media Group, 2004
Videography
• "Savior of the World" - Jurupa Stake Productions, 2010
• "Live in Concert with Tenth Avenue North" - 95.9 fm the Fish, 2009
• "Kyle & Chrissy" - Wedding Montage, 2009
• "YSA State Wide Conference" - LDS Newport Temple Area, 2009
• "Dr. Dolittle" - La Habra Depot Theatre, 2009
• "Jeremy Ashida Promo" - La Jolla Booking Agency, 2009
• "Ticket to Ride" - La Habra Depot Theatre, 2009
• "Savior of the World" - Anaheim East Stake, 2009
• "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" - La Habra Depot Theatre, 2009
• "Savior of the World" - Laguna Niguel Productions, 2008
• "The Prisoner of Second Avenue Promo" - La Habra Depot Theatre, 2008
• "Savior of the World" - Irvine Productions, 2008
• "Ballroom is Back Recital" - ballroomisback.com
• "Candace Sahm - ADHD Presentation" - Candace Sahm, 2008
• "Lights on Broadway 2008" - Irvine Productions, 2008
• "In a Yellow Wood" - Gallery Theatre, 2008
• "Bret & Heidi Kelly" - Wedding Video, 2008
• "Together" - Tavaci Performing Arts, 2008
• "Step into Christimas" - Tavaci Performing Arts, 2007
• "Christmas Time" - Tavaci Performing Arts, 2006
• "On the Stage" - Tavaci Performing Arts, 2006
• "Blaine & Lindsay Hickman" - Wedding Video, 2006
• "Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town" - Tavaci Performing Arts, 2005
• "Jason & Hollie Whinham" - Wedding Video, 2005
• "Beauty and the Beast" - Layton High School Theatre, 2005
• "On the Set of Light Boy" - La Jolie Pictures, 2005
• "Les Miserables" - Layton High School Theatre, 2004
• "Brian and Brittany Stratford" - Wedding Video, 2004
• "WSU Chamber Choir - The Year Remembered" - Weber State University, 2003
• "The Pirates of Penzance" - Davis Arts Council Theatre, 2003
• "Ben and Jenn Iverson" - Wedding Video, 2003
• "Vance and Heather Hodo" - Wedding Video, 2003
• "Tyler and Lindsay Stevens" - Wedding Video, 2003
• "Noah and Ashley Hawkes" - Wedding Video, 2003
• "The Hodo Family" - Heather Hodo, 2003
• "Wrestling State Champion" - Ben Buckley, 2003
Education:
Master of Fine Arts, Film Directing - Chapman University, 2005-2008
• 3.81 GPA
Bachelor of Arts, Electronic Media - Weber State University, 2000-2005
• 3.93 GPA
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude
• Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, 2005
• WSU "Talent of the Year" Crystal Crest Award, 2004
• President of WSU Chamber Choir, 2003-2004