John Campea

John Campea
Born Giovanni Burton Campea
(1972-02-26) February 26, 1972
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation Director, film critic, podcaster, blogger, Internet host, journalist, writer, producer, editor
Years active 2003—present
Spouse(s) Ann Campea (m. 2004)

Giovanni Burton "John" Campea (born February 26, 1972) is a Canadian film director, film critic, video blogger, podcaster, internet host, journalist, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Campea founded the film website, The Movie Blog, and is the former editor-in-chief of AMC Movie News. As of January 2016, Campea has officially resigned from his position as senior producer for Collider Movie Talk.

Career

Campea started his career for Beagle Productions and later as client services director for Satellite Studios, a visual effects and 3D animation studio whose work appeared in a number of films, including Spy Kids 2, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The One, and Frank Miller's Sin City.[1]

In 2003, he founded The Movie Blog, a film website offering daily editorials and commentary on current movies, movie news, and the film industry. The Movie Blog eventually became a full-time occupation for Campea.[2] In 2006, Campea and then-co-host Doug Nagy won a Bloggie for "Podcast of the Year" for The Movie Blog's podcast show Uncut.[3]

He quit The Movie Blog in late 2009[4] to focus on developing the news site for AMC called AMC Movie News,[5] but returned for a short time in 2012.

Filmmaking

In 2008, Campea releasing his first documentary film: Prince of Peace: God of War that examined the stark contrasts between the pro-war and pro-pacifism movements within the Christian church:[6][7] it played at several film festivals[7][8] in North America and received favorable reviews.[9][10]

He completed filming his first feature film, The Anniversary, in 2009.[11] It is a romantic comedy examining the angst, stigmas, and stereotypes of thirty-something dating and relationships. Campea said his main motivation in doing the film was both for the experience and to gain a better appreciation for filmmaker and a better understanding of their process as he comments on films on a daily basis.[12]

Comic-Con Masters of the Web

In 2011, Campea took over the annual "Masters of the Web" panel at the San Diego Comic-Con. The panel serves as a discussion on the film industry and the world of film blogging and journalism online. Each year Campea hosts the panel with major online film personalities. The panel has also had several special celebrity guests over the years including Stan Lee, Edgar Wright, Karl Urban, Roberto Orci and others.

AMC Movie News

Campea was Editor-in-Chief of AMC Movie News and the creator and host of such shows as AMC Movie Talk, AMC Jedi Council (an all Star Wars talk show), AMC Mail Bag, AMC Versus, AMC Coming Soon and AMC Spoilers. Their main show, AMC Movie Talk, won the 2014 International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) award for "Best News Series". The AMC Movie News YouTube channel has its videos viewed over 5 million times per month and continues to grow. Campea announced his resignation as editor-in-chief of AMC Movie News in May 2015, but continued to appear on the show through the subsequent few weeks of June 2015.

Collider

In July 2015, Campea announced that he had joined Collider.com, and that most of the previous web shows that aired on AMC's YouTube channel, would end their association with AMC and transition to Collider's channel, with AMC Theatres remaining as a sponsor.[13] On February 17, 2016, John had announced on that day's episode of Movie Talk that he had resigned from Collider, and explained his future plans in the industry.[14] However, Campea will continue to be a regular guest on both Collider Jedi Council as well as Collider Heroes.[15]

Author

On September 4, 2015, Campea launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish a book he wrote called The Pride.[16] The campaign met its goal several days later. On February 13, 2016, Campea announced through the book's Kickstarter page that the novel was finished.[17] The Kindle edition of The Pride was released on February 29, 2016, with a physical copy going on sale at a later date.[18]

Personal life

John is married to Ann Campea. The couple live in both Burbank, California and Corona CA. John has a passion for gaming and is an avid poker player. He participates in the annual World Series of Poker every year in Las Vegas. John is also a long time fan and practitioner of Mix Martial Arts and has trained at UFC Champion Randy Couture's Hollywood Legends Gym as well as the Corona UFC gym. They have two dogs named Lily and Shadow.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Notes
2001 The One Visual Effects Artist
2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Visual Effects Artist
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Visual Effects Artist
2005 Sin City Visual Effects Artist
2007 Prince of Peace: God of War Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
2008 The Incredible Hulk Extra
2009 The Anniversary Director, Producer, Writer

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2003–2009 The Movie Blog Himself Editor
2012–2015 AMC Movie Talk Himself (host) Executive Producer
2015–2016 Collider Movie Talk Himself (host) Senior Producer

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2006 Blog Award Podcast of the Year The Movie Blog Won
2014 International Academy of Web Television[19] Best News Series AMC Movie Talk Won
2014 International Academy of Web Television Best Host (Live) AMC Movie Talk Nominated
2014 Geekie Award[20] Best Podcast AMC Movie Talk Nominated
2015 International Academy of Web Television[21] Best Live Series AMC Movie Talk Won
2015 International Academy of Web Television Best Live Host AMC Movie Talk Nominated
2015 International Academy of Web Television Best Pre-recorded Host AMC Mailbag Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "The Movie Blog: About John Campea". Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Time Magazine: Boys Who Like Toys". 19 April 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Sixth Annual Weblog Awards: The Winners". 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "About - The Movie Blog". Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Prince of Peace: God of War at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  7. 1 2 "Global Film Festival 2007 Presents: Prince of Peace, God of War". Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "News in Film: 'Prince of Peace, God of War' at San Diego Film Fest". Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  9. ↑ "Orlando Weekly: Arts - Around the World in Five Days". 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  10. ↑ "Prince of Peace, God of War". Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  11. ↑ The Anniversary at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  12. ↑ "The Anniversary". Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  13. ↑ http://collider.com/amc-movie-talk-is-now-collider-movie-talk/
  14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5XK723EVmU
  15. ↑ https://periscope.tv/johncampea/1nAKElLnQmoxL
  16. ↑ "The Pride". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  17. ↑ "Update 7: By Agathon's wings! It's DONE!!! · The Pride". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  18. ↑ "Amazon.com: The Pride eBook: John Campea: Kindle Store". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  19. ↑ "2014 IAWTV Awards Nominees & Winners". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "2014 PODCASTS & VLOGS NOMINEES". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "2015 IAWTV Awards Nominees & Winners". Retrieved 18 April 2015.

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