John V. Soto

John V. Soto is a Western Australian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has written and directed the feature films Crush (2009), starring Christopher Egan, Needle (2010), starring Michael Dorman, Jessica Marais, Travis Fimmel, Trilby Glover, and Ben Mendelsohn and The Reckoning (2014),<ref name="Interview with John V Soto on "The Reckoning"">http://www.movievine.com/interviews/reckoning-interview-john-v-soto-latest-film/</ref> starring Jonathan LaPaglia and Luke Hemsworth,[1] which was released in Australia on September 5, 2014 after premiering at CinefestOZ on August 29. The Reckoning had its Australian TV Premiere on the 7th December 2015 on Channel ONE (Network TEN). John V Soto is the co-founder of Filmscope Entertainment, with Deidre Kitcher.

Career

John V Soto founded Filmscope Entertainment,[2] with Deidre Kitcher in 2007. Filmscope Entertainment is an Australian-based production company that makes high quality, commercial genre films for worldwide audiences. Their recent feature film The Reckoning (2014) a $2.35 million crime thriller starring Jonathon LaPaglia and Luke Hemsworth was completed in January 2014.

In 2010, Soto wrote and directed Needle,[3] a Supernatural Thriller starring Ben Mendolsohn, Trilby Glover and Michael Dorman, which met great success internationally with sales agent Lightning Entertainment selling the film into over 82 countries. "Needle" was released on 62 screens in Turkey where it landed at No. 4 at the box office July 29, 2011 and ran for 13 weeks. The film was acquired by Sony for Australia and had a limited theatrical release on 8 screens before its home entertainment release. Needle won numerous awards at various film festivals including Best Cinematography and Best Special Effects at the British Horror Film Festival, and Best Makeup Special Effects at Screamfest and a slew of awards at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival where Soto won the Special Jury Prize.

Soto's 2009 film Crush, which he wrote and co-directed, also received worldwide attention being sold in 54 countries. Soto helped edit the trailer which has become a viral hit amassing over 5 million views on YouTube.

Soto has written the script of Prey (2009) [4] and in 2007 Soto directed a short film called Repulsion.[2]

Filmography

Title Year Role Format Status
The Reckoning 2014 writer, director Feature Released
Needle 2010 writer, director Feature Released
Crush 2009 writer, director Feature Released
Repulsion 2007 director Short Film Completed

Awards and Nominations

Attributed Awards in Film
Film Year Festival Award Nomination Result
2011 Melbourne Underground Film Festival (2011) Special Jury Prize (Needle, John V. Soto) WON
2014 The British Independent Film Festival (2014) Best Director (The Reckoning, John V.Soto) WON

References

  1. ↑ http://www.perthnow.com.au/jonathan-lapaglia-luke-hemsworth-to-star-in-wa-film-the-reckoning/story-fnhocr83-1226606966454
  2. 1 2 "Filmscope Entertainment, John V. Soto".
  3. ↑ "Screamfest ’10: Killer Film talks with Needle director John V. Soto".
  4. ↑ Geoff Lealand; Goldsmith, Ben (2010). Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand (IB - Directory of World Cinema). Intellect Ltd. p. 198. ISBN 1-84150-373-8.

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