James Ponsoldt

About James Ponsoldt

Who is it?: Director, Producer, Writer
Birth Year: 1978
Birth Place:  Athens, Georgia, United States
Alma mater: Yale University Columbia University
Occupation: Film director, screenwriter
Spouse(s): Megan Lane Hollaway (m. 2010)

James Ponsoldt

James Ponsoldt was born on 1978 in  Athens, Georgia, United States, is Director, Producer, Writer. James Ponsoldt was born in 1978 in Athens, Georgia, USA as James Adam Ponsoldt. He is a director and producer, known for The Spectacular Now (2013), The Circle (2017) and Smashed (2012). He has been married to Megan Holloway since September 25, 2010.
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Biography/Timeline

2002

In addition to producing or serving as an executive Producer on films that he both wrote and directed, Ponsoldt was an associate Producer on the TV movie Porn 'n Chicken (2002), served as an executive Producer on the feature film Amira & Sam (2014), directed and written by Sean Mullin, and also served as an executive Producer on the short film Mountain Low (2014), written and directed by Andy Bruntel.

2003

Ponsoldt has written and directed three short films: Coming Down the Mountain (2003), Rush Tickets (2003), and Junebug and Hurricane (2004). He also co-directed (and served as a co-directory of photography and an Editor on) a documentary short called We Saw Such Things (2008), about the mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida.

2006

Ponsoldt's first feature film that he both wrote and directed, Off the Black (2006), premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. The film stars Nick Nolte and Trevor Morgan.

2012

Ponsoldt's second feature film that he also both wrote and directed was Smashed (2012), which starred Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul. Smashed premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2012, and won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Excellence in Independent Film Producing. The film also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Winstead's performance.

2013

Ponsoldt has also directed an episode of Parenthood entitled "The M Word" (2013), an episode of Shameless entitled "Iron City" (2014), and two episodes of the Aziz Ansari series Master of None.

2015

It was announced in May 2015 that Ponsoldt was in negotiations to write and direct an adaptation of the Stewart O'Nan novel, West of Sunset, which follows Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald as he comes to Hollywood to try his hand at screenwriting in 1937, when his health was poor, his finances were dismal, and his wife was in an insane asylum.

2017

Ponsoldt's fifth feature film is an adaption of Dave Eggers' novel The Circle, about an omnipotent high-tech company known as "The Circle". Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, Karen Gillan, and John Boyega star in the film, which was released on April 28, 2017. Ponsoldt co-produced the film.

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