Colleen Davie Janes

Colleen Davie Janes

Director/Writer/Actress/Editor
November Entertainment
Full Bio
Colleen Davie Janes is a multi-award-winning filmmaker. Upon graduating from Boston University, followed by the Sanford Meisner conservatory, Colleen began working in film and television on the production side, with such directors as Oliver Stone, Sydney Pollack and Brian DePalma, as well as in commercials/MV with M. Knight Shyamalan and Hype Williams, all the while developing her own content. She also produces for a top branded content agency in New York, DGNL.

In 2017, Colleen was honored by SHOOT Magazine at the DGA as a Director to Watch. In 2018 Colleen was attached to direct the pilot episode of How Am I Doing in New York City as well a mafia-style pilot in 2019. She has one feature in pre-production in Ireland with Deadpan Pictures, and another feature in development, as well as a dramatic limited series which her company November Entertainment is developing for television.
Professional Credits
DIRECTOR
Post-production How Am I Doing, 2019, Pilot Tv
Pre-productionHousewife, 2019, Pilot TV
Sirens Song, 2018 Comedy / Short
Cut Don t Cut, 2017 Mocumentary / Short / Winner Best of AGR (fest circuit)
Blind Trust, 2017, Drama Pilot
Crash Pad, 2017 Comedy/Short
Panic at the Pole, 2016 Comedy Musical / Short (award winner)
First Chair, 2015 Dramedy / Short / Audience Choice Award BIKFF (fest circuit)
Grill Check, 2014 Drama / Short/ Cannon 5
Game Day, 2011 Comedy/Short 24p dv
Stranger, 2008 Drama/Short 24p dv
Hand in Hand, Drama/Short 16mm
The Robbery, Comedy/Short 16mm
James Patrick 0186797, Documentary/Short 16mm
Commercials/Promos
Cabiria Plus Size, Kickstarter Campaign Video (Most successful plus size Kickstarter campaign ever)
Edge Auto Rentals, Spec, Picked up as web ad by Edge Auto Rentals
Chelsea Guitars Series (Scar, Smash, Amps 60s/70s) - Agency: Dimassimo Goldstein,
Creative Zen Mp3 Spec
N.Y. Theatre
The Paradox of Authorship, ATA Theatre and Harold Clurman Theatre - Samuel Beckett OOB Play Festival
Cowboy Mouth, American Theatre of Actors (ATA)
MÒý ýrde, Melissa, Theatre Studio Inc.(TSI)
PRODUCER
Film
Sirens Song, 2017 Dir. Colleen Davie Janes & Blake Drummond
Cut Don t Cut, 2017 Dir. Colleen Davie Janes
Blind Trust, 2017, Dir. Colleen Davie Janes & Blake Drummond
Panic at the Pole, 2017, Dir. Colleen Davie Janes
First Chair, 2015 Dir. Colleen Davie Janes
Grill Check, 2014 Dir. Colleen Davie Janes
Maam s Crossing, Dir. Colleen Davie Janes in pre-production, feature
Leaving Ashland, Dir. Brian Dilg Unspoken Pictures, short
Stranger, Dir. Colleen Davie Janes Strange House Productions, short
Game Day, Dir. Colleen Davie Janes Rogers Films, short
Charlie Keats, Dir. Chris McKenna Atomic Robot, short
Associate Producer - Knots Urbane, Dir. Kumar Selvaraju

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR/POC/UPM
Southbound, Dir. Tim Disney, LP: Gerard DiNardi. Southland Productions
Dumping Grounds, Dir. Nicholai Meullershoen, LP: Michael D. Jones. Code Entertainment

Quest for Honor, Dir. Mary Ann Bruni Sundance 2009 Grand Jury nominee
Documentary. Shot on location in Iraq about the changing lives of women in Kurdish, Iraq.
Smothers Bruni Productions, San Antonio, TX
National Commercial/Music Video
MasterCard, (M. Night Shyamalan) American Express, Beyonce Knowles (Hype Williams), JC Penny, Pizza Hut, AT&T, Sunsilk (Jonas Ackerlund), Cingular Wireless, Machel Montano, Credit Suisse First Boston Video/Media Department
Industry Awards
SHOOT Magazine New Director to Watch Showcase (NYC DGA screening)
2020 Official Selection Holly Short Film Festival (Academy qualifying)
2020 Official Selection Soho International Film Festival
2020 WINNER - Best Sci-Fi Short New York Movie Awards
2020 NOMINATION - Best Director - New York Independent Film Festival
2020 WINNER - Best Director & Best Pilot - HPVN Global Webisode Comp.
2020 New York Foundation of the Arts, grant recipient
2019 WINNER Best Comedy Short, Independent Short Awards, November
2017 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Semi-Finalist, The Family Remains , feature
2017 WINNER AWM So-Cal Genii Award: Best Narrative Short, First Chair
2017 WINNER Audience Choice Award: Boston International Kids Film Festival, First Chair
2017 WINNER Best Musical, Ladies First Int l Film Festival, Cork Ireland Panic at the Pole
2017 WINNER Award of Merit, Female Director, Indie Fest
2016 WINNER IndieFest Honorable Mention: Female Director, First Chair
2106 Forbes Contributor
Writer's Group works
Cut! Don't Cut!
Screenplay (Comedy)
First Chair
Screenplay (Comedy, Drama, Family)
Sirens' Song
Screenplay (Comedy)
Crash Pad
Screenplay (Comedy)
The Family Remains
Screenplay (Comedy, Romance)
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