Jordan Goldnadel (born 29 June 1989 in

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, producer and

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Childhood and education

Jordan Goldnadel was born and raised in Paris, where he studied acting at the prestigious

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. After graduating from High School Goldnadel moved to the US to study filmmaking and production at

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. He also has a master's degree in Public Policy and is a certified international mediator from the ''United States Peace Institute''.

Career

He first directs several short films that screen at numerous film festivals around the world. At the end of his studies, and after having worked at

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, he starts his own production company ''The Third Generation'', member of

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, based in Paris and with which he works on international projects. At 23, he writes, produces, directs and acts in his first feature film, ''

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'', which premiered at the

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songs, the film is sold internationally by ''Wide Management'' and receives two nominations at the prestigious 2016

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''(Henri Langlois Awards)'' The film also integrates the ''Eye on Films'' European Label and is released in several countries including the US, the UK, Ireland and South Korea. In 2015, Goldnadel directs ''And then, Violence'', which he co-wrote with Florence Chouraqui Suissa. The short film deals with the rise of

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and racist hate in France in the lights of the

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and Kosher Supermarket

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that occurred in January of the same year. The film is selected at numerous festivals and picked up for distribution in the US by ''7th Art Releasing''. The following year, he acts in and directs the second unit of the American-Icelandic co-production ''

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'', directed by

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. He also co-directs and produces a short film called ''Lola & Eddie'' with ''Lola Bessis'' et ''Tom Leeb''. In 2017, he co-produces Nathan Silver's feature film

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, which premiered at the

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and screened at the

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and

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. The film stars

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, Lyndsay Burdge,

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, Lola Bessis and

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. It's released in the US by

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. In 2018, he directs the film ''Chechnya'', which deals with the horrific treatment of

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in Chechnya for the French TV channel

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. The film is selected and many films festivals internationally, and wins several awards. In 2023, he's one of the producers of Weston Razooli debut feature, ''Riddle of Fire'', that premiered at the

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and was screened at the

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Filmography

As a director

* 2013: ''The boy & The Chess Player'' * 2015: ''

' * 2016: ''And then, Violence''* * 2016: ''Lola & Eddie'' (co-directed with ''Charlotte Karas'')* * 2016: ''Autumn Lights'' de

(Second Unit Director) * 2018: ''Chechnya''* ''*also editor.''

References

External links

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