In 2002 Jen McGowan gained a place to study in the MFA directing program at the University of Southern California. In 2004 she began production on her graduate thesis film, Confessions of a Late Bloomer.
Jen was honored with a grant from The Caucus Foundation for her work on Late Bloomer and well as a scholarship from Women in Film recognizing outstanding young female filmmakers.
Confessions of a Late Bloomer began its festival run at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival and is still screening at festivals worldwide. Some honors for the film include: Best Editing, Creative Excellence, Best Short Film, Best of the Fest and Best Student Film.
October 12, 2008
Next blog I’ll go back and talk about how to prepare for festivals, but right now I’ve got good news. The ad I directed for Viesso won the award for Best Commercial at a packed 7,000 seat house at the Nokia Theater at the Elevate Film Festival. Pretty cool.
Sorry for the quality on YouTube but I think you’ll get the gist.
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Hey, congratulations! I also worked on the Elevate Film Festival, and your spot definitely deserved its win.
that was awesome, and congrats on your win. from the look of the video, you definitely deserve it !