JON MORITSUGU
BIO

JON MORITSUGU was born in Honolulu, HI and attended Brown University, where he made the short DER ELVIS, chosen by the Village Voice as "one of the top 50 films of the 80's."

He has since completed six features and four more shorts which have screened worldwide to critical and popular acclaim. His most recent movie, SCUMROCK, has won two awards on the festival circuit and is currently being released theatrically in the US and Europe.

Moritsugu lives in Seattle, WA and is penning his newest script.


GRANTS
2003 CREATIVE CAPITAL FOUNDATION production grant for SCUMROCK
2001 CHICAGO UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL post-production grant for SCUMROCK
1998 DOCKERS/LEVI STRAUSS short film commission for CRACK
1996 ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION AWARD for FAME WHORE
1993 INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS) production grant for TERMINAL, USA
1992 NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION (NAATA) production grant for MOD FUCK EXPLOSION