John Koch
Contact Information
contact name: John Koch
email: john@johnkoch.org
Experience
• 1999 - Present: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, and Videographer
• 2009 - 2010: Executive Director, Cinema Revolution Society
• 2003 - 2009: Owner, Cinema Revolution DVD Rental
• 2000: Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy. Studied photography, video, & Italian cinema.
• 1999: BFA in Photography, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Awards
2009: Best Feature award for The Seducer, Minneapolis Underground Film Festival
2009: SAGE Award winner in Outstanding Design for "en masse"
1998: Florence Honors Program, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Exhibitions/Performance History
2011 "throne/thrown" (dance film) collaboration with Vanessa Voskuil, screening at Moves11, Liverpool, England.
2011 "throne/thrown" (dance film) collaboration with Vanessa Voskuil, installation screening at Walker Art Center as part of MNTV 2010.
2010 "throne/thrown" (dance film) collaboration with Vanessa Voskuil, broadcast on TPT-2 (PBS affiliate) as part of MNTV 2010.
2010 "Overflow" and "Today" (short films) screenings at Dance Film Project 2010, Southern Theater, Minneapolis.
2010 "Yesterday," "Today" and "Tomorrow" (short films) screenings at Minneapolis Project 2010, Riverview Theater, Minneapolis.
2010 "headcleaner" (short film) screening at Bedlam Theater, Minneapolis, as part of Ricochet Kitchen.
2009 "The Seducer" (feature film) encore screening at Trylon microcinema, Minneapolis.
2009 "The Seducer" (feature film) premiere screening at Minneapolis Underground Film Festival.
2009 "en masse" (video design) collaboration with Vanessa Voskuil, performances at the Southern Theater as part of the Walker Art Center "Momentum" series.
2009 "The Apple Tree" (video design) collaboration with Sachiko Nishiuchi, performances at the Southern Theater as part of the Walker Art Center "Momentum" series.
2008 "Je ne sais quoi" (feature film) screening at Intermedia Arts, as part of "Revolution Reel" series.
2008 "throne/thrown" (dance film) collaboration with Vanessa Voskuil, screening at Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN as part of "Dance Film Project."
2008 "Je ne sais quoi" (feature film) screening at Minneapolis Underground Film Festival.
2008 "Je ne sais quoi" (feature film) 12 screenings at the Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, MN.
2008 "Rite of Spring" (video design) collaboration with Live Action Set, performances at the Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, MN.
2006 "Your Dynamic Eyes..." (short film) screening at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN.
Publications
Three Minute Egg
Dazed and Confused (London, England)
Minnesota Public Radio
Minneapolis StarTribune
Minneapolis City Pages
Metro Magazine
Vita.mn
MinnPost
Minnesota Daily
Minneapolis Southwest Journal
MnDialog
GreenCine Daily
rowthree.com
Biographical Information
Country of Citizenship:
United States
Birth Place:
Minneapolis
Birth Date:
January 18, 1973
Gender:
Male
Active Place:
Minneapolis
Minnesota County:
Hennepin
Artist Information
Roles
Filmmaker