Paul Devlin (filmmaker)

Paul Devlin (filmmaker)

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Paul Josiah Devlin is an Emmy award winning sports editor and documentary filmmaker.

A five-time Emmy winner for his work on NBC's Olympics and CBS's Tour de France, Paul Devlin's films include "Power Trip", which screened in 60 countries, theatrically across the United States and on PBS's Independent Lens, was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, and has won 10 film festival awards, including top prizes at Berlin, Hot Docs-Toronto, and Florida.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222816/awards | IMDB Awards page for Paul Devlin]

Paul also made the award-winning film "SlamNation", which follows the fierce competition at the National Poetry Slam and helped popularize the dynamic genre with its release in theaters and on HBO/Cinemax and Encore/Starz. An interview with Devlin compromises an entire chapter in the book "Words In Your Face: A Guided Tour through the New York City Poetry Slam," which refers to the book as "Slam's Second Bible."Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). "Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam." New York City: Soft Skull Press. Page 137. ISBN 1-933-36882-9.]

Paul's current film is "BLAST!", which follows a team of international astrophysicists lead by Paul's brother, Dr. Mark Devlin, as they attempt to launch a telescope on a NASA high altitude balloon. "BLAST!" is currently in post-production. "BLAST!" is the first film to ever partner with the website ArtistShare - a website that allows fans to support the work of their favorite artists. Paul's other credits include his fiction film The Eyes of St. Anthony and his work as producing editor on the Organic film "FREESTYLE: The Art of Rhyme", broadcast on VH1 and winner of the Special Jury Award for Documentary Filmmaking at the Florida Film Festival.

As an editor, Paul’s extensive credits include commercials, music videos, television shows, and major sports broadcasts, including CBS's Super Bowls and ABC/ESPN's World Cup Soccer.

Director filmography

*SlamNation
*Power Trip
*BLAST!

References

External links

*imdb name|0222816|Paul Devlin
* [http://www.slamnation.com/ SlamNation]
* [http://www.powertripthemovie.com/ Power Trip]
* [http://www.blastthemovie.com/ BLAST!]


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