Chris Hegedus
Age: N/A | From: USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: USA
Homepage: http://phfilms.com
Movie Involvements: 50
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
Biography
Chris Hegedus (born April 23, 1952) is an American documentary filmmaker. She and her husband, filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker, founded the company Pennebaker Hegedus Films. Hegedus was nominated for an Academy Award for The War Room, a behind-the-scenes film about President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. The film also won the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures prize for Best Documentary. In 2001, she was awarded the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for Startup.com. The film is a boom-bust story of two young internet entrepreneurs, co-produced with Jehane Noujaim. Hegedus was also the recipient of CINE's Golden Eagle Award, an Emmy Award, and lifetime achievement awards from several organizations including the International Documentary Association. Her films include the 2010 feature release, Kings of Pastry, about the legendary French pastry competition, the Meilleur Ouvrier de France. In 2011, Hegedus received the Athena Film Festival Award for Exemplary Directing.
Most Famous Work
The War Room
(1993) Editor
The Return of the War Room
(2008) Director
Depeche Mode 101
(1989) Editor
Startup.com
(2001) Producer
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
(2022) Executive Producer
Jimi Plays Monterey
(1987) Editor
Town Bloody Hall
(1979) Editor
The Quiet Epidemic
(2022) ProducerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2022 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2021 | Producer | |
| 2020 | Executive Producer | |
| 2016 | Producer | |
| 2001 | Producer | |
| 1981 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2020 | Director | |
| 2019 | Director | |
| 2016 | Director | |
| 2009 | Director | |
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| 1989 | Director | |
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| 1987 | Director | |
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| 1970 | Director | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Director of Photography | |
| 2006 | Camera Operator | |
| 2002 | Camera Operator | |
| 2001 | Director of Photography | |
| 1989 | Camera Operator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Editor | |
| 2002 | Editor | |
| 2001 | Editor | |
| 1993 | Editor | |
| 1992 | Editor | |
| 1989 | Editor | |
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| 1987 | Editor | |
| 1979 | Editor | |
| 1973 | Editor | |
| 1971 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
