Jason Lei Howden

Jason Howden
Born
Greymouth, New Zealand
Occupations
  • Film director
  • visual effects artist
Years active2001–present
Notable work

Jason Howden is a New Zealand film director and visual effects artist.

Early life

Howden was born and raised in Greymouth, New Zealand. He left high school at age 17 to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

Career

Aged 17, Howden began working as a television cameraman and editor at a local television station in Nelson. He began his directing career with his short film Automaton in 2005. Howden wrote and directed his debut feature Deathgasm in 2014.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The film won several awards at Toronto After Dark Film Festival and other international film festivals.[9]

Between 2017 and 2018, Howden wrote the feature film Guns Akimbo, and an adaptation of video game Dead Island. In 2019, he directed Guns Akimbo, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Samara Weaving, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2019. The film was released in New Zealand on 5 March 2020 by Madman Entertainment.[10][11][12][13]

In September 2022, Howden was set to direct an adaptation of Monsters of Metal, based on the comics he had written with Llexi Leon. The director was also attached as a co-writer along with Leon.

Since 2001, Howden has been working as a visual effects artist on films. He has worked on visual effects in several Hollywood movies, including The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Man of Steel, Gods of Egypt, and War for the Planet of the Apes, among others.[14][15][16][17][18]

Selected filmography

Director

  • 2003 Parabiosis
  • 2005 Automaton
  • 2008 Veil
  • 2010 Melodies of the Heart
  • 2014 The Light Harvester
  • 2015 Deathgasm
  • 2019 Guns Akimbo

Visual effects

References

  1. ^ "Jason Lei Howden on Deathgasm". 23 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "ONLY DEATH IS REEL: Interview with Deathgasm writer/director Jason Lei Howden". 27 January 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Horror parts in winning movie". 8 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Rhys Darby & Jason Lei Howden talk 'Guns Akimbo' - Interview". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "[SXSW '15 Review] 'Deathgasm' Is the Party Movie of 2015". 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "See 'Deathgasm,' 'Guns Akimbo' Director's Insane New Bulletbelt Music Video". 4 February 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ "'Guns Akimbo': Release date, cast, plot and everything else you need to know about the Daniel Radcliffe film". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Interview with director Jason Lei Howden-Guns Akimbo/". 24 May 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ^ "AWARD WINNERS Announced for Toronto After Dark 2015! DEATHGASM, LOVE & PEACE, XMAS HORROR Win Big!". Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Daniel Radcliffe Talks 'Guns Akimbo' & His Dream of Competing on 'Chopped'". Collider. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ^ "'Guns Akimbo': Film Review - TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  12. ^ "'Guns Akimbo' Review: Dir. Jason Lei Howden [2019]". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  13. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (27 February 2020). "'Guns Akimbo' Review: Put Down the Controller". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  14. ^ "10 Directors Who Would Be Perfect For Deadpool 3". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Guns Akimbo – Daniel Radcliffe ha le pistole nelle mani nel nuovo trailer". 18 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Movie review: Guns Akimbo". 25 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Guns Akimbo Movie Review". 25 May 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Teenage metalheads conjure a demon in the clever Kiwi comedy Deathgasm". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 August 2021.


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