Alex Holdridge
Encyclopedia
Alex Holdridge is an American
writer/director based in Venice, California.
His first film, Wrong Numbers, was a low-budget comedy about two 18-year-old boys who set out to forget their girlfriend troubles and buy a six pack on the last night of school. The movie won the Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival
in 2001.
His next film, Sexless, won both the jury and audience awards at the 2003 South by Southwest
Film Festival. It is a sex comedy about twenty-something couples' last month in Austin, Texas
.
Holdridge wrote and directed the 2008 film In Search of a Midnight Kiss
, a romantic comedy
which was listed by the National Board of Review as one of the Top 10 Independent Films of 2008, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.
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writer/director based in Venice, California.
His first film, Wrong Numbers, was a low-budget comedy about two 18-year-old boys who set out to forget their girlfriend troubles and buy a six pack on the last night of school. The movie won the Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival
The Austin Film Festival was started in 1994 in Austin, Texas and is claimed to be "the first organization of its kind to focus on the writer’s unique creative contribution to the film and television industries"...
in 2001.
His next film, Sexless, won both the jury and audience awards at the 2003 South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
Film Festival. It is a sex comedy about twenty-something couples' last month in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
.
Holdridge wrote and directed the 2008 film In Search of a Midnight Kiss
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
In Search of a Midnight Kiss is an American independent romantic comedy written and directed by Alex Holdridge. It is listed on the National Board of Review's Top 10 Independent Films of 2008, won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award in 2009 as well as having earned awards at festivals...
, a romantic comedy
Romantic Comedy
Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...
which was listed by the National Board of Review as one of the Top 10 Independent Films of 2008, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.