Bobby Miller (filmmaker)
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Bobby Miller is a writer/director whose short film "TUB" world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
in 2010. It went on to play Cannes
, SXSW, and other film festivals around the world. Miller is currently head writer and director of "Figgle Chat" with Youtube
's Fred Figglehorn. He's a 2009 graduate of Columbia University
's Graduate MFA Film Program and currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.
While attending Columbia
, Bobby got his start in the movie industry working for Warner Brothers in 2006. He went on to work for The Onion
in 2007, writing headlines for the newspaper and sketches for the Onion News Network
. He then joined Next New Networks writing online commercials. Bobby then moved into the realm of online content for NNN, working as a writer, director, editor, producer, and finally as host. He was the star of two variety shows The Best Short Films in the World and The Reel Good Show, both of which won Webby Awards in 2009 and 2010 respectively. . He then hosted "That Movie Show", a web series for MTV
networks.
He has also previously contributed to VH1
, The Huffington Post
and Channel Frederator.
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
in 2010. It went on to play Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
, SXSW, and other film festivals around the world. Miller is currently head writer and director of "Figgle Chat" with Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
's Fred Figglehorn. He's a 2009 graduate of Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
's Graduate MFA Film Program and currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.
While attending Columbia
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, Bobby got his start in the movie industry working for Warner Brothers in 2006. He went on to work for The Onion
The Onion
The Onion is an American news satire organization. It is an entertainment newspaper and a website featuring satirical articles reporting on international, national, and local news, in addition to a non-satirical entertainment section known as The A.V. Club...
in 2007, writing headlines for the newspaper and sketches for the Onion News Network
Onion News Network
Onion News Network is a parody television news show. The show premiered its ten-episode first season on January 21, 2011, at 10:00 p.m. EST on IFC....
. He then joined Next New Networks writing online commercials. Bobby then moved into the realm of online content for NNN, working as a writer, director, editor, producer, and finally as host. He was the star of two variety shows The Best Short Films in the World and The Reel Good Show, both of which won Webby Awards in 2009 and 2010 respectively. . He then hosted "That Movie Show", a web series for MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
networks.
He has also previously contributed to VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
, The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
and Channel Frederator.