Amanda Renee Knox (c)
DirectorFreelance Director
Amanda Renee Knox is an award winning director who was in consideration for a 2019 Live Action Short Academy Award.
Full Bio
Born on an Air Force Base in Spain, Amanda was raised in Texas, lived in New York and has recently moved to Los Angeles. Amanda_x0019_s work has received international recognition and in 2019 her film, Night Call was in consideration for a Live Action Short Film Academy Award. In 2017 she received a prestigious Student DGA Jury Award. She most recently was selected for the highly competitive Ryan Murphy Half Initiative shadowing renowned director, Gwyneth Horder-Payton on 911-Lone Star starring Rob Lowe and Liv Tyler. In addition to this she shadowed director, John Hyams on Chicago PD and was invited in her second year of graduate school by the producers of Dick Wolf_x0019_s Chicago Med to be a shadowing director for two episodes shadowing Donald Petrie and the show_x0019_s Co-Executive Producer, Michael Waxman. Knox participated in the competitive Filmmaker-In-Residence program with Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious) providing her with invaluable mentorship for her high impact thesis film, Night Call. Nigh
- Professional Credits
- The Errand - Director
Honora: The Jane Toppan Story - Writer/Director/Created By
Night Call - Director/Executive Producer
Ryan Murphy Half Mentee - 911//Lonestar
Rajam - Writer/Director
Lillian - Writer/Director/Producer
- Industry Awards
- " Won (Academy Qualifying) 2018 Bermuda International Film Festival: Best Narrative Short (Night Call)
" Won 2018 Bermuda International Film Festival: Audience Award (Night Call)
" Won 2017 Directors Guild of America West Region Jury Award (Night Call)
" Quarter Finalist 2020 NBC Female Forward
" Won 2020 Story Summit Founders Award (Jane Toppan)
" Won 2018 Cannes Emerging Filmmaker Showcase: Best Student Short (Night Call)
" Won 2019 Blackbird Film Festival: Best Dramatic Short (Night Call)
" Won 2019 Blackbird Film Festival: Audience Award (Night Call)
" Won 2019 Jefferson State Flixx Fest: Audience Award (Night Call)
" Won 2018 Emerge Film Festival: Best Director (Night Call)
" Won 2018 Emerge Film Festival: Emerging Artist Award (Night Call)
" Won 2018 Emerge Film Festival: Best of Fest (Night Call)
" Won 2018 24fps Film Festival: Best Editing (Night Call)
" Won 2018 Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival: Best Short Narrative (Night Call)
" Won 2018 Williamsburg Film Festival: Best Narrative Short (
