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Gavin Fields
Born
Gavin Lee Fields

c. 1991
Jackson, Mississippi
Alma materThe University of Mississippi, Arizona State University
Occupation(s)Writer, Director, Producer
Years active2012 - Present

Gavin Fields is an American writer, director, and producer best known for his debut feature film Brutal Season (2022).

Early Life

Fields grew up in Jackson, Mississippi where he attended St. Andrews Episcopal School. As a teenager, he was the drummer and singer in lounge-pop band The Da Vincis.[1] He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Mississippi, where he studied theatre and film. He received an MA in Film Studies from Arizona State University.[2]

Career

While a student at The University of Mississippi, Fields co-wrote and acted in short film The Surface, and produced The Original I.Q.Tester, both of which played national and international film festivals. [3][4][5] He continued writing, directing, and producing shorts upon graduating, as well as conceptualizing, directing, and editing commercial work.

Fields began writing feature film screenplays while working on his masters degree. His first, Harry, Above the Title, was a finalist in 2019’s Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition, as well as a semi-finalist in the ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay competition.[6][7] It was selected for the 2019 Vermont Studio Center’s residency program.

In the same year, his second script, a comedy entitled A Season to Laugh, was a second-rounder in the Austin Film Festival Script Competition and a quarter finalist in the Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition.[8][9]

Psychological thriller A Devil Will Fall was a quarter finalist in 2020’s BlueCat Screenplay Competition and Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition.[10][11] It was a semi-finalist in the CineQuest Screenwriting Competition and the ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship in the same year.[12]

In early 2020, he finished the script for neo-noir Brutal Season and began developing it with producer Shelby Grady. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest in 2022 to positive reviews before going on to play the Fargo Film Festival, the Chattanooga Film Festival, NewFilmmakers LA, and the Phoenix Film Festival, where it was awarded Best Ensemble Cast.[13][14][15][16] It was picked up for distribution by 1091 Pictures and released October 10, 2023.[17]

Fields continues to write and has since completed three additional feature screenplays. His next film, …And Before We’re Condemned, is currently in development with Grady’s Lil Cowboy Films. [18]

Filmography

Year English title Director Writer Producer Actor Role Notes
2014 The Surface No Yes No Yes Sage Short
2015 The Original IQ Tester No No Yes No N/A Short
2018 The Sea Breaks No Yes Yes Yes Jim Short
2019 Slice of Life Yes Yes Yes Yes Al Short
2023 Brutal Season Yes Yes Yes No N/A Feature
2024 ...And Before We're Condemned Yes Yes Yes No NA Feature/Pre-Production[19]

Awards and recognition

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Queens World Film Festival Founder's Choice The Original IQ Tester Won [20]
2017 Queens World Film Festival Best Narrative Short The Surface Nominated [21]
2023 Phoenix Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast Brutal Season Won [22]


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  1. ^ "The Da Vincis biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. ^ "'Good Filipino Kids,' Lunchtime Guilt and a Goldfish Story Highlight NFMLA's In Focus: Asian Cinema Program". www.moviemaker.com. 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. ^ "The Surface". Jordan Berger. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  4. ^ "Alan Arrivee". Alan Arrivée. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  5. ^ "ÉCU Official Selection 2014 – ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival". ecufilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  6. ^ https://nashvillefilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2019Program_v3.2-EDIT.pdf
  7. ^ ScreenCraft (2019-11-05). "2019 ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay Competition Semifinalists Announced". ScreenCraft. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  8. ^ "2019 SCRIPT COMPETITION SEMIFINALISTS & SECOND ROUNDERS". Austin Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  9. ^ Pipeline, Script. "2019 Screenwriting Contest Results – Script Pipeline". Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  10. ^ "2020 Quarterfinalists". BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  11. ^ Voices, Fresh. "2019-20 Quarter Finalists". www.fresh-voices.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  12. ^ ScreenCraft (2020-05-06). "2020 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship Semifinalists". ScreenCraft. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  13. ^ "FF@HOME PRESENTS BURNT ENDS". 2022.fantasticfest.com. August 16, 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  14. ^ "The CHATTANOOGA FILM FESTIVAL's Final Wave Of Programming Is Here". FANGORIA. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  15. ^ "May 13th, 2023 – Monthly Film Festival | InFocus: Asian Cinema - NewFilmmakers Los Angeles". Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  16. ^ "Awards". Phoenix Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  17. ^ "Brutal Season". 1091.tv. October 10, 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  18. ^ Staff (2023-08-27). "Georgia-based filmmakers Gavin Fields and Shelby Grady to release debut feature, Brutal Season". Georgia Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  19. ^ Staff (2023-08-27). "Georgia-based filmmakers Gavin Fields and Shelby Grady to release debut feature, Brutal Season". Georgia Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  20. ^ "Alan Arrivee". Alan Arrivée. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  21. ^ "The Surface". Jordan Berger. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  22. ^ "Awards". Phoenix Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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