Matt Eskandari is an Iranian-American film director and screenwriter.
His films include Victim, The Gauntlet, and 12 Feet Deep. He was also
a contestant on the Fox Studios and Steven Spielberg filmmaker
competition On the Lot.Matt Eskandari attended film school at the
University of Southern California. His thesis film, "The Taking," won
the award for Best Student Film at Screamfest. Following film school,
Eskandari was selected as a contestant for the Steven Spielberg
filmmaker competition On The Lot. He would go on to make his feature
debut a year later with the independent film "Victim" released by IFC
Films, and starring Stacey Haiduk that premiered at the Cannes Film
Festival. The film received a theatrical release, and was distributed
on IFC Midnight’s Pay-per-view channel.In 2013 Eskandari directed
and produced his film titled The Gauntlet which starred Bai Ling, and
Dustin Nguyen. It debuted that October at the Screamfest film
festival. Filmed in Beijing, China, the movie “follows five
strangers who awake in an underground, medieval dungeon.†The film
received distribution from Lionsgate Home Entertainment following a
screening at Cannes and was retitled Game of Assassins. For the film,
Eskandari received several accolades, including the Best Director
award from the Asians On Film Festival and the Winter Film Award for
Best Feature Film. The official release on DVD and digital VOD was
September 23, 2014.In 2016, Eskandari began filming a new film he
co-wrote entitled The Deep End. The film’s cast included Tobin Bell,
Nora-Jane Noone, and Alexandra Park. It was re-titled to 12 Feet Deep
and released wide on June 20, 2017 by Mar Vista Entertainment.
His films include Victim, The Gauntlet, and 12 Feet Deep. He was also
a contestant on the Fox Studios and Steven Spielberg filmmaker
competition On the Lot.Matt Eskandari attended film school at the
University of Southern California. His thesis film, "The Taking," won
the award for Best Student Film at Screamfest. Following film school,
Eskandari was selected as a contestant for the Steven Spielberg
filmmaker competition On The Lot. He would go on to make his feature
debut a year later with the independent film "Victim" released by IFC
Films, and starring Stacey Haiduk that premiered at the Cannes Film
Festival. The film received a theatrical release, and was distributed
on IFC Midnight’s Pay-per-view channel.In 2013 Eskandari directed
and produced his film titled The Gauntlet which starred Bai Ling, and
Dustin Nguyen. It debuted that October at the Screamfest film
festival. Filmed in Beijing, China, the movie “follows five
strangers who awake in an underground, medieval dungeon.†The film
received distribution from Lionsgate Home Entertainment following a
screening at Cannes and was retitled Game of Assassins. For the film,
Eskandari received several accolades, including the Best Director
award from the Asians On Film Festival and the Winter Film Award for
Best Feature Film. The official release on DVD and digital VOD was
September 23, 2014.In 2016, Eskandari began filming a new film he
co-wrote entitled The Deep End. The film’s cast included Tobin Bell,
Nora-Jane Noone, and Alexandra Park. It was re-titled to 12 Feet Deep
and released wide on June 20, 2017 by Mar Vista Entertainment.
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