John W. Comerford

John W. Comerford was born on Jan 18, 1967 in USA. John W. Comerford's big-screen debut came with Around the Fire directed by John Jacobsen in 1998. John W. Comerford is known for Fortune Hunters directed by Thom Harp, Kelvin Yu stars as Arthur Yu and Jessica Skerritt as Megan. The upcoming new movie John W. Comerford plays is Around the Fire which will be released on Apr 04, 2023.

John W. Comerford is President of Paradigm Studio, an independent motion picture production company based on the West Coast of the United States. Recently, he produced the critically-acclaimed feature film Wallflower (Variety), a true-to-life story based on events surrounding a mass-shooting framed in Seattle's electronic dance music community and award-winning conservation documentary The Wild (Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, Best Environmental Film) which profiles an Alaskan victory in securing the destiny of wild salmon. Along with recognized race and sports documentary Lynch: A History, an incisive commentary constructed with over 700 clips from the internet (The New Yorker).He co-wrote and co-produced the award-winning Around the Fire (Giffoni Film Festival, Best Picture) that has been distributed worldwide. The picture is a music-driven drama, centered on issues of adolescent experimentation. Also, the critically-acclaimed feature film and television series Icons Among Us (The New York Times) which profiled living generations of jazz artists and the ever evolving art form. Distributors and exhibitors of Mr. Comerford's work include Showtime, Starz/Encore, Public Television, Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, American Film Institute, Sundance Now, South By Southwest, Seattle International Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival and Cannes Film Market. In addition, his work has been exhibited and supported by institutions such as The Smithsonian, Jazz at Lincoln Center, President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities and presented in Hollywood as part of AFI Fest's opening night red carpet.Mr. Comerford is involved in the dynamic music community of the West Coast and is a board member of Earshot Jazz in Seattle and The Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles. He has executive produced two avant-garde jazz albums -- the Living Daylights album, Electric Rosary (four-stars, Downbeat Magazine) and Zony Mash's Live in Seattle -- as well as a number of other recordings including Grammy® nominated jazz artist Jovino Santos Neto's Coboclo.Mr. Comerford attended The University of Colorado at Boulder and graduated with a dual degree in psychology and film studies where he was guided by experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage and documentarian Jerry Aronson. Community involvement is also an important element of John's work. Presently, he serves as an adjunct professor in the Film Studies Department of Seattle University where he teaches producing and was named to the advisory council of broadcaster KNKX.