Patrick Stettner

American film director
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican film director
PlacesUnited States of America
isFilm director
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Education
Columbia University School of the Arts
The details

Biography

Patrick Stettner is an American film director and writer. His first film, Flux, was released in 1996 as a short, and starred Allison Janney in an early role. He went on to direct and write the screenplay for The Business of Strangers in 2001, which earned him a Grand Jury Prize nomination at the Sundance Film Festival of that year and earned lead actress Stockard Channing an AFI nomination for Best Female Actress. In 2006, he then wrote and directed The Night Listener, an adaptation of Armistead Maupin's eponymous semi-autobiographical 2000 novel, which landed less-than-stellar reviews from critics. He has not directed any films since The Night Listener.

He is an alumnus of Columbia University School of the Arts' film division.

Awards and nominations

YearFestivalCategoryNominated workResult
1996Palm Springs International Festival of Short FilmsStudent Award: Best Drama
Flux
Won
Student Award: Best Student FilmWon
1997Uppsala International Short Film FestivalFilm Jackdaw: Best Short Fiction Film A (under 20 minutes)Won
2001Sundance Film FestivalGrand Jury Prize: Dramatic
The Business of Strangers
Nominated
San Francisco International Film FestivalSKYY PrizeWon
Deauville American Film FestivalGrand Special PrizeNominated
Stockholm International Film FestivalBronze HorseNominated
2002Paris Film FestivalGrand PrixNominated
Special Jury PrizeWon
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