Antonio Campos (director)


Antonio Campos is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is most known for directing Afterschool, Simon Killer and Christine.

Biography

Antonio Campos was born in New York City. His father is the Brazilian journalist Lucas Mendes, while his mother is an American producer, daughter of Italian parents, Rose Ganguzza.

Career

Campos made his feature-length debut on Afterschool, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was later acquired by IFC Films. It was released in a limited release on October 2, 2009. Campos then went on to direct Simon Killer. The film stars Brady Corbet and had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film, and opened in a limited release in April 2013.
Campos's third feature Christine which starred Rebecca Hall, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was acquired by The Orchard, and released in a limited release on October 14, 2016. Campos is attached to direct a prequel to The Omen for 20th Century Fox. Campos directed the pilot episode of The Sinner, starring Jessica Biel and Christopher Abbott and also serve as an executive producer. The pilot was later ordered to series. He also directed episode 8 of Marvel's The Punisher. Campos wrote and directed The Devil All the Time, which is set to release in September 2020 on Netflix. The film was originally going to have a release date in the first half of 2020, but was postponed most likely from the circumstances of COVID-19.
Apart from being a director and screenwriter, Campos co-founded the production company Borderline Films which has produced films such as James White, Katie Says Goodbye, and Martha Marcy May Marlene.