Scott Foundas
American film critic
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Scott Foundas (born c. 1979) is an American film critic, journalist, writer and film studio executive.
Scott Foundas | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Film critic, writer, journalist, studio executive |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Henry B. Plant High School |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Genres | Film criticism, journalism |
Foundas has written film criticism for such publications as Variety, Film Comment, The Village Voice and LA Weekly.[1][2][3][4]
Life and career
In 1994, at age 15, while still a student at Henry B. Plant High School, the St. Petersburg Times hired Foundas as their film critic.[4]
Foundas became a film critic for Variety after writing a letter to the editor that Variety printed and editor Todd McCarthy called Foundas and offered to let him write a few film reviews on speculation. Foundas went on to work as a freelance writer for Variety for close to a decade.[4]
Foundas also studied film production at the University of Southern California.[5]
In addition to film criticism, Foundas has been a recurrent juror, reporter, moderator and film programmer at film festivals such as the Florida Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.[4]
Foundas has also worked with Santa Monica radio station KCRW in covering the film industry.[6]
In 2015, Foundas quit his position as chief critic at Variety and moved from New York to Los Angeles after being hired as an acquisition executive for Amazon Studios.[5][7]