Add/Update Information: Derek Cianfrance - Writer

An American writer, born on January 23, 1974, in Lakewood, Colorado, USA. He studied at the University of Colorado under the guidance of legendary avant-garde filmmakers Phil Solomon and Stan Brakhage. Brother Tied (1998), "Five O'clock Shadow," and "Raw Footage" were his first three movies, and they each earned a Goldfarb Award for best feature. Following this, Raw Footage won both the Independent Film Channel's Award for Excellence in Student Filmmaking and a Special Deans Grant for Achievement in the Arts. He is known for Blue Valentine (2010), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), and The Light Between Oceans (2016). He shared an Academy Award nomination for "Best Original Screenplay" for Sound of Metal (2019).