Joan Scheckel

Joan Scheckel, producer, writer, director and creator of The Technique(TM), is known throughout Hollywood and the international film world as the crucial force behind the most exciting films and television being made today. The Technique(TM) is the most influential craft to be developed since Strasberg's "The Method" and is changing how stories are told being told in Hollywood right now. Utilizing The Technique(TM), Joan and has developed 81 completed features and television shows. 80 have been released. 71 came to her without financing. The works have been nominated over 1000 times and won over 450 times, including major nods at the Academy and Emmy Awards. Altogether the films have earned over 2 billion dollars. Having worked with so many of cinema and televisions most vital new voices, Joan's sphere of influence continues to expand. Works include: Richard Press' upcoming "Farnsworth House" (Executive Producer); Jill Soloway's Emmy Award Winning "Transparent" (Consulting Producer S1-S3) and "I Love Dick" (Producer); Mike Mills Academy Award Winning "Beginners" (Executive Producer) and his most recent film "20th Century Women"; Niki Caro's "The Vintner's Luck" (Co-Writer); Sarah Gertrude Shapiro's Peabody Award Winning "UnREAL"; Niki Caro's Academy Award Nominated "Whale Rider", Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' Academy Award winning "Little Miss Sunshine"; Rupert Sanders Academy Award Nominated "Snow White and the Huntsman"; Alison Maclean's Venice Little Golden Lion Winner" Jesus' Son" and New Zealand Film and TV Award Nominated "The Rehearsal"; Miranda July's Golden Berlin Bear Nominated "The Future"; Richard Press' Spirit Award Nominated "Bill Cunningham NY"; Sacha Gervasi's Spirit Award Winning "Anvil: The Story of Anvil"; Mark Ruffalo's Sundance Award Winning "Sympathy For Delicious"; Jill Soloway's Sundance Award Winning "Afternoon Delight"; Nick Jarecki's Golden Globe Nominated "Arbitrage"; Mark Romanek's "One Hour Photo" and many more. With The Technique(TM), Joan has created a revolutionary new approach to writing, directing and acting craft which takes on Hollywood's outmoded story models and asks, "What happens when we take out all the fighting and all the fucking?" Joan questions our addictions to conflict-based narratives and instead reveals a new paradigm for storytelling that embraces action, feeling and meaning. As a master of film and episodic craft, Joan believes passionately in the power of story. "I believe human beings crave authentic connection to themselves and others - and find it in stories that are daring, real, and true to the heart. From this root, I am compelled to bring about stories that inspire life."