J.C. Chandor

Who is J.C. Chandor?

Jeffrey C. "J. C." Chandor is an American screenwriter and director, best known for directing the film Margin Call. Chandor grew up in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey. After graduating in 1992 from Ridge High School in Bernards Township, he received his bachelor's degree in 1996 from The College of Wooster. During the 15 years leading up to Margin Call, Chandor directed commercials.

Margin Call was Chandor's first feature-length film. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah; it also played In Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear. On January 24, 2012, Chandor was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film.

His second feature film All Is Lost was screened Out of Competition at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. It received critical acclaim, especially for Robert Redford's solo performance which featured almost no dialogue, for which Redford won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Critics' Choice Award.

It has been announced that Chandor will direct A Most Violent Year for release in 2014. The film will star Oscar Isaac and Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain.