Jon Jost

Jon Jost (b. 1943, Chicago) grew up in Georgia, Japan, Italy, Germany and Virginia. After he was kicked out of university, he started making 16mm films. In 1965, Jost was imprisoned for 2 years for refusing to do his military service. After his release, he became politically active. He has been making films for 41 years. His first feature was Speaking Directly (1973). In 1992 he was chosen as one of "The Magnificent Seven", seven independent directors whose portraits were shown in the Forum of Independents at Karlovy Vary (screened films: Bell Diamond, 1985, Sure Fire, 1990, All the Vermeers in New York, 1990). Other films screened at Karlovy Vary: Uno a te, uno a me, uno a Raffaele, and Frame Up, 1995. Jost has been focusing on DVD film production since 1996.

MFF Karlovy Vary