CAA Signs ‘The Fallout’ Filmmaker Megan Park (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAngelique Jackson CAA has signed filmmaker Megan Park for representation. Park’s feature directorial debut, “The Fallout,” premiered at SXSW in 2021 and took home the festival’s grand jury prize and audience award, as well as the first-ever Brightcove Illumination Award for writing the screenplay.
The film was released on HBO Max in Jan. 2022 and stars Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler, following the teenagers as they attempt to rebuild their lives after a school tragedy.
Park was named one of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch” for 2022 and also won the Toronto International Film Festival’s Rising Star Award and an Emerging Directors Award from the Cannes Film Festival.
Before transitioning to directing, Park was best known for her work on camera, starring in “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” “What If” and “Charlie Bartlett.” After growing up on film sets since her teen years, she was comfortable, but not totally fulfilled.
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