James Codoyannis
Visiting Filmmaker, MFA in Film
Profile
Since earning a BFA in Film & TV production from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, James has worked as a film & video editor and currently resides in New York City.
His narrative film credits include We Strangers (Official Selection: SXSW Film Festival 2024; New American Cinema Grand Jury Prize Winner: Seattle International Film Festival 2024; Narrative Feature Award Winner: New Orleans Film Festival), Minor Premise (Official Selection: Fantasia International Film Festival), and We’re Still Together (Official Selection: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival).
His documentary film credits include Ron Delsener Presents (Official Selection: Tribeca Film Festival 2023), Being BeBe (Official Selection: Tribeca Film Festival 2021), Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (Official Selection: Tribeca Film Festival 2019), Bible Quiz (Grand Jury Award Winner: Slamdance Film Festival), In a Perfect World… (Official Selection: LA Film Festival ), and Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy (Official Selection: DOC NYC).
James’s short film credits include Lucia: Before and After (US Short Fiction Jury Prize winner: Sundance Film Festival), Bob of the Park (Grand Jury Prize winner: DOC NYC; NYTimes Op-Doc), among others.