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Shana Feste

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Shana Feste at an event for Country Strong (2010)
A drama centered on a rising country-music songwriter (Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star (Paltrow). Together, they mount his ascent and her comeback, which leads to romantic complications involving her husband/manager (McGraw) and a beauty queen-turned-singer (Meester).
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Shana Feste was born on 28 August 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a writer and director, known for Dirty Diana (2020), Endless Love (2014) and The Greatest (2009). She is married to Brian Kavanaugh-Jones.
BornAugust 28, 1976
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BornAugust 28, 1976
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Demi Moore in Dirty Diana (2020)
    Dirty Diana
    6.6
    Podcast Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde in Endless Love (2014)
    Endless Love
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 2014
    Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, and Carey Mulligan in The Greatest (2009)
    The Greatest
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 2009
    Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga in Boundaries (2018)
    Boundaries
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Heartland
      • Writer
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Demi Moore in Dirty Diana (2020)
      Dirty Diana
      6.6
      Podcast Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • creator
      • 2020
    • Ella Balinska in Run Sweetheart Run (2020)
      Run Sweetheart Run
      5.5
      • written by
      • 2020
    • Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga in Boundaries (2018)
      Boundaries
      5.8
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Emmy Rossum, Hilary Swank, and Josh Duhamel in You're Not You (2014)
      You're Not You
      7.3
      • screenplay by
      • 2014
    • Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde in Endless Love (2014)
      Endless Love
      6.2
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Leighton Meester, and Garrett Hedlund in Country Strong (2010)
      Country Strong
      6.3
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, and Carey Mulligan in The Greatest (2009)
      The Greatest
      6.6
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Linda Hamilton and Shane Hunter in Jonah (2004)
      Jonah
      6.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2004

    Director

    • Heartland
      • Director
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Demi Moore in Dirty Diana (2020)
      Dirty Diana
      6.6
      Podcast Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Ella Balinska in Run Sweetheart Run (2020)
      Run Sweetheart Run
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga in Boundaries (2018)
      Boundaries
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde in Endless Love (2014)
      Endless Love
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Tim McGraw & Gwyneth Paltrow: Me and Tennessee
      6.5
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Leighton Meester, and Garrett Hedlund in Country Strong (2010)
      Country Strong
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Gwyneth Paltrow: Country Strong (2010)
      Gwyneth Paltrow: Country Strong
      6.3
      Music Video
      • co-director
      • 2010
    • Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, and Carey Mulligan in The Greatest (2009)
      The Greatest
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2009

    Producer

    • Demi Moore in Dirty Diana (2020)
      Dirty Diana
      6.6
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Ella Balinska in Run Sweetheart Run (2020)
      Run Sweetheart Run
      5.5
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2020
    • Linda Hamilton and Shane Hunter in Jonah (2004)
      Jonah
      6.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2004
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos2

    Country Stong
    Trailer 2:34
    Country Stong
    The Greatest
    Trailer 2:32
    The Greatest
    The Greatest
    Trailer 2:32
    The Greatest

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • August 28, 1976
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Brian Kavanaugh-Jones? - present
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

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    • Trivia
      She babysat Tobey Maguire's kids.

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