Biography

Justin Viggiano is a director, editor, cinematographer, writer and producer of feature, documentary and promotional films. He has recently completed his fifth feature film "Drown The Clown", which was released on Amazon Prime Video, Plex TV, Apple TV, Google Play and Tubi TV in 2020. His film "Drown the Clown" was officially selected for the Florence Film Awards (2019), the New York Lift-Off Film Festival (2020), the Queen Palm International Film Festival (2020), the Lift-Off Global Network Los Angeles Film Festival (2020), the Salem Horror Fest (2020), the Golden State Film Festival (2020) and the Culver City Film Festival (2020) which also won best actress for a feature film.

A graduate of Philadelphia's University of the Arts, he is the recipient of local, national and industry awards for his feature length and short films in the suspense/drama genre. He is also involved in creating film equipment for JEV Productions, a series of versatile, portable film dollies. He has had his feature film "Natural Rejection" play in LA and NYC Theaters in October of 2013, and then come out later on BLU-RAY, DVD and VOD platforms. His next Feature film "Cupid's Guillotine" came out on Amazon Instant Video and Roku TV in February of 2017. "Cupid's Guillotine" later came out on BLU-RAY, DVD and all VOD platforms.

Justin is the winner of The New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Los Angeles for his film "Natural Rejection" in the category of BEST THRILLER in 2012.

Justin is also the winner of a 2007 Aegis Award for his film "Teen Idol Tom", in the Drama/Entertainment category. "Teen Idol Tom" also received honorable mentions in the categories of Feature Films and Original Screenplay from the Accolade Competition.

"Teen Idol Tom" was also a finalist at the National Festival for Talented Youth in Seattle, Washington and the Philadelphia Documentary and Fiction Festival in 2008.

In 2006 his film "Forza" was a finalist at the New Century Cinema Film Festival, Rutgers University, New Jersey.
- IMDb mini biography by: Dark Cottage