Gregg Helvey
{{short description|American film maker}}
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Gregg Helvey is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his short film Kavi, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards{{cite news |title=The 82nd Academy Awards {{!}} 2010 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2010 |work=www.oscars.org |date=4 December 2015 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Hernandez |first1=Eugene |title=“Avatar” & “Hurt Locker” Lead 82nd Academy Award Nominations |url=https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/avatar-hurt-locker-lead-82nd-academy-award-nominations-245827/ |work=IndieWire |date=2 February 2010}}{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=A. O. |title=Short in Time, Long on Wit and Daring |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/movies/20shorts.html |access-date=24 May 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=19 February 2010}} and also won the gold medal in the narrative category at the 36th Annual Student Academy Awards.{{cite web |title=The 36th Student Academy Awards |url=https://www.oscars.org/saa/history#:~:text=2009-,2009,category%20of%20the%20Academy%20Awards. |website=www.oscars.org |language=en |date=7 October 2014}}{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Justin |title=Academy unveils Student Awards |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/academy-unveils-student-awards-1118004931/ |work=Variety |date=14 June 2009}}
Early life and education
Helvey grew up in Northern Virginia, and where he attended and graduated from Blue Ridge Middle School and Loudoun Valley High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and French from the University of Virginia.{{cite news |last1=Basheda |first1=Matt |title=Gregg Helvey’s journey from Loudoun County Public Schools to the Academy Awards and beyond |url=https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/2012/02/23/wide-angle-life/ |access-date=24 May 2025 |work=Northern Virginia Magazine |date=23 February 2012}} He later received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Film Production from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.{{cite web |title=Author Q&A: Oscar®-Nominated Filmmaker Gregg Helvey, "Kavi" - Write On Online |url=https://writeononline.com/2010/03/05/author-qa-oscar®-nominated-filmmaker-gregg-helvey-kavi/ |access-date=24 May 2025 |language=en |date=5 March 2010}}{{cite web |title=SCA Alumnus Wins Student Oscar |url=https://cinema.usc.edu/news/article.cfm?id=9788 |website=cinema.usc.edu}}
Filmography
- Overexposed (2006)
- The Partner (2007)
- Kavi (2009)
- Rising From Ashes (2012)
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