Paul Hough

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Paul Hough{{pron}} is an English film director. He is best known for creating and directing the 2002 documentary The Backyard.{{Cite news|last=Kehr|first=Dave|date=29 August 2003|title=FILM REVIEW; Gory Rite of Passage for Would-Be Action Heroes (Published 2003)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/29/movies/film-review-gory-rite-of-passage-for-would-be-action-heroes.html|access-date=27 October 2020|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|date=5 November 2012|title='The Backyard': Masochism Begins at Home - The Washington Post {{!}} HighBeam Research|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-307700.html?key=01-42161A527E1B146E140A0253573044383E4E1A57253A3D0E730E0A60651A607F137119731B37|access-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105163437/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-307700.html?key=01-42161A527E1B146E140A0253573044383E4E1A57253A3D0E730E0A60651A607F137119731B37 |archive-date=5 November 2012 }} He is the son of director John Hough.

In 2007 he directed the short film The Angel. In 2012, he directed thriller The Human Race, which premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, and was released worldwide in 2013 by Anchor Bay.{{cn|date=October 2020}}

Hough directed a musical special for television series League of Steam called "The Invitation To Armageddon". The episode was nominated for various awards and won awards at DragonCon and WebAsia.{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Dennis |date=2014-06-15 |title=Film Review: ‘The Human Race’ |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-human-race-1201220711/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} He also directed the music video "Enemy" for Chris Jericho's band Fozzy.{{cn|date=October 2020}}

Awards and nominations

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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Award

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Organization

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Work

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Category

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Result

2019

|Best Musical

|Asia Web Awards

|The Invitation To Armagedon

|Best Musical

|Won

2019

|Best Musical

|Apuilia Web Fest

|The Invitation To Armageddon

|Best Musical

|Won

2019

|Best Directing

|KWC Film Fest

|The Invitation To Armageddon

|Best Directing (Series)

|Won

2018

|Jury Award

|Roma Web Fest

|The Invitation To Armageddon

|Best Sci-Fi

|Won

rowspan="1"|2016

|Best Comedy

|DragonCon

|The Invitation To Armageddon

|Best Short

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

rowspan="4" |2013

|Best Feature Film

|Macabro Film Festival

|The Human Race

|Best Feature

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

Best Feature Film

|Tri-Citites International Film Festival

|The Human Race

|Best Feature

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |Won

Best Feature Film

|DragonCon

|The Human Race

|Best Feature

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |Won

Grand Prize

|Long Island International Film Expo

|The Human Race

|Best Feature

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |Won

rowspan="1"|2012

|Jury Award

|Utopiales De Nantes

|The Human Race

|Best Director

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

rowspan="7"|2007

|Best Short Film

|London Sci-Fi Film Festival

|The Angel

|Best Short

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

Festival Prize

|Long Island International Film Expo

|The Angel

|Best Short

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

Jury Award

|Long Island International Film Expo

|The Angel

|Best Short

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

Best Short Film

|Fant-Asia Film Festival

|The Angel

|Short Film

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

Jury Award

|Newport Beach Film Festival

|The Angel

|Short Film

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

10 Degrees Hotter Award

|Valley Film Festival

|The Angel

| Short Film, Jury Award

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

Best Short

|California Film Festival

|The Angel

|Short Film

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

2003

|Audience Award

|Brooklyn International Film Festival

|The Backyard

|Best Documentary

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

rowspan="4"|2002

|Festival Prize

|Los Angeles Silver Lake Film Festival

|The Backyard

|Best Picture

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

Jury Award

|Sonoma Valley Film Festival

|The Backyard

|Best Lounge Film

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

Director's Choice

|Texas Film Festival

|The Backyard

|Best Film

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

Critic's Choice

|Edinburgh International Film Festival

|The Backyard

|Best Film

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won

References

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