FILM & TV DIRECTING CREDITS
SIDELINED 2 (Title TBD) - Feature Film
Currently in Production
Following the tremendous success of the first film (below), Tubi just greenlit and ordered the sequel with Justin at the helm—further cementing his leadership and vision as director and executive producer.
SIDELINED: THE QB & ME - Feature Film
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[STREAM THE FULL FILM HERE ON TUBI]
Festival Screening - 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival - October 20, 2024
Los Angeles Premiere - November 14, 2024
Toronto Premiere - November 27, 2024
North American Release - November 29, 2024 on Tubi
Australia Release - January 1, 2025 on Binge
France Release - January 24, 2025 on Amazon Prime France
*Top 5 most-watched streaming original film globally across all platforms & Top 10 for two weeks in a row according to Variety’s Streaming Originals Charts powered by Luminate.
*#1 film in both the US and Canada exclusively on Fox's Tubi.
Sidelined has drawn the biggest number of viewers of any title on Tubi in its first seven days and has also brought in the most new viewers for a title to date.
*#1 on Amazon Prime France renamed ‘Closer’ for the French market on its first week of release.
‘Sidelined: The QB and Me’ is a coming-of-age romance film that stars Siena Agudong, Noah Beck, Drew Ray Tanner, James Van Der Beek, Deborah Cox, Jake Foy, among others.
Based on the best selling novel on Wattpad, the film tells the story of a burdened, but headstrong dancer, who is determined to get into one of the best dance schools in the country—her late mother’s alma mater. However, that dream is suddenly derailed when a cheeky yet secretly grieving football star crashes into her life.
The film's creative team includes Grammy-winning composer and producer Nikhil Seetharam, Emmy-nominated choreographer Jeffrey Mortensen, Leo Award-winning cinematographer Mark Chow, production designer Cheryl Marion, and costume designer Lucy Wong.
Produced by Adam Wescott, McKenna Marshall & Great Pacific Media
International Sales by Blue Fox Entertainment
REGINALD THE VAMPIRE - Season 2
Episode 7
Format: 1 hour, Serialized & Stylized
Release Date: June 19, 2024
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Directed by Justin Wu
Created by Harley Peyton
Released on Syfy, Hulu, and Amazon Prime
GANGNAM PROJECT - Season 1 & 2
Season 1: Episodes 2, 4, 7 & 8 (Blocks 2 & 4)
Season 2: Episodes 1, 2, 9 & 10 (Blocks 1 & 4)
Format: 30 Min Comedy-Drama
Release Date: Spring 2024 & 2025
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Directed by Justin Wu
Created by Romeo Candido
Produced by BBC Studios & CBC
Released on CBC GEM & IBBC PLAYER
CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING - Season 3 - Block 2
Episode 4 - Talking
Release Date: Oct 18, 2023
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Directed by Justin Wu
Written by Kurt Smeaton, Andrew De Angelis & Bita Joudaki
Episode 6 - Babysitters
Release Date: Nov 1, 2023
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Directed by Justin Wu
Written by Kurt Smeaton, Anita Kapila & Bita Joudaki
Produced by New Metric Media & CTV
Created and executive produced by Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winner Kurt Smeaton
Released on CTV, a ROKU Original, streaming on CraveTV, Netflix CA & UK
And CW Primetime, Tuesdays @ 9:00 pm
POPULARITY PAPERS - Season 1 - Block 2
Episode 4 - Hike a Pose
Release Date: May 1, 2023
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Directed by Justin Wu
Written by Amanda Brooke Perrin
Episode 10 - Freaks and Cliques
Release Date: Oct, 2023
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Directed by Justin Wu
Written by Wendy Litner
Released on YTV & streaming on StackTV, available on Amazon Prime
RUN THE BURBS - Season 1 - Block 3
Episode 5 - Independence Day
Release Date: February 23, 2022
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Episode 6 - First Date Date
Release Date: March 2, 2022
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Directed by Justin Wu
Written by Wendy Litner
Show Creators - Andrew Phung & Scott Townsend
Released on CBC, streaming on CBC Gem, Primetime on the CW in the US & Hulu Global
KIM’S CONVENIENCE - Season 5, Episode 8 - Slippery Slope
Release Date: March 9, 2021
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Directed by Justin Wu
Written by Anita Kapila
Vimeo Screener Link: Access here
*Justin’s Episode is nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series by the Director’s Guild of Canada (2021)
Showrunners Ins Choi & Kevin White
Produced by Ivan Fecan, Alexandra Raffe & Sandra Cunningham
Released on CBC, streaming on Netflix & CBC Gem
LE DEVOIR
A mother's illness sees two siblings returning home in the French countryside to face the closeted circumstances that soon drives them apart.
Directed by Justin Wu
Written by Justin Wu & Alessandra Ferrari
International Premiere:
Official Selection - Academy Award (R) qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF)
Winner of the 2014 Filmmaker of the Future Award for Best Emerging Director
Official Selection - HollyShorts Film Festival @ TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood
Official Selection - Orlando Film Festival
Official Selection - Alexandria Film Festival (Washington DC)
Starring Nicolas Berthery, Noemie Merlant, Willy Cartier & Genevieve Emanuelli
OVERTIME
Directed & Written by Justin Wu
Overtime contrasts the tender love of a father with the brutal world in which he works in.
French with English Subtitles. Competition for films under 60 seconds.
Official Selection and 2017 Winner of the Fan Favourite Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
COUP DE GRACE
Directed by Justin Wu
Written by Alessandra Ferrari
In Paris, a bewildered young man confides in his barber about an unusual encounter. Short Experimental Film. *Nudity is shown.
International Premiere @ Centre Pompidou - Modern Art Museum in Paris (2013)
North American Premiere @ San Jose International Short Film Festival (2013)
Starring Matthieu Charneau, Tara Jean, Michael Marenco & Frederic Quiring