Josef Fares

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Josef Fares
Josef Fares, Gamelab 2018 (43100922332).jpg
Fares in 2018
Born (1977-09-19) 19 September 1977 (age 43)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalitySwedish
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter, actor, game designer
Years active1996–present
RelativesFares Fares (brother)

Josef Fares (born 19 September 1977) is a Swedish film director[1][2] and game designer. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in many of his films.[3] He is the founder of Hazelight Studios.

Biography[]

Fares in 2013

Josef Fares moved to Sweden when he was 10 years old, fleeing the Lebanese Civil War with his family and is Assyrian.[3][4] Variety declared him one of ten upcoming directors to watch in 2006.[5] The same year he won the Nordic Council Film Prize for his film Zozo.[6] In 2013, he directed his first video game, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. The game was well received by critics. Its focus is on the interaction between two brothers and on their journey to save their father. He then formed his development company named Hazelight Studios, and partnered with publisher Electronic Arts for his next video game, A Way Out, which was released 23 March 2018.[7]

On December 7, 2017, Josef appeared on The Game Awards 2017 and gave a "passionate" speech while on stage with host Geoff Keighley, where he covered many topics including EA's microtransaction controversy with Star Wars Battlefront II, and his game A Way Out; he also spent time to heavily criticize the Oscars due to their dispassionate take on video games, in what became known as his "fuck the Oscars" speech.[8] Because of his speech, he has received international praise among fans and his speech has created a new Internet meme involving mass vandalism of relevant Wikipedia pages, usually to reference the 2003 movie The Room, as many people compared him to the movie's director, Tommy Wiseau.[9][10][11] Fares includes his "fuck the Oscars" speech as an Easter egg in his 2021 game It Takes Two.[12]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Video games[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Josef Fares – The Swedish Film Database". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  2. ^ "Josef Fares – Svensk Filmdatabas". Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Mahardy, Mike (2013-10-27). "Brothers: How a film director shook up Starbreeze". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  4. ^ "Josef Fares". insights from the greatest minds in video games. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2010-01-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Zozo wins Nordic Council Film prize". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  7. ^ "A Way Out | Metacritic". metacritic.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  8. ^ Sarkar, Samit (December 12, 2017). "Developer defends 'fuck the Oscars' rant from The Game Awards". Polygon. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  9. ^ GameSpot (2017-12-07), A Way Out: Josef Fares says "F**k the Oscars" and Reveals Gameplay | The Game Awards 2017, retrieved 2017-12-08
  10. ^ Fares, Josef (7 December 2017). "So exited for A way out! Boom and have a great day!". @josef_fares. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  11. ^ Kim, Matt (2017-12-08). ""F*** the Oscars" - Fans React to A Way Out Director's Wild Game Awards Rant". USgamer. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  12. ^ Makuch, Eddie (March 29, 2021). "It Takes Two Has A Great "F**k The Oscars" Easter Egg". GameSpot. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

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