Jack Snyder is an award-winning filmmaker with many films to his credit. His films have been distributed by 20th Century Fox, NBCUniversal, Warner Brothers, and Sony. Several have shown theatrically, and aired on The Showtime Network, The Movie Channel, the Syfy Channel, and the Lifetime Movie Network.
Jack’s most recent film is 57 SECONDS, a science fiction thriller in which he was a co-producer and story consultant. The film stars Morgan Freeman and Josh Hutcherson and is slated for a 2023 release.
Before that, Jack wrote and directed the thriller, FAMILY OF LIES, for Lifetime Movie Network. It was picked up for streaming by Tubi TV and released on DVD/Blu-ray through Sony Pictures.
Jack has also made several indie films. These include COLD MOON, a horror film he co-wrote and co-produced which stars Josh Stewart, Candy Clark, Frank Whaley, and Christopher Lloyd. And BAD GRANDMAS, a dark comedy starring Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch), Pam Grier (Jackie Brown), and Judge Reinhold (The Santa Clause).
Jack has written, produced, and directed two original thrillers. FATAL CALL, starring Jason London, Danielle Harris, and Kevin Sorbo, was picked up by Warner Brothers for VOD. GHOST IMAGE, starring Elisabeth Rohm and Stacey Dash, premiered on Showtime and was distributed worldwide through 20th Century Fox.
When Jack is not writing, producing, or directing movies, he and his family split their time between their hometown of St. Louis and the many beaches of Los Angeles.
Sessions in which Jack Snyder participates
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- Worst Ending Ever: Why Does Hollywood Always Ruin the Last 10 Minutes? Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Hollywood always seems to have a way of ruining even the best of stories. What are some of our favorites that have cringe-worthy endings, and how ...
- Panel
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- Filmmaking 101 Gateway Center - Illini A
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
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- Comic Book Movies: Have We Reached Critical Mass? Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 9:00 PM - 9:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- In the Name of Originality: Movie Remakes, Sequels, and Adaptations DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- So many movies these days are part of something that already exists, either as a sequel, a remake, or an adaptation. Have we had enough of the sam...
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4:00 PM
- Star Wars' 40th Anniversary Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
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