{{short description|American film director}} {{Infobox person | name = Joe Begos | image = | caption = | birth_date = 1987 | birth_place = | birth_name = | other_names = | occupation = Film director, screenwriter | education = | alma_mater = | spouse = | children = | years_active = 2011–present }} '''Joe Begos''' is an American film director and screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rue-morgue.com/exclusive-interview-writer-director-joe-begos-celebrates-christmas-bloody-christmas|title=Exclusive Interview: Writer/director Joe Begos celebrates "CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS"|first=Michael|last=Gingold|date=December 5, 2022|website=Rue Morgue}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theaureview.com/watch/interview-christmas-bloody-christmas-writer-director-joe-begos|title=Interview: Christmas Bloody Christmas writer/director Joe Begos on seasonal horror, practical effects and shooting on film.|first=Peter|last=Gray|date=December 7, 2022|website=The AU Review}}</ref> He is best known for directing the 2019 horror film ''Bliss'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/bliss-review-1203287482|title=Film Review: 'Bliss'|first=Dennis|last=Harvey|website=Variety|date=7 August 2019 }}</ref> the 2019 action-thriller film ''VFW'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/vfw-1279251|title='VFW': Film Review|first=Frank|last=Scheck|date=February 13, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> and the 2022 Christmas slasher film ''Christmas Bloody Christmas''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/dec/07/christmas-bloody-christmas-review-robo-claus-on-the-rampage|title=Christmas Bloody Christmas review – Robo-Claus rampage in seasonal slasher|first=Leslie|last=Felperin|date=December 7, 2022|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/director-joe-begos-christmas-bloody-christmas-interview|title=Exclusive: The Santa Out There Is Frightful in Director Joe Begos' Christmas Bloody Christmas|first=Greg|last=Archer|date=December 7, 2022|website=MovieWeb}}</ref>
==Filmography== '''Feature films''' * ''Almost Human'' (2013) * ''The Mind's Eye'' (2015) * ''Bliss'' (2019) * ''VFW'' (2019) * ''Christmas Bloody Christmas'' (2022) * ''Jimmy and Stiggs'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/eli-roths-the-horror-section-acquisition-jimmy-and-stiggs-exclusive-1236352810|title=Eli Roth's The Horror Section Marks First Acquisition With 'Jimmy and Stiggs' (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Matt|last=Minton|date=March 31, 2025|website=Variety}}</ref>
'''Short films''' * ''Bad Moon Rising'' (2011) * ''Toxin'' (2011)
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|3976308}}
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