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John Soares
John Soares
Born	John Allen Soares; June 22, 1981; Turlock, California, ; United States
Occupation(s)	Film Director, Actor, Motion Picture Editor, Fight Choreographer
Years active	2001 - Present
Notable work	Sockbaby, The Danger Element, Looney Tunes Cartoons, My Adventures with Superman
Website	www.johnallensoares.com

John Soares (born June 22, 1981) is an American film director, actor, motion picture editor, and fight choreographer. He is best known for his martial arts fight choreography in "Sockbaby" and "The Danger Element," as well as for his editorial work in animation on projects like "Looney Tunes Cartoons" and "My Adventures with Superman."

Early life

Soares was born in Turlock, California, and grew up in the Central Valley working on his family's almond farm in the agricultural community of Hughson, California.

In 1999, Soares enrolled in film classes at Modesto Junior College where he met his future filmmaking partners Ben Beames and Justin Spurlock.

Career

In 2001, Soares founded Westhavenbrook Productions with partners Ben Beames and Justin Spurlock.

Soares co-directed Sockbaby (2004) with Doug TenNapel starring Soares, Cody Spurlock, Uriel Padilla, Justin Spurlock, Jon Heder, Doug Jones, Rob Schrab, Kate Freund, and Isaac C. Singleton Jr.^[1]

Soares worked as a motion picture editor for Dreamworks Animation from 2014 to 2017, on the animated series Little Big Awesome and the second season of Niko and the Sword of Light at Titmouse, Inc. Shortly after entering the Motion Picture Editors Guild, he was hired by Warner Brothers Animation to edit another Animated series, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz. The show was canceled a couple of months later and John began editing Looney Tunes Cartoons for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2021. Throughout 2021, John edited two Scooby-Doo animated features, one of which was Trick or Treat Scooby Doo. John has been editing My Adventures with Superman at Warner Brothers Animation since 2022.

Soares directed The Danger Element (2017) starring Soares, Doug Jones, Cassie Meder, Kevan Hewett, Joshua Krebs, Justin Spurlock, and Ben Page. He has been working on a sequel to The Danger Element entitled Jitni: Book of Lies for which a proof-of-concept short film was released to the public in 2022.

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as
Year	Title	Director	Writer	Actor
2017	The Danger Element	Yes	Yes	Yes
2007	The Gauntlet of Sorrow	Yes	Yes	Yes
2004	Sockbaby	Yes	Yes	Yes
2002	Tao of the Meteor Serpent	Yes	Yes	Yes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2002	Shocker Award	Best Fantasy Short Film	Tao of the Meteor Serpent	Won
2004	Channy Award	Best Fight Choreography	Sockbaby	Won
2007	ShockerFest Award^[2]	Guerrilla Software	Gauntlet of Sorrow	Won
2007	ShockerFest Award	Best Actor (Science Fiction/Fantasy)	Gauntlet of Sorrow	Won

References

^ Wesley Scoggins (June 15, 2008). "John Soares Interview & Sockbaby 4!". IndyMogul. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
^ "ShockerFest International Film Festival". filmfestivalworld.com. Oct 26, 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

External links

Official Website
John Soares at IMDb

[1] Wesley Scoggins (June 15, 2008). "John Soares Interview & Sockbaby 4!". IndyMogul. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

[2] "ShockerFest International Film Festival". filmfestivalworld.com. Oct 26, 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

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