ABOUT

J.C. Khoury

J.C. Khoury is currently in development on several feature genre projects with budgets in the $5- $10MM range including the sci-fi thriller Emulation and the horror property The Him. The latter is conceived as a business platform that will spawn profitable ventures and revenue streams in multiple media by creating a vertically integrated value chain consisting of a horror film franchise and a scalable merchandising and licensing business.

Khoury’s second feature film All Relative starring Connie Nielsen had its world premiere at the 2014 Woodstock Film Festival followed by screenings at the Austin Film Festival. Gunpowder & Sky released the film in theaters and on VOD November 21st, 2014 and it immediately became an indie bestseller on iTunes and was acquired for global streaming exclusively by Netflix. Khoury's debut feature film The Pill (2011) won numerous best film and acting awards on the festival circuit before becoming an indie best seller on iTunes, and subsequently streaming on Hulu and Netflix. Khoury is an executive producer on the feature films Innocence (2014) starring Kelly Reilly and Return To Sender (2015) starring Rosamund Pike, Shiloh Fernandez, and Nick Nolte.

Khoury has directed several award-winning short films including Model Chaser and Michael Bell, and he edited the critically acclaimed feature documentary The Outsider about maverick filmmaker James Toback which premiered at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival before selling to Showtime. Khoury has directed dozens of commercials, receiving three gold ADDY awards and an AICP award for his Mountain Dew Foley spot, and subsequent inclusion of his commercial work in the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection.

J.C. Khoury holds a BA from Columbia University, an MFA from NYU Tisch, and an MBA from NYU Stern. An active trader and startup investor, he currently resides in New York City.