Joe Augustyn is a screenwriter and film producer. Born in Philadelphia, he pursued painting and cartooning before attending Temple University

Temple University

Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...

 where he studied film theory and basic production.

As a freshman he won a FOCUS Award in the film studies category for a paper analyzing the symbolism in Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors...

's Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American war film set during the Vietnam War, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The central character is US Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L. Willard , of MACV-SOG, an assassin sent to kill the renegade and presumed insane Special Forces...

. The only undergrad among eleven winners, he was flown to Los Angeles for the ceremonies, and subsequently moved to L.A. to attend the AFI Conservatory

AFI Conservatory

The AFI Conservatory is a division of the American Film Institute founded in 1969, located in Hollywood's Griffith Park. The school is the only existing Master of Fine Arts conservatory in advanced film education...

 for Advanced Film Studies as a producing-fellow. Following graduation he worked as an associate of Steve Golin

Steve Golin

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 and Joni Sighvatsson, who later went on to found Propaganda Films. After producing two features he retired from producing to focus exclusively on screenwriting, completing assignments for such companies as Tristar, Propaganda and countless indie producers.

Augustyn's first feature, Night of the Demons, which was based on his original screenplay Halloween Party, was remade in 2008 by 7 Arts Productions, starring Shannon Elizabeth

Shannon Elizabeth

Shannon Elizabeth is an American actress and former fashion model. Elizabeth is well known for her roles in comedy films such as Scary Movie, American Pie, and Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. She is also well known for her work in horror films such as Thirteen Ghosts, Cursed, and Night of the Demons...

 and Edward Furlong

Edward Furlong

Edward Walter Furlong is an American actor whose best known film roles are John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Daniel Vinyard in American History X. He is a two-time Saturn Award nominee, winning the 1992 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for his performance in...

.

Filmography

• Night of the Demons (1988 - also producer)
• Night Angel (1990 - also producer)
• Night of the Demons 2
  Night of the Demons 2
  Night of the Demons 2 is the 1994 sequel to Night of the Demons. It stars Amelia Kinkade, Cristi Harris, Rick Peters, Jennifer Rhodes, Christine Taylor, Darin Heames, Bobby Jacoby, Merle Kennedy, Rod McCary, Johnny Moran, Zoe Trilling, and Ladd York. Released on home video in 1994 by Republic...
  
  (1994 co-written with James Penzi
  James Penzi
  James Penzi is an American poet and playwright. His poems have been published in numerous small press periodicals and literary journals, including Mundus Artium , kayak, Montana Gothic, Caligula Press , Contact II....
  
  )
• Exit (1996)

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