About

Jason Moore is a cross-platform writer, producer and director with twenty five years of experience working in film, theater, television and virtual reality. He holds a B.F.A in Theater Arts and an M.F.A. in Film Directing, both from the University of California, Los Angeles.

His films Paradise, Nebraska, American Seoul, and Animals have won multiple awards and been screened in over sixty film festivals. Paradise, Nebraska was distributed to multiple national and international television outlets including The Sundance Channel. He has directed television commercials internationally, working with DraftFCB, BBDO, DDB, and Lowe for brands including McDonalds, Toyota, Beeline and Gambrinus. His broadcast television directing credits include Strictly Sex with Dr. Drew on Discovery, Who Gets the Dog on Animal Planet, Hooked Up with Tom Colicchio on The Conversation Channel, and more.

Moore is the creative force behind The MetaMovie Presents: Alien Rescue, a pioneering live Virtual Reality experience which combines elements of cinema, video games, theater, and role-playing into an exciting new form of VR storytelling. Recognized for its potential even in its nascent stages, Alien Rescue received the FanHeart Award at the 2020 Venice Biennale as a work in progress. The experience then made its World Premiere at the 2021 Raindance Immersive Festival, clinching the title for Best Multiplayer Experience and securing a nomination for Most Immersive Game. The accolades didn't stop there; XRMust Magazine crowned it the Best VR Experience of the Year in 2021. By 2022, it had garnered further recognition, earning the title of Best VR Experience of the Year at the 6th Annual VR Awards. This momentum carried through to 2023, with Alien Rescue being recognized as the Best Multiplayer Game at the AMAZE! International Games and Playful Media Festival.

Amid these individual achievements, Moore's trailblazing company, The MetaMovie, recently earned distinction by being shortlisted for Rising VR Company of the Year at the 7th Annual VR Awards.

Moore is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Academy of International Extended Reality. He is also an Associate Professor of Emerging Media at the City University of New York, Brooklyn College.

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