Paul Hoen



Paul Hoen? is an American director and producer.[1]

Hoen has directed and produced projects such as? Cheetah Girls 3[2] ? and? Dadnapped.[3]

Hoen studied drama, film and television at the? University of Santa Clara. He was admitted to the? Directors Guild of America? in 1987. Since then he has directed several television films such as? Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam,? Jump In,? Read It and Weep,? Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off,? You Wish!,? Tru Confessions? starring? Shia LaBeouf? and the comedy? The Luck of the Irish? starring? Ryan Merriman. Both? Jump In? and? Luck of the Irish? on first airing were the Disney Channel's highest rated programs.[4]

In January 2008, Paul Hoen won the? DGA? award for the film? Jump In? and in January 2009 he won for? The Cheetah Girls One World. He has also been nominated for two other DGA awards for? Take My Sister Please? an episode from the series? Even Stevens, and? Searching for David's Heart, the ABC Family Movie starring? Danielle Panabaker. The film was also nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Family Television Movie or Special and Danielle Panabaker won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a TV Movie. The film was also the 2005 recipient of The Humanitas Prize.? You Wish!? and? Jump In? were also nominated for Humanitas Prizes.

Popular series directed by Hoen include? Roundhouse,? The Secret World of Alex Mack,? Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,? Cousin Skeeter,? The Jersey, where he is also credited as Producer,? Just for Kicks,? Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide,? Just Jordan, the N series? Beyond the Break, and? South of Nowhere, which was nominated for a GLADD Award for Best Teen Drama. Paul Hoen has also directed two successful pilots for Nickelodeon,? The Journey of Allen Strange? and? 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd. He was also the director and executive producer of the Disney Channel series starring the? Jonas Brothers,? Jonas L.A..

In 2011 Paul Hoen was the Executive Producer and Director of the Madison High Pilot, an unsuccessful attempt by Disney to reinvigorate their High School Musical franchise. Currently he is in post production on Let It Shine, a musical set to premiere on The Disney Channel featuring Coco Jones, and Tyler James Williams (Everybody Hates Chris), and the ABC family movie "The Fight Before Christmas" starring Tia Mawory and Tori Spelling.





