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Line 34: }} '''Jônatas de Moura Penna''', best known as '''Joe Penna''' (born May 29, 1987), is a Brazilian filmmaker and musician, best known from both his YouTube channel '''MysteryGuitarMan''' and his feature films. He resides in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. == Film ==▼ In March 2016, his short film ''Turning Point'' was selected to play at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{Citation\|last=Penna\|first=Joe\|title=Turning Point\|date=2015-10-28\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5246292/\|others=Jade Harlow, George Capacete, Michael Reed\|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>▼ In February 2017, Penna began production of his directorial debut feature film, ''[[Arctic (film)\|Arctic]]''. It was shot in Iceland and stars [[Mads Mikkelsen]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/mads-mikkelsen-arctic-armory-films-1202071899/\|title=Mads Mikkelsen To Star In Thriller 'Arctic' From Armory Films\|last=N'Duka\|first=Amanda\|date=2017-04-19\|work=Deadline\|access-date=2018-04-12\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/global/mads-mikkelsen-polar-wilderness-arctic-1202439557/\|title=Mads Mikkelsen on Surviving the Polar Wilderness in 'Arctic'\|date=2017-04-21\|access-date=2018-03-15\|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Arctic'' garnered enthusiastic reviews as an Official Selection for the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/cannes-film-festival-2018-lineup-full-list-official-selection-1202362798/\|title=Cannes Film Festival 2018: Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard, Jafar Panahi In Competition; Whither Von Trier? – Full List\|last=Tartaglione\|first=Nancy\|date=2018-04-12\|work=Deadline\|access-date=2018-04-12\|language=en-US}}</ref> Its theatrical premiere was on February 1, 2019.▼ In June 2019, Penna began shooting on the sci-fi movie ''[[Stowaway (2021 film)\|Stowaway]]'' starring [[Anna Kendrick]] and [[Toni Collette]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rxDlou4fJk \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/_rxDlou4fJk \|archive-date=2021-12-20 \|url-status=live\|title=EP#14 \| Joe Penna aka MysteryGuitarMan\|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>▼ In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the release of ''Stowaway'' was delayed from its initial summer 2020 release by Sony.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/netflix-stowaway-joe-penna-movie-anna-kendrick-daniel-dae-kim-shamier-anderson-toni-colette-1234635586/\|title=Netflix Boards Joe Penna's Sci-Fi Movie 'Stowaway' Starring Anna Kendrick & Toni Collette From XYZ Films\|last=Wiseman\|first=Andreas\|date=2020-12-04\|work=Deadline\|language=en-US}}</ref> Netflix subsequently acquired the rights to the film, which achieved the #1 spot worldwide. This success led Netflix to also acquire the US rights to Penna's earlier film ''Arctic'', which similarly achieved #1 ranking in the country.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/mads-mikkelsens-survival-thriller-netflix.html\|title=Mads Mikkelsen's Survival Thriller Is The Most-Watched Movie On Netflix\|last=Glenn\|first=Kevin\|date=2021-09-23\|work=Giant Freakin Robot\|language=en-US}}</ref>▼ In August 2022, Penna signed on to direct the sci-fi thriller ''Trespasser'', produced by Jason Fuchs and [[Brad Fuller (producer)\|Brad Fuller]]. The film, based on a [[The_Black_List_(survey)\|Black List]] screenplay follows a father and daughter living in isolation who encounter a mysterious otherworldly creature.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/stowaway-joe-penna-trespasser-jason-fuchs-brad-fuller-and-endeavor-content-1235099394/\|title=Joe Penna To Direct 'Trespasser' For Jason Fuchs, Brad Fuller And Endeavor Content\|last=Kroll\|first=Justin\|date=2022-08-24\|work=Deadline\|language=en-US}}</ref>▼ In December 2022, Penna ~~produced~~was tapped to produce Anna Kendrick's directorial debut ''[[Woman of the Hour]]''. The thriller, based on the true story of Cheryl Bradshaw, a bachelorette on the 1970s TV matchmaking show ''[[The Dating Game]]'' whose chosen bachelor turned out to be serial killer [[Rodney Alcala]], was acquired by multiple international distributors at the Toronto International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anna-kendrick-directorial-debut-the-dating-game-sales-1235223967/\|title=Anna Kendrick's Directorial Debut 'The Dating Game' Sells Wide\|last=Roxborough\|first=Scott\|date=2022-09-20\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|language=en-US}}</ref> The film sold to Netflix for $11M and debuted with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a45070830/anna-kendrick-new-movie-woman-of-the-hour-rotten-tomatoes/\|title=Anna Kendrick's new movie debuts with 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating\|last=Sarkisian\|first=Jacob\|date=2023-09-20\|work=Digital Spy\|language=en-US}}</ref>▼ ==YouTube== Penna maintains the YouTube channel MysteryGuitarMan. He registered the channel on June 16, 2006.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/MysteryGuitarMan/about\|title=Joe Penna / MysteryGuitarMan – about page\|work=MysteryGuitarMan\|publisher=[[YouTube]]\|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref> By January 2011, MysteryGuitarMan became the most subscribed channel in Brazil.<ref name="YT1">{{cite web\|url= https://www.youtube.com/members?t=a&p=1&s=ms&g=0&gl=BR\|title= Most Subscribed of All Time – Brazil\|website= [[YouTube]]\|access-date=2010-02-12}}</ref> {{As of\|~~2023~~2024\|1}}, his channel has garnered over 2.6 million subscribers, and his videos have accrued nearly 400 million views.<ref name="YT2">{{cite web\|url= https://www.youtube.com/MysteryGuitarMan\|title= MysteryGuitarMan\|publisher=YouTube\|access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> On September 11, 2005,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/jp/about\|title=JP – about page\|publisher=[[YouTube]]\|access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref> Penna launched a second YouTube channel, where he uploads his [[making-of]] videos and [[vlogs]]. Within 6 hours, it became the third most subscribed channel in Brazil.<ref name="Fantastico" /> Line 63 ⟶ 76: </ref> Penna's ''"Guitar: Impossible"'' video was also featured by YouTube as one of the best videos of 2009. In 2010, Penna's ''Root Beer Mozart"l'' was featured on [[CNN]]'s morning show ''[[Morning Express with Robin Meade]]'' and on Germany's nationally broadcast ''Taff'' show. == Television == In 2009, Penna directed ana adcommercial ~~in collaboration with~~starring [[Rhett and Link]] titled ''T-Shirt War''. It garnered international attention.<ref name="huntington">{{cite news \| url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/09/amazing-stop-motion-t-shi_n_455479.html \| title= Amazing Stop Motion T-Shirt War (VIDEO) Line 102 ⟶ 115: In August 2014, Penna was announced as the host of ''Xploration Earth 2050'', a technology-oriented television series.<ref name="dailydot-mysteryguitarman">{{cite web\|title=MysteryGuitarMan is the latest YouTube star to get his own TV show\|url=http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/joe-penna-xploration-station-mysteryguitarman/\|website=[[The Daily Dot]]\|date=5 August 2014\|access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> ''Xploration Station'' went on to receive eight [[Daytime Emmy Award]] nominations.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.triplepundit.com/podium/xploration-station-earns-eight-daytime-emmy-nominations/\|title="Xploration Station" Earns Eight Daytime Emmy Nominations\|access-date=2018-04-12\|archive-date=2018-04-12\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145835/https://www.triplepundit.com/podium/xploration-station-earns-eight-daytime-emmy-nominations/}}</ref> ▲== Film == ▲In March 2016, his short film ''Turning Point'' was selected to play at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{Citation\|last=Penna\|first=Joe\|title=Turning Point\|date=2015-10-28\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5246292/\|others=Jade Harlow, George Capacete, Michael Reed\|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref> ▲In February 2017, Penna began production of his directorial debut feature film, ''[[Arctic (film)\|Arctic]]''. It was shot in Iceland and stars [[Mads Mikkelsen]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/mads-mikkelsen-arctic-armory-films-1202071899/\|title=Mads Mikkelsen To Star In Thriller 'Arctic' From Armory Films\|last=N'Duka\|first=Amanda\|date=2017-04-19\|work=Deadline\|access-date=2018-04-12\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/global/mads-mikkelsen-polar-wilderness-arctic-1202439557/\|title=Mads Mikkelsen on Surviving the Polar Wilderness in 'Arctic'\|date=2017-04-21\|access-date=2018-03-15\|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Arctic'' garnered enthusiastic reviews as an Official Selection for the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/cannes-film-festival-2018-lineup-full-list-official-selection-1202362798/\|title=Cannes Film Festival 2018: Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard, Jafar Panahi In Competition; Whither Von Trier? – Full List\|last=Tartaglione\|first=Nancy\|date=2018-04-12\|work=Deadline\|access-date=2018-04-12\|language=en-US}}</ref> Its theatrical premiere was on February 1, 2019. ▲In June 2019, Penna began shooting on the sci-fi movie ''[[Stowaway (2021 film)\|Stowaway]]'' starring [[Anna Kendrick]] and [[Toni Collette]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rxDlou4fJk \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/_rxDlou4fJk \|archive-date=2021-12-20 \|url-status=live\|title=EP#14 \| Joe Penna aka MysteryGuitarMan\|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ▲In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the release of ''Stowaway'' was delayed from its initial summer 2020 release by Sony.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/netflix-stowaway-joe-penna-movie-anna-kendrick-daniel-dae-kim-shamier-anderson-toni-colette-1234635586/\|title=Netflix Boards Joe Penna's Sci-Fi Movie 'Stowaway' Starring Anna Kendrick & Toni Collette From XYZ Films\|last=Wiseman\|first=Andreas\|date=2020-12-04\|work=Deadline\|language=en-US}}</ref> Netflix subsequently acquired the rights to the film, which achieved the #1 spot worldwide. This success led Netflix to also acquire the US rights to Penna's earlier film ''Arctic'', which similarly achieved #1 ranking in the country.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/mads-mikkelsens-survival-thriller-netflix.html\|title=Mads Mikkelsen's Survival Thriller Is The Most-Watched Movie On Netflix\|last=Glenn\|first=Kevin\|date=2021-09-23\|work=Giant Freakin Robot\|language=en-US}}</ref> ▲In August 2022, Penna signed on to direct the sci-fi thriller ''Trespasser'', produced by Jason Fuchs and [[Brad Fuller (producer)\|Brad Fuller]]. The film, based on a [[The_Black_List_(survey)\|Black List]] screenplay follows a father and daughter living in isolation who encounter a mysterious otherworldly creature.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/stowaway-joe-penna-trespasser-jason-fuchs-brad-fuller-and-endeavor-content-1235099394/\|title=Joe Penna To Direct 'Trespasser' For Jason Fuchs, Brad Fuller And Endeavor Content\|last=Kroll\|first=Justin\|date=2022-08-24\|work=Deadline\|language=en-US}}</ref> ▲In December 2022, Penna produced Anna Kendrick's directorial debut ''[[Woman of the Hour]]''. The thriller, based on the true story of Cheryl Bradshaw, a bachelorette on the 1970s TV matchmaking show ''[[The Dating Game]]'' whose chosen bachelor turned out to be serial killer [[Rodney Alcala]], was acquired by multiple international distributors at the Toronto International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anna-kendrick-directorial-debut-the-dating-game-sales-1235223967/\|title=Anna Kendrick's Directorial Debut 'The Dating Game' Sells Wide\|last=Roxborough\|first=Scott\|date=2022-09-20\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|language=en-US}}</ref> The film sold to Netflix for $11M and debuted with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a45070830/anna-kendrick-new-movie-woman-of-the-hour-rotten-tomatoes/\|title=Anna Kendrick's new movie debuts with 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating\|last=Sarkisian\|first=Jacob\|date=2023-09-20\|work=Digital Spy\|language=en-US}}</ref> == Generative AI == Line 146: [[Category:Musicians from São Paulo]] [[Category:YouTube filmmakers]] [[Category:YouTubers from Los Angeles]]