Joke Fincioen is a Belgian-born United States-based television producer, filmmaker, director, and
showrunner. She pronounces her first name /jōk/.
Her television credits include the
VH1 reality TV acting competition series
''Scream Queens'',
the
MTV documentary series
''Caged'',
The CW
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'' ''Presents'' documentary feature
''Secrets, Lies, and Sex''.
Her filmmaking credits include the theatrically released, feature-length documentary ''
Dying to do Letterman'', which was invited by the
International Documentary Association to qualify for Academy Award consideration.
She has produced and contributed to over one-hundred hours of TV and film.
Born in Belgium, she moved to the United States in 1994.
She is married to
Biagio Messina, her husband and business partner.
They own and run Joke Productions, a production company.
[ They blog and podcast about the entertainment industry.]
References
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Living people
American television directors
American television producers
American women television directors
American documentary filmmakers
American reality television producers
Showrunners
American women television producers
American women documentary filmmakers
American women television writers
American television writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women
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