Paul Joseph (P. J.) Castellaneta (born 1960) is an American film director,"In the Write Place"
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'', April 21, 1998. who wrote and directed the films ''

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'' and '' Relax...It's Just Sex''."P.J. Castellaneta Says, "Relax. . . It's Just Sex""
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'', March 8, 1999. Castellaneta was born in

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. He was working as a story supervisor for

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when he made ''Relax...It's Just Sex''. Castellaneta made the short film ''What's a Nice Kid Like You...'' in 1986. His feature film debut, ''Together Alone'', won the

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and the

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prize at the

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,'Grand Canyon' Wins The First Prize At Berlin Festival
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'', February 25, 1992. as well as the Audience Award at the

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and the Best Feature Film Award at the Torino International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. A stage adaptation of the film was also produced in 1992 by the Upstart Theatre Company in

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."Together Alone"
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'', July 9, 1992.

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* 1960 births Film directors from New York (state) American male screenwriters American LGBT screenwriters American LGBT film directors American gay writers Living people People from Lynbrook, New York Screenwriters from New York (state) {{US-film-director-1960s-stub