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  • Phedon Papamichael - Award Winning Cinematographer - Sideways, The Weather Man, 3:10 to Yuma, The Descendants, Nebraska, and The Monuments Men

    Born in Athens, Greece, and educated in Germany, Phedon moved to New York in 1983, working as a photojournalist, and eventually crossing over into cinematography.

    Phedon now counts over 40 feature films to his credit as Director of Photography. Some of his earlier work includes Dance of the Damned, Cool Runnings, and Phenomenon.

    His more recent credits include Walk the Line, The Weather Man, The Pursuit of Happyness, 3:10 to Yuma, and Oliver Stone's W.

    Phedon has shot several films for Alexander Payne, including Sideways, The Descendants, and most recently Nebraska, about an aging father travelling from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Sweepstakes Marketing prize.

    Nebraska along with The Descendants and Sideways were nominated and won several Oscars and Phedon was nomimated for an Oscar for Nebraska for Best Cinematography.

    Most recently, Phedon shot The Monuments Men, directed by and starring George Clooney, about a World War II platoon that rescues art stolen by the Nazis.

    30 min
  • Charlotte Bruus Christensen - Danish Cinematographer - Submarino, My Good Enemy, Hunky Dory, The Hunt (Oscar nominee)

    Charlotte began working with Thomas Vinterberg with his dramatic feature, Submarino, after working on a number of award winning short films, like Between Us which she also wrote and co-directed,

    Charlotte followed this up with the drama My Good Enemy and dramatic musical feature, Hunky Dory.

    Charlotte recently teamed again with Thomas Vinterberg on the acclaimed film,The Hunt, for which she won the Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist atCannes.

    The Hunt is about a Lucas, a divorced father who teaches at a kindergarten when an accusation made by Klara, the young daughter of his best friend ends up nearly destroying his career and all his relationships.

    After a successful theatrical run, The Hunt was nominated for an Oscar and it is available via DVD and video streaming services.

    30 min
  • Davy Rothbart - Magazine Editor, Author, Radio Producer, and Filmmaker - Medora - Available on iTunes

    Davy is the creator and editor of FOUND Magazine, author of My Heart Is An Idiot, a book of personal essays, and The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas, a collection of stories, and he is a frequent contributor to public radio’s This American Life.

    Davy’s work also appears in GQ, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Grantland. Davy’s directed two documentaries about the punk rock band Rise Against and videos for the Dan Savage's It Gets Better Project.

    In 2010, the film Easier With Practice, adapted from one of his GQ articles, and starring Brian Geraghty as Davy, won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.

    Davy’s most recent documentary is the upcoming film, Medora, is an in-depth, deeply personal look at small-town life, a thrilling, underdog basketball story, and an inspiring tale of a community refusing to give up hope despite the brutal odds stacked against them.

    Medora has screened in festivals and threaters around the US and is available on streaming via iTunes worldwide.

    30 min
  • Tom Quinn - Director/Writer - The New Year Parade

    Tom Quinn grew up in Bucks County, PA, where he directed a few shorts and freelanced as a camera assistant.

    His debut feature, The New Year Parade, was selected for the IFP Narrative Rough Cut Labs, won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative at Slamdance, and was a Gotham Award nominee for “Best Film Not Playing in a Theater Near You.”

    The New Year Parade follows Jack and Kat over the course of a year as their parents separate, struggle with their decisions, and eventually divorce. The New Year Parade is set against the backdrop of Philadelphia’s Mummery, one of the oldest American folk traditions. The New Year Parade is now available worldwide on DVD.

    Tom has been listed one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film” byFilmmaker Magazine and “Ten Young Writer-Directors to Watch,” by MovieMaker Magazine and was also a John Cassavetes Award Nominee at the Independent Spirit Awards.

    Tom also works as a visual effects coordinator and producer at DIVE in Philadelphia.

    30 min
  • Chad Hartigan - Director and Writer - Luke And Brie Are On A First Date and This Is Martin Bonner (Independent Spirit Award nominee now on DVD)

    Since graduating North Carolina School of the Arts, Chad has pursued all aspects of film.

    Chad was actor in the award winning feature Dance Party USA, he co-wrote an animated short nominated for the Student Academy Award, and he as behind-the-scenes videographer for David Arquette’s directorial debut, The Tripper, along with making short films, like Surprise.

    Chad wrote and directed his first feature, Luke And Brie Are On A First Datewhich played at festivals across the globe including Hamptons International Film Festival and Mar Del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina.

    Chad’s second feature, This Is Martin Bonner, shot on location in Reno, NV, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and has also toured extensivelyat other film festivals, is a warm and perceptive meditation on friendship, human connection and getting a second chance at life.

    This Is Martin Bonner is now on DVD and Chad has been nonimated for the John Cassavetes Award for the Independent Spirit Awards for his work on the film.

    30 min
  • William Arnold - Production Designer - Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, In Good Company, Shopgirl, American Dreamz, Last Holiday, Little Fockers, Crazy, Stupid, Love., and Lovelace

    William moved through the ranks in the art department prior to being a Production Designer starting with work as a Set Designer to Art Director work and then Supervising Art Director on projects like Pleasantville and Snow Falling on Cedars.

    William's Production Designer credits over the years include: Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, In Good Company, Shopgirl, Last Holiday, American Dreamz, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, and Little Fockers.

    William's more recent Production projects include: Crazy, Stupid, Love., American Reunion, and Lovelace, the story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.

    30 min
  • Patrice Vermette - Canadian Production Designer - C.R.A.Z.Y., The Young Victoria, 1981, City of Shadows, Cafe De Flore, Prisoners, and the upcoming Enemy

    Patrice has won three awards for his work on C.R.A.Z.Y., including the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design and a Jutra Award for Best Art Direction.

    Patrice's other work includes: 1981, City of Shadows, La Banda Picasso, Café de Flore, and The Young Victoria.

    Patrice was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Art Direction for his work in the film The Young Victoria.

    Patrice's recent projects include: Denis Villeneuve’s film Prisoners and the upcoming features Enemy and 1987.

    30 min
  • Magnus Joenck - Danish Cinematographer - AFR, The Experiment, R, A Hijacking, and Northwest

    Magnus graduated as Cinematographer from the National Film School of Denmark in 2005.

    Magnus has filmed a number of feature and documentary films, including the documentaries, Solange on Love and Tankograd, and the narrative features, AFR, The Experiment, Empire North, and Out of Bounds, and the television series, The Killing, Those Who Kill, and Borgen.

    Magnus has worked with on project for Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer on the film, R, long with their recent features, A Hijacking, and Northwest.

    30 min
  • Lars Skree - Danish Director of Photography - One Hand Clapping, Max Pinlig, The Swenkas, Armadillo, and Putin's Kiss

    Lars graduated as Director of Photography from the National Film School of Denmark in 1997.Lars has filmed a number of feature and documentary films, including One Hand Clapping, the documentary, The Swenkas, and the Max Pinlig series of films.Lars has received awards for his cinematography on documentaries, including News & Documentary Emmy Awards and the Bodil Award for Armadillo and he won Best World Cinema Cinematography Award winning in Sundance for Putin's Kiss.Lars, putting his life on the line while filming the war drama Armadillo in Afghanistan, received the Roos Award for this and also did some work in Indonesia on The Act of Killing.

    30 min
  • Rob Simonsen - Film Composer - Moneyball and Life of Pi with Mychael Danna, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Girl Most Likely, The Spectacular Now and The Way, Way Back

    Rob's first break into film composing was through the independent feature Westender in 2003 along followed by the Canadian award winning Eve and the Fire Horse.

    In 2004, Rob teamed up with Mychael Danna and has provided additional music and arrangements on Surf's Up, Fracture, Moneyball and the Oscar-winning Life of Pi.

    The two have co-composed the film (500) Days of Summer, and the television series, Dollhouse and Blue Bloods.

    Rob's more recent work includes the films: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Girl Most Likely, and the Sundance Film Festival features The Spectacular Now and The Way, Way Back.

    30 min

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