2011 Filmmakers
David Urbanic
David Urbanic has firmly established himself as a dedicated independent photographer, filmmaker, and graphic designer. To date, Urbanic has produced numerous music videos, corporate and industrial promotional videos, and feature length films. He has toured the United States and Europe as a photographer and filmmaker with a number of bands, and produced several documentary films to that regard. He also works regularly as a band photographer, and as a graphic designer, creating CD and DVD packaging for clients internationally. In addition to his steady stream of music videos, films and visual work, Urbanic works as the Artistic Director and writer for indieonthemove.com, an online tour booking resource and music venue database for independent musicians.
See more of David’s work:
http://www.daveurbanic.com
Erin Staub
Erin Staub is a production designer, art director and illustrator who works collaboratively on films and other projects. She is part of the art department for Team G Productions and worked with Team G on “The Woods”, an Official Selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Here she is pictured at “The Woods” premiere with the actors in the film. Originally from New Orleans, Erin now lives in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
See more of Erin’s work:
http://www.estaub.com/EStaub.com/PRODUCTION_DESIGN.html
Luke Mines
Luke is a filmmaker currently based in LA. He creates documentaries, especially with international themes. Luke lived in China for seven years and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and also speaks Spanish. He has also shot and produced on news, reality shows, music videos and other projects for clients including AP, Bloomberg, the Amazing Race, Scandinavian Airlines and several European Networks. A show Luke co-created, shot and produced, “Sexy Beijing”, became an internet hit, attracting over 10 million total views on Youtube and other sites, and was covered on the Today Show, the New York Times, the New Yorker and cnn.com among many other places.
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Matt Radecki
Matt Radecki co-directed and edited the documentary TV Junkie, which won a Special Jury Award at the 2006 Sundance film festival and aired on HBO. He recently produced the Independent Spirit Award nominated documentary Marwencol, which won Grand Jury Prizes at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, the Seattle Film Festival and the Cleveland film festival and is airing on Independent Lens. He also produced and was co-cinematographer of Red White Black & Blue, which aired on PBS’s Independent Lens. He edited Who’s Back (shot by DA Pennebaker), which appeared on the definitive Who DVD collection “Amazing Journey.” He has produced several narrative films including Chasing 3000, Zerophilia and James Elroy’s Brown’s Requiem. A graduate of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, he is the co-founder of Different By Design, a Los Angeles based production and post production company. He is currently working on a feature length documentary about organ donation.
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Demetrius Navarro
Navarro Demetrius is a native Los Angelino and has worked extensively in film and television. His film debut was in FRIDAY opposite Ice Cube and Chris Tucker and segued into leading roles in 187, Soldier Boyz, The Yardsale, and the award winning feature Runaways. Soon he was dividing his time with the multi-Emmy Award winning series ER at 50 plus episodes and Telemundo’s top rated sitcom Los Beltran, produced by Sony/Tri-Star. His role on ER as quick-tongued, opinioned paramedic Morales, earned him a nomination for an ALMA Award, Best Supporting Actor. Other television credits include guest starring on The O.C., CSI Miami, and NYPD Blue. Mr. Navarro is the CEO of the Award Winning Production Company ‘D Street Films’. His producing credits include the feature films Short Fuse, The Last Letter, Purple Heart, and Runaways. D Street Films is currently in development for the television pilot ‘Residuals’ starring Fernando Carrillo and has completed ‘Lean Like A Cholo’ starring Billboard Music Award winner, Down aka Kilo, Valente Rodriguez, Tiny Lister, Vida Guerra, and John Amos. He is set to direct the feature BRUTALITY, starring Eric Roberts & Tiny Lister, to begin production this spring in Detroit.
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See more of Demetrius’ work:
http://dstreetfilms.biz/1.html
Paul Madsen
Paul Madsen’s Donate Life Film “Dinner Table Talk” tells a story of a family that comes together to make a life saving decision.
Paul is a musician and visual artist that is based in the New York City area. He has devoted much of the past year traveling the United States to capture stories of people who have had their lives changed by Organ and Tissue donation. His work can be seen on the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation and NJ Sharing Network websites. Paul works as a full time Organ placement and Tissue approach Coordinator for New Jersey Sharing Network. He has toured North America performing with bands and is currently working on a new album. Paul is in the process of developing a short film on the cross matching process for kidney donation and transplant.