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==Early life== |
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Mazzoni was born and grew up in Philadelphia. Dave Mazzoni and [[Tom Mattera]] teamed up during childhood in Philadelphia where they began their creative collaboration on film. Their first screenplay, Mectl, was selected as one of the top 250 out of 5,500 submissions in HBO’s Project Greenlight Competition in 2003. |
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Mazzoni graduated with a B.A. in Film and Media Arts in 2004 from [[Temple University]], where he studied underneath award winning filmmaker Eugene Martin (Edge City, Diary of a City Priest). Mazzoni also studied Management Information Systems at Drexel University prior to receiving his film degree. |
Mazzoni graduated with a B.A. in Film and Media Arts in 2004 from [[Temple University]], where he studied underneath award winning filmmaker Eugene Martin (Edge City, Diary of a City Priest). Mazzoni also studied Management Information Systems at Drexel University prior to receiving his film degree. |
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Dave Mazzoni | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Producer & Screenwriter |
Dave Mazzoni (born 31 October 1979) is an American filmmaker, writer and producer.
Early life
Mazzoni was born and grew up in Philadelphia. Dave Mazzoni and Tom Mattera teamed up during childhood in Philadelphia where they began their creative collaboration on film. Their first screenplay, Mectl, was selected as one of the top 250 out of 5,500 submissions in HBO’s Project Greenlight Competition in 2003.
Mazzoni graduated with a B.A. in Film and Media Arts in 2004 from Temple University, where he studied underneath award winning filmmaker Eugene Martin (Edge City, Diary of a City Priest). Mazzoni also studied Management Information Systems at Drexel University prior to receiving his film degree.
Features
Mazzoni and Mattera reportedly made the film for about $75,000.[1] The film won the Grand Jury Honorable Mention Award at CineVegas in 2006, the Technical Achievement Award at the Philadelphia International Film Festival,[2] and went on to screen at over 20 international film festivals.[citation needed]
Upcoming Projects
Mazzoni and Mattera recently directed their second independent feature, "The Fields," a thriller starring Academy Award Winner Cloris Leachman and Tara Reid, which is scheduled for a 2011 release. The film takes place in a small Pennsylvania town in 1973, and tells the story of a young boy and his family as they are terrorized by an unseen presence in the surrounding fields. [3]The film is being produced by Faust Checho with Mr. Big Productions, in association with MazWa Productions.[4] Tommy Lee Wallace is attached as an associate producer.[4] Production spanned six weeks, throughout September and October 2009, and was shot 100% on location in the Pocono Mountains region in Kunkletown Pennsylvania. [5]
Directorial style
Mazzoni and Mattera's film The 4th Dimension has often been compared David Lynch and Darren Aronofsky.[6]
Filmography
| Film | Year | Credits | Awards | Links |
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| The 4th Dimension | 2006 | Director Writer Producer Editor |
Won the Grand Jury Honorable Mention Award at CineVegas Won Technical Achievement Award at the Philadelphia International Film Festival |
Official website
The Fields at Facebook |
| The Fields | 2011 | Director Producer Editor |
N/A | Official website |
References
- ^ http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2008/07/david_lynch_sucks_the_4th_dime.php
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780461/awards
- ^ Cloris Leachman and Tara Reid star in 'The Fields'
- ^ Teaser Poster for The Fields
- ^ ['The Fields' Wraps, 'Let Me In' Begins Production]
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=459