Janek Ambros
Janek Ambros | |
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| File:Janek Ambros picture.jpg Janek Ambros at the Los Angeles Polish Film Festival | |
| Born | April 19, 1988 Morristown, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, producer, editor, CEO of Assembly Line Entertainment |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | www.assemblylineentertainment.com |
Janek Ambros (born April 19, 1988) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He's also the founder and CEO to Assembly Line Entertainment, a film production company.[1] His most notable film as a director is the documentary Imminent Threat, which he also wrote, edited, and produced with Academy Award nominee James Cromwell.[2] The film was released in late 2015 and he received the Best Editing Award at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival.[3] His most notable film as producer is Ten Thousand Saints, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Ethan Hawke. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015.[4]
Janek Ambros wrote and directed the film "May 15th in Paris", a film about the rise of populism in France during 1848 with visuals from present day Paris, highlighting the rise of populism in the west. The film sparked the first collaboration between himself and Martin Scorsese's producer of 40 years, Barbara De Fina.[5] The film was released in the summer/fall of 2017 on Amazon Prime and a limited theatrical release. That same year, the adventure film "Valley of Bones" was released in 2017 nationwide which he produced; the film stars Autumn Reeser, Alexandra Billings, Steven Molony, and Rhys Coiro.[6]
In the summer of 2017, his company, Assembly Line Entertainment, expanding to China when they brought in Jing Xue into the company.[7]
References
- ^ "Assembly Line Entertainment Names Jing Xue COO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (2015-07-02). "[WATCH] James Cromwell Behind 'Imminent Threat' Docu: Actor-Activist Has Stories To Tell". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ "Downtown Film Festival Los Angleles". Dffla.org. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ^ Justin Chang (2014-12-08). "Sundance Film Festival: 2015 Premieres Lineup Announced". Variety. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ "Movie Review - May 15th In Paris -What Have We Learned? | Splash Magazines | Los Angeles". Splash Magazines | Los Angeles. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- ^ "New releases from Slingerlands-bred filmmaker". Arts Talk. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- ^ "Assembly Line Entertainment Names Jing Xue COO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-02.