Personal Information

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Biography

Steven Edell is an award-winning writer/director who has been featured in Variety and the Hollywood Reporter. He was born and raised in New Jersey before attending Yale University where he received his B.A. in Fine Arts. His focus started in drawing and painting, and then moved to photography and film. While doing a semester abroad in Prague at FAMU, he wrote and directed his first short film Bracia, which won several awards and was nominated for a Student Academy Award.

Steven recently received his M.F.A. in Film Production from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. While at USC, he received the John Huston Directing Scholarship and the Edward Small Directing Scholarship for his short films. He just completed his USC thesis film A Son’s War, which won the Alexis Award for Best Emerging Filmmaker at the Palm Springs International Shortfest and the Gold Circle Award from the Caucus Foundation. In addition the film won the Panavision New Filmmaker’s Grant, the FotoKem Answer Print Grant, and finishing grants from the King Foundation and the Caucus Foundation.

Steven lives in Los Angeles where he is working on developing his first feature film.

Professional Website

http://www.asonswar.com

IMDB Page

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2097833/

Caucus Film

Film Title

A Son's War

Film Website

http://www.asonswar.com

Film Information & Synopsis

The heart wrenching true story of Jan Wiener, a young Czech Jew struggling to survive at the outset of Nazi occupation during World War II. As the German army tightens its grip on the city and danger grows ever closer, Jan is ultimately forced to choose between his freedom and his mother.

Festival Experience

Palm Springs International Shortfest
Winner: Alexis Award for Best Emerging Student Filmmaker

Palm Springs was fantastic. It is exceptionally well run and has huge turnouts for short films. Highly recommended.

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