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Directed by Alex Weinress and Rob Carlton

Filmmaker Bios:

Alex Weinress

Producer/Director

Alex Weinress is an award winning American director who recently developed and directed (with Rob Carlton) eight half hours of narrative comedy, “Chandon Pictures” for The Movie Network (Australia). Lionsgate has just secured worldwide distribution rights for the series.

In 2006 Alex (and Rob Carlton) won 1st Prize at the Sony Tropfest Film Festival (Australia) for their short film “Carmichael & Shane”. Alex produced and directed the film with Rob Carlton. The film has gone on to win the Audience Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival as well as screenings at the US Comedy Arts Festival, Telluride, Tribeca and Edinburgh Film Festivals.

In 2002, Alex produced and directed the critically acclaimed documentary feature, “The Last Game”. The film premiered at the 2002 South by Southwest Film Festival, won Best Documentary at the 2002 Sonoma Valley Film Festival, and captured the Special Jury Award at the 2003 Worldfest in Houston. After earning a four (out of four) star review in USA TODAY, the film went on to air on ESPN (US) and was released on DVD internationally in 2003.

Alex currently lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife and three children.

www.hixonfilms.com

Rob Carlton

Actor/Director/Producer

Rob Carlton has been a professional actor since he was 14 years old. A recognized face in Australia for both comedy and drama, his credits span TV, film and theatre.

Rob’s television production company, ShadowfaxTV, has just delivered its first major production, 8 half hours of narrative comedy, “Chandon Pictures”, for The Movie Network Channels in Australia. He co-directed the project with Alex Weinress, his “Carmichael and Shane” collaborator. Rob also takes creator, writer and acting credits in the series. Lionsgate has just secured worldwide distribution rights for the series.

As a writer, Rob has written two feature films, for which he’s been paid, although both now languish in development. His play A-Framed was first produced by his production company in 1998 to critical and box office success. A-Framed has since been produced in Sydney and Melbourne by different theatre companies.

In February 2006 “Carmichael and Shane” which he wrote, starred in, co-directed and co-produced, won Sony Tropfest Film Festival. Rob was also lead actor in the film “How Many Doctors Does It Take To Change a Lightbulb” which won best comedy at the festival. Rob won best actor at the festival for his performances in these two films; the first time ever an actor has appeared in two finalist films. “Carmichael and Shane” has since been invited to many festivals around the world.

Rob lives with his wife and twin boys, Leo and Jim, at a beautiful beach an hour and a half north of Sydney, Australia.

For more information on Rob, visit his profile here.

http://shadowfaxtv.com

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