Chris Folino
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Christopher Peter Folino (born 5 November 1968 in Pasadena, California
) is an acclaimed film director
, screenwriter
and producer
whose work has been lauded in film festivals across several continents.
Raised in El Monte, California, Folino attended the film departments of USC
and Loyola Marymount University
. He worked at several television
stations and videogame companies, acquiring production, writing and directing experience.
In 2006, Folino made his directorial debut with the comedy
Gamers: The Movie
, an independent film
about four friends who attempt to set the world record for playing a Dungeons & Dragons
-like game. Folino was singled out for the originality of his writing voice and sure hand at directing comedy.
Folino resides in Southern California
with his wife, his daughter Angelina and two production babies, Dominic and Jeremy. He is currently working on several new projects. The latest is a long delayed comic book
miniseries with William Katt, entitled "Sparks".
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
) is an acclaimed film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
whose work has been lauded in film festivals across several continents.
Raised in El Monte, California, Folino attended the film departments of USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States...
. He worked at several television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
stations and videogame companies, acquiring production, writing and directing experience.
In 2006, Folino made his directorial debut with the comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
Gamers: The Movie
Gamers: The Movie
Gamers: The Movie is an independent 2006 mockumentary film written, directed and produced by Chris Folino. The film follows four friends who, saddled with "four of the worst jobs known to man", attempt to set the world record for playing Demons, Nymphs, and Dragons , a Dungeons & Dragons-like...
, an independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
about four friends who attempt to set the world record for playing a Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
-like game. Folino was singled out for the originality of his writing voice and sure hand at directing comedy.
Folino resides in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
with his wife, his daughter Angelina and two production babies, Dominic and Jeremy. He is currently working on several new projects. The latest is a long delayed comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
miniseries with William Katt, entitled "Sparks".
External links
- podcast interview at comic book fan site comiXology
- Melbourne Film Festival "Best Screenplay 2006", IMDB.com
- Gamers Review "Best Movie of 2006", BumsCorner.com
- Gamers: The Movie Official Website, Gamers-TheMovie.com