Seth Michael Donsky
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Seth Michael Donsky is an American
filmmaker screenwriter and journalist.
, Illinois
to Aaron Donsky and Wendy Arbit. He was raised by his mother and stepfather James Hite in Riverside, CA and currently lives in New York
. He wrote and directed the feature film Twisted and the short film Loopy
.
He was selected to direct two commercial spots, Love Thy Neighbor and History of the Movies, as one of ten national finalists for the 2000 and the 2003 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award
Contest.
He has taught screenwriting
at the New York Film Academy
and was chairman of the screenwriting department from 2004-2006. He currently teaches at the Art Institute of New York and is also a visiting adjunct in the MFA Screenwriting Program at Hollins University
http://www.hollins.edu/grad/film/events.htm
In 2008, he collaborated with the Calgary Men's Chorus writing and narrating their adaption of A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickins.
As a journalist he contributes regularly to Gotham Magazine and LOS ANGELES CONFIDENTIAL Magazine. He has also contributed articles to womansday.com and pointclickhome.com, the online version of Elle Decor
and Metropolitan Home
.
His 2009 New York Press
cover feature The Trouble With Safe Sex, http://www.nypress.com/article-19654-the-trouble-with-safe-sex.html, was reprinted in Cleis Press
' Best Sex Writing of 2010 http://www.nypress.com/article-19654-the-trouble-with-safe-sex.html His 2010 New York Press
cover feature Free at Las$t, http://www.nypress.com/article-21756-free-at-la$t.html about debtors anonymous in New York City was recognized for excellence in coverage of business and financial news by the New York Press Association and prominently featured in the March/April 2011 Issue of The Utne Reader. http://www.nypress.com/blog-8709-in-the-midst-of-life-we-are-in-debt.html
United States
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filmmaker screenwriter and journalist.
Biography
Donsky was born in ChampaignChampaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
to Aaron Donsky and Wendy Arbit. He was raised by his mother and stepfather James Hite in Riverside, CA and currently lives in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He wrote and directed the feature film Twisted and the short film Loopy
Loopy (film)
The film Loopy was written and directed by Seth Michael Donsky and released in 2004. It is an adaptation of a short story by Ruth Rendell. Loopy screened at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, the Cinequest Film Festival and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film...
.
He was selected to direct two commercial spots, Love Thy Neighbor and History of the Movies, as one of ten national finalists for the 2000 and the 2003 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award
Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award
Created in 1998, Coca-Cola has given out the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award to a student winner of their competition. Students from participating film schools across the United States submit entries of original scripts and storyboards...
Contest.
He has taught screenwriting
Screenwriting
Screenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is a freelance profession....
at the New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy - School of Film and Acting is a film school andacting school based in New York City, Universal City, California, USA and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. NYFA offers short-term film-making and acting courses, as well as one- and two-year conservatory and Master of Fine Arts...
and was chairman of the screenwriting department from 2004-2006. He currently teaches at the Art Institute of New York and is also a visiting adjunct in the MFA Screenwriting Program at Hollins University
Hollins University
Hollins University is a four-year institution of higher education, a private university located on a campus on the border of Roanoke County, Virginia and Botetourt County, Virginia...
http://www.hollins.edu/grad/film/events.htm
In 2008, he collaborated with the Calgary Men's Chorus writing and narrating their adaption of A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
by Charles Dickins.
As a journalist he contributes regularly to Gotham Magazine and LOS ANGELES CONFIDENTIAL Magazine. He has also contributed articles to womansday.com and pointclickhome.com, the online version of Elle Decor
Elle Decor
Elle Decor is a magazine published by Hearst Magazines, who bought Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. in 2011, that focuses on home decor.-Featured designers:...
and Metropolitan Home
Metropolitan Home
Metropolitan Home was a magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. The magazine focused on "high-end modern design and interiors, blended with intelligent reporting, to connect with a progressive reader mindset." It was originally published from 1974 through 1981 as Apartment Life,...
.
His 2009 New York Press
New York Press
New York Press was a free alternative weekly in New York City, that was published from 1988 to 2011. During its lifetime, it was the main competitor to the Village Voice...
cover feature The Trouble With Safe Sex, http://www.nypress.com/article-19654-the-trouble-with-safe-sex.html, was reprinted in Cleis Press
Cleis Press
Cleis Press is an independent publisher of books in the areas of sexuality, erotica, feminism, gay and lesbian studies, gender studies, fiction, and human rights. The press was founded in 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, later moved to San Francisco, and is now based out of Berkeley, CA...
' Best Sex Writing of 2010 http://www.nypress.com/article-19654-the-trouble-with-safe-sex.html His 2010 New York Press
New York Press
New York Press was a free alternative weekly in New York City, that was published from 1988 to 2011. During its lifetime, it was the main competitor to the Village Voice...
cover feature Free at Las$t, http://www.nypress.com/article-21756-free-at-la$t.html about debtors anonymous in New York City was recognized for excellence in coverage of business and financial news by the New York Press Association and prominently featured in the March/April 2011 Issue of The Utne Reader. http://www.nypress.com/blog-8709-in-the-midst-of-life-we-are-in-debt.html