Avi Zev Weider
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| Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
Avi Zev Weider is an American film director, writer, producer, and sound mixer.[1][2] He is best known for his work on the films Welcome to the Machine and I Remember.[3]
Career
[edit]Avi wrote, directed, and produced the short film, I Remember, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998.[4] He is the owner of the production company LOOP Filmworks. He wrote and developed the Sloan Foundation and Sundance Institute-supported project Zeros and Ones.[5] He is the recipient of a 2008 New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship in screenwriting and a 2009 Sloan Fellowship for Zeroes and Ones.[6] In 2012, his feature documentary, Welcome to the Machine premiered at South by Southwest.[5] As a sound supervisor, designer, and mixer, Avi has credits in the broadcast, cable, studio, livestream, and feature film.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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| 2023 | American Santa | Director, Editor, and Producer | Short Documentary |
| 2018 | Ghostbox Cowboy | Story Producer | Feature film |
| 2012 | Welcome to the Machine | Director,writer,editor, and Producer | Documentary |
| 2012 | Danland | Producer | Documentary |
| 2006 | Scott Walker: 30 Century Man | Associate producer | Documentary |
| 2002 | Cinemania | Associate producer | Documentary |
| 1998 | I Remember | Director, writer, and producer | Short film |
As sound mixer
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Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Nominated | South by Southwest | Documentary Feature | Welcome to the Machine | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet the 2012 SXSW Filmmakers #3: Avi Zev Weider, 'Welcome to the Machine'". indiewire.com. March 2012. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Five Questions with Welcome to the Machine Director Avi Zev Weider". filmmakermagazine.com. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Welcome to the Machine". variety.com. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Avi Zev Weider". scienceandfilm.org. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ a b "Welcome To The Machine". schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "SUNDANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUCES [sic] 2009 ALFRED P. SLOAN SCIENCE-IN-FILM AWARDS" (PDF). sundance.org. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "SXSW Film 2012 Crib Sheet". moveablefest.com. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 2022-03-06.