Ross Cohen (director)
Ross Cohen | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | producer, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | rosscohen |
Ross Cohen is a British film director and producer based in Los Angeles, California.
Biography
[edit]Cohen was born and raised in Liverpool, England[1][2][3][4] and moved to Los Angeles to attend the graduate film program at the University of Southern California.[5] Cohen was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Production Award[2][3][6] to make his graduate thesis short film Willowbrook, a film that premiered as official selection at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival,[6][7] where it was nominated for the Student Visionary Award and went on to win Best Short Film at the 2012 Boston Film Festival.[5][8]
In March 2013, during the premiere week of the successful Netflix series House of Cards and the Papal Elections at the Vatican, Cohen directed the viral parody trailer House of Cardinals.[9] The project was praised by cast members,[10] Kevin Spacey and by showrunner Beau Willimon,[10] who invited Cohen, along with his co-creator Jonathan Deutsch, to visit the House of Cards set during the filming of season two.
In late 2013, Cohen directed a commercial spot for Porsche titled Fire and Ice that played online and in Laemmle, Landmark and Angelika theater chains throughout Winter 2013 and Spring 2014.[8][11]
References
[edit]- ^ Slepian, Stephanie. "Recalling the horrors of Staten Island's Willowbrook State School", Staten Island Advance
- ^ a b "Museum of the Moving Image - Ross Cohen", Museum of the Moving Image
- ^ a b "Sloan Summit", Alfred P Sloan Foundation
- ^ Slepian, Stephanie. "Student film to revisit the horrors of the Willowbrook State School", Staten Island Advance
- ^ a b Lerner, Barron H. "Film Festival Explores an Ugly Medical Chapter", The New York Times
- ^ a b "Tribeca Film Festival Guide - Willowbrook", Tribeca Film Festival
- ^ Knegt, Peter. "Tribeca Film Festival Announces Short Film Lineup", Indiewire
- ^ a b "Porsche "Fire and Ice" video", Auto Express
- ^ Haglund, David. "Did You See This? House of Cardinals", Slate
- ^ a b Couch, Aaron. "'House of Cards' Spoof Takes on the Pope", The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ "Porsche Panamera recreated from fire and ice [video]",World Car Fans