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Matthew Bonifacio is an American independent film director, producer and screenwriter. Bonifacio was born in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York and later moved to Midwood. He graduated from Midwood High School. He is the youngest of 4 siblings. His directing, writing and producing feature debut, Lbs., premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Alfred P. Sloan Award ^[1]. Lbs. screened at many festivals, winning Best Feature Film awards at the Deep Ellum Film Festival and Avignon/New York Film Festival. At the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival’s first annual Tropfest@Tribeca, co-jurors Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts awarded Mr. Bonifacio’s short, The Watering Hole, the Grand Jury Prize. Mr. Bonifacio directed, co-wrote and produced the film. The award jury also included Darren Aronofsky, Caroline Baron, Famke Janssen, Anthony LaPaglia and Charles Randolph ^[2]. Mr. Bonifacio directed and produced his second feature film, Amexicano which made its world premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Amexicano, acquired by Maya Entertainment Group, was theatrically released in the fall of ‘08. The film received positive reviews in The New York Times ^[3], New York Daily News ^[4] and Variety. Amexicano is now available on DVD online via Amazon, Netflix, Blockbuster, Walmart and Target. Bonifacio has directed numerous short films including From Woodside, Queens, Bagelized!, For Customers Only and New Boobs, which was commissioned by AtomFilms Studio. Currently in post, he directed and produced Not for Nothing, a comedy set in Tribeca, New York and staring Thomas Ian Nicholas, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Dominic Fumusa, Mike Starr and Andrea Martin. Upcoming projects include Brickhead and Bloom.

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[4] ttp://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2010/03/26/2010-03-26_short_takes_eclipse_waking_sleeping_beauty_lbs_and_dancing_across_borders_.html

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