Daniel Stedman

Daniel Stedman
Born	Maine, USA
Occupation	Publisher Filmmaker
Known for	Owner and Co-founder of The L Magazine and Brooklyn Magazine

Daniel Stedman is a multi-award-winning film director, producer, writer, and owner and current president of The L Magazine ^[1], Brooklyn Magazine, and the Northside Festival.

Background

Stedman received a degree in physics from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.^[2] He currently lives in New York City, and has had poems published in the Paris journal Kilometer Zero.^[2]

Career

Filmmaker

His short film Celebration received recognition,^[3] and allowed him to be the youngest filmmaker ever invited to the Berlin International Film Festival.^[4] His work became recipient of multiple awards, most notably a Teddy Award by an independent jury at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival.^[2][5][6] His work has played at numerous international film festivals,^{[4][5][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]} including the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.^[16]

More recently, both Stedman and his cousin Aron Epstein acted in and co-directed his film The Moth and the Firefly.^[17] Inspired by the New York City blackout of 2003,^[18] the animated short film had its world premiere at the San Joaquin International Film Festival in May 2009.^[19] It won 'Bronze Palm' at the Mexico International Film Festival.

Publisher

He is co-founder and current president of The L Magazine,^[1] and runs the web site Yourlocal.com.^[20] When first launched in 2003, The L Magazine had a heated rivalry with the New York Press. This was settled when Jeff Koyen, editor-in-chief of New York Press met with Scott Stedman, editor-in-chief of The L Magaazine and brother of Daniel Stedman, for a one-on-one charity boxing match on October 29, 2003.^[21]

He is the owner and president of Brooklyn Magazine, founded in 2010. ^[22]

Filmography

• Babble (2010)
• Clownface (2010)
• The Moth and the Firefly (2009)
• Mother (2007)
• Celebration (2002)
• Fighting Still Life (2002) (assistant director)
• Maldoror (2001)
• K (1999)

Awards and nominations

• 2002, won 'Le Roger' at the Avignon Film Festival^[7]
• 2002, won 'Stonewall Award' at the Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• 2002, won 'Teddy Award' at Berlin International Film Festival^{[2][5][6][23]}
• 2002, won 'Audience Award' at Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• 2002, nominated 'Best Short Film' at Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Prato, Cate Coulacos (June 15, 2003). "Brothers Don't Rest on Their Laurels". Boston Globe. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FBBA861A83261D8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "2002 Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin". telefilm.gc.ca. Telefilm Canada. pp. page 16. http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/document/en/07/CanadaAtBerlin_ENGLISH.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
3. ^ Hays, Matthew (January 3, 2002). "A different Celebration: Daniel Stedman’s short is invited to the prestigious Berlin Film Fest". Montreal Mirror. http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2002/013102/film3.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Dezell, Maureen (February 22, 2002). "Wellesley Filmmaker Wins a Teddy Award". Boston Globe. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F1DCE6E48E17CDD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "Side by Side International Film Festival: Films: Teddy Award Winners selection". Side by Side International Film Festival. http://www.sbsff.com/en/films/shorts1/. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Canadian cinema in the spotlight". page 6. Telefilm Canada. http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/upload/expresso/ExpressoHalifax4-en.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Avignon Film Festival 2002 winners". avignonfilmfest.com. Avignon Film Festival. http://www.avignonfilmfest.com/Awards2007.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
8. ^ "Portland LGBT Film Festival". Portland LGBT Film Festival. pp. page 9. http://www.plgff.org/*PastFestPages/2002/assets/pdfs/lgbtliteguide.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
9. ^ "Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival". Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. http://www.ctglff.org/Schedule_2003.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
10. ^ "2002 Woodstock Film Festival". Woodstock Film Festival. http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/archives/2002schedule/shorts_giggles.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
11. ^ "2009 Philadelphia Film Festival". Philadelphia Film Festival. http://www.phillycinefest.com/film-details.cfm?id=8590. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
12. ^ "2002 Virginia Film Festival". Virginia Film Festival. http://www.vafilm.com/2002/filmsVideosSpecial.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
13. ^ "2002 Atlanta Film Festival". Atlanta Film Festival. http://atlantafilmfestival.com/content/view/94/96/. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
14. ^ "Boston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival". New England Film. http://www.newenglandfilm.com/news/archives/02may/treading.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
15. ^ "2004 Out Takes Lesbian & Gay Film Festival". Out Takes Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. http://www.outtakes.org.nz/2004/sources/index.php. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
16. ^ "2009 Mediawave Film Festival". Mediawave Film Festival. http://www.mwave.irq.hu/index.php?modul=filmek&kod=2242&ed=2009-05-01&nyelv=eng. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
17. ^ Ryzik, Melena Z. (August 13, 2004). "A Year After the Big Blackout, a Film Festival Flickers to Life". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/13/movies/a-year-after-the-big-blackout-a-film-festival-flickers-to-life.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
18. ^ "The Moth and the Firefly - Interview with Aron Epstein and Daniel Stedman at Philadelphia Cinefest". streettalkin.com. http://phillycommunity.streettalkin.com/_The-Moth-and-the-Firefly/video/601149/47496.html. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 
19. ^ "The Moth and the Firefly". San Joaquin International Film Festival. http://www.sjiff.org/sjiff09/films.html. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 
20. ^ "whois search for YourLocal.com". domaintools.com. http://whois.domaintools.com/yourlocal.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
21. ^ Son, Hugh (November 2, 2003). "Rags Tag Each Other for Charity". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/ny_local/2003/11/02/2003-11-02_rags_tag_each_other_for_char.html. Retrieved 2009-07-02. 
22. ^ http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20110306/SUB/303069968
23. ^ "2002 Berlin International Film Festival". Berlin International Film Festival. http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/fest_content/festivals.pl?debug=&channelbar=&fest=berlin&page=daily&date=2009/6/3&partner=&year=2002&lang=en&text_id=21926. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 

External links

• Official Site
• Daniel Stedman at the Internet Movie Database
• "Operations Staff". The L Magazine. http://www.thelmagazine.com/newyork/ContactUs/Page. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 

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