Philip Zlotorynski

Philip Scott Zlotorynski (born February 25, 1975) is an American filmmaker.

Early career

Zlotorynski graduated with honors from California State University, Northridge with a degree in film and television production in 1997. He spent two years as head of the Trailer Department for Roger Corman's Concorde-New Horizons.

Notable accomplishments and controversy

After completing the dramatic short "Sway" in 2001, Zlotorynski went to work on his next short project "Walkentalk" which has gained some notoriety on the festival circuit. [http://thedvdguy.typepad.com/the_watercooler/2006/03/walkentalk.html] "My Big Fat Independent Movie" marked his feature directorial debut. However, it was a box office bomb, experiencing a very limited theatrical run in 10 markets, earning only $4,655 in box office receipts. [http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mybigfatindependentmovie.htm] The film was poorly received by the public and critics, receiving a very low 23% rotten rating over at Rottentomatoes. The film was also rejected by the Sundance film festival, the Slamdance film festival and most major film festivals even though the film went on to play at some lesser known film festivals with mixed results such as Cinequest, South by Southwest, San Diego Film Festival, Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Worldfest Houston and the Temecula Valley Film Festival, where it won Best Feature. [http://www.answers.com/topic/my-big-fat-independent-movie-1]

A firestorm of internet debate soon erupted over the film's lowbrow treatment of independent film classics and, as a result, the movie suffered a backlash from die-hard independent film fans, many of which considered the film to be blasphemous toward the genre. [http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=interviews&id=1027]

Chris Parry, entertainment journalist and film critic for efilmcritic.com, offered the following analysis about why "My Big Fat Independent Movie" failed to catch on with the public, stating: [http://efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=8866]

Filmography

*"My Big Fat Independent Movie" (2005) - Director/Editor

*"Walkentalk" (2003) - Director/Producer/Writer/Editor

*"Sway" (2001) - Director/Producer/Writer/Editor

*"Thunderpoint" (1998) - Director/Producer/Editor

*"The Seventh Day" (1997) - Director/Writer

External links

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