Anthony Spadaccini

Anthony Spadaccini

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name = Anthony Spadaccini


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birthname = Anthony Edward Spadaccini
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|04|14
birthplace = Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
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occupation = Director, Producer, Writer, Actor
yearsactive = 1999—present
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website = [http://www.myspace.com/NovaAnthony21 Anthony Spadaccini]
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awards = Exemplary Filmmaking Award - "Emo Pill", "Monday Morning" - 2006 Delaware Valley Film Festival; 2nd Place Best Experimental Short - "Monday Morning" - 2006 Indie Gathering Film Festival; Best Experimental Short - "The First Date" - 2007 Indie Gathering Film Festival; 3rd Place Best Experimental Short - "Emo Pill" - 2007 Indie Gathering Film Festival

Anthony Spadaccini is an award-winning filmmaker from Northern Delaware, noted for his unique experimental style of visual storytelling.

After his first short film "The Troubled Interviewee" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471459/ The Troubled Interviewee (2002) ] ] premiered on iFilm.com in 2004, Spadaccini directed a trilogy of feature-length cinema verite pseudo-documentaries: "Unstable" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470581/ Unstable (2005) ] ] , "Aftermath" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475061/ Aftermath (2005/II) ] ] , & "Hatred" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810891/ Hatred (2006) ] ] , which have been recognized by critics and audiences alike as hard-edged underground exercises in realism.

His short film "Monday Morning" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469945/ Monday Morning (2005) ] ] (a tribute to the Chaplin/Keaton silent comedies) has played at numerous film festivals in the U.S. and Canada since 2005, and won 2nd place for Best Experimental Short at the 2006 Indie Gathering Film Festival [ [http://www.theindiegathering.com/2006Winners.htm 2006 Winners ] ] . "The First Date" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0997061/ The First Date (2006/I) ] ] , the follow-up to "Monday Morning", won Best Experimental Short at the 2007 Indie Gathering Film Festival [ [http://www.theindiegathering.com/07%20Winners.htm New Page 1 ] ] .

Spadaccini's critically-acclaimed experimental short "Emo Pill" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0863016/ Emo Pill (2006) ] ] , distinguished for its beautiful & haunting imagery, has played at several festivals in the U.S. and Canada, debuting at the 2006 Newark Film Festival and winning 3rd Place for Best Experimental Short at the 2007 Indie Gathering Film Festival [ [http://www.theindiegathering.com/07%20Winners.htm New Page 1 ] ] .

He also won Exemplary Filmmaking awards for both "Emo Pill" and "Monday Morning" at the 2006 Delaware Valley Film Festival.

Spadaccini's acting credits include Swedish pop artist Bimbo Boy's "Drama Queen" music video [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810379/ Drama Queen (2006) ] ] , the sci-fi film "The Rapture" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814278/ The Rapture (2007) (V) ] ] , and the horror short "En Passant" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0853104/ En passant (2006) ] ] , all by award-winning filmmaker Johnny K. Wu.

Spadaccini's latest feature film, "Head Case", [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914805/ Head Case (2007) ] ] a horror pseudo-documentary, premiered at the 3rd annual Newark Film Festival, which drew in the largest crowd for a local independent film for the second straight year.

Anthony has made special appearances on the local and regional media circuit and was a guest speaker for independent film production at a local Delaware college in 2006.

He is currently working on promoting "Head Case", as well as directing three feature films simultaneously. In addition, he is shooting a music video for Chris Watson| (a contestant on the 7th season of "American Idol"), writing several scripts, and attending Academy of Art University in San Francisco, majoring in Motion Pictures & Television with a concentration in Producing.

References and notes

[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471459/

[2] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470581/

[3] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475061/

[4] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810891/

[5] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469945/

[6] http://www.theindiegathering.com/2006Winners.htm

[7] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0997061/

[8] [10] http://www.theindiegathering.com/07%20Winners.htm

[9] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0863016/

[11] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810379/

[12] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814278/

[13] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0853104/

[14] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914805/

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