Introduce Yourself : Head of Production - ALL AMERICAN ARTISTS by James E. D. Keating

BIOGRAPHICAL HIGHLIGHTS James Di Fonzo, V.P. All American Artists James E. D. Keating (pen) 215 925 2341 Brydie84@verizon.net FCC lic. #031282 My Journey started in this “Thing” at a tender Age of 12 running talent shows out of the back yard of Pete Salvatore’s Liquor Store on the Eastside most Sunday Afternoons. From there it was a long string of auditions in Song & Dance and one special interview: Otto Preminger in Philadelphia at the Age of 17. A Bachelor’s degree in Dramatic Arts & Psychology kick-started my professional career in San Francisco under the tutorage of Marguerite Roma and Shakespeare; this led to the title, Artistic Director for The Old World Theatre in Lake Tahoe, Ca. in 1977. I studied film technique at CIA and Lee Strasberg’s Institute along with a meager writing career in Poetry; but achieving Awards which led to producing my first film, “INDIANS” in 1980 Los Angeles. I began penning screenplays for International markets and mediums in black & white and sepia. I released my first film to foreign & domestic festivals in 1990 “DENIM” 5min. USA while continuing to penetrate World Markets under ALL AMERICAN ARTISTS Motion Pictures reg. in 1980. Most recently I have completed 9 screenplays, 8 of which are produced and 5 books, 3 of which have been published. ________________________ RECENT WORK: “HALLS OF HAROLD CARVEY” is my latest work. “AN ACT OF ANIMALS” A social and political screenplay “DARK TOWN” television pilot I continue to gain opportunity as teacher & creative director for film & literature. I presently have published three books: CINE DIFI, Development of an Auteur/ Non Fiction ISBN 1-4137-7395-8 CINE DIFI’S 7th Street Shorts/Fiction/ ISBN 978-1-4560-0241-1 LE VOYAGEUR! Star Publishers ISBN 978-1-63084-180-5 ANIMAL unpublished DIRTY GIRL DIARIES unpublished My films, screenplays, plays and acting archive in IMDB, WGA, Hollywood Creative Directory, The Philadelphia Athenaeum and Locke Gallery Societies 2014, serving as film curator and film festival management worldwide “There is definitely a role for the arts to play in this society. “If a kid has access to a stage or camera; it is very unlikely that he will pick up a gun.” -Jane Alexander