Freddy Deane

WRITER DIRECTOR PRODUCER ARTIST

Deane Machine
FOUNDER. ARTIST. WRITER. DIRECTOR Deane Machine creates iconic art, stories and movies for media companies and in collaboration with designers and brands. 2017 – now

Smiling Planet
CEO. CO-FOUNDER. ARTIST. WRITER. Smiling Planet is a story and art based brand that makes earth-friendly things for kids, and is celebrated around the world.
2007 – 2017

Board President
PRESIDENT, BOARD OF GOVERNORS, AMERICAN EMBASSY SCHOOL New Delhi 2014-2015
Elected to the Board by parents and faculty. Elected President by fellow Board members. Unified Board to make necessary changes and successfully navigate thru a budgetary and diplomatic crisis. Re-focused the school mission on "the joyful pursuit" of academic excellence.

Feature Films
DEN OF LIONS Millennium Films, 2002 – Starring Stephen Dorff & Bob Hoskins,
WRITER, CO-PRODUCER

DIRTY MONEY Bruce/Deane Productions, 1995
WRITER, CO-PRODUCER, ACTOR
Festivals: Palm Springs, Montreal, Boston, and New York Underground

Network TV
GREG BEHRENDT’S ULTIMATUM (ABC – prime time) Avalon Productions, 2006
STORY CONSULTANT: Structured pilot. Wrote pilot presentation

MEET MISTER MOM (NBC – prime time) James Bruce Productions, 2005
PRODUCER: Wrote show bible, produced and directed reality, supervised post-production, delivered episodes to Network.

THE CASINO (FOX – prime time) Mark Burnett Productions, 2004
PRODUCER: Wrote show bible, produced and directed reality, supervised post-production, delivered episodes to Network.

THE RESTAURANT (NBC – prime time) Mark Burnett Productions, 2003
PRODUCER: Wrote show bible, directed multi-camera coverage, produced and directed reality.

Theater
KING OF NOTHING The Road Theatre, 1999 CO-WRITER, DIRECTOR, ACTOR

Illustrated Books
SMILING PLANET - WRITER, ARTIST
POTUS - WRITER, ARTIST
DONUT DREAM - WRITER, ARTIST
EVERYONE DREAMS - WRITER, ARTIST

additional credits on request

Education
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA BA English 1982
LA SORBONNE Les Cours pour les Étrangérs – Liberal Arts 1982
HSBC/MARINE MIDLAND BANK, Wall Street Officer Training Program, Film Finance 1983
PERFORMING and VISUAL ARTS extensive professional training

Other
DUAL CITIZENSHIP – USA and FRANCE