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FRANK
FITZPATRICK (Writer/Director/Producer)
Critically
acclaimed filmmaker/composer/music producer Frank Fitzpatrick has created the
soundtracks for over two dozen feature films (Scary Movie 3, Queen of the
Damned, Friday, In Too Deep, Nuns On the Run), and scores and themes for
numerous television shows (The Larry Sanders Show, Pirates of Silicon Valley,
Jeff Foxworthy). He recently scored two animated films (Disney's Proud Family
Movie and Revolution's Lil' Pimp) and wrote and produced featured songs
for the Scary Movie 4, Big Mama's House II, My Baby's Daddy, Modigliani
and Proud Family Movie soundtracks. Listed in Variety as one of the "Top
Music Supervisors of the Decad", Fitzpatrick
has sold over 5 million soundtrack albums, including the multi-platinum original
Friday. As an emerging filmmaker, Fitzpatrick is poised to redefine
the model for multi-platform entertainment content through his company, Jungle
Cinema. His first film in the Jungle Cinema series, Jungle Jazz: Public Enemy
#1, won the prestigious Silver Bear Award for Best Short Film at the Berlin International
Film Festival. It also received top prizes at festivals in Brazil and Australia
and has played to over 15 countries with critical acclaim. Fitzpatrick is developing
a Hip Hop driven feature version of Jungle Jazz called Back In the Day, with writer/director
Rob Adetuyi (Turn It Up, Traces, Steppin�) He is also directing and producing
the animated multi-platform film:The Rebel Angel. Part of the Jungle Cinema series,
The Rebel Angel is a prototype, completed with assets, designs and a riveting
story, for the upcoming feature film, game development and merchandizing. The
current soundtrack features an 80-piece orchestra and performances by recording
artists Sasha Lazard, DJ Spooky, Jazz (Dru Hill), OG Stiles (Delinquent Habits)
and Delerium. The first single, featuring Sasha and remixed by Delerium entered
the Billboard Club Hot Picks at #3. As a songwriter/producer, Fitzpatrick
has worked with Gold & Platinum artists including Jill Scott, Fat Joe, Dave
Hollister, K-Ci & JoJo, Brownstone, The London Symphony, Lina, Public Announcement,
Carl Anderson, Ice Cube, Keali� Reichel, Akil (of Jurassic 5) & Jazz (of Dru
Hill). He is currently working with acclaimed producer Peter Asher on a Classical
Crossover duet project for EMI records and finishing the upcoming release for
Sasha. Prior to his record & film career, Detroit-born Fitzpatrick produced
live shows for the likes of Miles Davis, Ella
Fitzgerald, Ornette Coleman, Ray Charles and Prince, performed in bands and hosted
his own radio show. Few artists have been able to successfully move
between various mediums in the same way as Fitzpatrick. Gifted with tremendous
vision, talent and the experience to both execute and market his ideas, Frank
Fitzpatrick continues to stay on the cutting edge of multi-media entertainment.
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SHERRY
GUNTHER (Co-Producer)
An award winning producer, Sherry has spent the past nineteen years producing
some of television's biggest animated hits as well as several feature release
classics. During her career, she has produced at most of the animation studios
in Los Angeles. In 1989, Sherry began running Klasky Csupo for five years, where
she produced "The Simpsons" ,"Duckman" and "Edith Ann"
and served as supervising producer on "Rugrats" and all other Klasky
Csupo projects. Sherry then proceeded to head up Hanna Barbera Cartoons as Senior
Vice President of Production where she breathed new life into the studio and executive
produced such hits as "Dexter’s Laboratory", "Cow and Chicken",
"Johnny Bravo" and "The Powerpuff Girls." Sherry then went
on to executive produce two original musical direct-to-video movies for Nickelodeon:
"The electric Pied Piper" and "Globehunters, an Around-the-World-in-80-Days
Adventure." She then went on to produce Fox's prime-time animated hit: "Family
Guy" where she set up and ran Fox's first and only in-house prime-time animation
studio. She then produced two prime-time animated presentations for Imagine Television
for Fox. Sherry proceeded to spend two years at Warner Bros. Pictures, producing
Looney Tunes shorts for theatrical release. She then produced two prime-time presentations
for Touchstone Television for Fox. Through her years in animation, Sherry has
shown a sincere dedication to quality entertainment for both kids and adults.
Along with her work on the above-mentioned projects, Sherry has also been focusing
on creating and developing numerous projects for prime-time and day-time television
series, through Meadow Bay Productions, a company that she co-founded with her
husband Brad. She is currently producing a pilot for a preschool series she created
for The Disney Channel, based on Mickey Mouse. Through her years in television,
Sherry has been nominated for several Emmy Awards, Cable Ace awards, and many
festival awards. She has received numerous awards including two Emmy Awards and
a Cable Ace award for her outstanding work.
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MARK
BROOKS (Art Director/Lead Animator)
Mark Brooks just completed directing and producing his first animated feature
for Revolution Studios called Lil Pimp. The film features Lil Kim, Bernie
Mac, Ludacris, Mystical, Big Boy, William Shatner, and many more in a Players
Club meets Dennis the Menace story geared aimed at the MTV audience.
MTV actually saw a rough cut of the film and responded with a development deal
for the series with Brooks and his partner, Peter Gilstrap. Brooks and Gilstrap
were the creators and producers of Eminem’s recent Platinum-selling DVD, The
Slim Shady Show. Also of a music background, Denver born Brooks started
his career as founder member of the industrial rap/metal groups Warlock Pinchers
& Foreskin 500. He was an artist and DJ under the name Le Pimp for Astralwerks,
which lead to his production and remixes for singles by Hole, Marilyn Manson,
DJ Punk Roc and more. After hiring Fitzpatrick to write and produce the music
for Lil’ Pimp, Brooks agreed to join forces for the creation of The
Rebel Angel.
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