BIOS
ANDREW FIERBERG
(Producer)
Andrew, a leading
New York-based producer, has produced numerous provocative
independent films under his own label, Studio Fierberg and
double A films.
Currently, Andrew is in post-production on Sally Potter’s
RAGE, starring Judy Dench, Dianne Wiest, Steve Buscemi and
Eddie Izzard. Most recently, Andrew produced three films: a
South Korean co-production written and to be directed by
Gina Kim called NEVER FOREVER, starring Vera Farmiga, David
McInnis and Jung Woo Ha; Zoe Cassavettes’ directorial debut
BROKEN ENGLISH, starring Parker Posey, Gena Rowlands and
Drea De Matteo; and FEEL by Matt Mahurin (I LIKE KILLING
FLIES), a film about four men from different walks of life
who end up at an Asian massage parlor at the same time,
starring Billy Baldwin. NEVER FOREVER and BROKEN ENGLISH
premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival Competition.
FEEL premiered at the 2007 Philadelphia Film Festival.
Andrew also recently produced Steven Shainberg's FUR: An
Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, starring Nicole Kidman
and Robert Downey Jr., Sally Potter's YES, starring Joan
Allen and Sam Neill, and Lodge Kerrigan's KEANE.
Andrew has produced a plethora of noteworthy independent
films over the last ten years, including Steven Shainberg's
SECRETARY, which won a Special Jury Prize at the 2002
Sundance Film Festival, Jill Sprecher's 13 CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT ONE THING, starring Matthew McConaughey and Alan
Arkin, Isaac Julien's BALTIMORE, a movingimage art
installation, which premiered at the FACT Gallery in
Liverpool and won the prestigious Grand Jury Prize at the
Kunstfilm Biennale in Cologne. He also produced Michael
Almereyda's HAMLET, starring Ethan Hawke, Sam Shepard, and
Bill Murray, Jonathan Nossiter's SUNDAY, which won the
Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, STRINGER
starring Burt Reynolds, CORPS PLONGES directed by Raoul
Peck, and NADJA produced with David Lynch. Andrew was also
supervising producer of a series of six short films that
accompanied THE CONCERT FOR NEW YORK CITY, which helped to
raise more than $30 million for 9/11-related charities,
collaborating with directors Woody Allen, Spike Lee, Martin
Scorsese, Ed Burns, Kevin Smith and Jerry Seinfeld.
Andrew is an Associate at Harvard University's Carpenter
Center for the Visual Arts. He sits on the Finance
Committee of the Film Forum and is Secretary of the
organization's Board of Directors.
CHRISTINA WEISS LURIE
(Producer)
Christina Lurie, who with her husband, owns the
Philadelphia Eagles football team, is an independent film
and television producer involved in a diverse range of
projects. In August 2004, Christina founded Vox3 Films with
Steven Shainberg and Andrew Fierberg.
Most recently, Christina produced Zoe Cassavetes' BROKEN
ENGLISH, starring Parker Posey and Gina Kim's NEVER
FOREVER, starring Vera Farmiga, both of which premiered at
the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Additional producing
credits include Michael Hoffman's GAME 6, starring Michael
Keaton and Robert Downey Jr.; Matt Mahurin's FEEL, starring
Billy Baldwin and Kevin Corrigan; Paul Black's America
Brown starring Ryan Kwanten and Michael Rappaport.
Christina is currently in post-production on Sally
Potter's RAGE, with an ensemble cast including Judi
Dench, Jude Law, Eddie Izzard, Dianne Wiest, Steve Buscemi,
and John Leguizamo; and Max Mayer's ADAM, starring Hugh
Dancy and Peter Gallagher
Prior to Vox3, Christina was associate producer in the
Chestnut Hill Productions/Larry Kasdan film I LOVE YOU TO
DEATH and director of development for producer Ron Moler.
Christina served as the associate producer on several
political documentaries and was assistant to director
Lindsay Anderson on BRITTANIA HOSPITAL.
Christina serves on the boards of The Curtis Institute of
Music in Philadelphia, the ICA in Philadelphia, Starlight,
Starbright in Los Angeles and the Nancy Lurie Marks Family
Foundation. She is President of Eagles Youth Partnership,
the charitable wing of the Philadelphia Eagles committed to
improving the health and education of youth in the Greater
Philadelphia region primarily in the areas of literacy,
vision and after-school programs.
STEVEN SHAINBERG
(Producer)
Steven Shainberg garnered critical acclaim in 2002 for his
film SECRETARY. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the
Sundance Film Festival that year and was nominated for
three Independent Spirit Awards including Best Feature.
Secretary introduced Maggie Gyllenhaal in her first feature
role. HIT ME, Steven's first feature, was released in
August, l998 by Castle Hill. Based upon a novel by Jim
Thompson, HIT ME stars Elias Koteas (THE THIN RED LINE),
William H. Macy (FARGO) and Laure Marsac, a Cesar Award
winning actress in France. HIT ME screened at numerous
festivals throughout the world including, the Toronto
International Film Festival, the Athens International Film
Festival, and the Stockholm International Film Festival.
Steven’s film FUR: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus,
which stars Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey Jr., is slated
to be released in November. It has just debuted to great
reception at the Telluride Film Festival and will also be
unveiled at Rome. This film re-teams Steven with his
SECRETARY collaborators, screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson
and producer Andrew Fierberg.
In addition to his feature work, Steven is a principal
director at one of advertisings fastest growing production
companies, LUNCH. Over the last several years he has
directed over twenty television commercials, including
spots for Time Warner, Chanel Perfume, and Miller Beer.
Steven also has been a guest lecturer at the USC School of
Film and Television, Columbia School of Cinema, and the
American Film Institute.
JENNY SCHWEITZER (HEAD OF
PRODUCTION)
Jenny is credited as the line producer on
numerous feature films including BEAUTIFUL OHIO (starring
William Hurt), Keane (starring Damian Lewis and Abigail
Breslin), THE BALLAD OF JACK ROSE (starring Daniel Day
Lewis and Catherine Keener), and PERSONAL VELOCITY
(starring Parker Posey and Kyra Sedwick). She was
recently nominated for a 2007 Independent Spirit Award for
TWELVE AND HOLDING, which she produced. She is a
graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the
Arts.
EMILY GARDINER (DIRECTOR OF
DEVELOPMENT)
Emily was until 2006 director of
special projects and post-production at InDigEnt, where
she was credited in various roles on many films
including Maria Maggenti's PUCCINI FOR BEGINNERS, Jeff
Stanzler's SORRY, HATERS, Steve Buscemi's LONESOME JIM,
Wim Wenders' LAND OF PLENTY, and Peter Hedges' PIECES OF
APRIL. She acted as associate producer on Jehane
Noujaim's documentary CONTROL ROOM and a short film by
Mira Nair for the international series 11 MINUTES, 9
SECONDS and 1 FRAME. Emily's first film credit was on
Nair's MONSOON WEDDING on which she served as production
coordinator and post-production supervisor. Prior to
MONSOON WEDDING, Emily was an associate at a film
finance company, sourcing and executing production loans
for independent features. She also completed the
two-year financial analyst program in the investment
banking division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Emily
received her B.A. magna cum laude in 1996 from Harvard
College.
ANGELA C. LEE (DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE
AFFAIRS)
Angela has worked
in multiple roles on several feature film productions
including Stephen Daldry's THE ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND
CLAY, H.S. Miller's ANAMORPH, Todd Phillips' SCHOOL FOR
SCOUNDRELS, Steven Shainberg's FUR: An Imaginary Portrait
of Diane Arbus, and Lodge Kerrigan's KEANE. Angela has also
produced sell-out benefit concerts at Carnegie Hall and
Lincoln Center's New York State Theatre for Second
Generation's annual CONCERT OF EXCELLENCE. Prior to her
career in entertainment, Angela was an Associate at
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Angela received a B.A. in
Economics from the University of Chicago.