Antonio Zarro (born August 17, 1970) is an Italian-American, director and actor. Zarro received a Student Academy Award in 1987 for Bird in a Cage, a 60-minute 1986 student film made while attending the Christian Broadcasting Network University (now Regent University)[1] which received a positive review in the All Movie Guide.[2] This film was the first from CBNU to win an Academy Award.[3]
Antonio Zarro | |
|---|---|
| Born | Antonio Zarro August 17, 1970 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Career
editHis work has screened at the NY Film Festival, the Chicago Film Festival, the Virginia Festival of American Film, the Columbus Film Festival, Worldfest-Houston and Worldfest-Flagstaff. A few of Zarro's awards include: a student Academy Award, a Cine Golden Eagle, a Telly, an Addy, a Mercury Award, a Questar, an Aurora Award, an Axion and an Apex.[4] He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and he acts in movies, television and the theatre. In 1998, Zarro established the Zarro Acting Academy, training film actors on the East Coast. His classes have given numerous students a start in major motion pictures, prime time television and national cable shows.
In addition, he taught as an adjunct instructor at Regent University (1989–1991) in Virginia Beach, Virginia and Old Dominion University (2001–2006) in Norfolk, Virginia. During his undergrad years, Zarro was President of the Communications chapter of Alpha Epsilon Rho and his video dramas won regional and national awards. In 1986, he wrote and directed a student film Bird in a Cage, which won a Student Academy Award.[1] He has a BA from the University of Tulsa in Television and Theatre and an MA from Regent in Film. He made an uncredited appearance as a soldier in the Ted Turner film Gods and Generals.
He is currently an assistant professor of cinema-television at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
Film
edit| Year | Film | Credited as | Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Actor | |||
| 1985 | Love Struck | Director of Photography | ||||
| 1986 | Bird in a Cage | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1989 | Carmencita | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Yes | Soldier | |||
| 2009 | Clive | Yes | Thief | |||
| 2010 | Animus | Yes | Vince | |||
Television
edit| Year | Film | Credited as | Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Actor | |||
| 1998 | Avoiding Sexual Harassment | Yes | Yes | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ "Bird in a Cage - Reelgood.TV - Award Winning Student Films from Regent University". Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "Palm Beach Atlantic University". Retrieved April 28, 2017.