Fred Zara

Fred Zara

editor, director, producer

Fred Zara was born on Nov 07, 1972 in USA. Fred Zara's big-screen debut came with Average Community directed by Fred Zara in 2009. Fred Zara is known for Read Me directed by Fred Zara, Tony DeMil stars as Julian and Ana Gray as Auditioner #1. Fred Zara has got 13 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Fred Zara achieved is Austin Revolution Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Fred Zara plays is Read Me which will be released on Mar 18, 2016.

At age 15, Trenton, New Jersey native, Fred Zara, was the drummer for the punk rock band, Prisoners of War, playing venues in the North East, including Manhattan's famed CBGB.By the late 1990s, Fred began shifting his focus from music to film production. He has since been involved in dozens of documentary and narrative films, both in front and behind the camera. As writer and director his films have screened at film festivals across the US.His 2009 feature length documentary, Average Community, which chronicled his early days in Trenton, won awards at festivals in Philadelphia, Orlando, and NYC. In March of 2016, Fred's narrative feature film, Read Me, premiered in New York City at the Queens World Film Festival.In 2019, Fred released his third feature film, The Suicide of James Rider, which is based on the real life suicide of one of his close friends back in 2001. The film premiered at the New York City Independent Film Festival.

  • Birthday

    Nov 07, 1972
  • Place of Birth

    Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Known For

Awards

13 wins & 3 nominations

Austin Revolution Film Festival
2019
Best US Drama Short Film
Winner - Jury Award
I Just Want You To Be Happy (2018)
Love Your Shorts Film Festival
2019
Best Scene
Winner - Monroe Award
I Just Want You To Be Happy (2018)
2018
Best Director
Winner - Screener Award
Talk (2017)
2018
Best Screenplay
Winner - Screener Award
Talk (2017)
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Movies