Michael Masarof
Michael Masarof is a writer and director born in New York and residing in Los Angeles. Michael received his MFA in Film Directing from New York University's Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television’s Graduate film program at the Tisch School of The Arts, where he was the recipient of the Jane Rosenthal Scholarship and the Warner Bros. Production Grant. Michael finished his BA in 2001 at American University in Washington, D.C. During his BA studies he also attended the world famous FAMU film school in Prague, completing the Czech Language short film, Vytah. After university Michael spent two years in film production, working under such industry luminaries as Al Maysles, Steven Daldry, Walter Salles, and Sydney Pollack, on his last narrative film The Interpreter. Michael’s 2007 short film You Should Have The Body won the first place prize at the International Munich Festival of Film Schools. It also screened as a special presentation at the 2008 Berlinale, as well as on Channel 3SAT in Germany. His graduate thesis film Notes On Being Young was in competition at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, LI Film Expo, and the Indianapolis International Film Festival. In 2008 Michael was selected as a Distinguished Alumnus of Scarsdale High School. He has worked at both Warner Bros, and 20th Century Fox in the digital and marketing groups respecitvely. First Love is his debut feature film and yes he has a twin sister.
Portfolio
Short Film: 'Notes On Being Young"
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Short Film: 'You Should Have The Body'
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Web Ad For Stuart Weitzman
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When Love Makes You Hungry
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