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Personal
Overview:
Raised
on a diet of American film and television, the German
born director begged his mother for a super 8 camera
and began making action adventure films at the age of
8. Casting his school buddies, Pfitzner created knock-offs
of his favorite American classics. NEVADA JACK AND THE
RIDDLE OF THE MAGIC STONE, THE DAMMED, VICTIM and HARD
HISTORY, were all rooted in homage to American filmmakers.
More often than not, the tribute was to Pfitzner's most
revered role model, Steven Spielberg. As a teenager,
Pfitzner's ability to write stories, develop characters
and create conflicts grew and his natural born talent
to tell stories visually, began to emerge. His fairy
tale SLEEPING DREAM, sci-fi STIGMA, teen comedy SATURDAY
NIGHT COMMUNICATION, and the love story MY FAVORITE
THING, all garnered Pfitzner first place awards and
accolades at film festivals throughout Germany.
At the age of eighteen Pfitzner made his first 35mm
film, CARGO FROM CAIRO. The film was a theatrical hit
in Germany where it was picked up by Canal plus for
broadcast on the Premiere Channel in Germany and France
and later made its debut in the U.S. on the Showtime
Network. Shortly after graduation, Pfitzner relocated
to Southern California moved into an apartment in Hollywood
and enrolled in the UCLA Extension Film Program. He
was selected to direct a short film but unfortunately
the script he was assigned did not make the final cut.
Still, Pfitzner persisted and convinced the instructor's
that he had a better script. Pfitzner was given 24 hours
to produce story boards and get project approval. In
less than 24 hours Pfitzner was given the green light
and pre-production began on the film noir thriller "LAST
CALL". At the film's industry screening at 20TH CENTURY
FOX STUDIOS, Pfitzner's talent caught the attention
of United Productions, Inc. executives who signed him
to a first look deal. Pfitzner went on to create, write
and direct the "CYBERKIDZ" pilot, a children's action
adventure series which went on to get a 26 episode commitment
for syndication in 1996-97.
The past two years Robert Pfitzner has been busy directing
music videos and writing. He has several screenplays
available for theatrical production. His most recent
a psycological-thriller "The Greenhouse", is creating
a strong buzz in the industry. Other works include the
action-thriller "WHISPERING SANDS" and the high concept
adventure "WEBLINERS". Pfitzner is also developing an
animated television series called "Ozzie and Quark".
Robert Pfitzner is an action director, a visual artist,
and story teller. His favorite techniques, images, stories,
and performers - offers a unique opportunity to study
the interaction of personal, social, historical, and
formal causes in the creation of art. To understand
the role of the director becomes the first step towards
an examination of the relative contributions of the
scriptwriter, the cameraman, and the producer. Only
the actor or actress has the same kind of continuity
from film to film as the director.
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