DANA OFFENBACH

Over the past 18 years, Dana Offenbach’s journey as a filmmaker has been a long and varied one. Her credits include feature films, shorts, television commercials (100’s of them for Young & Rubicam and UniWorld Group, for clients such as Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Jello, AT&T and Colgate.), awards show segments, public service announcements, interstitial programming, documentaries and music videos.

In 1991, her career began with a 13 minute short for then police commissioner Lee Brown and the NYPD. The film was so well received it aired on cable television for five months. She then wrote, produced and directed a PSA to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Andrew. Ms. Offenbach’s work as a producer includes a documentary honoring Nobel Prize winner Dr. Martin Pearl, and interstitial programming for PBS entitled “Kids 99” which she produced with renowned writer/director, Ayoka Chenzira. She has produced awards show segments for over 15 live events for New York Women In Film & Television, The American Black Film Festival, Brand Architects and the Icon Awards.

Her segments have included over 45 career achievement award videos for many distinguished personalities such as, Gordon Parks, Diane Keaton, Cokie Roberts, Gena Rowlands, Ruby Dee, Candice Bergen, Mira Nair, Debbie Allen, Judy McGrath, Barbara Walters, Ruth Carter, Dianne Wiest, Morgan Freeman, Russell Simmons, Dr. Benjamin Hooks and Spike Lee. (Full list available upon request) In 1997 Dana co-produced the indie hit “Hav Plenty” which was sold at the Toronto Film Festival to Miramax Films, and premiered at Sundance. In 1999, she produced her second independent feature entitled “Box Marley” for writer/director Christopher Scott Cherot.

Fueled by that success, Ms. Offenbach wrote, produced, and directed “Love & Orgasms” which won World premiere Honors at the 2003 Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, and screened in several festivals both domestically and internationally. The film is being distributed by Image Entertainment in 2006. In 2005 Dana returned from India where she produced Kruti Majmudar’s 1850’s period piece titled “The Memsahib.” Most recently she produced Trudie Styler’s short film “Psych 101” for Glamour Magazine through Moxie Pictures. Dana is currently producing Exit Visa, a true story.

Dana served a three year term on the Board of Directors of New York Women In Film & Television, attended the Sundance Producer’s Conference, has lectured to the Graduate Program at City College, and appeared on panels at the National Producer’s Conference and The Coalition of Asian Pacific Entertainers.