Anthony Pedone

Directing

Born June 23, 1970 · Dallas, Texas, USA

Anthony Pedone is a Writer/Director/Actor/Producer and Sundance Alumni. Anthony was born in Texas but spent the formational years of his life on a ranch in Clayton, New Mexico. At 16 he moved back to Texas and played in multiple musical projects while studying music at Texas State University. In 2008 he co-founded Robotic Indifference and has collaborated with an innovative and diverse group of artists to produce over a dozen award winning films. In 2015, Anthony produced THE STRONGEST MAN. Written and directed by Kenny Riches, THE STRONGEST MAN world premiere at Sundance and was released theatrically, and on VOD by Film Buff in North America and Sundance Global internationally. Other endeavors include THE WHY which screened in 6 countries, receiving multiple Best Experimental Feature Awards; THE CASSEROLE CLUB, winner of 5 Independent Vision Awards; ISIP THE WARRIOR, winner of Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film at The Key West Film Festival; CAMP CASSEROLE winner of Best of Fest at the Radar Hamburg Film Festival; and ROUNDBALL which world premiered at the 47th Annual World Fest in Houston, TX and received the Platinum Remi award for Best Romantic Comedy. Anthony is also the founder and Executive Director of The Victoria TX Independent Film Festival and The Self-Medicated Film Expo(RxSM). In 2012 Anthony started Film Exchange, an international network of festivals that program several major cities including: Berlin, Austin, New Orleans, New York, Bend, Oregon, Corpus Christi and Lake Tahoe. Film Exchange is dedicated to helping regional films find international audiences, and has generated over 100 screenings internationally, given financial support to indie film projects, and has awarded over $180,000 in film services for its filmmakers in the 3 years it has been in operation. - IMDb Mini Biography By: anthony pedone