Daniel Stedman

Daniel Stedman
Born Maine, United States
Occupation Publisher
Filmmaker
Known for Owner and Co-founder of The L Magazine and Brooklyn Magazine and Northside Festival

Daniel Stedman is a multi-award-winning film director, producer, writer, and owner and current president of The L Magazine,[1] Brooklyn Magazine, BAMbill, Taste Talks, SummerScreen in McCarren Park, and the Northside Festival.

Background

Stedman received a degree in physics from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.[2] He currently lives in New York City, and has had poems published in the Paris journal Kilometer Zero.[2]

Career

Filmmaker

His short film Celebration received recognition,[3] and allowed him to be the youngest filmmaker ever invited to the Berlin International Film Festival.[4] His work became recipient of multiple awards, most notably a Teddy Award by an independent jury at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival.[2][5][6] His work has played at numerous international film festivals,[4][5][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] including the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.[16]

More recently, both Stedman and his cousin Aron Epstein acted in and co-directed his film The Moth and the Firefly.[17] Inspired by the New York City blackout of 2003,[18] the animated short film had its world premiere at the San Joaquin International Film Festival in May 2009.[19] It won 'Bronze Palm' at the Mexico International Film Festival.

Publisher

He is co-founder and current president of The L Magazine,[1] and runs the web site Yourlocal.com.[20] When first launched in 2003, The L Magazine had a heated rivalry with the New York Press. This was settled when Jeff Koyen, editor-in-chief of New York Press met with Scott Stedman, editor-in-chief of The L Magazine and brother of Daniel Stedman, for a one-on-one charity boxing match on October 29, 2003.[21]

He is the owner and president of Brooklyn Magazine, founded in 2010.[22]

Writer

His first children's book "The Moth and the Firefly" was published by Barnes and Noble on 5/16/2012 [23]

His series of chess poems were published in Paris by Kilometer Zero in 2003.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 Prato, Cate Coulacos (June 15, 2003). "Brothers Don't Rest on Their Laurels". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2002 Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin" (PDF). telefilm.gc.ca. Telefilm Canada. p. 16. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  3. ↑ Hays, Matthew (January 3, 2002). "A different Celebration: Daniel Stedman's short is invited to the prestigious Berlin Film Fest". Montreal Mirror. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  4. 1 2 Dezell, Maureen (February 22, 2002). "Wellesley Filmmaker Wins a Teddy Award". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  5. 1 2 3 "Side by Side International Film Festival: Films: Teddy Award Winners selection". Side by Side International Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. 1 2 "Canadian cinema in the spotlight" (PDF). page 6. Telefilm Canada. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  7. 1 2 "Avignon Film Festival 2002 winners". avignonfilmfest.com. Avignon Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  8. ↑ "Portland LGBT Film Festival" (PDF). Portland LGBT Film Festival. p. 9. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  9. ↑ "Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival". Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  10. ↑ "2002 Woodstock Film Festival". Woodstock Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  11. ↑ "2009 Philadelphia Film Festival". Philadelphia Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  12. ↑ "2002 Virginia Film Festival". Virginia Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  13. ↑ "2002 Atlanta Film Festival". Atlanta Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  14. ↑ "Boston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival". New England Film. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  15. ↑ "2004 Out Takes Lesbian & Gay Film Festival". Out Takes Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  16. ↑ "2009 Mediawave Film Festival". Mediawave Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  17. ↑ Ryzik, Melena Z. (August 13, 2004). "A Year After the Big Blackout, a Film Festival Flickers to Life". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  18. ↑ "The Moth and the Firefly - Interview with Aron Epstein and Daniel Stedman at Philadelphia Cinefest". streettalkin.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  19. ↑ "The Moth and the Firefly". San Joaquin International Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  20. ↑ "whois search for YourLocal.com". domaintools.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  21. ↑ Son, Hugh (November 2, 2003). "Rags Tag Each Other for Charity". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  22. ↑ http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20110306/SUB/303069968
  23. ↑ http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-moth-and-the-firefly-aron-epstein/1110956382. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ↑ "2002 Berlin International Film Festival". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

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