Richard Schlesinger (filmmaker)

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Richard Schlesinger is an American-born screenwriter, director, and producer of feature films and television.

Born and raised in Miami, Florida, he was graduated from Brown University and studied at the University of Paris.

Career[]

Often drawn to political subjects, Schlesinger conceived and wrote the two-part Iraq War mini-series Djihad for Canal Plus,^[1] in France, along with director Felix Olivier. The pair also collaborated on the gritty social drama, , which won multiple prizes at festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Lyon.

Schlesinger went to Macedonia during the Kosovo War to produce the award-winning children’s television series, (Our Neighborhood). Created by Sesame Workshop, the half-hour drama used stories showing non-violent conflict resolution to help bridge ethnic divides among the youth of the Balkans. Schlesinger also directed the pilot episode.^[2]

In 2008, Schlesinger co-produced the political thriller Traitor,^[3] directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, shot in France, Morocco and Canada. He also produced three sci-fi movies in Toronto. Titles include Descent, Swarmed, and Solar Attack.

Schlesinger’s other producing credits include Captive, , Clover and four TV movies for Hallmark Entertainment. He also produced the television series The Black Stallion and Crossbow in France.

Schlesinger directed four episodes of the series Crossbow, then went on to direct Terence Hill in Lucky Luke,^[4] based on the French comic book character, produced for Berlusconi’s ReteItalia and shot in Santa Fe, NM.

Schlesinger also spent a number of years writing youth-oriented family films for Canadian producer Rock Demers’ La Fête Productions, including , Regina and .

Filmography[]

• Traitor - Co-producer 2008
• Djihad - Writer 2006
• Solar Attack - Executive Producer 2006
• Swarmed - Executive Producer 2005
• Descent - Executive Producer 2005
• - Writer 2004
• - Writer 2004
• - Writer 2002
• - Writer 2001
• (Our Neighborhood) (series) - Producer 1999
• Captive - Producer 1998
• Clover - Line Producer 1997
• - Line Producer 1994
• - Director 1993
• - Producer 1989
• - Line Producer 1989
• Crossbow (series) - Director/Producer 1988

References[]

External links[]

• Richard Schlesinger at IMDb
• Richard Schlesinger @ ECI (Entertainment Creative Interface) Global Talent Management