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James Sbardellati, D.G.A.
1st Assistant Director

Feature Films

PROJECT DIRECTOR STUDIO / PRODUCTION CO.
MIRRORS 2 Victor Garcia Prod: Jordan Kessler, Alexandra Milchan
NOT FORGOTTEN Dror Soref Prod: Donald Zuckerman (prep. only)
FIVE DOLLARS A DAY Nigel Cole Prod: Carol Baum
BLACK WATER TRANSIT Tony Kaye Prod: Betsy Danbury
DAYS OF WRATH Celia Fox Prod: Marie Cantin, Michael Schultz
SLIPSTREAM Anthony Hopkins Prod: Robert Katz
JUMPSHOT Mark Rydell Bob Yari Productions / Apollo Media
Exec. Prod: Bob Yari, Jörg Westerkamp,
Michael Zalstein
RUNNING SCARED Wayne Kramer Rat Entertainment / Media 8 Entertainment
Prods: Brett Ratner, Michael A. Pierce,
Sammy Lee
CATCH THAT GIRL Bart Freundlich 20th Century Fox
Prods: Andrew Lazar, James Dodson
FRAILTY Bill Paxton Lions Gate Entertainment
Prod: David Blocker
HIRED – B.M.W. John Frankenheimer Anonymous Content Films
Prod: Ari McGarry
IMPOSTOR Gary Fleder Dimension Films
Prod: Marty Katz
REINDEER GAMES
Vancouver / Prince George		 John Frankenheimer Dimension Films
Prod: Marty Katz, Chris Moore,
Mark Ingi
SHE’S ALL THAT Robert Iscove Dimension Films
Prod: Peter Abrams, Louise Rosner
THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU
Location: Cairns, Australia		 John Frankenheimer New Line Cinema
Prod: Tim Zinneman
LOVE POTION #9
Atlanta, GA		 Dale Launer 20th Century Fox
Exec. Prod: Tom Hammel
FLETCH LIVES
Louisiana, Los Angeles, New York City		 Michael Ritchie Universal Pictures
Prod: Robert Larson
PERFECT GAME Dan Guntzelman Walt Disney Pictures
Prod. / UPM: James Sbardellati
CROW II – CITY OF ANGLES
Reshoots – UPM / 1st AD		 Tim Zinneman Pressman Corp.
DEATHSTALKER
Buenos Aires, Argentina		 New World
Prod: James Sbardellati

Television

PROJECT DIRECTOR STUDIO / PRODUCTION CO.
LOST & FOUND (pilot) Michael Engler NBC
Prod: Dick Wolf
PATH TO WAR John Frankenheimer HBO
Prod: Guy Riedel
POINT OF ORIGIN Newton Thomas Segal HBO
Prod: Fred Caruso
GEORGE WALLACE (4 Hr mini-series)
*1998 Cable Ace Award
Golden Globe Award – Best Mini Series
DGA Nomination
Emmy Award Nomination – Outstanding Miniseries		 John Frankenheimer TNT
UPM: Red Schafer
ANDERSONVILLE
Atlanta, GA
*1996 Emmy Award Nomination – Outstanding Miniseries & DGA Nomination		 John Frankenheimer TNT
Prod: Diane Smith
TYSON Uli Edel HBO
Prod: David Blocker
THE BURNING SEASON
Mexico
*1995 Golden Globe Award – Best Made of Television Movie
DGA Nomination
Emmy Award Nomination – Outstanding Made For Television Movie		 John Frankenheimer HBO
Prod: Tom Hammel
THE WILLIAM COIT STORY (2hr. cable movie) Steven Schachter Showtime
POINTMAN (2hr. pilot)
Houston, Texas		 Robert Ellis Miller Warner Bros. Television
Prod: Maurice Hurley,
Steve Hattman, Elliot Friedgen
HEART OF JUSTICE (2hr. cable movie) Bruno Barreto TNT / Amblin Entertainment
Prod: Michael Brandman, Don Borchers
THE WATER ENGINE (2hr. cable movie) Steven Schachter TNT / Amblin Entertainment
Prod: Michael Brandman, Don Borchers
GEORGIA PEACHES (MOW)
Charleston, SC		 Dan Haller CBS Television
Prod. / A.D.: James Sbardellati

Additional Locations

Additional Locations (inc.): Argentina, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Louisiana, Georgia, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, New York, South Carolina, Colorado, Virginia, Illinois, Virgin Islands, Czech Republic

Additional Directors

Additional Directors (inc.): Bob Giraldi, Steve Chase, Danny Ducovney, Ridley Scott, David Bailey, Paul Giraud, Klaus Lucka, John Pytka, Michael Ritchie, Melvin Sokolski, Mark Piznarski,

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