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Film School Advisors
The Film School’s advisors are an essential part of the Watkins
Film School. These professionals share their knowledge, time, and
resources in support of the school and its students. By teaching
seminars and specialized courses as well as providing opportunities
for internship and job placement, these advisors help the Film School
remain connected with a constantly changing industry. The following is a partial list of our current advisors:
Bruce Beresford
Academy-award winning Director of Tender Mercies and Driving
Miss Daisy
James Cromwell
Actor – The Green Mile, Babe, ER
Olympia Dukakis
Actor and winner of an Academy Award and Golden Globe for
Moonstruck
Steven Haft
Producer of Dead Poets Society and Last Dance
Michael Lehman
Director of 40 Days and 40 Nights, The Truth
about Cats and Dogs, Heathers, The West Wing,
Homicide.
John McNaughton
Director of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer,
Wild Things
Joan Tewkesbury
Screenwriter of Nashville and Director of Old
Boyfriends, Cold Sassy Tree
Peggy Walton Walker
Screenwriter of Free Willy
Chris Zarpas
Golden Globe-winning Producer of RKO 281, G.I. Jane, Where the Money Is, Clay Pigeons
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