Daniel Stedman
Encyclopedia
Daniel Stedman is a multi-award-winning film director
, producer
, writer
, and owner and current president of The L Magazine , Brooklyn Magazine, and the Northside Festival.
in Lewiston, Maine
. He currently lives in New York City
, and has had poems published in the Paris journal Kilometer Zero
.
. His work became recipient of multiple awards, most notably a Teddy Award
by an independent jury at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival
. His work has played at numerous international film festivals, including the prestigious Cannes Film Festival
.
More recently, both Stedman and his cousin Aron Epstein acted in and co-directed his film The Moth and the Firefly. Inspired by the New York City blackout
of 2003, the animated short film had its world premiere at the San Joaquin International Film Festival in May 2009. It won 'Bronze Palm' at the Mexico International Film Festival.
. This was settled when Jeff Koyen
, editor-in-chief of New York Press met with Scott Stedman, editor-in-chief of The L Magaazine and brother of Daniel Stedman, for a one-on-one charity boxing match on October 29, 2003.
He is the owner and president of Brooklyn Magazine, founded in 2010.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, writer
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and owner and current president of The L Magazine , Brooklyn Magazine, and the Northside Festival.
Background
Stedman received a degree in physics from Bates CollegeBates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
. He currently lives in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, and has had poems published in the Paris journal Kilometer Zero
Kilometer Zero
Kilometer Zero is a collective of international artists and writers that produces magazines, theatre, and artistic performances. It was founded in Paris, France at the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in the year 2000. The group operates as an association under the French laws of 1901...
.
Filmmaker
His short film Celebration received recognition, and allowed him to be the youngest filmmaker ever invited to the Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
. His work became recipient of multiple awards, most notably a Teddy Award
Teddy Award
The Teddy Award is an international film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival . Here, an "independent jury" implies that its members are not officially selected by the committee of the Berlinale...
by an independent jury at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
. His work has played at numerous international film festivals, including the prestigious Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
.
More recently, both Stedman and his cousin Aron Epstein acted in and co-directed his film The Moth and the Firefly. Inspired by the New York City blackout
Northeast Blackout of 2003
The Northeast blackout of 2003 was a widespread power outage that occurred throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Ontario, Canada on Thursday, August 14, 2003, just before 4:10 p.m....
of 2003, the animated short film had its world premiere at the San Joaquin International Film Festival in May 2009. It won 'Bronze Palm' at the Mexico International Film Festival.
Publisher
He is co-founder and current president of The L Magazine, and runs the web site Yourlocal.com. When first launched in 2003, The L Magazine had a heated rivalry with the New York PressNew York Press
New York Press was a free alternative weekly in New York City, that was published from 1988 to 2011. During its lifetime, it was the main competitor to the Village Voice...
. This was settled when Jeff Koyen
Jeff Koyen
Jeff Koyen, born in 1969 in suburban New Jersey, is an American journalist living in Venice Beach, CA. He is a graduate of Rutgers University. He has worked as a freelance travel and culture writer, filing with Travel and Leisure, The New York Times, New York magazine, Radar, New York Post, New...
, editor-in-chief of New York Press met with Scott Stedman, editor-in-chief of The L Magaazine and brother of Daniel Stedman, for a one-on-one charity boxing match on October 29, 2003.
He is the owner and president of Brooklyn Magazine, founded in 2010.
Filmography
- Babble (2010)
- Clownface (2010)
- The Moth and the Firefly (2009)
- Mother (2007)
- Celebration (2002)
- Fighting Still Life (2002) (assistant director)
- Maldoror (2001)
- K (1999)
Awards and nominations
- 2002, won 'Le Roger' at the Avignon Film FestivalAvignon Film FestivalAvignon Film Festival is also known as the Rencontres Cinématographiques Franco-Américain d'Avignon. The festival used to be called the French/American Film Workshop.The festival took place in Avignon, France every year and was devoted to promoting Film...
- 2002, won 'Stonewall Award' at the BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
International Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalFrameline Film FestivalFrameline is a nonprofit media arts organization that produces the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, the oldest film festival devoted to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender programming currently in existence... - 2002, won 'Teddy AwardTeddy AwardThe Teddy Award is an international film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival . Here, an "independent jury" implies that its members are not officially selected by the committee of the Berlinale...
' at Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film FestivalThe Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978... - 2002, won 'Audience Award' at Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2002, nominated 'Best Short Film' at Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival