Mardi Rustam
Encyclopedia
Mardi Rustam is a producer
and director
.
He graduated from the University of Chicago
with a degree
in Business Administration
. He also earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts
from the Arts Institute
/Goodman Theatre
of Chicago and a Master of Fine Arts
in Cinema from USC
.
Rustam became the founder and president of the movie
company Mars Productions in the 1960s. He has produced and directed more than 20 movies and TV
productions in the U.S.
and abroad. He also acted in three of his movies.
He and his wife, Sarah, have 2 grown daughters.
In 1994, Rustam was honored with the Service Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA.
A member of the Producers Guild of America
, he also became publisher
and editor-in-chief
of the Tolucan Times, one of the oldest newspapers in the San Fernando Valley
, and Entertainment Today. He also joined the Los Angeles Press Club.
In the summer of 1998, he was honored by The United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley with its Small Business of the Year Award.
Mardi Rustam lives in Toluca Lake, California, with his wife.
His granddaughter, Brittany Lee, is following in his footsteps. She currently has her first short film, A Book By Its Cover, in the San Fernando Valley International Film Festival. The film was chosen out of 500 submissions and was placed at #6.
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...
and director
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:...
.
He graduated from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
with a degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
in Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
. He also earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
from the Arts Institute
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
/Goodman Theatre
Goodman Theatre
The Goodman Theatre is a professional theater company located in Chicago's Loop. A major part of Chicago theatre, it is the city's oldest currently active nonprofit theater organization...
of Chicago and a Master of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
in Cinema from USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
.
Rustam became the founder and president of the movie
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
company Mars Productions in the 1960s. He has produced and directed more than 20 movies and TV
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
productions in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and abroad. He also acted in three of his movies.
He and his wife, Sarah, have 2 grown daughters.
In 1994, Rustam was honored with the Service Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA.
A member of the Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America is a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 4,700 members of the producing establishment worldwide...
, he also became publisher
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
and editor-in-chief
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
of the Tolucan Times, one of the oldest newspapers in the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
, and Entertainment Today. He also joined the Los Angeles Press Club.
In the summer of 1998, he was honored by The United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley with its Small Business of the Year Award.
Mardi Rustam lives in Toluca Lake, California, with his wife.
His granddaughter, Brittany Lee, is following in his footsteps. She currently has her first short film, A Book By Its Cover, in the San Fernando Valley International Film Festival. The film was chosen out of 500 submissions and was placed at #6.