Stephen Auerbach
| Stephen Auerbach | |
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New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, Television Producer |
Stephen Auerbach (born August 8) is a Santa Monica, California based American filmmaker and television producer.
Auerbach has created over 200 hours of programming for major network broadcast, cable and syndication outlets, including ABC, NBC, FOX, A&E, LMN, TLC and DISCOVERY. His work has been viewed in over 100 countries around the world.
Auerbach released Bicycle Dreams in 2010.[1]
Bicycle Dreams was a smash hit and one of the first indie films to be a social media phenomenon. The film enjoyed a world- wide theatrical release, a very strong DVD market and won 17 Film Festival Awards. Bicycle Dreams stands as one of the highest grossing independently distributed documentaries of all time.
Auerbach’s feature documentary, Race Across America aired on NBC and received the highest ratings in the network’s history for an event of its' kind. The film went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Boulder International Film Festival. Other films directed by Auerbach include The Circus Comes to Town, about traveling circus troupes of the Great Depression era, and The Memory Box, about a group of African social activists working to lift Ethiopia out of poverty and despair.
Auerbach has also won multiple film festival awards for his work as a film editor.
Auerbach began his career as a staff writer for comedian Richard Belzer.
Awards
Best Documentary Grand Rapids Film Festival[2]
Best Documentary Las Vegas Film Festival
Best Director Yosemite Film Festival[3]
Best Documentary Red Rock Film Festival
Best Foreign Film Moscow Sports Film Festival
Best Documentary Lake Arrowhead Film Festival[4]
Best Sports Documentary Tiburon Film Festival
Best Documentary Breckenridge Film Festival[5]
Best Documentary Los Angeles Sports Film Festival
Royal Reel Award - Canada International Film Festival
Best Documentary Solstice Film Festival (Minnesota)
Best Editing Solstice Film Festival (Minnesota)
Best Soundtrack Solstice Film Festival (Minnesota)
Audience Award Findlay Film Festival Ohio
Audience Award Breckenridge Film Festival (Colorado)
Filmography
Bicycle Dreams
Race Across America
The Memory Box
Cirque Du Soleil Presents "The Circus Comes To Town
Florida Ghost Bike
Bicycle Movies: The Short Film Collection
Cycling Cinema: The Best From Europe Volume 1
Television
Whacked Out Videos (Syndicated)
In Search Of (Fox)
World's Most Amazing Videos (Fox)
How'd They Do That (TLC)
The Best of California (NBC)
You Asked For It (NBC)
Outrageous Love (ABC)
Road To Fame (Fox)
Richard Belzer Show (USA)
References
- ↑ "Bicycle Dreams IMDB Page". IMDB.
- ↑ "Grand Rapids Film Festival announces venue details, free outdoor movie screening". mlive.com.
- ↑ "2009 Best Category Winners". yosemitefilmfestival.com.
- ↑ "Winning on Different Levels". mountain-news.com.
- ↑ "BICYCLE DREAMS, AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT RACE ACROSS AMERICA, COMING TO SAN LUIS OBISPO". visitsanluisobispocounty.com.