George worked in independent film in New York City where he was the head of development and post production supervisor for producer Dean Silvers. Of the five films they worked on, three went to Sundance, with "Spanking the Monkey" winning the Audience Award there. Combined, they also were selections and in some cases award winners at the Cannes, Berlin, Avignon, Hamptons, and New York Gay & Lesbian Film Festivals.

 

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Flirting with Disaster
Written & directed by David O. Russell. Starring Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Tea Leoni, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Alan Alda, and Lily Tomlin.

Distributed by Miramax. Official selection and closing night film at the Cannes Film Festival. Declared one of the top ten films by Time Magazine and one of the top five by the NY Times and numerous other publications. Nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards.

 

 

Spanking the Monkey
Written & directed by David O. Russell. Starring Jeremy Davies, Alberta Watson, and Benjamin Hendrickson.

Distributed by Fine Line. Audience Award for Best Film at the Sundance Film Festival. First film to win both the First Time Feature and First Screenplay Independent Spirit Awards. Cited as one of the best films of the year by numerous publications including the NY Times, NY Post, Rolling Stone, and Premiere Magazine.

Wigstock: The Movie
Directed by Barry Shils. Starring The Lady Bunny, Alexis Arquette, RuPaul, Joseph Arias, Candis Cayne, Lypsinka, Misstress Formika, Flotilla De Barge, and Crystal Waters

Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn. Official selection for the Sundance & Berlin Film Festivals. Opening night film at the New York Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Still running as a midnight movie.

 

 

Manny & Lo
Written & directed by Lisa Krueger.
Starring Mary Kay Place, Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino, Glenn Fitzgerald, and Paul Guilfoyle.

Distributed by Sony Picture Classics. Official selection for the Sundance Film Festival. Also won the Gotham Award for Best First Time Director of a feature. Nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards.

The Last Good Time
Directed by Bob Balaban Written by Bob Balaban & John McLaughlin. Based on a novel by Richard Bausch.
Starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Maureen Stapleton, Lionel Stander, Olivia d'Abo, Adrian Pasdar, Zohra Lampert, and Kevin Corrigan

Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn. Won best film and best director at the Hamptons International Film Festival and the Grand Prize at the Avignon Film Festival. Also won the Telly award for Best Independent Feature Film.

 



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