THE TWO HE'S PROUDEST OF

Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, class of 2005:
major in radio-television-film, minor in English literature.

Eagle Scout, BSA.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Films written and/or directed by Adam have
won awards, nominations and citations from…
ReelHeART International Film Festival, Bare Bones Film Festival,
Chicago REEL Shorts Fest, Houston Comedy Film Festival,
Washington DC Independent Film Festival,
Fargo Film Festival, Downstream Independent Film Festival,
International Family Film Festival, Fresno Films Involving Local Movie Makers,
Fresno State Student Film Festival and the Young Artist Awards.

… and screened at such prestigious venues as…
New Filmmakers, the Tribeca Cinemas, St. Louis International Film Festival,
LA Shorts Fest, Rhode Island International Film Festival.

His feature film screenplays have been honored
at numerous screenwriting competitions, including…
Writers on the Storm (semifinalist)
Beverly Hills Film Festival (semifinalist)

FEATURE ARTICLES

Short End Magazine - "The Idiosyncratic and Fantastical Adam Bertocci"
"… there’s a playfulness with the lines of fantasy and reality.
It’s as if Bertocci is constantly jumping from one side to the other,
blending and separating the two at will."

Northwestern Chronicle - "Who you gonna call? Bertocci!"
"When first asked what he will do when he graduates, Bertocci says, 'starve.'"

PRESS AND PRAISE FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS

for "Two Gentlemen of Lebowski"

Entertainment Weekly
USA Today
The New Republic — "This is so good I'm publishing multiple excerpts."
GQ — "A blast to read."
The Wall Street Journal
The Guardian
The Toronto Star
The Atlantic
Metro (UK)
Back Stage — Critic's Pick
BroadwayWorld — "The script is quite brilliant."
BroadwayWorld — "Written by the incredibly talented Adam Bertocci, it is arguably one of the most inventive pieces ever created."
Cinematical — "It's the greatest thing since Geoffrey Chaucer."
Lebowski Podcast
NY Press
BSC Review
Boston Lowbrow — "Bertocci's writing is solid, clever and witty."
Onomotopoeia — "I'm not alone in my admiration for Bertocci's script."
Inside New York — "Adam Bertocci's brilliantly-crafted script is… replete with Shakespearean wit, film-geek puns and general hilarity."
The Rundown — "Off-Off-Broadway's hottest ticket… a smartly written parody of Shakespearean comic archetypes and quotable pop culture."

for "Love: The Movie"

The Independent Critic — "An audience pleaser… How can you not love a film with such spirit?… 'Love: The Movie' gives us a promising director."

for "The Chopped-Off Hands of Star Wars"

E! Online — "Have you ever wondered what happened to Darth Vader's chopped-off hand? Well, neither have we. But Adam Bertocci has, and he wants you to know."
Maxim
IGN — "Sure to make drooling Star Wars fanboys everywhere crap their pants laughing."
USA Today
Chicago Sun-Times

for "Sparky"

Film Threat — Three stars ... "Bertocci as Sparky seems like a younger Woody Allen."

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Backyard Blockbusters (feature documentary)
"Lugar Incomum" (Brazilian TV)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Anthology Film Archives
New York Comic-Con

AND OF COURSE

"Time" Magazine — Person of the Year, 2006

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