Janek Ambros
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Janek Ambros | |
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| Born | April 19, 1988 Morristown, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, producer, editor, Founder of Assembly Line Entertainment |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | www.assemblylineentertainment.com |
Janek Ambros (born April 19, 1988) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer.[1] He also founded Assembly Line Entertainment, a film production company..[2]. He directed the film Mondo Hollywoodland.[3]
Directing
His first feature, Imminent Threat, which he also wrote, edited, and produced with Academy Award nominee James Cromwell [4] was released in late 2015 to mixed reviews.[5][6]
His second film, Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid is an anthology of various shorts on American imperialism, Wall Street, and western nationalism that came out in 2020.[7] [8]
Ambros' third film as a director, Mondo Hollywoodland was released in 2021, theatrically and on VOD.[9] The film won the Jury Prize for Creative Vision at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival.[10] The film was executive produced by James Cromwell, marking their second collaboration.[11] The film was released to positive reviews.[12][13][14][15][16]. The film was shot on an iPhone. [17]
Ambros directed a documentary about the Ukrainian refugee crisis which was executive produced by two time Academy Award winner Janusz Kaminski. [18]
His upcoming film is an adaptation of Russell Lees' Nixon's Nixon which he producing frequent creative partner James Cromwell. [19] [20]
Ambros began his film career writing and directing Avante-Garde films.[21] His first was an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Grand Inquisitor[22]. Ambros wrote and directed the Avant-garde film May 15th in Paris, a film about the rise of populism in France during 1848 with visuals from present day Paris, highlighting the rise of populism in the west.[23] The film was produced by Barbara De Fina.[24] The film was released in the summer/fall of 2017 on Amazon Prime and a limited theatrical release. Ambros and Martin Scorsese presented a lifetime achievement award to Krzysztof Zanussi at the Roots of Europe Festival in Spain after a screening of May 15th in Paris.[25]
Producing
His notable films as producer include Ten Thousand Saints, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Ethan Hawke which film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, [26] and Human Capital which stars Maya Hawke and Marisa Tomei. [27].
In 2021, he produced the Ecuadorian documentary Legend of Tayos, which played theatrically in Latin America and on VOD in the U.S.[28]
He's producing a biopic on Francis Perkins which he also wrote. [29] [30]
Company
In the summer of 2017, his company, Assembly Line Entertainment, expanding to China when they brought in Jing Xue into the company.[31]
Other
Ambros wrote "While the Neo-Conservatives Slept", an essay where he interviewed former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, Lawrence Wilkerson. It argues the "Never Trumpers" are responsible for the rise of Trump.[32]
References
- ^ https://www.thenewcurrent.co.uk/janek-ambros
- ^ "Assembly Line Entertainment Names Jing Xue COO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ^ https://deadline.com/2021/07/james-cromwell-production-mondo-hollywoodland-sets-release-1234789557/
- ^ Fleming, Mike (2015-07-02). "[WATCH] James Cromwell Behind 'Imminent Threat' Docu: Actor-Activist Has Stories To Tell". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/imminent-threat-film-review-834337/
- ^ https://filmthreat.com/reviews/imminent-threat/
- ^ https://www.bionicbuzz.com/film/money-fascism-and-some-sort-of-acid/
- ^ https://www.highonfilms.com/money-fascism-and-some-sort-of-acid-2021-review/
- ^ https://deadline.com/2021/07/james-cromwell-production-mondo-hollywoodland-sets-release-1234789557/
- ^ https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/DTLA-Film-Festival-Announces-2019-Awards-20191026
- ^ https://filmthreat.com/reviews/mondo-hollywoodland/
- ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mondo_hollywoodland
- ^ https://film-authority.com/2021/09/03/mondo-hollywoodland/
- ^ https://filmthreat.com/reviews/mondo-hollywoodland/
- ^ https://dennisschwartzreviews.com/mondo-hollywoodland/
- ^ https://battleshippretension.com/mondo-hollywoodland-psychedelic-freakout-by-tyler-smith/
- ^ https://curiousaboutscreenwriting.libsyn.com/sys-interview-with-filmmaker-janek-ambros-mondo-hollywood
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18816066/?ref_=nm_knf_i2
- ^ https://deadline.com/2022/01/nixons-nixon-james-cromwell-to-produce-film-adaptation-of-russell-lees-play-1234914450/
- ^ https://geektyrant.com/news/james-cromwell-producing-a-new-film-adaptation-of-the-play-nixons-nixon
- ^ https://scenester.tv/interview-with-janek-ambros/
- ^ https://filmthreat.com/reviews/money-fascism-and-some-sort-of-acid/
- ^ http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-videos/2017/4/1/amdocs-film-festival-may-15th-in-paris
- ^ "Movie Review - May 15th In Paris -What Have We Learned? | Splash Magazines | Los Angeles". Splash Magazines | Los Angeles. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- ^ https://www.elcorreo.com/butaca/cine/krzysztof-zanussi-piensa-20200305195704-ntrc.html
- ^ Justin Chang (2014-12-08). "Sundance Film Festival: 2015 Premieres Lineup Announced". Variety. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ https://people.com/movies/liev-schreiber-and-maya-hawke-face-the-consequences-of-an-accident-in-human-capital-trailer/
- ^ https://www.google.com/search?q=COMINGSOON.NET+LEGEND+OF+TAYOS&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS909US926&oq=COMINGSOON.NET+LEGEND+OF+TAYOS&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160j33i299l2.7506j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
- ^ https://variety.com/2021/film/news/frances-perkins-biopic-janek-ambros-1235082378/
- ^ https://w42st.com/post/frances-perkins-the-mother-of-social-security-finally-takes-her-place-on-w46th-street-in-hells-kitchen/
- ^ "Assembly Line Entertainment Names Jing Xue COO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ^ http://www.sheriffnottingham.com/while-the-neo-cons-slept/
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