K-Michel Parandi (Michel Kay Parandi) is a
film director
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and
screenwriter
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...
. In 2005, he wrote and directed a musical adaptation of the "
Red Riding Hood
"Little Red Riding Hood" is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a sly wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th century European folk tales. The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault and the Broth ...
" which won the art-direction award at the
Festival du Film de Paris
The Festival du Film de Paris, also known as Paris Film Festival, was a film festival held annually in Paris, France. It was launched in 1986 as a youth-oriented festival. In 2002, the municipal government withdrew funding and began Festival Paris ...
. Parandi is also known for having directed a series of confidential movies presenting a futuristic
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
for the biotechnology park DuBiotech. In 2011 he was signed by
Robert Newman (agent) at
William Morris Endeavor
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, WME or WME-IMG) is an American holding company for talent and media agencies with its primary offices in Beverly Hills, California, United States. The compa ...
before joining
United Talent Agency
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.
Career
In June 2009, it was announced that controversial activist and notorious French filmmaker
Mathieu Kassovitz
Mathieu Kassovitz (; born 3 August 1967) is a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company. He has won three César Awards: Most Promising Actor for '' See How They ...
known for his critical portrayal of France's historical and political figure
would co-direct with Parandi a motion picture based on a science fiction mythology. From 2011 to 2013 Parandi was mentored by independent producers
Hisami Kuroiwa
Hisami Kuroiwa is a Japanese-American film producer.
Career
Born in Japan, Hisami was educated at Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo before moving to the United States to pursue her career. She based herself in New York City, where she has now been ...
and
Ben Barenholtz
Ben Barenholtz (October 5, 1935 – June 27, 2019) was a Polish-born American film exhibitor, distributor and producer, who was a presence in the independent film scene since the late 1960s, when he opened The Elgin Cinema in New York City in 1 ...
.
By 2012, Parandi wrote and directed the original pilot for "From The Future With Love". In the series, the police is privatized and only provide protection if you've paid for it. The pilot was selected by the
Art Directors Club of New York
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and was broadcast on March 14, 2016 at a
TED
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Economics and finance
* TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar
Education
* ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association
** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey
** Transvaal Education Depa ...
event in
Brussels
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. TED "Deep future" initiated a public discussion on the future of law enforcement.
Recognition
*2000 : Best college screenplay at
Angers
Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the prov ...
European film festival.
*2005 : Best storyboard, Paris film festival, concours Sopadin 2005. Jury presided by Moebus aka
Jean Giraud
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Bandes dessinées, Franco-Belgian ''bandes dessinées'' (BD) tradition. Giraud garnered worldwide acclaim under the pseu ...
, and
Gérard Krawczyk
Gérard Krawczyk (17 May 1953, Paris) is a French film director. He is of Polish descent (his grandparents were from Częstochowa).
Filmography Director
* ''Homicide by Night'' (1984)
* ''Je hais les acteurs'' (a.k.a. ''I hate actors'') (1986 ...
.
*2013 :
io9
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"2013's 13 best of all Science Fiction and Fantasy" for "From the Future with Love".
External links
http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2013/09/06/from-the-future-with-lovehttp://io9.com/a-world-where-you-buy-police-protection-just-like-you-b-480347422http://hecticelectric.nl/http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2013/09/Crime-Prevention-Costs-in-Amazing-FROM-THE-FUTURE-WITH-LOVE?f=1http://theawesomer.com/from-the-future-with-love/251051/ http://www.konbini.com/fr/culture/court-metrage-from-the-future-with-love http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2013/09/09/must-watch-from-the-future-with-love-short-sci-fi-film http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013/09/sunday-cinema-from-the-future-with-love-a-short-film/ http://www.adcglobal.org*
ttp://www.ibelieveinadv.com/ http://www.ibelieveinadv.com/http://www.redflyingfox.com
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American film directors
American experimental filmmakers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)