Professor at University of Tampa , Producer, Producer Representative
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
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- Professor /Producer/ Producer Representative at University of Tampa
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- New York University
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Tom Garrett’s Summary
Tom Garrett is a producer of independent feature films and a founding partner of Circa Films, a sales and distribution company . Over the past twenty years been credited as a producer on fourteen feature films. Tom's films have screened at many prestigious film festivals worldwide, including Berlin, Cannes, Florence and Toronto.
With an M.F.A from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Tom has worked as Line Producer, UPM and Executive Producer for a number of noted directors, including Academy Award winner, Jean Charles Tacchella (Cousin Cousine, Seven Sundays), and Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy, Repo Man). He has also worked with such well known producers as Daniel Tuscan du Plantier , and Art Linson. He has worked with many of the film industry's noted personalities including many distinguished cinematographers such as Mario Garcia Joya ( Strawberry & Chocolate),Carlo Varini (Subway) and Jan Debont ( Die Hard, Black Rain) and respectable actors as Rod Steiger , Gary Oldman and Thierry L'hermitte. In addition to his feature film career, Tom has worked as a producer for such prominent advertising agencies and public relations firms as Chiat-Day /Mojo, JWT, BBD & O and with such clients as CHANEL and Tag Heuer . His clients have also included Def Jam and Sony Records where he produced music videos for the likes of Run DMC and U2.Through his production service company has brought many feature films to the west coast of Florida. Among them, such notables as Great Expectations ( Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert DeNiro) and Palmetto ( Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue and Gina Gershon). Tom has taught film production at NYU-Tisch School of the Arts and currently a teaches Film production at the University of Tampa. Tom lives in Sarasota, Florida. Tom sits as Director Education for Sarasota Film Festival & Florida Film Consortium, Advisory Board to the Sunscreen Film Festival and helps in outreach to the Gasparilla Film Festival and Independents' Film Festival.
Tom Garrett’s Specialties:
Intimate knowledge of the legal and financial issues that are involved in feature film production, having produced, directed and delivered films to the international marketplace. I have also served as a consultant on production issues, budgets, financing, guilds and unions, and legal affairs on projects ranging from low budget independents to studio level pictures in the US ,Europe and Latin America.
Tom Garrett’s Experience
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Professor /Producer/ Producer Representative
University of Tampa
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)
Tom Garrett’s Education
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New York University
MFA , Film, Tisch School of the Arts , 1983 — 1985
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International Emmy Awards
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NextGen Tampa Bay - Economic Development for the Bay Area
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