Steven Thomas Fischer Email & Phone Number

United States

Multi award-winning independent writer/producer/director of fiction and non-fiction stories for live action and animated cinema and television specializing in character studies. Fulbright Specialist: (2013-2018) University of Debrecen (Hungary); (2022-2025) University of Tokyo.Co-Producer on the feature film, "Life and Deaths of Max Linder" (2024, TVP Poland / Canal+ / CINE+ France. Dir. Edward Porembny.)Representative credits: Love Will Come to You (2023); Frida Kahlo: Timeless (2021); Dream Play Create (2020); EarthRise Apollo: Moonbeams (2019); Old School New School (2010); Freedom Dance (2007); Steve & Bluey (1990-2002).Publications: There's a Blue Dog Under My Bed (1991), The Wonderful, Happy, Cartoony World of Steve & Bluey (2002).Patrons: Maryland Public Television/PBS, Oprah Winfrey Network/Chester Films, McGraw Hill Higher Education, Nextel, DuPont/Affects Films (Los Angeles), TV Asia, Romanian Television Network, Thurn Film (Germany), Bill Melendez Productions (London, Los Angeles), K22 Film and Entertainment/ZDF (Germany), Prounen Film/WDR-ARTE (Germany), AMP Polska (Poland), Nalco/Ecolab, AmeriCorps, Hollywood Stars II, Mort Kasman Prods. NYC.Guest speaker: University of Tokyo, Northwestern University, Chapman University, Harvard Medical School, American University, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, The Art Institute of Wisconsin, Script DC, MindCamp Canada, SeaDream (Puerto Rico, the Azores, United Kingdom), Cunard (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Cochin, Sri Lanka, Phuket, Penang, Kuala Lumpur), Viking Sea.Jury Chair, international CINE Awards in 2010, 2011, 2012 (Jury Member 2014, 2015, 2017) Jury Chair, Academy Awards qualifier Chicago International Children's Film Festival in 2017 (Jury Member 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016).Resident artist: Smith Farm Center for the Healing Arts (2005); Paducah Arts Alliance (2022).

Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

Lead "Cartoon Storytelling" in which participants create original cartoon stories based on life experiences. The project positions participants to search to understand complicated feelings.

Evanston, Il, Us

Develop, prepare, and present courses in Video Editing, Acting, Cartoon Storytelling, Creative Writing, and Journal Writing at Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development and NU's Norris Center. (Graduate, undergrad, and general public.)

Chicago, Il, Us

Prepare and facilitate workshops and classes on storytelling, cartoon creation, character development and narrative structure. Many workshops presented since 2015.

Columbia, Md, Us

· Direct/shoot/edit, coordinate production, talent, wardrobe, locations, permits, agreements, and ancillary support for documentaries, advertising/commercials, e-learning, and industrial videos. Produced, directed, edited series on Cryptology

· Conceived/wrote/produced/shot/edited original programs; coordinated and supervised production personnel; solicited program support; created and organized production schedules; researched material for historic programs; supervised cast/crew as needed; coordinated casting, props, locations, and other production details.

· Conceived, created and developed all characters; key animator of lead character; supervised animation budget; hired/supervised in-between animator and effects animator. · Contributed to commercial and ad campaign concepts and stories, on-set supervision of effects shots, and illustrated storyboards.

Annapolis, Maryland, Us

Developed and presented college level introductory course on cartoon storytelling. · Developed lesson plans, critiqued and reviewed student work.

· Coordinated Local Origination Programming and researched / secured public domain programming from around the world. · Conceived, developed and coordinated Independent's Day, a television-based film festival sponsored by TCI-TV to celebrate local talent. · Conceived, wrote, produced and shot image promotion videos and public service announcements, hired and supervised cast and crew. · Edited on-air promos and tags.

Ba, Visual & Performing Arts

Sequential Art, Cartooning