Marina Shron

<p>Marina Shron is a New York based filmmaker/writer. Born and raised in St.Petersburg, Russia, she studied film and theatre at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Before making a transition to writing and directing films, she enjoyed a successful career as a playwright and received a number of awards for her work, including NYFA, Jerome and James Thurber Fellowships as well as a Fulbright Scholar Award. In 2002, Marina co-authored with Dennis Shasha a book of non-fiction <em>Red Blues</em> (Holmes and Meier, New York). Drawn from the hundreds of oral histories of recent immigrants in the US, the book explores one of Marina&rsquo;s favorite themes &ndash; change, its mechanics and its mystery.</p> <p>Marina&rsquo;s first short film <em>The Silent Love of the Fish</em> (starring Joanna Adler, directed by Vivian Sorenson) screened at numerous festivals, was aired on PBS, and received Best Short Film Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival. &nbsp;<em>X-tina and Nikki, a </em>short film written by Marina and directed by Ian Belton in 2010, was honored with the Creative Spirit Award for Originality/Creativity and enjoyed a successful festival run in the US and abroad. <em>Lullaby for Ray</em>, 2011, Marina&rsquo;s directorial debut, won Best Short Film Award at Toronto Film Festival, Accolade Competition Award and Best Drama Award at ITN Film and New Media Festival in LA among other hnors.</p> <p>In addition to writing and directing, Marina teaches screenwriting at The New School University in New York and lectures on short film in Montclair State University.</p> <p>Presently, Marina is working on her first feature film <em>X-tina</em> (Rising Star in Screenwriting Award at Canada International Film Festival 2011).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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