Ron Merk

San Francisco, California, United States

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"Independent" doesn't mean working alone!

<meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 14"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/newowner/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_filelist.xml">  <link rel="themeData" href="file://localhost/Users/newowner/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_themedata.xml">  <style>  </style>   <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">Since 1967 Ron Merk has been an independent film and television producer, director, writer, song lyricist and distributor. His most recent feature, the animated musical MARCO POLO-RETURN TO XANADU, a winner of many festival awards, is distributed by Warner Brothers. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">Ron's film business career includes: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">-Importing classic & foreign films, including LA NOTTE by Antonioni.Merchandising under license from Warner Bros., Speed Racer Enterprises, MGM and King Features. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">-Creating multimedia for the Broadway show OH! CALCUTTA! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">-Co-productions with the Czech Film Studio, Barrandov, LOOKING FOR LENNON and LEBENSBORN.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">-Film restoration projects, including HERCULES IN NEW YORK starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">-Collections at UCLA, The Museum of Modern Art, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and The Library of Congress.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">-Published in Animation Magazine, Animation World Network, Film Festival Today & Release Print.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">-Panelist and juror at numerous U.S. and international film festivals.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">As Executive Director of the Metro Theatre Center Foundation (indieplex.org) Ron guided the foundation which provided grants to local non-profits which focus on filmmakers, including The San Francisco International Film Festival, The MadCat Women's Film Festival and the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">In collaboration with Lionsgate Films Ron is developing a Broadway stage musical based upon Arnold Schwarzenegger's first film, HERCULES IN NEW YORK, for which Ron is writing the script and song lyrics. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Ron's latest project is entitled COCKTAILS, a one-hour TV drama series about the lives of seven San Francisco bartenders, all of whom have dark secrets.</span>    <br>

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