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Representation

Tom Chasin 
The Chasin Agency 
8899 Beverly Blvd. 
Suite 716
Los Angeles, CA.  90048 
(310)278-7505

Director
B I O G R A P H Y
Left Hungary in '56 as a political refugee after studying film and working as an AD at Pannonia Studios in Budapest. Joined the National Film Board in Montreal where, between 1956 and 1969, I  wrote, edited and directed over fifty films. After writing/directing first feature film, "Don't Let The Angels Fall," left the Board to set up a production company, International Cinemedia Center, with partners. 

From 1969 to 1972 produced and directed educational films for Learning  
Corporation of America. In 1972 formed own production company  
to produce and direct my second feature film, "U-TURN." 
Feature Films:

"Chanel Solitaire" 
/ Gardenia Films
Marie-France Pisier, Rutger Hauer, Karen Black,  
Timothy Dalton & Brigitte Fossey. 

"Your Ticket is No Longer Valid" /
RSL Films  
Richard Harris, Jeanne Moreau & George Peppard.

"Agency" /
RSL Films
Robert Mitchum, Lee Majors & Valerie Perrine.

"In Praise of Older Women" /
RSL Films  
Tom Berenger, Karen Black & Susan Strasberg 

"U-Turn" /
George Kaczender Prods.  
David Selby & Maude Adams.  
Official Canadian entry to The 1973 Berlin Film Festival

"Don't Let The Angels Fall" /
NFB of Canada  
Arthur Hill and Sharon Acker.  
Official Canadian entry to the 1969 Cannes Film Festival  
 
Movies for Television:

Christy (A Change Of Seasons)
Miniseries - PAX TV / HALLMARK
Diane Ladd, James Waterston, Lauren Lee Smith

"Indiscretion of an American Wife"
ABC Pictures/Lifetime Network
Anne Archer and Michael Murphy

"Devil's Food"
Jaffe/Braunstein - Lifetime Network
Suzanne Somers, William Katt and Dabney Colman

"Maternal Instincts"
Wilshire Court/USA

Delta Burke and Beth Broderick 

"Ebbie"
ABC Prods/Lifetime Network
Susan Lucci and Jeff de Munn

"Danielle Steel's Vanished"
Douglas Cramer/NBC   
Lisa Rinna and George Hamilton

"Where Are My Children?"
Andrea Baynes/WB/ABC  
Marg Helgenberger and Corbin Bernsen

"Betrayal of Trust"
Cosgrove/Meurer/NBC 
Judith Light, Judd Hirsh and Betty Buckley

"Jonathan - The Boy Nobody Wanted"
Gross/Weston/NBC  
JoBeth Williams, Chris Burke  
Christopher Award Winner, New York 1993

"Christmas on Division Street"
Heus/Morrow/Columbia/NBC  
Fred Savage and Hume Cronyn

"A Seduction in Travis County"
David Braun/New World/CBS  
Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Coyote and Jean Smart  
 
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Network Series

1984 NIGHT HEAT ("Deadline") - CBS, RSL/G-J
1985 NIGHT HEAT ("The Source")
1985 NIGHT HEAT ("The Quest")
1985 NIGHT HEAT ("The Game")
1985 NIGHT HEAT ("Power Play")
1986 NIGHT HEAT ("Friends")
1987 FALCON CREST ("Wheels Within Wheels") -
CBS, Lorimar
1987 FALCON CREST ("King's Gambit')
1988 NIGHT HEAT ("Forgive me Father') -
CBS, RSLIG-J
1988 FALCON CREST ("Farewell my Lovelies") -
CBS, Lorimar
1988 FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES ("The Bride Wore Red") -
New Line/Lorimar
1988 FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES ("Black Tickets")
1989 FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES (Dreams Come True")
1989 TOUR OF DUTY ("Cloud Nine") -
CBS, Zev Braun/New World
1989 TOUR OF DUTY ("And Make Death Proud to Take us")
1990 GRAND SLAM ("Arana") CBS, New World
1990 TOUR OF DUTY ("Vietnam Rag")
1990 SUNSET BEAT ("Rebel Dreams") -
ABC, P.Hasburgh prds.
1990 GABRIEL'S FIRE ("Judgments") -
ABC, Lorimar/WIB
1991 GABRIEL'S FIRE ("First Date")

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FESTIVAL ENTRIES AND AWARDS:

"JONATHAN : THE BOY NOBODY WANTED"
Christopher Award, New York, 1992 Humanitas Award Nominee, 1993

"DON'T LET THE ANGELS FALL"
The Official Canadian entry to the Cannes International Film Festival, France, 1969.
Catholic Film Award. The 23rd Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scotland, 1969.
The Interfilm Festival Jury Award. The 23rd Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scotland, 1969.
Exhibited at the New Delhi International Film Festival, 1969.
Exhibited at the Adelaide-Auckland international Film Festival 1970.
Best Foreign Feature Film. 4th International Film Review by the Film Critics and
Journalists Association of Ceylon, Colombo, 1971.

"U-TURN"
The Official Canadian entry to the Berlin International Film Festival, Germany, 1973.
Opened the Festival.

"IN PRAISE OF OLDER WOMEN"
Canadian Film Awards. Nominated for: Best Director, Best Cinematography,
Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction and Best Costume, 1978.

"PHOEBE"
The Donald Mulholland Award for Best Original Screenplay, 1964.
Bronze Plaque, German Catholic Film Service Prize.
XV West German Festival of Short Films, Oberhausen, 1965.
Grand Prix for Short Subjects. Montreal International Film Festival, 1968.
Diploma of Merit. Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, 1967.
Blue Ribbon Award. American Film Festival, New York, 1967.
Nominated by the members of the Educational Film Library Association of America:
"One of the TEN BEST FILMS offered over ten years by the Association", 1967.
Certificate of Merit. Bhopal International Film Festival, India, 1971.

"YOU'RE NO GOOD"
Exhibited at the XVI Mannheim International & Film Festival, West Germany, 1967.

"THE WORLD OF THREE"
Diploma of Honor. The American Film Festival, New York, 1967. Grand Prix.
Scientific Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1968.

"THE GAME"
The Chris Award for Excellence of Production. Columbus, Ohio,1967.
Diploma of Honor. The American Film Festival, New York, 1967.
Exhibited at the XVI Mannheim International Film Festival, West Germany, 1987.

"BALLERINA"
The Chris Award, Arts and Crafts Category. 12th Film Festival, Columbus, Ohio, 1965.

"SABRE AND FOIL"
Silver Plaque. international Spoils Film Festival, Cortina, Italy, 1969.
Exhibited at the Oberhausen International Sports Film Festival, West Germany, 1970.
Bronze Plaque. Festival of Spoils Films, Torino, Italy, 1980.

"FREUD"
Best Screenplay of Short Subjects. Canadian Film Awards, Toronto, Canada, 1970.
Second Prize American Film Festival, New York, 1971.

"NAHANNI"
Silver Bear. 12th international Film Festival, Berlin, Germany, 1963.
Diploma of Honor. 5th World Film Festival Review, Acapulco, Mexico, 1963.
Chris Award. Columbus Film Festival, Ohio, 1964.
Canadian Cinematography Award, Best Color Film, 1964.
Certificate of Merit. 15th Canadian Film Awards, Toronto, Canada, 1964.
First Prize. Festival of Mountain Exploration Films, Trento, Italy, 1964.

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Representation:
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The Chasin Agency  
8899 Beverly Blvd.  
Suite 716  
Los Angeles, CA.  90048
(310)278-7505  
  


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