Kenneth Berris is an Award winning Director/Screenwriter/Producer who has written, directed and conceived successful Feature Films, Interactive Films, Amusement Park Films, Television shows, Music Videos, and Clio Award Winning Commercials. He is currently working with Bill Moyers and Award winning documentarians Chana Gazit, Stephen Stept and Heidi Christenson on THE PROGRESSIVES, a mini series set to debut in 2008.

DIRECTOR

THE MANOR
Feature Film starring Academy Award winner and eight time Oscar nominee Peter O'Toole, Greta Scacchi, Gabrielle Anwar and Martin Dejdar. Produced and distributed by MDM Studios and August Entertainment.

THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
Starring Academy Award winner Martin Landau and Jonathan Taylor Thomas and The Henson Creature Shop. Produced and distributed by IBM, Powerhouse Entertainment and New Line Cinema.

ERASER TURNABOUT
Interactive Feature sequel based on the feature of the original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Produced and distributed by Warner Brothers Studios and Imagination Pilots.

JURASSIC JOURNAL
Starring Richard Attenborough, and featuring New CGI and Animatronic Dinosaurs in addition to New Live Action Footage. This project debuted in The "Islands of Adventure" amusement park in Orlando, Florida. Produced by Universal Studios.

SPYCRAFT
Starring the late Director of the CIA, William Colby and Oleg Kalugin, the former Director of the KGB. Produced and distributed by Activision.

BLOWN AWAY
Interactive Feature Sequel based on the feature of the same name starring Tommy Lee Jones and Jeff Bridges. Produced and distributed by MGM, and Imagination Pilots.

WHAT'S MY STORY
A series of short Interactive educational films featured on CNN as a breakthrough project. Produced and distributed by Digital Pictures and Broderbund.

PANIC IN THE PARK
Starring Academy Award nominee Michael Clarke Duncan and Erika Eleniak. Produced and distributed by Warner Brothers Studios and Imagination Pilots.

MARKY MARK
Interactive Music Project starring Mark Wahlberg. Produced and Distributed by Sega and Entergamement.

INXS
Interactive Music Project starring the group INXS. This project won the Invision Award, The "Oscar" of Interactive Film Awards. Produced and Distributed by Sega and Entergamement.

SCREENWRITER
BLOWN AWAY
THE MANOR
WHAT'S MY STORY
KILLER GOLF

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/PRODUCER
KILLER GOLF
Reality Television Show produced by Gaylord Entertainment and Jack Nicklaus and Partners.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Directed, written, produced and art directed over 300 commercials and music videos, for such clients as: Air New Zealand, Kawasaki, Moet et Chandon, Armour Foods, Kelloggs, Nabisco, Cadillac, Kraft Foods, NBC, CBS, KTLA, Pepsi, Dannon, Lynx Golf, Ralston Purina, Honda, McDonalds, Reebok
• Won numerous Clios, and New York One Show Gold Medals, The standard of excellence in the commercial field.
• Headed up By Video Project by Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell, the First Interactive Video Computer Catalogue..
• Extensive Computer Graphics and Animation background, having studied with Bob Abel in college, and worked with people such as Jon Whitney, Bob Kurtz, Tom Zito of Digital Pictures, Howard Tullman of Imagination Pilots, and Santa Barbara Studios.
• FORMER EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, SENIOR VP, OGILVY &MATHER
• FORMER EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, SENIOR VP, DMB&B
• PRESIDENT, PARTNER & CEO OF BERRIS PICTURES (www.berris.com)
• PARTNER & DIRECTOR OF BERRISGOLF (www.berrisgolf.com)

EDUCATION

• UCLA
• Post Graduate Studies @ Art Center College Of Design