Todd Coleman
Todd Coleman's NYU short LIVING DOLLS won ten (10) international awards (First Prize, Melbourne, Australia; Best Entertainment Film, Jacksonville, FL; CINE Eagle, Wash. D.C.) and played for 13 years on cable (HBO, Cinemax, Lifetime, USA Networks).
As an business journalist, Todd has interviewed over 1,700 entertainment leaders for The Los Angeles Times, Premiere, Written By, and The Hollywood Reporter, and served as head researcher for three books on Hollywood. Todd also has extensive experience as a business and marketing writer for Fortune 500 companies (Sony, Kodak, Xerox) and numerous small and mid-size companies.
Todd's film production experience includes writing and producing a World's Fair show and writing and directing numerous corporate videos. His feature screenplays have been honored by the IFP West Screenwriters Lab and the New Harmony Project, and his screenplay The Barefoote Girl is currently under contract to Artist International.
Todd is Founding Director of Act One Executive Program and IMPACT! 2004 a two-day branded entertainment conference. He opened the west coast office of HyperCD, creating innovative deals with DreamWorks Records, The Sci-Fi Channel, Jim Henson Prods, Heavy Metal magazine and Maverick Records.
In addition to filmmaking, Todd also has a passion for real estate, and has worked as a Realtor, environmental planner, escrow manager, and investor.
Married to British actress Josephine Gammell, Best Actress winner at the 168 Hour Film Festival and creator of Josie's English Kitchen, Todd lives in Los Angeles with Josie and their two children, Sarah Jane and Guy.
"In such a short
passage of time,
with elegant simplicity
(Coleman) created such
amazing power and pathos.
Best of all it made us
want to know the rest of
the story. Certainly the
best film of the night."
- Julian Wiles
Artistic Director
Charleston Stage
Dock Street Theater
