RESUME

JOHN C. ZAK
PRODUCER - DIRECTOR – FILMMAKER – WRITER - VOICE ACTOR  (213) 220-7227, (808) 372-7343, jcarlzak@earthlink.net

Background and Credits:

SUPERVISING PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (CBS) International drama series syndicated to 100 countries, 400 million daily viewers worldwide.  Supervised daily production both on stage and administratively. Also directed the series weekly.  12 years producing-directing the series.

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (CBS)
Internationally syndicated dramatic series.  Supervised daily production and directed a minimum of one episode per week.

FILMMAKER - DOCUMENTARIES
PULE WAILELE ( HAWAIIAN WATERFALL PRAYER) Documentary Film – 60 minutes,
(Special Selection for Big Island Film Festival, Maui Film Festival, 2007. Recipient of Telly Award, 2007, Screenings in Zurich, Switzerland, July 2007. Featured on Starz Movie Network)
HAWAIIAN MEDITATIONS Healing Film  -  30 minutes,  Zakwest Productions INC
HAWAIIAN HEALING Documentary Film – 60 minutes, Zakwest Productions INC
 (Special Selection for Hawaii International Film Festival, 2003)

DIRECTOR
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – (ABC) Series Contract, New York
SPYDER GAMES - Drama series for MTV Networks. Multiple episodes. (Emmy Nomination – directing)
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL – (CBS) Series Contract
DAYS OF OUR LIVES (NBC) – Multiple episodes
GENERAL HOSPITAL (ABC) – Multiple episodes
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS -  (CBS) Series Contract
NOSOTROS GOLDEN EAGLE AWARDS

WRITER
HEART OF HEAVEN, SOUL OF EARTH – Feature Film
SIGNIFICANT OTHERS – Feature Film
MARY SUNSHINE GETS REAL – Television film
POOKIE MEETS THE PRINCESS – Hawaiian-themed book for children

VOICE ACTOR/NARRATOR - SAG/AFTRA

Currently narrating full length fiction and non fiction titles for AUDIBLE and ITUNES

CONSULTANT
RTL HOLLAND – ENDEMOL, NETHERLANDS – Production Consultant on primetime drama series, GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES.
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION.
POPULATION COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL
FRANCE 3 NETWORK – PARIS
EGOLI, CAPE OF FEAR, FLESH – FRANZ MARX FILMS – JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA


AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA NOMINATION, - THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - CBS
EMMY NOMINATION – DIRECTING – “SPYDER GAMES,” MTV, ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES
EMMY AWARD, GENERAL HOSPITAL – LIGHTING DESIGN - ABC
SEVEN NATIONAL EMMY NOMINATIONS – LIGHTING DESIGN
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA AWARD, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - CBS

ASSOCIATIONS

DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA
ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES (FORMER GOVERNOR OF DIRECTORS PEER GROUP)
ANGELA PEREZ BARAQUIO EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Board of Directors)
AFTRA – Los Angeles - Actor/Voice Over Actor, THE RECORDING ACADEMY (Grammys) - Los Angeles Chapter

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
 FLUENT SPANISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
UCLA PROFESSIONAL SCREENWRITING PROGRAM
UCLA PROFESSIONAL PRODUCING PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MONICA – M.A. PSYCHOLOGY
UCLA FILM AND TELEVISION DEPARTMENT – BACHELOR OF ARTS. PHI BETA KAPPA, MAGNA CUM LAUDE
SORBONNE – PARIS, FRANCE CERTIFICAT DE LANGUE FRANCAISE

MANAGEMENT
THE SIEGAL COMPANY    SANDRA SIEGAL   (310) 274 6088

LEGAL REPRESENTATION
STEPHEN MOELLER – VALENSI, ROSE AND MAGARAM (310) 277-8011

REFERENCES
JOHN TUMINO, PRODUCER, ONE LIFE TO LIVE, ABC, NEW YORK
DEVENEY KELLY, DIRECTOR, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, CBS, HOLLYWOOD
REMCO KOBUS, ENDEMOL NETHERLANDS
KATRINA WOOD, MEDIAXCHANGE, LOS ANGELES AND LONDON
IDSE GROTENHUIS, IDTV NETHERLANDS

Additional recommendations are posted on my Linked In profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-zak/17/bb/a29