Brian Hecker

As a senior in high school, Brian won Best of Show at The International Student Media Festival with his short video GROWING UP WITH STRESS.

Theater/acting background:

-Became member of SAG at 16 (acted in various venues since, including a professsional children’’s touring show and a long-running televised comedy sketch program in Chicago, Stinky’’s Pub )

-Received Bachelor of Science in Speech at Northwestern University

-Created talent agency at Northwestern called, NU Talent, that bridged the gap between professional Chicago actors and student filmmakers—still exists today after seven years.

Wrote and directed six short films:

(1)COMING ATTRACTIONS

(2)APPASSIONATO (Best of Show at 3rd annual Northwestern Film Festival)

(3)PROM PUDENDUMm

(Represented AFI’’s first year program in fundraising efforts)

(4)ONE DAY PASS

(5)RINSE THE BLOOD OFF MY TOGA

(6)FAMILY ATTRACTION, starring Chris Penn and Martin Sheen.

Sept. ‘95—began AFI program · June ’’96 -- awarded Cort/Swedlin Director of the Year Scholarship” at AFI after first year in program.

· October ’’96 -- hired by MCA-Universal to write BART GOT A ROOM, upon completion of first year at AFI.

· May ’’98 -- received three-picture writing/directing deal at Miramax Films upon completion of the AFI program. Worked with Cathy Konrad (SCREAM; COPLAND; KIDS; GIRL, INTERRUPTED) on MY HOLLYWOOD PROM.

Repped by CAA and Gold/Miller Management

·June ’’98 – received MFA in Directing from AFI

·September ’’99 -- Hired by MGM to rewrite SPRING BREAK LIVE.

Brian is currently developing an independent feature.