For Immediate Release: May 10, 2011 Elaine Mariner, Director, elaine.mariner@state.co.us New Director for Office of Film, Television and Media

DENVER (May 10, 2011). Producer Donald Zuckerman has been named as the new director of the Office of Film, Television and Media, a division of Colorado Creative Industries. He will start work on May 16.

Zuckerman has produced several major motion pictures and he has worked with some of Hollywood’s top directors and actors. His most recent feature films include CASINO JACK with director George Hickenlooper and starring Kevin Spacey, and BEER FOR MY HORSES, directed by Michael Solomon and starring Toby Keith.
Zuckerman has also produced multiple television series, created a number of successful New York City nightlife venues, and managed recording artists and sports professionals. Zuckerman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and received a law degree from the Boston University School of Law. He worked for four years as a Staff Attorney for the New York City Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Division and subsequently maintained a private law practice.

About the Office of Film, Television and Media
The mission of the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media is to promote Colorado as a location for making feature films, television shows, television commercials, still photography, music videos, and digital media. The Office of Film, Television and Media is part of Colorado Creative Industries, a division of the state Office of Economic Development and International Trade. Learn more at www.coloradofilm.org .

About Colorado Creative Industries
The Colorado Creative Industries division of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade combines state funds with federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts to promote, support and expand the creative industries to drive Colorado’s economy, grow jobs, and enhance our quality of life.