Merle Augustin
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    Office:   6462062350
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    690 Riverside Drive, Apt. 3B,
    New York, NY, 10031, United States of America

Merle Augustin

Producer/Director
Ten Stories Tall, LLC

Full Bio
SKILLS
Production Budgeting & Scheduling Contract Negotiations, Legal Releases & Licenses Expense Tracking and Bookkeeping Research and Writing Script Development Casting Interviewing and Hiring Managing and Supervising Marketing and Public Relations.

EXPERIENCE
MANAGER
Ten Stories Tall LLC New York, NY
Production Company 2009-2010
Manage accounting and legal affairs
Represent company in negotiations, at festivals & events
Create and implement outreach & festival distribution plan
Manage relationships with agents, managers, cast

PRODUCER
Ten Stories Tall LLC, Ten Stories Tall New York, NY
Feature Film 2008-2009
With Ally Sheedy, Sherri Saum, Tovah Feldshuh, Josh Hamilton and Jim Gaffigan
Producer
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2010
Palm Beach International Film Festival 2010

Cobbler Films, Warlord
New York, NY
Narrative Short 2007
Producer
SXSW International Film Festival 2008: Grand Jury Prize Winner
You Tube Screening Room 2008
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2007
Seattle International Film Festival 2007

The Years Flow Like Water
New York, NY
Narrative Short, 2007
Producer
Asian-American International Film Festival 2008

Blue Gene Films, The Concoction
New York, NY
Narrative Short, 2007
Producer
Wizard World Los Angeles Film Festival 2007

Catman and Mary Productions, Health Series New York, NY
Documentary, 2007
Production Coordinator
Manage production schedule and on-location budget
Coordinate talent availability and releases
Coordinate production travel
TEACHER
ESRA-Ecole Superieure de Realisation Audiovisuelle New York, NY
Manhattan Institute of Management
Instructor, 2008
Two-part workshop: Film Internship and Production Basics
Prepare French film students for film internships in the United States with classes on resume and cover letter writing
Teach students U.S. film production basics and set etiquette

EDUCATION
Columbia University, New York, NY
Master of Fine Arts, Film
Adelphi University, Long Island, NY
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, Political Science and Communications

AWARDS
The New York Women In Film and Television Scholarship, 2004-2005
Femis/Columbia Directing Fellowship, 2006ý

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