NEWS
Articles
213 Article: "Staging The Take"
PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS ARTICLE about Brad Furman and THE TAKE
Click here for Brad Furman's article for Moving Pictures Magazine
Click here for the Blog about The Take
Click here for the 65 Must See Movies at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival | /Film
Click here for the schedule of The Take at the TIFF
Reviews
The Take - Variety
The Take - LA Times
The Take - NY Sun
The
Take - 213 Review
The Take - NY Times
The Take - NY Post
The Take - NYU News
The Take - NY Daily News
The Take - Mighty Ganesha
The Take - LA Weekly
The Take - Reel Talk TV
The Take - Monsters & Critics
The Take - Time Out New York
BIOGRAPHY
Director Brad Furman recently completed his first feature film, "The Take," starring John
Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson, Bobby Cannavale and Rosie Perez. The independent film is an
Official Selection of the Toronto International Film Festival and has been acquired by Sony
Pictures. It's set for release in 2008.
Furman's directorial debut short film "Fast Forward" received critical acclaim and was
showcased at over twenty-five film festivals nationwide including the San Francisco
Independent Film Festival, Los Angeles International Film Festival (IFF), Phoenix IFF, No
Dance Film Festival (Park City, Utah) and Cleveland IFF. The film was honored with the
Best Narrative Film Award at the UFO Columbia University Film Festival and Grand Jury
Prize for Best Short Film at the renowned Fayetteville IFF.
Furman directed, produced, and co-wrote his second short film, "The Stranger." It
premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival and was the only short film chosen to screen with
the feature films at Hollywood's Arc Light Theater. It stars Steve Guttenberg, Xander
Berkley, Pat Healy, and Dylan Smith.
Film director John Singleton ("FOUR BROTHERS") has said of Furman's directing "he
has got a great sense of rhythm, intensity, and comic timing."
Furman sold two film concepts, "Extortion" for Universal Films and "D.A. Verdict" for
MGM/Kathy Konrad/James Mangold, both based on his own treatments. Tyrese Gibson,
J Records recording artist and actor, is attached to star in both projects. Gibson describes
Brad as "the future of music videos and feature films down a road less traveled."
Furman also directed 50 Cent and G-Unit in a short film for their raucous appearance at the
British Grammy's aka "The Brits."
In addition to his work in film, Furman has directed music videos for such diverse talent as
Interscope Records Spitfiya, the winner of Showtime's "The Next Episode," Linkin Park's
prot�g� rap group Styles of Beyond, rock artists Mr. North, country pop singers The Marie
Sisters, Dr. Dre's prot�g� Knock-Turn'al, and Zed, New Zealand's hugely popular rock
band. The Zed video was number one in Australia and New Zealand for over five
consecutive months. Furman also directed Virgin Records El Pus video "Suburb
Thuggin," which went number one on MTV.
Furman has directed commercials for Rogish Street Threadz, a hip-hop clothing line
endorsed by DJ Kid Capri, and Fresh Pair Lingerie, a NewYork-based clothing line.
"Unbroken," his PSA for RAINN, The Rape Abuse Incest National Network, was accepted
to the Universal Studio/MVPA Director's Cuts. Starring Rachel Bilson of "The O.C.,"
the compelling film led to Furman's selection as one of the top directors of 2004 by the
Universal Studios/MVPA panel.
In addition, Brad was one of three finalists (out of 500) for the Discovering New Artists
Award at the Arc Light Cinema's Los Angeles Shorts Festival in 2004.
Prior to directing, Furman worked in the film industry as the business liaison for
Hollywood star Julia Roberts and her company Shoelace Productions (Revolution Studios).
In 2001, Furman created his own production company, Road Less Traveled Productions,
Inc. as a banner for his many directing, writing, and producing projects.
Born in Philadelphia, Furman is a Founders Scholar graduate of NewYork University's
Tisch School of the Arts for Film and Television, where he was a finalist for the Lew
Wasserman MCA/Universal Scholarship award for Outstanding Student. He began his
career in the entertainment industry as an assistant to ICM talent Agent Sue Leibman, and as
an Associate Producer for the ABC Daytime talk show "The Nancy Glass Show."
Furman currently divides his time between NewYork and Los Angeles. He is currently
represented at CAA and his attorneys are Pj Shapiro and Matt Johnson of Ziffren,
Brittenham.
CONTACT
info@rltproductions.com