Doug Karr
Filmmaker | Entrepreneur | Pie Face Pictures | host of Art of AI | COO at Plano
- Role
- Director & CEO at Pie Face Pictures
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Doug Karr
A Cannes Lion-winning, Sundance alumni, writer/director, entrepreneur, Doug Karr has been creating award-winning independent films and commercials for over two decades. Karr’s TEN FOR GRANDPA premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and has gone on to screen at over 50 international film festivals, winning multiple awards. Karr’s feature, ART MACHINE, stars Joseph Cross (Big Little Lies, Milk), Jessica Szohr (The Orville, Gossip Girl) and Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy, Big Daddy) was bought by Netflix. Karr also directs award-winning commercials and branded content, with multiple nods from AdWeek\'s Top 10 branded spots of the week and a pair of 2014 Cannes Lions (Gold & Silver) directing for Gray/TNT. Karr is the director of Pie Face Pictures in NYC, and EntreNu in Canada. He is a co-founder at Plano, a prop tech startup specializing in tokenizing real estate assets.
Experience
Director & CEO
Jan 2010 — Present
A Comprehensive Film, Television and Commercial Production Company based in New York City. Our projects include the soon to be released feature film, Art Machine, starring Joseph Cross, Jessica Szohr & Joey Lauren Adams. Previous projects include numerous award winning narrative films and commercials. Our narrative short, Ten for Grandpa, premiered at Sundance \'09 and won multiple awards screening at over 50 international film festivals. Our commercials have had wide success with a pair of 2014 Cannes Lions (Gold & Silver) for a Grey/Dallas/TNT spot and tens of millions of hits online.
Education
Ryerson University
Film Program
1997 — 1998
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