Director
Liam LoPinto
Born 1995
Liam LoPinto is an award winning Iranian American filmmaker and animator from New York City. A student and graduate of NYU’s Film and Television, CalArts Character Animation, and Tokyo’s Waseda University’s SILS program between 2013 and 2021. His film French Fly was selected for CAA Moebius’ 5th Showcase, while his award winning short documentary Karam Camera was made in partnership with Karam Foundation focusing on empowering young Syrian refugees. His debut film out of school, The Old Young Crow, won more than 46 awards including an OSCAR® qualifying Best of Festival award at Palm Springs International ShortFest, as well as Grand and Special Jury Prizes from Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia, SCAD Savannah Film Festival, LAAPFF, and Chicago International Children’s Film Festival in addition to being an Official Selection of Cairo International Film Festival, AFI Film Fest, Stockholm International Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, Omeleto, Vimeo Staff Picks, and Short Of The Week. He currently works as an Assistant Manager at The Moviehouse in Millerton, New York where he also contributes to special programming and screenings.
