Geoffrey Quan is an independent film director and producer, and a graduate of Columbia Universitys MFA film program. His films and productions have been nominated for two Student Academy Awards and have shown internationally at over 50 festivals, including Sundance, Directors Fortnight (Cannes), New Directors/New Films, Clermont-Ferrand, SXSW, and Tribeca.
His film, The Other Way Round, was sponsored by HBO Films and the Film Arts Foundation, and screened at over 10 festivals, including LA Shorts and the New York Latino Film Festival. Geoff has produced eight shorts, including John Magary's "The Second Line" and Nelson Kims Long Distance", and served as co-producer on Myna Josephs MAN". He was a 2009 BRIO Award winner, a recipient of the 2009 IFP Marcie Bloom Fellowship in Film, and a 2011 directing fellow in Film Independent's Project:Involve.
Geoff has taught filmmaking at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence College, and has shot videos for New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. He served as production coordinator on James Marshs feature documentary, "Project NIM", and recently directed two new shorts, "Be Still" and "High Card Trumps". Geoff's first feature production, "Detonator", wrapped principal photography in July 2011. He divides his time between Los Angeles and New York.