Mateo Frazier

Mateo Frazier

Frazier in April 2013
Born (1977-06-15) June 15, 1977
Oklahoma, USA
Occupation Producer, Writer, Director, Artist, Musician,
Years active 1995–present

Mateo Frazier (born June 15, 1977) is an American Writer, Director, Producer. He is best known for Co-Writing and Directing the 2013 Lionsgate film Blaze You Out[1] and producing the 2014 Sundance film Drunktown's Finest

Early life

Frazier was born in Oklahoma, USA. Where his parents were attending college. Soon after he returned to Colorado and New Mexico where he spent his childhood. He attended UNLV and received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences 2002 and attended The New School for graduate studies earning a Master of Arts in Media Studies in 2010.

Career

In 2012, he co-wrote/directed the Award Winning feature thriller, Blaze You Out Starring; Elizabeth Peña, Raoul Trujillo, released by Lionsgate in July 2013. Also in the summer of 2013, he produced Drunktown's Finest with producing partner Chad Burris, and Executive Producer Robert Redford, which premiered in the NEXT category at Sundance Film Festival in 2014 and has since won a number of awards, including HBO Outfest’s Grand Jury Award for U.S. Dramatic Feature Film and the HBO-sponsored Audience Award for First Feature. In the summer of 2014 he associate produced on the feature film Bare Starring; Dianna Agron, Paz de la Huerta, Gary Farmer, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in April 2015. In February, 2015 he produced his first television segment for the Award Winning European network Arte. Durch die Nacht mit ... featuring George R.R. Martin and Sibel Kekilli.

Filmography

Year Film Role Producer Other notes
2012 Blaze You Out Co-Writer Director[1] Alicia J. Keys
2014 Drunktown's Finest Producer[2]Sundance Premier: NEXT Category
2015 Bare Associate Producer[3]Tribeca Premier

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
2012 AFME Award Best Feature Film Blaze You Out Won

References

  1. 1 2 Hopewell, John (November 1, 2012). "Mateo Frazier Writing and Directing "Blaze You Out"". Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Herwitz, Andrew. "Mateo Frazier Produces "Drunktowns Finest"". Sundance Institute. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ Scheck, Frank. "Dianna Agron of 'Glee' plays a small-town woman who becomes romantically involved with a free-spirited female drifter in Natalia Leite's gritty drama". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
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