FOUNDER

            Filmmakers Symposium was founded by Chuck Rose  in 1991.  Since then, Rose has curated and staged over one thousand movie premieres, importing and interviewing actors and filmmakers from all over the world.  His symposia have been sponsored by Rutgers University, Caldwell College and a dozen other academic and arts organizations.

Inspiration for Filmmakers Symposium grew out of Rose’s experiences at the University of Southern California where Professor Arthur Knight screened a variety of not-yet-released movies followed by discussions with actors and filmmakers.  Specifically, the seed was planted after an evening when Professor Knight’s surprise guest was Alfred Hitchcock.  Rose remembers, “Everything changed after that.  Just being in the room with Hitchcock was life altering.  His simple, yet brilliant explanations of technique, and his droll, but hilarious anecdotes about directing Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly and the rest, thrilled and motivated a pack of know-it-all film students.  Hitchcock and Knight had more than a glass of wine with dinner, so the gloves were off, and no one was spared.”

Spending time on both coasts, Rose has authored twenty-four screenplays, directed “Vietnam Vets” starring Danny Aiello, worked in the story department at Orion Pictures, served as a Contributing Editor at “Movies USA”, and written feature articles on the film industry for “The Hollywood Reporter”.

He has held faculty positions at Seton Hall University, Adelphi University and New School University where he developed a program in Film Script Analysis adopted by executives at HBO, ABC and many independent production companies.

Rose is an alumnus of the Warner Bros. Writers Workshop, and holds a Master of Arts in Cinema History, Criticism and Aesthetics from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production from New York University.

Currently, Rose has two feature film projects under development, a World War II drama, “Changing My Religion” and a black comedy, “Taking Over America”.