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David Rosfeld is a Canadian/American writer and director based in Brooklyn, New York. His work spans traditional narrative, documentary, experimental and hybrid forms and has been awarded or officially selected by the Berlinale, the Gotham Awards, the National Board of Review, the Screen Actors Guild and the Tribeca Institute, among others. His 2019 short film Bob & Dale, which was executive produced by Howard Rosenman (Call Me By Your Name) and Robert Hawk (Trick), premiered at Palm Springs International ShortFest and was acquired by Focus Features for distribution. He is the recipient of production grants from the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and the Panavision New Filmmaker Program. His feature length screenplays Manitou Springs and Tampa are in development at White Rose Productions, where he is a founding partner. He holds an MFA in Directing from the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema.