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Len Anthony Smith is a prolific producer, director and studio executive with an excellent multifaceted background in both the creative and business sides of the entertainment industries. In addition to writing, directing and producing motion pictures, stage plays music recordings and electronic media; he has also been an innovative and driving force in their marketing and distribution. He has had nearly two decades of service within the Hollywood Studio System of marketing and distribution within the entertainment industry having served as the VP of International Marketing and subsequently as CEO of Studio Entertainment Corp. As Studio’s head of marketing he has traveled extensively producing, purchasing, distributing film and music products in such industry venues as the Cannes film festival, the Milfed film market in Italy, the Midem music market in France and the American film market in Hollywood. His tenure at Studio Entertainment has been featured in such publications as Billboard Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, American Film, and Video Business.

As President and CEO of Studio Entertainment, Len Anthony’s portfolio covered the entire spectrum of management and marketing. This included using a budget of $22 million in the production and acquisition of new product, and the creative conceptualization and implementation of marketing campaigns through trailers, television, print advertising and graphic design.

As a Filmaker Len joined forces with Intercine Studios of Indonesia to produce ‘Lady Terminator’ for a successful U.S. theatrical release by Studio Entertainment. In addition to scores of Theatrical, Home video and Television products, the Studio also released several motion pictures, directed by Len. These including ‘Mindstalk’, featuring Ian Buchanan and ‘Tarot’, which featured Duane Jones of the cult classic ‘Night of the Living Dead’. Len also directed and produced the music-video album of the Rock group known as ‘Verite’ and the soundtrack albums of ‘Murderous Intent’, ‘Abadon’ and the hit single ‘Ring of Fire’. Len also wrote the screenplays for the features “Murderous Intent”, ‘Abadon’, ‘Suder’ and ‘The Ripped Curtain’.

With formal training at the National School of Drama in Jamaica and graduating to becoming a featured actor in the National Theatre Company, he went on to co-direct Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” with his mentor Dr. Carroll Dawes, a biographer of acclaimed English Director Peter Brook. Among his subsequent directorial works are “Malfinis” by Roderick Walcott, “Ione”, “Dream on Monkey Mountain” both by Derek Walcott and Errol Hill’s folk musical “Man Better Man”. His play, “Tropic Death”, won him a playwrights award from The Extra Mural Arts Council, and his staging of Edward Albee’s’ “The Zoo Story”, won him a Best Directors Award. Under the patronage of Nobel Prize winner for literature, Derek Walcott, Len founded and was artistic director of CTW, an experimental theatre company which presented his critically acclaimed Production in the round, “A Song for Mumu”. In 2002 Len directed the new American drama ‘REFLECTIONS’, written by Joseph Koster. ‘REFLECTIONS’ opened Off- Broadway at the famed Cherry Lane Theatre to rave reviews, as his tenure as a Director in the Actor’s Studio’s MFA program at New School University ended.

Len is currently the President of The Len Anthony Studio, a full service movie, publishing and multi media production company, based in New York City. He is also the Executive Producer and CEO of SFK Media Corp. / Specially For Kids (SFK) where he has pioneered a revolutionary new concept of using Children’s movies, utilizing a new and patented media technology, to teach, encourage and improve reading and language skills to children internationally.

Len Anthony Smith’s academic background has steered him through a BA in Theater and English and an Associate BS in Photography, to a career launching fine arts degree in Film Production from the School of Visual Arts and his business initiating work in the graduate diploma program in Arts Management at Adelphi University.

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