Daniel Zirilli founded Popart Film Factory at age 24 (after graduating from Pepperdine University) and to date has directed and/or produced over 250 music videos (for artists as diverse as The Rolling Stones to recent Oscar winners Three 6 Mafia), and has written &/or directed 17 feature length films, including: "Locked Down" (as director/co-writer), an action/mixed Martial Arts film starring Vinnie Jones, Bai Ling, Tony Schiena, Forrest Griffin, Chiek Kongo "Circle of Pain" (director/co-story/executive producer) starring Dean Cain, Bai Ling, Kimbo Slice, Frank Mir, Tony Shiena and Roger Huerta, "Fast Girl" (director/co-story) a racecar film and recent winner of the "Guirlande D'Honneur" at the FICTS Festival in Milan, Italy for "Best Sports Movie of 2008", starring Mircea Monroe, Justin Guarini, Caroline Rhea, and Dweir Brown. The Lazarus Papers (producer/co-director) starring Danny Trejo, Bai Ling, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, and Gary Daniels, "Clash" (director/producer/co-screenplay) starring Danny Venagas, Damon Whitaker and Raul Julia Jr., "Choices 2" (director) starring Three 6 Mafia, Tiny Lister and Clifton Powell, as well as "The Stonecutter" (director/producer) based on a fairy tale shot in Tahiti and winner of the "Visionaries In Film Award" at the Bahamas One World Film Festival. Ziriili also Executive Produced "Beat Down" starring Rudy Youngdblood and Danny Trejo, and "Guilty by Association" starring Morgan Freeman.He has directed and/or produced #1 videos on MTV and BET, for videos from over 20 singles and albums that went on to reach beyond gold or platinum sales (1 million units RIAA), for record companies such as Virgin, Universal, Sony, Warner Bros, TVT, Def Jam, BMG, Polygram, Wea Latina, and Capitol, for artists including Redman, Cypress Hill, Shaq, Montel Jordan, Master P, Twista, Chayanne, Freddie Jackson, Roger Troutman Jr., Gerald Levert, Bobby Womack, Bokeem Woodbine, Cushh, Peter Himmelman, Flea, Domino, Supercat, Wilton Felder, Najee, Scarface, Three 6 Mafia and other Grammy Award-Winning Artists. Zirilli produced music videos from the soundtracks of "Money Train" (starring Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Lopez, and Woody Harrelson for Columbia Pictures/Peter Guber) "The Show" (Def Pictures for Russell Simmons) and Dangerous Minds" (starring Michelle Pfeiffer for Hollywood Pictures) as well as music videos for such notable directors as multimedia pioneer Michael Nesmith of the Monkees, and Kevin Lima (who directed Enchanted, Tarzan & 102 Dalmatians). Aside from executive producing Soundtracks for his own films, Zirilli co-executive produced the album "Memories of Amnesia" featuring Members of Suicidal Tendencies, Weapon of Choice, The Untouchables, and Arik Marshal, Flea, and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.Zirilli produced and segment directed the film and video for The Rolling Stones interactive "Voodoo Lounge", working directly with Mick Jagger on multiple productions, and directed & produced a series of Popping/Locking Dance documentaries directly for Michael Jackson and Moonwalker Entertainment. Other Zirilli long-form/docs include Kenny Hicks "Vocal Secrets of the Stars" and Cypress Hill "Live". Zirilli has won multiple Telly awards, and has been nominated for 4 Billboard Music Video Awards and 8 M.V.P.A. awards (Music Video Producers Association).Popart's public service announcements include projects commissioned by the Earth Communication Office (E.C.O.), Earth Summit, Save our Skies (S.O.S.), and The Garden Project L.A. (in association with Disney) which have featured socially conscious celebrities such as Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Newton-John, Ed Begley Jr., Mark Hammill,, Herbie Hancock, Bob Saget, Rita Coolidge, Richard Mull, Jane Seymour and the late John Ritter, among many others.Zirilli has lectured on directing/producing at film festivals, seminars and UCLA extension/film school, and he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication, (Minor in Creative Writing) from Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

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