Scott Aharoni

Scott Aharoni (born January 4, 1994) is an American film director, producer, and editor who works as a team with his partner Dennis Latos. They both directed, produced, and edited the award-winning short film, Bardo.http://www.qgazette.com/news/2017-03-08/Features/Bardo_Takes_Film_Festival_Awards.html Their film Bardo signed a three year distribution deal with Shorts TV as well as an additional distribution deal with Amazon Video. Additionally, their latest short film, The Untimely Gift was a finalist at the Rhode Island International Film Festival and the Bermuda International Film Festival, both of which are Academy Awards qualifying film festivals.
==Early life==
Aharoni was born in Great Neck, New York to his mother Joyce Aharoni, and his father, Glenn Aharoni, a lighting designer. Aharoni attended Great Neck South Middle School where his fascination for magic and film began. After graduating William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Aharoni was offered the Presidential Scholarship from the Honors College at Hofstra University. At Hofstra, he pursued a Bachelor of Science in Film and Television Production, and was the only non-drama student to audition and be accepted into the Broadway and More! program. Through this program, Aharoni was able to build his skills as an actor and learned how to take proper direction from a director. This in turn, helped him understand the art of acting and directing as a whole, which enabled him to ultimately transition himself into an actor's director. Throughout his time in film school, Aharoni was a freelance director, shooting music videos and experimental short films. It was then that Aharoni and his close friend of over a decade, Dennis Latos, decided to work together and form their own production company, Duo Entertainment. As partners, Aharoni and Latos would go on to direct, produce, and edit all forms of visual content together. For his senior thesis film project, Aharoni and Latos embarked on their first short film together. They financed, directed, produced, and edited their first short film, Bardo. Bardo was entered into the 20th Annual Hofstra Film Festival and won the 1st Annual Golden Lion Award, which was awarded to the filmmaker of the year. Bardo also won awards for best in show, best director, best producer, and best editor. Aharoni graduated Summa Cum Laude Latin Honors from the Honors College at Hofstra University in 2016. 
== Career ==
On June 24, 2016, Bardo premiered at The Dolby Theater in New York City. The film was accepted to 20 film festivals worldwide including Madrid International Film Festival, Cyprus International Film Festival, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, and Soho International Film Festival to name a few. The film won 8 awards and received 5 nominations including Independent Spirit Award at the Sedona International Film Festival in Sedona, AZ, Grand Jury Prize at the Watertown Film Festival in Watertown, NY, and Audience Choice Award as the Downtown Urban Arts Film Festival in NYC. Bardo has been screened in Greece, Cyprus, London, Madrid, Australia, and the United States. Bardo additionally signed a three-year distribution deal with Shorts TV and shortly thereafter signed another distribution deal with Amazon Video.
Aharoni and Latos then met with Los Angeles based and student Emmy nominated screenwriter Arthur Panoyan to direct their next short film, The Untimely Gift. On October 13, 2017 the film was screened at the Director's Guild of America Theatre in New York City with an audience of over 500 people. The film was accepted to the Academy qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival and Bermuda International Film Festival.
== Filmography ==
===As director===
====Film====
Year	Title 	Director	Producer	Editor	Screenwriter	Notes
2016	Bardo 	 	 	 	 	Short film
2017	The Untimely Gift	 	 	 	 	Short film
==Accolades==
===Film festival awards===
Year	Award 	Film Festival 	Nominated work 	Result
2018	Best Short Film (shared with Dennis Latos) 	Rhode Island International Film Festival 	The Untimely Gift	
2018	Best Short Film (shared with Dennis Latos) 	Bermuda International Film Festival 	The Untimely Gift	
2017	Independent Spirit Award (shared with Scott Aharoni)	Sedona International Film Festival 	Bardo 	
2017	Grand Jury Prize (shared with Scott Aharoni) 	Snowtown Film Festival 	Bardo 	
2017	Audience Choice Award (shared with Scott Aharoni) 	Downtown Urban Arts International Film Festival	Bardo 	
2017	Best In Show (shared with Scott Aharoni) 	20th Annual Hofstra Film Festival 	Bardo 	
2017	Best Director (shared with Scott Aharoni) 	20th Annual Hofstra Film Festival 	Bardo 	
2017	Best Editor (shared with Scott Aharoni) 	20th Annual Hofstra Film Festival 	Bardo 	
2017	Best Producer (shared with Scott Aharoni) 	20th Annual Hofstra Film Festival 	Bardo 	
2017	Golden Lion (shared with Scott Aharoni) 	20th Annual Hofstra Film Festival 	Bardo 	
2017	Best Director (shared with Scott Aharoni) 	Madrid International Film Festival 	Bardo 	
2017	Best Editor (shared with Scott Aharoni) 	Madrid International Film Festival 	Bardo 	
2017	Best Short Film (shared with Scott Aharoni) 	LA Cinefest 	Bardo 	
2017	Best Short (shared with Scott Aharoni) 	Golden Door International Film Festival 	Bardo 	
==In the media==
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==References==
==External links==
* Scott Aharoni on imdb
* Scott Aharoni on facebook
* Scott Aharoni on twitter
* Scott Aharoni on instagram
* DUO Entertaintment | Scott Aharoni & Dennis Latos
* Scott Aharoni on vimeo
* THE UNTIMELY GIFT - SHORT FILM | Indiegogo
Category:American film directors
Category:American filmmakers
Category:American producers
Category:American film producers
Category:American editors
Category:Hofstra University alumni
Category:William A. Shine Great Neck South High School alumni
Category:Bachelor's degrees
Category:1994 births