At the
20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday night, May 9, in San
Francisco, Mayor Gavin Newsom and actor Jason Lewis presented a Local Hero Award to San
Francisco filmmakers Geoff Callan and Mike Shaw for their film The
Pursuit of Equality.
www.glaad.org/SFMArecap
As a 5th generation San Franciscan, Geoff has over 18 years of experience in the film & television industry.
With success on both sides of the camera, Geoffs most recent acting credits include co-staring roles in Sundance favorite BOTTLE SHOCK, directed by Randall Miller and starring Bill Pullman , Alan Rickman and Chris Pine; PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS starring Will Smith and directed by Gabriele Muccino; ZODIAC starring Mark Ruffalo and directed by David Fincher.
Geoffs television appearances include co-starring roles on FRAISER the NBC Movie of the Week, BEHIND THE CAMERA: The Unauthorized Story of Charlies Angels, Lifetime Television - VANISHED. Geoff was also the associate-producer of the feature film HAPPILY, EVEN AFTER.
Geoff also produced and directed the Award Winning documentary film PURSUIT OF EQUALITY (www.pursuitofequality.com).
He is the also a partner in Enough Said Productions (ESP). ESP
has produced and directed numberous films, commercials and corporate
videos. They aslo produced 3 commercials for Super Bowl XLII in 2008.
He served as the Vice President of Marketing and Production for The Sporting Channel from 1993-1997 where he wrote, directed, and produced many national broadcast commercials, sketches, and short films.
Before teaming with Mike Shaw in 2001, Geoff served as the Executive Producer for One World Network’s (co-founded by Melanie Griffith) “new media” division. He was responsible for all film, video, and internet production.
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