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WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR After receiving an M.S. degree in Oceanography, VITALY SUMIN produced ocean-related documentaries (Jacques Cousteau style) which eventually led him to abandon his scientific career to get a B.A. degree in film directing. He subsequently worked as a co-writer and producer on numerous productions.

Sumin’s award winning short film "From Womb To Tomb", which he wrote, directed edited, and produced, made a world tour of important festivals. In 1988 Sumin received a US patent #4,784,394 for his invention "The World Belongs To You!" - an interactive tourist game (including video, reality TV and other versions).

Sumin further studied at The Sorbonne in Paris under a study grant. His script "Idiot", a contemporary international thriller based on Dostoevsky’s novel, received a development grant from The Warner Bros Fund.  A number of other Sumin's scripts are circulating in the United States and Europe.

Vitaly Sumin currently resides in Los Angeles. "Love Game" represents his second feature directorial work.

Interview with Vitaly Sumin by Lisa Pinckard

GUS BLAUDZIUNAS received his Master Of Fine Arts from New York University Graduate School of Film. He has shot scores of projects for companies including Universal Pictures, HBO, BBC, Hearst Entertainment, Studio 2 (NYC) and many others. He has received awards for Cinematography at the New York University Film Festival and Oberhausen International Film Festival in Germany.

CO-WRITER

JEFF BERGQUIST received his MFA in screenwriting from AFI in 1982. Bergquist has written for television and screen, including produced episodes of Quincy for NBC, the produced independent features "Irish Whisky" (co-author) and "Glass Necktie" (co-author), two purchased scripts in development, and "That Summer", a feature to begin production for Davis Entertainment. Bergquist also works regularly as a leading actor in repertory theaters across the country and in major supporting roles in independent films including "Rambler ‘65" (Rhino Records), "The Lovers Card" (John Norvet), and others. While Jeff doesn't  appear as an actor in "Shades of Day", he did lend his basso profundo voice to the narration of the trailer.

COMPOSER

CENGIZ YALTKAYA studied Composition, Advanced Orchestration, Conducting and Classical Piano at Berklee College of Music. Sir Rolan Hanna and Dean Earl were his mentors in Jazz Piano. Following college, Cengiz worked extensively for the National Shakespeare Company orchestrating and composing music for "The Tempest", "Romeo and Juliet", and "The Nights of The Round Table", among many others. He also composed and orchestrated music for numerous Off Broadway musicals in New York. In 1997, he received the prestigious Drama Logue Award for Best Musical Direction for "The Drunk" produced by Chandler Studio Theater Company in Hollywood. Cengiz's motion picture credits include "Festival Fever" (Best Short Film - Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival), "Winter" (winner of the Duffy Award), and many other films distributed by major independent distributors. He has also arranged music on albums for Chaka Khan and numerous other artists on labels including EMI/CAPITOL, WARNER, ELECTRA, ATLANTIC and others.

CASTING DIRECTOR

RICHARD CRATER was graduated from the California Institute of the Arts, where he studied Theatre Arts Performance and Management. He has twenty-seven years of working experience in show business including Creative, Administrative, Technical and Financial areas. He’s proficient in negotiating with Agents and possesses knowledge of and access to performing talent at all levels.

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

JON DEER is the son of nationally recognized film scholars Irving and Harriet Deer and is a producer and screenwriter living in Los Angeles. He holds a degree in Philosophy (Cum Laude) and Law (with Honors). His studies emphasized post-modernism in various areas including film. He has worked in development, business affairs, and as a screenplay analyst for companies including Turner Pictures, New Line Cinema, and for producers affiliated with Twentieth Century Fox and Disney, as Director Of Film Operations for The Trump Organization/Trump Wilshire Associates, and as an associate producer with VM Productions.