Daniel Stedman

Daniel Stedman is a multi-award-winning American film director, producer and writer and publisher. Stedman was previously the owner and president of Northside Media Group, founders and owners of The L Magazine[1] Brooklyn Magazine and BAMbill. Stedman is an organizer for Taste Talks, SummerScreen in McCarren Park, and the Northside Festival.

Daniel Stedman
Born
Maine, United States
OccupationPublisher
Filmmaker
Known forOwner and Co-founder of The L Magazine and Brooklyn Magazine and Northside Festival

Early life

Stedman is the third child of Barbara and Michael Stedman. His father Michael Stedman was born in the Old Harbor Housing Project on O'Callaghan Way in South Boston and former U.S. Army Reserve soldier with the 94th Infantry.[2][3]

Background

Stedman received a degree in physics from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.[4] He lived at Shakespeare & Company in Paris and at the Chelsea Hotel[5] following his divorce. He currently lives in New York City, and has had poems published in the Paris journal Kilometer Zero.[4]

Career

Filmmaker

His short film Celebration received recognition,[6] and allowed him to be the youngest filmmaker ever invited to the Berlin International Film Festival.[7] His work became recipient of multiple awards, most notably a Teddy Award by an independent jury at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival.[4][8][9] His work has played at numerous international film festivals,[10][8][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] including the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.[20]

More recently, both Stedman and his cousin Aron Epstein acted in and co-directed his film The Moth and the Firefly.[21] Inspired by the New York City blackout of 2003,[22] the animated short film had its world premiere at the San Joaquin International Film Festival in May 2009.[23] It won 'Bronze Palm' at the Mexico International Film Festival.

Publisher

He is co-founder and former president of 'The L Magazine,[1] and runs the web site Yourlocal.com.[24] When first launched in 2003, The L Magazine had a heated rivalry with the New York Press. This was settled when Jeff Koyen, editor-in-chief of New York Press met with Scott Stedman, editor-in-chief of The L Magazine and brother of Daniel Stedman, for a one-on-one charity boxing match on October 29, 2003.[25]

He is the owner and president of Brooklyn Magazine, founded in 2010.[26]

Writer

He co-wrote the children's book "The Moth and the Firefly" (ISBN 9780985647711)[27]

Media

Stedman speaks and has been interviewed at SXSW, CES, Orange Institute, The New York Times, New York Magazine, Refinery29, Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Inc. Magazine, The New York Observer, Vogue Japan, Newsweek & The Village Voice.[28][29][30][31][32][33] He presented the launch of the Dell XPS 13 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.[34]

Modeling

Stedman posed in Vogue Japan and in United Arrows Fall 2017 campaign.[35][36]

Controversy

There are claims that Northside has refused to pay workers for years.[37] Stedman and Northside Festival dropped the band Good English from their 2016 lineup after the drummer defended a Stanford University student accused of sexual assault.[38] Stedman was portrayed by Zach Galifiniakis in the Season One finale of Bored to Death.[39][40] There are claims that Northside Media Group has debt remaining after its acquisition.[41][42]

Filmography
  • Babble (2010)
  • Clownface (2010)
  • The Moth and the Firefly (2009)
  • Mother (2007)
  • Celebration (2002)
  • Fighting Still Life (2002) (assistant director)
  • Maldoror (2001)
  • K (1999)

Awards and nominations

References
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  2. Staff. "Author Michael Stedman discusses new book at Rotary Club". Wicked Local. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  3. "Michael J. Stedman (Author of A for Argonaut)". Good Reads.
  4. "2002 Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin" (PDF). telefilm.gc.ca. Telefilm Canada. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  5. Jonny Diamond. "Babble: A Short Film by Daniel Stedman". Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  6. Hays, Matthew (January 3, 2002). "A different Celebration: Daniel Stedman's short is invited to the prestigious Berlin Film Fest". Montreal Mirror. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
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  20. "2009 Mediawave Film Festival". Mediawave Film Festival. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  21. Ryzik, Melena Z. (August 13, 2004). "A Year After the Big Blackout, a Film Festival Flickers to Life". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
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  25. Son, Hugh (November 2, 2003). "Rags Tag Each Other for Charity". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
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