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    Home » Emmy Award Winning Directing Team Zamboni/Vitale Sign With Workhorse Media

    Emmy Award Winning Directing Team Zamboni/Vitale Sign With Workhorse Media

    By rpg246Tuesday, October 21, 2014Updated:Tuesday, May 14, 2024No Comments3230 Views
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    Directing Duo Zach Zamboni and Tom Vitale

    Directing Duo From Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” and “No Reservations”

    LOS ANGELES -- (SPW) --

    Workhorse Media has signed the directing team of Zach Zamboni and Tom Vitale for exclusive commercial and digital work. The announcement was made by Workhorse Executive Producer Pola Brown. With over a decade of experience in the documentary/ vérité world, the duo are best known for their incredible storytelling and cinematography on Anthony Bourdain’s CNN travel/food/lifestyle series “Parts Unknown” and over 100 episodes of the iconic series “No Reservations.” The triple Emmy®-winning Zamboni and two-time winning Vitale join directorial talents Lukas Korver, Michael Sugrue, Roberto Bado, Maro Chermayeff, Darron Ashton, Erica Hill, Michael LaBellarte, Paolo Gandola, Jonas + Kelly and Peter Gilbert at the company.

    Upcoming episodes for “Parts Unknown” include Iran on CNN  11/2 and Jamaica on 11/16.
    To view one of Zamboni/Vitale’s award-winning episodes, visit CNN Here.

    Pursuing Excellence
    For her part, Brown saw a fit with Zamboni and Vitale in the commercial/digital world. “I could see these guys were smart, intense filmmakers that could help ad agencies with their lifestyle/branding campaigns,” says Brown. “They shoot beautifully, tell memorable stories and are able to work new situations and repeatedly make great things happen on the fly.” Both Zamboni and Vitale were impressed with Brown’s game plan. “Pola (Brown) started pursuing us months ago,” says Zamboni. “She’s a huge believer in our work and will help us transition what we have accomplished in TV over to the commercial and digital world.”

    Serious Filmmakers, Global Perspective.
    Zamboni studied philosophy, writing, and cinematography at The University of Maine at Orono, The University of East Anglia in the UK, and The Maine Workshops. Before shooting, he learned the art and craft of lighting as an electrician and gaffer in New York’s independent feature and commercial world. Vitale majored in film at Vassar and started out his career at New York Times TV. Both love collaborating and describe their work as “the immediacy of a documentary with high production value.”

    Storytelling, Best in the genre.
    “At the end of the day, we’re documentarians, our work is about storytelling and people,” says Zamboni. Food does not define us, we’re a new breed of filmmaker with an international capacity.” Adds Vitale, “Zach and I are very proud of the work we’ve done as a team.  We develop each of our shows together, continually working to both raise production values and keep it fresh.  Our work has evolved into some of the best in the genre.”

    “Working around the world has really broadened my horizons,” says Vitale.  “I really love it because when you travel, everything is new and exciting. It forces you to constantly push the envelope.  It's essential to our creative process to be able to thrive outside our comfort zone. No pain, no gain!”

    Commercials/Digital Work
    As they have with the TV productions, both Zamboni and Vitale plan to remain active in the overall collaboration on each of their spot/digital projects. The directing duo’s current reel is made up of special moments extracted from over 150 hours of material the team has compiled the last eight years.

    About Workhorse Media
    Workhorse Media is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company is represented by Daria Zeliger on the East Coast 917.373-4107, Jim Miller in the Southeast 954.563.6004, Yvette Lubinsky on the West Coast 310.386.9909 and Laurel Dobose in the Midwest 312.282.3476. For more information contact Pola Brown, EP, as 323.528.2755 or go to www.workhorsemediatv.com
     

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    Indeed and Voyager’s Record-Breaking Film “First Days” Makes World Premiere At Sundance Impact Lounge

    Wednesday, February 11, 2026
    Still from the short film "First Days"

    “First Days,” the Guinness World Record-breaking short film created through Indeed’s Opportunity Studio initiative, makes its world premiere during 2026 Sundance Film Festival, screening at the Impact Lounge during the festival’s opening weekend. Produced by Voyager, the film holds the official Guinness World Records title for most directors on a single film, bringing together 30 first-time and emerging filmmakers in a collaborative production that reimagines access, authorship, and opportunity within the film industry. Written by twin brothers Kevin Luu and Kelly Luu, veterans of Indeed's Rising Voices program, the film unfolds entirely inside an office cubicle. Told through comedic vignettes capturing “first day at work” anxieties, each segment was directed by a different filmmaker while working under a unified creative framework and professional crew. “First Days” was developed through Opportunity Studio, an initiative launched by Indeed to expand access to one of the hardest industries to break into by giving aspiring directors their first opportunity to direct a professionally produced film and earn an IMDb directing credit. The project originated as a live, interactive filmmaking experience during the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival, where the film was shot on-site over four days at the Indeed Lounge at Spring Studios. Voyager led all producing and casting efforts, with set design and construction by global integrated marketing agency BMF, offering participants and visitors a behind-the-scenes look at a working film set. "We fell in love with this concept instantly,” shares Charles Frank, Creative Director and Founder of Voyager. “It's such a brilliant way to uplift emerging voices and support independent film – two values that... Read More

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