Shervin Youssefian, writer-director of Crossroad

Writer, director, and producer Shervin Youssefian has made a name for himself in as an artist capable of telling compelling stories through enhanced visual representation. Since writing his first screenplay at the age of 10 and making his first movie at the age of 12, Shervin Youssefian has immersed himself in the art of filmmaking, through short films, commercials, and features. Shervin Yousefian attended USC and CSUN, graduating in 2002 with a degree in Film and Cinema Arts. It was at CSUN where Youssefian and partner Danny Simonzad made a 15-minute short called “Color Blind,” focusing on digital editing software as compared to manual visual manipulation. The film received numerous awards, including the Davis Film Festival Short Film Award and a Hollywood Foreign Press Fellowship Award.

Shervin Youssefian directing a national Anti-Bullying PSA with celebrity teen Joey King.

After graduation, Youssefian worked in the advertising industry, where he honed his skills as a meticulous director and thoughtful screenwriter. Needing a change in 2007, and in response to his professional success throughout Los Angeles, Youssefian and Danny Simonzad founded Spot on Media, a multimedia production company that has created hundreds of commercials for television, radio, and web for clients including Nissan, ING, ABC, Coke, and Honda.

Shervin & Arsine Youssefian

In 2013, Youssefian and Spot On Media released Crossroad, a feature film written and directed by Youssefian. Crossroad has received numerous awards and accolades, including Best Feature, Best Screenplay, and Best Performance from the 2013 Attic Film Festival, and Best Ensemble Cast at the Monaco Charity Film Festival. Built upon the success of Spot On Media in both the advertising and film industries, Youssefian plans to produce an anti-bullying PSA to bring attention and awareness to the devastating effects bullying can have on the lives of children. The project, entitled, “The Eulogy of Ivy O’Connor” is based on a gripping short story by New York Times Bestselling Author Sophie Jordan.

For more information on Shervin Yousefian, Spot On Media, “Crossroad,” and more, please visit the following sites:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1352346/
http://spotonmediatv.com/index.html
http://crossroadmovie.com/

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