MICHAEL WARNER - Director of Operations
mwarner@airsealand.com

A graduate of the University of Michigan and an award winning screenwriter, Michael J. Warner added to his list of accomplishments thanks to the assistance of Airsealand Productions with his 16-minute HD short called “Shocked Jock” which was an official selection of eight film festivals. www.shockedjock.com

He directed, wrote and produced the short film which made its debut as an official selection in the Newport Beach Film Festival where the film “Crash” made its U.S. debut in 2005. After that it screened at the Magic Johnson Theaters in Harlem for the Harlem Film Festival, the famous Mann’s Chinese Theaters for the FAIF Int’l Film Festival and at the Tribeca Cinemas for the Big Apple Film Festival. For the Delray Beach Film Festival in Florida, “Shocked Jock” was one of the first official selections.

Another project that Michael wrote and co-produced with Director Zachary Spira-Bauer, “Flux,” a 7-minute short film was an official selection of five film festivals including the New Hampshire Film Festival and the Denver Underground Film Festival.

Michael began his career as a staff accountant in the consolidation department at Paramount Communications. After working as a p.a. on “Sex and the City” for one season, Michael landed at Air Sea Land Productions, Inc. (ASL) where after a few quick years he became Director of Operations. Now in his 8th year at ASL, he is currently developing several ASL productions for Blu-ray and video on demand.

Michael’s sci-fi fantasy screenplay, “Born Again,” which has been a finalist in a few screenwriting competitions, took 2nd place in the 2009 Writemovies.com writing contest.

Overall, Michael has written 12 feature-film screenplays, 4 original TV dramas, 3 original sitcoms and 3 short films.