Miguel Parga

Miguel's been in the business for 25 years. He started while still in college as a teacher's assistant for the NYU acting program at Tisch. After graduating in 1994 Miguel worked the overnight shift for ABC News, building graphics for them. He spent eight years with ABC and was involved with the production of thousands of hours of live television. He was fortunate enough to cover one of the most dramatic decades in news history: The Impeachment of President Clinton, The Millennium, Lady Diana, JFK Jr, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, The 2000 Election, the fall of the Soviet Union and of course, 9/11. For his work on the Millennium Celebration he won an Emmy and a DuPont Award. For the first 100 hours of 9/11 coverage he won a Peabody Award. In 2003 Miguel moved to LA where he started translating commercials for NBC and Telemundo. He's produced or directed over 35 spots. Clients include: Pepsi, Canon, Hechts, Fisher Price, Miller Lite, Verizon, Asian World of Martial Arts, The People Choice Awards and others. Josh Oppenheimer (Sahara & A Sound of Thunder) gave him his first job as a feature writer in LA. Miguel wrote a romantic comedy for him and his brother Evan Oppenheimer. Since then, he's worked in over 20 feature scrips for producers like Julia Pierrepont and Rodney Wilson. In 2007 Miguel moved back to New York and started teaching at the New York Film Academy. He teaches acting, directing, writing and editing. He was also the director for the Summer Programs at Harvard in 2010-12 and Mumbai India 2011. Miguel has directed 21 shorts. Some of them have been in festivals all over the US. His first novel Blood Laws was published in 2013 by Anaphora Literary Press. His new book: 10 LESSONS THEY WON'T TEACH YOU IN FILM SCHOOL was released in October of this year. Miguel's a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild and Actors Equity Association. He's also a martial artist with two black belts and 30 years of experience. He was National Kung Fu Champion in 2001.