Frederick A. Ritzenberg

Fred Ritzenberg has been in the film business for over twenty-five years, writing, directing, and producing motion pictures. He produced and directed the critically acclaimed musical, Gospel. In 2012, Fred produced the first film to be made under the UK-Israeli co-production treaty, Zaytoun. The drama was selected to screen at the BFI London Film Festival, AFI Festival and Toronto International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Runner Up Audience Award. Ritzenberg is an Adjunct Lecturer at Santa Clara University, as well as The San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking. He holds a BA and MFA in filmmaking at the S.F. Art Institute and is a member of the Writers Guild of America.