Here is Scott Rosenfelt's biography:
Scott Rosenfelt is one of Hollywood's most successful independent producers. He has garnered international acclaim and recognition through his work on films such as Home Alone, Smoke Signals, Mystic Pizza, Teen Wolf, and Extremities.
Rosenfelt is currently producing The Jade Pendant, a feature film based on the ill-fated love story of two Chinese immigrants set against the backdrop of the Los Angeles Chinatown War of 1871. He also wrote the script for and will be producing and directing Bre-X, a feature film based on the largest gold stock scandal in the history of Canada.
In addition, Rosenfelt has written the script for "Escape to Manila", a little-known story of the boat lift of Jewish immigrants from Germany to the Philippines after Kristallnacht in 1938. He is also co-producing and directing Bruno Sammartino: The Living Legend, a film about the champion wrestler's extraordinary life.
Rosenfelt has been a guest lecturer at various universities, including Quinnipiac University, the Beijing Film Academy, the American University in Paris, NYU, USC, UCLA, Loyola Marymount, and the AFI.
As a writer, director, and producer, Rosenfelt's documentary, Standing Silent, received a Sundance Documentary Filmmaker Grant and had its theatrical release in 2013. His second documentary, "7 Days In Syria", recently completed, showcases the extraordinary work of Janine di Giovanni, the award-winning journalist specializing in reporting from conflict zones.
Rosenfelt has also produced the indie feature film, Road to Juarez, starring William Forsythe and Walter Perez, and the independent comedy, Coming & Going, starring Rhys Darby, Sasha Alexander, and Fionnula Flannagan.
He has directed the dramatic short film, After the Denim, and the feature film, Family Prayers, starring Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, and Paul Reiser.
Rosenfelt is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
