Janek Ambros

Janek Ambros (born April 19, 1988) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He's also the founder of Assembly Line Entertainment, a film production company.[1]

Janek Ambros
Born (1988-04-19) April 19, 1988
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
OccupationDirector, screenwriter, producer, editor, Founder of Assembly Line Entertainment
Years active2011–present
Websitewww.assemblylineentertainment.com

Films

Janek Ambros began his film career writing and directing Avante-Garde films. [2] His first was an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's "The Grand Inquisitor." Janek Ambros wrote and directed the Avant-garde film May 15th in Paris, a film about the rise of populism in France during 1848 with visuals from present day Paris, highlighting the rise of populism in the west.[3] The film was produced by Barbara De Fina. [4] The film was released in the summer/fall of 2017 on Amazon Prime and a limited theatrical release. Janek and Martin Scorsese presented a lifetime achievement award to Krzysztof Zanussi at the Roots of Europe Festival in Spain after a screening of May 15th in Paris. [5]

His most notable film as a director is the documentary Imminent Threat, which he also wrote, edited, and produced with Academy Award nominee James Cromwell.[6] The film was released in late 2015 and received dozens of awards from festivals around the world.

His second film, Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid is an anthology of various shorts on American imperialism, Wall Street, and western nationalism that came out in 2020.[7]

Ambros' third film as a director, Mondo Hollywoodland will be released in 2021. The film won the Jury Prize for Creative Vision at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival [8]

His notable films as producer include Ten Thousand Saints, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Ethan Hawke which film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, [9] and Human Capital which stars Maya Hawke and Marisa Tomei. [10].

Company

In the summer of 2017, his company, Assembly Line Entertainment, expanding to China when they brought in Jing Xue into the company.[11].

Other

Ambros wrote "While the Neo-Conservatives Slept", an essay where he interviewed former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, Lawrence Wilkerson. It argues the "Never Trumpers" are responsible for the rise of Trump. [12]

gollark: I don't think it's very sensical.
gollark: I'm not really sure.
gollark: Probably not.
gollark: Yes.
gollark: (it can't go below 1, but the rate of new blocks was 0.699-decimated)

References
  1. "Assembly Line Entertainment Names Jing Xue COO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  2. https://scenester.tv/interview-with-janek-ambros/
  3. http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-videos/2017/4/1/amdocs-film-festival-may-15th-in-paris
  4. "Movie Review - May 15th In Paris -What Have We Learned? | Splash Magazines | Los Angeles". Splash Magazines | Los Angeles. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  5. https://www.elcorreo.com/butaca/cine/krzysztof-zanussi-piensa-20200305195704-ntrc.html
  6. Fleming, Mike (2015-07-02). "[WATCH] James Cromwell Behind 'Imminent Threat' Docu: Actor-Activist Has Stories To Tell". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  7. Ten Thousand Saints
  8. https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/DTLA-Film-Festival-Announces-2019-Awards-20191026
  9. Justin Chang (2014-12-08). "Sundance Film Festival: 2015 Premieres Lineup Announced". Variety. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  10. https://people.com/movies/liev-schreiber-and-maya-hawke-face-the-consequences-of-an-accident-in-human-capital-trailer/
  11. "Assembly Line Entertainment Names Jing Xue COO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  12. http://www.sheriffnottingham.com/while-the-neo-cons-slept/
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