Dov Simens
2-Day Film School Seminars on independent filmmaking / producing Australia 1999, 2001, 2003.

Dov Simens graduated from Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania in 1965 with a BA in Economics. After graduating, he spent 3 years in the Army as a 1st Lieutenant in the Special Forces and opened a bookstore in the sleep coastal town of Carmel on the Central Californian Coast. In 1980, he sold the bookstore, took the cash and went to Hollywood with the dream of becoming a filmmaker. He chased the deal, calling agents, meeting studio heads, pitching development executives, got foreign buyers and learnt how to attract Hollywood stars. Over the next five years, he held jobs from Production Manager to Line Producer, perfecting his knowledge of the filmmaking process (or, as Dov says, "Writing checks") making movie after movie after movie… but for other companies.

In 1986, Dov was invited to teach a filmmaking class at UCLA on 'How to Produce High Quality Films on Low Budgets' and the word got around. He refined the course into the 2-Day Film School and took it on the road to tremendous response and success. He now teaches around the world, travelling from LA to NY to London, Paris, Sydney, Vancouver, Toronto and all points in between.

Dov's 2-Day Film School pulls no punches. Stalking the stage, voice rising, Dov gives you the most amount of filmmaking information, for the least amount of money, in the shortest period of time.

There's a reason over 25,000 students have taken Dov's 2-day course, and why everyone from Quentin Tarantino to Guy Richie to Spike Lee sing his praises. Dov makes his position very clear: "During the past 18 years, I have taught how to produce, write or direct with amazing success. Graduates of my course, to date, have grossed over $2 billion. I have perfected my craft and am proud of my ability as a teacher. I do not present myself as a great producer or a great director. Generally speaking, great producers and directors are not great teachers. So that's what I am - the teacher who will give you the information and demystify the whole producing process.

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