Frank commenced his show business career in commercial theatre,
performing more than twenty lead roles in such classics as: The Odd
Couple, Chapter Two, It Had to be You, Lovers and Other Strangers and
Barefoot in the Park.
As a veteran Director and Producer, Frank has forty-five stage plays,
eleven feature films, and numerous commercials and video productions to
his credit.
Frank's first feature film, No Angel, which he wrote, directed and
produced, aired on Arts & Entertainment, Superchannel, City T.V., Movie
Pix, London Television (UK) and sold to over a dozen foreign
territories. It was also screened at the Montreal International Film
Festival in 1992.
He has since produced and/or directed:
. "Bitter Circle" (a police drama) which had its world premiere at the
Toronto Italian Film Festival . "Love Letters Trilogy" (romance) which
was picked up by Alliance-Atlantis for release. . "Shut Up You
Separatist" (over-the top political satire) . "Night Crawlers" (drama)
. "Bruco", an art film which has done well on the festival circuit .
"Tough Love" (drama) released in 2006 . "Risk Factor" (action
adventure) due to be released in 2013 . "Final Dance" (drama) due to be
released in 2013 . "Club Utopia" (comedy) due to be released in 2013
He also directed a documentary "Unknown Celebrities" which was an
official entry in the Belgrade International Film Festival and has
aired on Bravo!
Frank was also Associate Producer on the Michael Bockner film Johnny
Shortwave, and Line Producer on the Paul Lynch film More To Love.
He has written seven produced screenplays: No Angel, Bitter Circle,
Love Letters, Tough Love, Night Crawlers, Final Dance and Club Utopia.
He has recently written "Midnight Rambler", a crime drama, based on
true events; "The Carlucci Brothers", a pilot of a TV comedy-drama
series and an action-thriller "The Formula".
Frank is also a founding member of the Toronto Italian Film Festival
and head programmer from 1999 to 2006. He was also head of the awards
jury for the Toronto Polish Film Festival (2009 & 2012) and was on the
selection committee for the Canadian Gemini Awards (2009); and jury
member for the Vaughn International Film Festival. (2013)
His latest film "Club Utopia" has been chosen as an official entry in
the 8th Annual Hoboken International Film Festival.
Frank has also been teaching on-camera acting techniques for over
fifteen years.
