Agi Orsi
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Born in Budapest, Orsi developed what would become a lifelong curiosity
about language and culture. After graduating from the Paris' Sorbonne
University with a Master's Degree in French literature, she founded AOP
Productions. Fluent in French and Hungarian, early international
clients included the French "Center for National Cinema", the
"Hungarian Film Studios", working as the liaison for U.S. Hungarian
productions and various production roles on European shoots for CBS,
NBC, HBO and Warner Brothers until she began producing. Orsi has
developed a strong reputation as a producer of award-winning feature
documentaries with theatrical release. Earlier productions include
Bashkaus: Hard Labor in Siberia for the Discovery Channel, chronicling
the first joint US-Soviet river expedition in Russia's Altai Mountains
won the Grand Prize at the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, Curtain of
Ice for the Discovery on the first on water crossing of the Bering
Strait, reuniting Eskimo relatives separated by 40 years of the cold
war. Teaming up with directors such as Stacy Peralta on Dogtown and
Z-Boys, they went on to win both the Audience and Directors Award at
Sundance Film Festival , followed by Riding Giants which was the first
documentary ever to open the Sundance Film Festival earning both films
major release by Sony Classics. This was followed by Pipemasters, Once
In A Lifetime the feature documentary on the rise and fall of the N.Y.
Cosmos, the soccer team that brought Pele to America, directed by Paul
Crowder, released by Miramax/Pathe. This was followed by Amazing
Journey; The Story of the WHO also directed by Paul Crowder, produced
by Spitfire Pictures released by VH1 and Universal. No Room For
Rockstars; The Vans Warp Tour's 2012 release by Shout Factory, ITunes
and Cinedgim Digital Theatrical was met with great success.
Among some of her development projects Orsi will produce the fiction feature, In Search of Captain Zero which she set-up at Ted Fields' "Radar Pictures". Orsi is looking forward to the 2013 theatrical release of the social impact feature she produced; Lost Angels; Skid Row Is My Home narrated by Catherine Keener, directed by Thomas Napper. Followed by the ESPN release of Hawaiian; The Legend of Eddie Aikau. And the upcoming Dave Grohl directed Sound City for which she provided clearance services.
Among some of her development projects Orsi will produce the fiction feature, In Search of Captain Zero which she set-up at Ted Fields' "Radar Pictures". Orsi is looking forward to the 2013 theatrical release of the social impact feature she produced; Lost Angels; Skid Row Is My Home narrated by Catherine Keener, directed by Thomas Napper. Followed by the ESPN release of Hawaiian; The Legend of Eddie Aikau. And the upcoming Dave Grohl directed Sound City for which she provided clearance services.