Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini

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Shari Springer Berman
and Robert Pulcini
Rutgers University-Camden
Columbia University
Occupation(s)Film directors, screenwriters
Spouse(married 1994)

Shari Springer Berman (born July 13, 1963) and Robert Pulcini (born August 24, 1964) are an American team of filmmakers.

Biographies

Both Springer Berman and Pulcini were born in

Jewish, and Pulcini is of Italian descent.[2]

The two have a "rule" in which they often alternate whose name comes first in the credits of their movies, of which Berman says "There’s no meaning behind it. It’s very random!"[3]

Career

They received critical acclaim and an

Academy Award nomination for their 2003 film American Splendor.[4]

In 2010,

Cinema Verite, a 2011 HBO Drama film directed by Berman and Pulcini, premiered on April 23, 2011.[6]

The pair branched out into directing for television in 2019.

Awards and nominations

With their first feature film

Best Adapted Screenplay
.

Awards won for American Splendor

  • Boston Film Critics (Best Screenplay)
  • Central Ohio Film Critics (Best Adapted Screenplay)
  • Chicago Film Critics (Most Promising Performers)
  • Los Angeles Film Critics
    (Best Screenplay)
  • National Society of Film Critics
    (Best Screenplay)
  • New York Film Critics
    (Best First Film)
  • Online Film Critics (Best Breakthrough Filmmakers)
  • San Diego Film Critics (Best Adapted Screenplay)
  • Sundance Grand Jury Prize
    (Dramatic)
  • Toronto Film Critics (Best First Feature)
  • Writers Guild of America (WGA)
    (Best Adapted Screenplay)

Filmography

Movies

Television

  • Shameless season 9, episode 12 "You'll Know the Bottom When You Hit It" (2019)
  • Succession:
    • season 2, episode 4 "Safe Room" (2019)
    • season 3, episode 4 "Lion in the Meadow" (2021)
    • season 4, episode 7 "Tailgate Party" (2023)
  • Night Sky: season 1, episode 4 "Boilermakers" (2022)
  • WeCrashed season 1, episode 8 "The One With all the Money" (2022)
  • Only Murders in the Building season 3, episode 8 "Sitzprobe" (2023)

Actor

Robert Pulcini

References

  1. ^ Published: June 12, 1994 (1994-06-12). "WEDDINGS; Shari Berman, Robert Pulcini - New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (2003-08-14). "Comic Book Icon Battles Everyday Life | Arts". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  3. ^ McKittrick, Christopher (August 10, 2015). "'Follow the Book's Lead: Berman and Pulcini on 10,000 Saints". Creative Screenwriting. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Chiao, Peggy. "BOMB Magazine: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini by Bette Gordon". Bombsite.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  5. ^ Breznican, Anthony (2009-12-03). "Sundance premieres big-budget and low-budget films". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  6. ^ Brody, Richard (25 April 2011). "An American Movie". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

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