ethan itzkow
Makes Films
Ethan Itzkow is an award-winning director, writer, producer, and actor. He directed and co-wrote the dramedy “CASHED” (now streaming on Amazon Prime), which won awards including Audience Favorite, Best Dramatic Short, Best Cinematography, and Best Actor at festivals around the USA. He co-directed, co-wrote, and starred in the anti-racist social thriller “High Score,” which screened at festivals like the Oscar Qualifying HollyShorts, Canadian Screen Award Qualifying Female Eye, and SoHo Film Festivals and won awards like Best Short, Best Thriller, Best Actor, and a Stop Hate Award. His first television pilot “Art On Location,” co-written with Serena Ryen, was a Sundance Episodic Lab finalist.
Ethan recently co-produced the award-winning short "Jade" starring Luke Tennie Of Apple TV+'s Shrinking and The Kill Room's Noam Shapiro. In addition to ongoing commercial projects he writes and directs, he is in the development phase of several feature film projects,
As an actor, Ethan can be seen as Yuri in the hit Netflix series “YOU” starring Penn Badgley. He also won Best Actor awards at the Chelsea and Queens World Film Festivals for his hair-raising portrayal of a burgeoning extremist in “High Score.”
Film maker
Ethan Itzkow’s filmmaking follows two rules: Make it entertaining, and make it carry weight. The founding principle of Itzkow’s filmmaking is to create purpose-driven entertainment that enhances our understanding and enjoyment of the human experience. Whether a flat-out comedy with serious undertones, or a deathly serious thriller with comedic moments, duality is Itzkow’s favorite crayon in the toolbox.
Actor
AEA / SAG-E
Ethan Itzkow has performed on stages and screens all across the world. From charismatic leads to characters on the fringes of society, Ethan never shies away from a challenging role.
Ethan has toured the world with his stage roles. He toured the US with Freedom Train, playing a variety of characters in schools across the country. Internationally, he played the romantic lead in the tour of Cleopatra: The Adventures of a Princess and the titular role of Galileo in the musical Galileo. The two shows played extensively in South America, the Middle East, and Asia, with over 500 performances in 18 months.
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