A
current member of (SAG) Screen Actors Guild, (AFTRA) American Federation
of Television and Radio Artists, (GIAA) Guild of Italian American Actors,
(AIVF) the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, (AAAA) the
Associated Actors and Artistes of America and a (DGA) Directors Guild
of America applicant.
A
seventeen year entertainment industry professional, Mr. Borghese who
is President of PADRINO PRODUCTIONS which is a division of
the ten year old Independent Images, Inc., has extensive experience
not only as an accomplished Director, Producer and Distribution Executive,
but also as an actor. By 1990, some of the almost two-dozen feature
films Mr. Borghese played an active producing and/or distribution
role in by that year were George Romero's Document of
the Dead, Beatle George Harrison's Wonderwall,
Fatal Secret starring David Carradine, A
Time to Remember starring Donald O'Connor, Prisoners
of Inertia starring Amanda Plummer and John McGinley,
Destiny to Order starring Michael Ironside, Fright
House starring Al Lewis and Lady Terminator.
Between
1990 and 1995 Mr. Borghese Associate Produced and served as Casting
Director for five independent feature films including Perfect
Lies and New York Nights.
Oliver
Stone and Columbia Pictures recognized Mr. Borghese's talents
as a filmmaker and hired him to contribute a montage segment in the
Academy Award nominated, The People vs. Larry Flynt.
Mr.
Borghese went on to write, produce and direct a feature-length film
documentary, The Canadian Ballet, which screened at
film festivals internationally and won numerous honors including Best
Performance Arts Documentary at the New York International &
Independent Film Festival, A Finalist Award at the Long Island
Film Festival, Best Feature Length Documentary at the Philadelphia
Independent Film Festival and the Director's Achievement Award
at the Narrowsburg International Independent Film Festival. The
film screened at the Angelika Film Center, The Screening Room on Varick
Street in New York City and at the Tribeca Film Center.
Mr.
Borghese then co-wrote, co-produced and directed the feature film
Four Deadly Reasons. This film was completed in 2002
and won the Back East Best Buzz Award at the Back East Picture
Show Film Festival in Hoboken, NJ, The Low Budget Genius Award
at the Silver Street International Film Festival, the "Best
of Fest" feature film at the Putnam Valley Film Festival
and it screened at the Los Angeles Italian American filmmakers
Awards and at Robert DeNiro's Tribeca Film Center on opening
night of the Tribeca Film Festival. Four Deadly Reasons
is scheduled for release in late 2004. www.fourdeadlyreasons.com
Currently
Mr. Borghese is collaborating and writing several screenplays. One
with childhood friend and now successful screen actor Michael Rispoli.
A warm-hearted Italian themed comedy, The Brothers Barbieri.
The others are a spoof comedy titled Ghost Fellas and
On the Lamb, a project that can be described as City
Slickers meets My Cousin Vinny. He is co-writing
with good friend Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan, We
were Soldiers ) who he met on the set of the HBO made
for TV movie 61*. Paul also wrote and plans to produce
Agida, a pizza comedy. Agida can be described
as Moonstruck meets Do The Right Thing
on a Big Night. It will be produced as either a feature
film or a pilot for a television series. Mr. Borghese recently completed
directing a feature film he Co-wrote the screenplay for, Searching
For Bobby D (as in DeNiro). It is not yet confirmed whether
Mr. DeNiro will appear in the cameo role that has been written for
him, however starring in the film are Carmen Electra, Sandra Bernhard,
Kevin Dobson, Mario Cantone, Tony Darrow, Tyson Beckford and Robert
Costanzo amongst a strong ensemble cast.
