Biography

David Giancola has been an Iconoclast from an early age. At 19, with no training and a meager budget he wrote and directed the cult science fiction film "Time Chasers". Giancola has directed and/or produced over twenty-five feature films including "Icebreaker", "Lightning - Fire From The Sky", "Moonlight & Mistletoe" and "Axcellerator". He was elected an IATSE Local 600 cinematographer in 2003. Giancola has repeatedly demonstrated a perceptive gift for spotting new talent. He cast the likes of Jessie Eisenberg, Chris Evans, Kate Bosworth, Paul Dano, Josh Peck, and even Billy Ray Cyrus in their first starring roles. Giancola also wrote and directed the critically acclaimed Documentary; "Addicted To Fame" which the late Roger Ebert called; "Probably the best movie about the making of a B-Movie ever made". He is the founder and owner of Edgewood Studios.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jeffrey Lane

Didn't attend film school or any college; started his own film company right out of high school, producing local television commercials and industrial videos, as well as videos for weddings, depositions and even funerals, in order to finance his films.

Decided to stop filming social gatherings after a furious mother of the bride screamed at him for not filming the food at a wedding.

Intentionally stays away from Hollywood and New York City, in order to be a "Big fish in a little pond" and avoid the loss of perspective that affects much of the film industry.

Continues to run his production company, Edgewood Studios, in Rutland, Vermont. Edgewood Studios is the only continuously running operating feature film studio in New England.

Met long-time producer Peter Beckwith while drinking in a bar Beckwith was managing.