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Otto Michael Penzato

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Director
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Otto Michael Penzato
Otto Michael Penzato is known for The Santa Clauses (2022), Unknown (2006) and Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (2014).
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    Known for

    Tim Allen in The Santa Clauses (2022)
    The Santa Clauses
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Unknown (2006)
    Unknown
    6.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2006
    Ashley Boettcher, Sloane Morgan Siegel, and Drew Justice in Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (2014)
    Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Tyler Sanders, and Jenna Qureshi in Just Add Magic: Mystery City (2020)
    Just Add Magic: Mystery City
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director(as Otto Penzato)

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Tim Allen in The Santa Clauses (2022)
      The Santa Clauses
      6.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • Lily Brooks O'Briant in Life by Ella (2022)
      Life by Ella
      5.9
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2022
    • Uma Thurman, Kyle Chandler, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Super Pumped (2022)
      Super Pumped
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: Addl photography
      • 2022
    • Will Kemp and Vanessa Hudgens in The Princess Switch 3 (2021)
      The Princess Switch 3
      5.6
      • first assistant director: Los Angeles
      • 2021
    • On My Block (2018)
      On My Block
      7.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Otto Penzato)
      • 2020
    • South Side (2019)
      South Side
      8.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Cameron Moulène, Meghan Falcone, Monica Sherer, Sarah Yarkin, Rahart Adams, Jenn McAllister, Logan Paul, and Rickey Thompson in Foursome (2016)
      Foursome
      5.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • A Kid Called Mayonnaise (2017)
      A Kid Called Mayonnaise
      6.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Otto Penzato)
      • 2017
    • Alison Fernandez, Lauren Lindsey Donzis, and Zoe Manarel in An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life (2017)
      An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • Hannah Nordberg and Nina Lu in An American Girl Story: Ivy & Julie 1976 - A Happy Balance (2017)
      An American Girl Story: Ivy & Julie 1976 - A Happy Balance
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas (2016)
      An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Idara Victor and Marsai Martin in An American Girl Story: Melody 1963 - Love Has to Win (2016)
      An American Girl Story: Melody 1963 - Love Has to Win
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Isabella Acres, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Sixx Orange, and Emyri Crutchfield in The Kicks (2015)
      The Kicks
      6.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Ashley Boettcher, Sloane Morgan Siegel, and Drew Justice in Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (2014)
      Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street
      8.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2014–2016
    • Happyland (2014)
      Happyland
      6.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2014

    Producer

    • Michael Paul King, Kevin Allen, Dani Jae, Lisa Coombs, Rich Prugh, Garrett Schweighauser, and Katie Kotulak in Designing Empires (2024)
      Designing Empires
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Game Over (2013)
      Game Over
      TV Series
      • line producer
      • 2013
    • BlackBoxTV (2010)
      BlackBoxTV
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Cubicle (2011)
      Cubicle
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Level 26: Dark Revelations (2011)
      Level 26: Dark Revelations
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Gigi: Almost American (2011)
      Gigi: Almost American
      6.7
      TV Series
      • supervising producer (as Otto Penzato)
      • 2011
    • Level 26: Dark Prophecy (2010)
      Level 26: Dark Prophecy
      7.0
      • line producer
      • 2010
    • Level 26: Dark Origins (2009)
      Level 26: Dark Origins
      8.0
      Short
      • line producer
      • 2009
    • Emmanuelle Chriqui, Luke Mably, and Matt Long in Deceit (2006)
      Deceit
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 2006
    • Not in Our Name: Dead Man Walking - The Concert (1998)
      Not in Our Name: Dead Man Walking - The Concert
      7.4
      Video
      • associate producer
      • 1998

    Director

    • Michael Paul King, Kevin Allen, Dani Jae, Lisa Coombs, Rich Prugh, Garrett Schweighauser, and Katie Kotulak in Designing Empires (2024)
      Designing Empires
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Puppy Place (2021)
      Puppy Place
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Tyler Sanders, and Jenna Qureshi in Just Add Magic: Mystery City (2020)
      Just Add Magic: Mystery City
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director (as Otto Penzato)
      • 2020
    • Cubicle (2011)
      Cubicle
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011

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      • Michael 'Otto' Penzato

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