Biography

Frank M Calo is an alumnus of the elite directing school, THE GOODMAN THEATRE based in Chicago, Ill. After moving to NYC he developed a strong theater background working with the Forum of Italian American playwrights under the artistic direction of Donna DeMateo and Vincent Gugleotti, their play the original Production of NINE, under the eye of Mario Fratti, ran on Broadway for ten years. Frank went on to direct the Off-Broadway Production of MAN'S GAME starring Dayton Callie. Frank M Calo is also an Independent film Producer and Director whose film THE BELIEVER, starring Ryan Gosling and Billy Zane won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2001 Sundance Festival. He Co-Produced the film, HERE & THERE Directed by Darko Lungalov with Cyndi Lauper and David Thornton which won the BEST NY NARRITIVE IN WORLD COMPETITION 2009 at The Tribeca Film Festival in NYC and had it's official News York premier played to wide audiences domestically and overseas. Mr. Calo has worked with Robert DeNiro (Godsend) Demi Moore, Mike Myers, Shelly Winters, Marlon Brando and many more. He was Second Unit director on the film THE COOKOUT with Queen Latifah also had a great box office run distributed by Lions Gate Films. He also worked for two years with The Motion Picture Bond Company under Robert Bordiga, as a Producer over-seeing films throughout the tri-state areas. He was one of the few and only directors who studied privately under Mr. Elia Kazan.
- IMDb mini biography by: Frank M. Calo

Frank M Calo was one of the few young directors who studied privately under Elia Kazan.