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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (2012)PRODUCTION NOTESIn addition to his talents as an accomplished actor, Buscemi has proven to be arespected writer and director. His first project was a short film entitled What Happenedto Pete, which was featured at several film festivals including Rotterdam and Locarno,and which aired on the Bravo Network.He marked his full-length feature film directorial debut with Trees Lounge, which he alsowrote and starred in. The film, which co-starred Chloë Sevigny, Sam Jackson, andAnthony LaPaglia, made its debut in the Directors' Fortnight at the 1996 Cannes FilmFestival, and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Buscemi’s secondfeature film as a director, Animal Factory, told the story about a young man sent toprison for an unjustly harsh sentence, who eventually becomes a product of hisenvironment. The film, based on a book by Edward Bunker, starred Willem Dafoe andEdward Furlong, and premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.IFC released his third directorial feature, Lonesome Jim, a comedy-drama about adysfunctional family, starring Casey Affleck and Liv Tyler. It was named one of theyear’s top ten independent films by the National Board of Review, and was nominatedfor the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.In 2007, Sony Pictures Classics released Interview, which Buscemi co-wrote, directed,and starred in with Sienna Miller. This Theo Van Gogh remake premiered theSundance Film Festival that same year.Buscemi’s directing work also includes numerous Television credits, including HBO’s“Homicide: Life on the Street,” for which he was nominated for a DGA Award, andHBO’s “The Sopranos,” for which he was nominated for an Emmy and DGA Award fordirecting the “Pine Barrens” episode during the third season. He has directed episodesof the Emmy Award winning show “30 Rock” and Showtime’s critically acclaimed drama“Nurse Jackie” starring Edie Falco.© 2012 Sony Pictures Animation 32