ACTIVE TIMELINE
1998 - Present
Currently operating out of New York City.
EDUCATION
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MFA, Creative Writing (Fiction), Sarah Lawrence College.
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BA, Cultural Studies, SUNY Empire State College.
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Certification, Film Foundation, Vancouver Film School.
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Diploma with Excellence, Video Technology & Multi-Media.
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Portland Arts & Technology High School.
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Diploma, Graphic Arts & Printing.
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Portland Arts & Technology High School.
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Diploma, Portland High School.
RESIDENCIES
Creativity Across Disciplines (2015)
Writing & Art Residency, Peekskill, NY
AWARDS
Best Avant-Garde, Tabloid Witch Awards (2014)
General Contest
Best Trailer, Philip K. Dick Sci-Fi Film Festival (2015)
Trailer Contest
New York Spotlight Award, Manhattan Film Festival (2012)
General Contest
FILM FESTIVALS, EXHIBITION EVENTS, & COMPETITIONS
Beverly Hills Film Festival (2021)
Screenplay Competition
London International Motion Picture Awards (2019)
Finalist
Experimental Forum (2018)
Honorable Mention
Novella Showcase (2015)
Official Selection
Novella Showcase (2015)
Official Selection
Philip K. Dick Science-Fiction Film Festival (2015)
Award: Best Trailer
Tabloid Witch Awards (2014)
Award: Best Avant-Garde
Phnom Penh Film Festival (2014)
Official Selection
Petaluma Virtual Film Festival (2014)
Official Selection
Big Island Film Festival (2013)
Official Selection
Philip K. Dick Science-Fiction Film Festival (2012)
Official Selection
Manhattan Film Festival (2012)
Award: New York Spotlight
Nashville Film Festival (2012)
Finalist
Film Skillet International Film Contest (2012)
Finalist: Users Choice Award
IndieDemand Online Film Festival (2012)
Official Selection
NewFilmmakers New York (2011) (2012)
Official Selection
Tribeca Grand After-Set Series (2011)
Official Selection
B.V.E.W. Halloween Program (2010)
Official Selection
Swansea Bay Film Festival (2005) (2006)
Official Selection
Maine Student Film & Video Festival (1999))
Participating Student
b. 1981, Portland, Maine, USA
Eric Norcross is an award-winning filmmaker, published writer, and podcaster. He started making films in 1998 as a student at the Portland Arts & Technology High School in Portland, Maine, where he won his first recognitions for his experimental work. He made his first narrative film, Sixteen Stories his senior year, with a cast of over twenty, including local celebrities.
Since then, Eric has created more than 25 films, some features, some shorts and experimental works.
In September 2020, Eric started The Eric Norcross Podcast. Eric's podcast is multi-subject, though founded on the idea of having transparent conversations about the art life, and the trials and tribulations of being an artist in today's world.
MEDIUMS
Motion Pictures (Film, Digital, Analog Video).
Writing (Screenplays, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Verse, Graphic Novel).
Photography (Film & Digital)
Mixed-Media (acrylics, canvas, watercolor, found objects).
