‏Eric M. Klein‏

Jasmine marks his 9th feature film as a Producer (75 festival appearances, 93 awards, and 57 nominations). Past titles include; Happy Hour, American Reunion/Reunion: dogme 17, The Young Unknowns, Bury the Evidence, The Deep and Dreamless Sleep, Sam's Lake and Jane Doe. Prior to their releases, his titles garnered many Opening Nights, Awards and Mentions.

Among the Awards -- US Official Festival Selections include; AFI, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Hoboken, Los Angeles, Mill Valley, Newport Beach, Philadelphia, Seattle, Sonoma Valley, Sundance, St. Louis, SXSW, Accolade Competition, Tribeca First Look, and the Prism Awards. -- International Festival Official Selections include; Avignon, Bahamas, Bangkok, Berlin, Cyprus, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Göteborg, Macon, Madrid, Mexico, Nice, Oldenburg, Paris, Potsdam Sehsüchte, Rincón, Seoul, Toronto, and Verona.

Eric is an experienced Post Producer with over 75 feature film credits and twice as many episodes of television as either a DI/Color Producer and Post Sound Supervisor, with the reputation of running both crafts - simultaneously. He has also been responsible to deliver thousands of Visual Effects for projects under his watch. His post production expertise includes; -- Online Finishing (DI/Color Grading, Sound Editing, Design & Mixing, Titling, and VFX). -- Mastering, QC, Servicing, Delivery, and Fulfillment. -- Asset Management and Localization (International Versioning & Dubbing). -- Post-finishing Pipelines and Workflows (Locked & Unlocked).

His earlier years on set as a Key, Best Boy & Dolly Grip offered opportunities to work with some notable Directors and Cinematographers; Julian Schnabel, Abel Ferrara, Tom DiCillo, Julien Temple, Hal Hartley, Nancy Savoca, Michael Spiller, Jim Denault, Bobby Bukowski, Nancy Schreiber, Frank Prinzi, Harris Savides, Jim Denault, Ron Fortunato, Toshiaki Ozawa, Frank G. DeMarco, and Robert D. Yeoman. During his transition to Production Management & Line Producing, Eric deepened his scope and grasp by filling roles in a multiple of departments that included; Assistant Director, Camera, Sound, Electrical, Rigging, Set Construction, Scenic & Greens, Wardrobe, Locations, and Transportation.

A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology (NY), Eric studied animation and documentary film production with a specialization in optical printing. Prior to graduation he was awarded an Honorable Mention from the SMPTE Film & Video Festival, and a Trophy Win from the 29th Movies On A Shoestring Film Festival for his short subject documentary, See What I'm Sayin': a portrait of Mr. Melrose Stowe. Before graduating, Eric created the 6-minute film Station, using his skills in optical printing. The film is an animated collage capturing the ambiance of the Erie-Lackawana Railway of New Jersey. The film toured with the Ann Arbor, Atlanta, and Athens International Film Festivals; it won an Honorable Mention from the 31st Movies On A Shoestring Film Festival, and the Directors Choice Award in the Black Maria Film Festival. That same year the film was sold to Picture Start Chicago (now The Distribution Project).

In 1990, Eric began directing and producing underground music videos in New York City before producing his first feature film.