Adam Nixon
Ph.D., University of Maryland
M.A., New York University
M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
Adam is a filmmaker and television producer. His movie Aspirin for the Masses was awarded Best Feature United States at the San Francisco Global Movie Fest, the Audience Award at the Cannes Underground Film Festival, and was an Official Selection of the St. Tropez and Milan International Film Festivals - among others. He was a finalist in the Sundance Screenwriting Competition, and an Official Selection of the Beverly Hills Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film and Script Festival and the Mountain Film Festival for screenwriting. He has produced 750 television broadcasts; primarily political talk shows in the U.S., Middle East, Europe, and North Africa. His plays were presented at festivals in London, Romania, Switzerland and the U.S. He is a member of UMD's Communication Department as Professional Track Faculty in digital filmmaking.
Professional Associations:
The Society of Professional Journalists
Phi Kappa Phi
Triple Nine Society
Representative Productions:
- Inside Washington on Middle East Broadcasting: https://www.alhurra.com/z/43
- McLaughlin One on One on PBS: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4198086/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
- Aspirin for the Masses, on Amazon Prime: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4078932/
- Digital Op-eds for Facebook (Middle East): https://www.facebook.com/alhurra/videos/10155358251481136; https://www.facebook.com/alhurra/videos/10155398893876136
- National Emmy nomination with NBC Nightly News (Sept 11, 2001): http://cdn.emmyonline.org/news_23rd_nominations.pdf
- National Emmy Award Nomination, NBC Nightly News 2002;
- Sundance Screenwriting Competition, Finalist;
- San Francisco Global Movie Fest, Best Feature Film United States;
- Cannes Underground Film Festival, Audience Award;
- St. Tropez International Film Festival, Best Director Nominee;
- Milan International Filmmaker Festival, Best Feature Film Nominee;
- Beverly Hills Film Festival, Finalist Screenplay Competition;
- Los Angeles Film and Script Festival;
- Mountain Film Festival, Jury Prize;
- Shenandoah International Playwriting Contest, Finalist.
