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George "Fritz" Kiersch has served as one of our directors since August 18, 2003.
He has extensive experience in theatrical motion picture direction having worked in almost all film craft categories over the past 28 years with an emphasis on producing, directing and writing. From this variety of career strengths, in both creative and business practice, Mr Kiersch has gained a thorough knowledge of all aspects of film planning, production and finish, developing strong leadership skills and professional depth.
He directed the production of Children of the Corn, a modest budget 1984 release by New World Pictures based upon a Stephen King short story that was a significant commercial success.
Mr. Kiersch has directed seven additional motion pictures studios and a television network including, Tuff Turf, a youth oriented action story starring James Spader and Robert Downey Jr., Shattered Image, a psychological thriller, starring Bo Derek and Jack Scalia, and a version of the classic, Gulliver’s Travels for Hallmark Entertainment.
In 2000 he accepted a full professorship as the inaugural Director of the Film and Video Studies Program at the Oklahoma City Community College, a curriculum focused on physical film production that has increased to 12 or 14 courses per semester with an enrollment of over 150 students and six adjunct instructors.
Since 2001 he has co-chaired and developed the Oklahoma Cinema Studies Consortium that oversees cross registration among The University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University and Oklahoma City Community College that effectively established the largest film studies program in the mid-west by providing the greatest depth of course work, disciplines of specific study and the largest faculty.
In addition, for the last two years Mr. Kiersch has served as the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Film Institute, a master workshop structured program.
After receiving a BA in Economics in 1974 from Ohio Wesleyan University, Mr. Kiersch began a concentrated study of cinema and camera technique toward a Masters of Film Art at University of Southern California.
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