Nick Monteleone

Nick Monteleone is a producer, composer, and musician, and has spent 15 years producing and scoring an eclectic array of award winning short films that have earned him a following in the independent film world. As a life long lover of film and music, Nick received his BA in Music Composition from Columbia College Chicago. In 2006, Nick scored the short film "Improvisation" by Chicago director Zach Litwack, and the film was accepted as an official selection in the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and Kent Film Festival. That same year Nick wrote the score for the film "Eddie" by Quentin Kruger, which is now distributed through Frameline Pictures. Also in 2007, Nick co-founded a production company that served to promote the interests of Chicago based filmmakers. In 2008 Nick scored the short film version of Litwack's "Lost and Found", which was an official selection at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Recently, Nick Monteleone's work has premiered at several film festivals including the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Kent Film Festival, and the Venice Film Festival. In 2010, Monteleone founded Train Bridge Films and currently serves as its Head of Production and Development.