Cole Bacani

Cole Bacani is a director, cinematographer, and screenwriter from Naperville, Illinois. His work has been screened and honored at multiple student film festivals in the past few years. In 2015, he was awarded with a Crystal Pillar of Excellence from The National Academy of Television Arts and Science (Chicago/Midwest Chapter) for his achievement in cinematography. In addition, he was awarded two first place awards from the Chicagoland Television Educators' Council Film Festival for his dramatic short, "In Her Eyes," and once again his achievement in the cinematography category. In 2014, two of his short films were selected as finalists for the All American High School Film Festival and were screened at AMC Theaters in Times Square.