Journalism
A former Newsday reporter, Mel writes a weekly column in the La Conner Weekly News: If I Ran The Zoo, which was recently awarded first place by the Washington Newspaper Publisher’s Association.
His columns can be found on his blog I Run the Zoo.
Mel Damski has directed 40 movies and hundreds of hours of series television, from MASH to Boston Legal. For the last eight years, he has been the producer-director of Psych on USA network.
He has been nominated for an Oscar, two Emmy Awards, and earned a Christopher Award for Everybody’s Baby: the Rescue of Jessica McClure.
A graduate of the American Film Institute Center for Advanced Film Studies, Mel has taught at AFI, USC and most recently NYU. He is the founder of the Cascadia Film Workshops, which will launch for two weeks this June on the campus of Western Washington University in
Mel Damski has directed and producted hundreds of episodes and movies, and has a tremendous track record of delivering on-time award winning quality. Mel is constantly looking for the next exciting project, big or small.
Contact Mel Damsk to inquire about your project, documentary or new idea.
