I have over 30 years of experience in the film and television industries. My work began with acting then moved into film editing where I was apprenticed thoroughly in Los Angeles in a work/study program that gave me that hands-on experience. I moved on into acting again and have also been training actors for the past 20+ years. I now produce and write as well. To date, I have directed 146 half-hour episodes for TV, the majority of them in Nairobi (8 years), Kenya and some in Canada. I have several projects in development and/or production with a particular focus on a new animation series entitled Maxus about an African schoolboy who, by way of fate, becomes a superhero fighting crime with his two friends Mercy and Kaka against evil African folklore characters with a few aliens thrown in for fun! I am developing and writing a few titles; "Tribal" and a period piece "Death of the Dark Ages" are at the top of the list with a new project entitled "Polarization." One other project that I have created and is in development is entitled O.A.S.I.S. I recently signed a co-production deal with Original Pictures Inc. (Fargo, A Handmaid's Tale) based in Toronto to produce O.A.S.I.S. A story summary and story area has been developed. To quote Nicholas Hirst, CEO of Original Pictures Inc. "This is the best idea I have read in a very long time." OASIS is an international counter-terrorism, political thriller on the continent with the most untapped resources in the world, Africa. This project has just received co-development funding from the Canadian Media Fund and the South African National Film and Video Foundation. Additionally, Blue Ant Media is also funding development. I was honoured to have played a role opposite Liam Neeson in the action flick hit "The A-Team" working with director Joe Carnahan. An inspiring and fun experience for sure.

NeilSchell

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I have over 30 years of experience in the film and television industries. My work began with acting then moved into film editing where I was apprenticed thoroughly in Los Angeles in a work/study program that gave me that hands-on experience. I moved on into acting again and have also been training actors for the past 20+ years. I now produce and write as well. To date, I have directed 146 half-hour episodes for TV, the majority of them in Nairobi (8 years), Kenya and some in Canada. I have several projects in development and/or production with a particular focus on a new animation series entitled Maxus about an African schoolboy who, by way of fate, becomes a superhero fighting crime with his two friends Mercy and Kaka against evil African folklore characters with a few aliens thrown in for fun! I am developing and writing a few titles; "Tribal" and a period piece "Death of the Dark Ages" are at the top of the list with a new project entitled "Polarization." One other project that I have created and is in development is entitled O.A.S.I.S. I recently signed a co-production deal with Original Pictures Inc. (Fargo, A Handmaid's Tale) based in Toronto to produce O.A.S.I.S. A story summary and story area has been developed. To quote Nicholas Hirst, CEO of Original Pictures Inc. "This is the best idea I have read in a very long time." OASIS is an international counter-terrorism, political thriller on the continent with the most untapped resources in the world, Africa. This project has just received co-development funding from the Canadian Media Fund and the South African National Film and Video Foundation. Additionally, Blue Ant Media is also funding development. I was honoured to have played a role opposite Liam Neeson in the action flick hit "The A-Team" working with director Joe Carnahan. An inspiring and fun experience for sure.

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I have over 30 years of experience in the film and television industries. My work began with acting then moved into film editing where I was apprenticed thoroughly in Los Angeles in a work/study program that gave me that hands-on experience. I moved on into acting again and have also been training actors for the past 20+ years. I now produce and write as well.

To date, I have directed 146 half-hour episodes for TV, the majority of them in Nairobi (8 years), Kenya and some in Canada.

I have several projects in development and/or production with a particular focus on a new animation series entitled Maxus about an African schoolboy who, by way of fate, becomes a superhero fighting crime with his two friends Mercy and Kaka against evil African folklore characters with a few aliens thrown in for fun!

I am developing and writing a few titles; “Tribal” and a period piece “Death of the Dark Ages” are at the top of the list with a new project entitled “Polarization.”

One other project that I have created and is in development is entitled O.A.S.I.S. I recently signed a co-production deal with Original Pictures Inc. (Fargo, A Handmaid’s Tale) based in Toronto to produce O.A.S.I.S. A story summary and story area has been developed. To quote Nicholas Hirst, CEO of Original Pictures Inc. “This is the best idea I have read in a very long time.” OASIS is an international counter-terrorism, political thriller on the continent with the most untapped resources in the world, Africa. This project has just received co-development funding from the Canadian Media Fund and the South African National Film and Video Foundation. Additionally, Blue Ant Media is also funding development.

I was honoured to have played a role opposite Liam Neeson in the action flick hit “The A-Team” working with director Joe Carnahan. An inspiring and fun experience for sure.

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    uniE608 Maxus - The New King
    Animated short film. Max discovers his birthday gift is far more than some fancy club and in an instant transforms from high school kid to royalty who must face battle. filmdirector
    uniE608 Neil Schell Director Demo
    These are clips from various projects Neil has directed in Canada and Kenya. filmdirector videoeditor
    uniE608 Acting Demo Reel
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