American filmmakers
Shari Springer Berman (born July 13, 1963) andRobert Pulcini (born August 24, 1964) are an American team of filmmakers.
Both Springer Berman and Pulcini were born inNew York ,New York .[citation needed ] Springer Berman graduated fromWesleyan University (Phi Beta Kappa ) and Pulcini graduated fromRutgers University-Camden . Both filmmakers received master's degrees in film fromColumbia University .[ 1] The couple married in 1994. Springer Berman isJewish , and Pulcini is ofItalian descent.[ 2]
The two have a "rule" in which they often alternate whose name comes first in the credits of their movies, of which Berman says "There’s no meaning behind it. It’s very random!"[ 3]
They received critical acclaim and anAcademy Award nomination for their 2003 filmAmerican Splendor .[ 4]
In 2010,The Extra Man premiered at theSundance festival .[ 5] TheEmmy -winningCinema Verite , a 2011HBO Drama film directed by Berman and Pulcini, premiered on April 23, 2011.[ 6]
The pair branched out into directing for television in 2019.
Awards and nominations [ edit ] With their first feature filmAmerican Splendor , Springer Berman and Pulcini earned anAcademy Award nomination forBest Adapted Screenplay .
Awards won forAmerican Splendor
Shameless season 9, episode 12 "You'll Know the Bottom When You Hit It" (2019)Succession :Night Sky : season 1, episode 4 "Boilermakers" (2022)WeCrashed season 1, episode 8 "The One With all the Money" (2022)Only Murders in the Building season 3, episode 8 "Sitzprobe" (2023) season 4, episode 7 "Valley of the Dolls" (2024) season 4, episode 8 "Lifeboat" (2024) season 5, episode 5 "Tongue Tied" (2025) season 5, episode 6 "Flatbush" (2025) The Four Seasons season 1, episode 1 "Lake House" (2025) season 1, episode 2 "Garden Party" (2025) Robert Pulcini ^ Published: June 12, 1994 (1994-06-12)."WEDDINGS; Shari Berman, Robert Pulcini - New York Times" .The New York Times . Retrieved2013-06-11 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ Pfefferman, Naomi (2003-08-14)."Comic Book Icon Battles Everyday Life | Arts" . Jewish Journal. Retrieved2013-06-11 . ^ McKittrick, Christopher (August 10, 2015)." 'Follow the Book's Lead: Berman and Pulcini on 10,000 Saints" . Creative Screenwriting. RetrievedAugust 10, 2015 . ^ Chiao, Peggy."BOMB Magazine: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini by Bette Gordon" . Bombsite.com. Retrieved2013-06-11 . ^ Breznican, Anthony (2009-12-03)."Sundance premieres big-budget and low-budget films" . Usatoday.Com. Retrieved2013-06-11 . ^ Brody, Richard (25 April 2011)."An American Movie" .The New Yorker . Retrieved2013-06-11 . Shari Springer Berman atIMDb Robert Pulcini atIMDb "Interview: Robert Pulcini and Sheri Springer Berman, Directors of 'The Nanny Diaries'" ,Cinematical , Ryan Stewart, Aug 23rd 2007"Filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini" ,NPR "Splendid misery: an interview with Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman." Cineaste , Gilbert, Anne; West, Dennis; West, Joan M., September 22, 2003"Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, Paul Giamatti & Harvey Pekar;Raymond Strother ; Eugenia Zuckerman",Charlie Rose , (August 19, 2003)
Awards for Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
Screenplay (1980–2021) Original Screenplay (2022–present) Adapted Screenplay (2022–present)
Adapted Drama (1969–1983) Adapted Comedy (1969–1983) Adapted Screenplay (1984–present)
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