Derek Frey Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an Independent Film Quarterly Award for Best Director of a Short Film for "The Ballad of Sandeep․"
• Won a Chicago Comedy Film Festival Award for Best Director of Short Film for "Sky Blue Collar․"
• Graduated Cum Laude from West Chester University with a degree in Communication Studies in 1995
• Started out as an assistant at the Entertainment Industry Development Corporation and as a production assistant at ABC Television in 1995
• Best known as a producer on 2005's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," 2010's "Alice in Wonderland," and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street․"
• Founded his independent production company, Lazer Film Productions, in 1999
• Has collaborated with the comedy troupe The Minor Prophets on the projects "4th and 99," "America's Game," and "The Ballad of Sandeep․"
• Worked as an assistant to director Tim Burton for nine years before being promoted to producer and executive at Tim Burton Productions
• Editor of the book "The Art of Tim Burton" and creator of the Tim Burton touring exhibit, for which he collaborated with curators from the Museum of Modern Art
• Produced the music video for The Killers' song "Here With Me" for Tim Burton Productions in 2012