Whether designing the underlying foundation of new business ventures for international corporate brands, building debt and equity financing for entertainment properties, or producing and directing award winning film & TV content, the Konwiser Brothers continue to prove themselves as renaissance men of the entertainment world.
Awards & Merits
Still a Black Star (2021)
Impact Doc Awards (four Awards of Merit: Environment, Social Change, Documentary, and Asian Film)
Make It Work (2018)
Napa Valley Film Festival (Audience Award), Impact Doc Awards (Award of Excellence), Awareness Film Festival (Grand Jury Award)
The Hammer (2011)
AFI Fest (Audience Award), Florida Film Festival (Audience Award), Miami Film Festival (Audience Award), Philadelphia Film Festival (Audience Award), Cleveland Int’l Film Festival (Audience Award), Newport Beach Film Festival (Audience Award).
Baker Boys: Inside The Surge (2010)
Newport Beach Film Festival (Audience Award), CINE Gold Eagle (Grand Jury Prize), Worldfest Houston (Silver Remi Award), (Gotham Awards), Festival Genius (Audience Award), Accolade Competition (Award of Excellence), Dart (Awards for Excellence in Journalism, Honorable Mention).
Life During Wartime (2009)
Venice International Film Festival (Best Narrative)
Shanghai Kiss (2006)
Chinese American Film Festival (Best Picture)
Newport Beach Film Festival, (Best Actress – Hayden Panettiere)
San Francisco Asian American Film Festival (Best Actor – Ken Leung)
Burton Presents White Space (2005)
Foursite Film Festival (Best Documentary)
The Communicator Award
Accolade Competition (Award of Excellence)
Smile (2005)
Stony Brook Film Festival (Rising Star Award)
Crossover: A Worldwide Basketball Odyssey (2004)
Worldfest Houston (Gold Special Jury Award)
Dallas 362 (2003)
Cinevegas Film Festival (Audience Award)
The Last Game (2002)
Sonoma Valley Film Festival (Jury Award)
Worldfest Houston (Special Jury Award)
Cable in the Classroom (2000)
CINE (Golden Eagle Award)
On Hallowed Ground:
Streetball Champions of Rucker Park (1999)
Sports Emmy Awards (Outstanding Sports Documentary)
The New York Festivals (World Gold Medal)
Miss Evers’ Boys (1996)
5 Primetime Emmy Awards (Best Picture, Best Actress,
Best Actor, Best Editing, President’s Award),
Cable ACE Awards (Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Actor)
NAACP Image Awards (Best Picture, Best Actress)
Producers Guild of America (Producer of the Year Award)
Humanitas Prize (National Education Association Award)
COMPLETE LIST OF CREDITS
Film, TV, Music & Live Events
2018
Speed Kills
Distributor: Saban Films
Format: Film – Action/Crime/Drama
Credit: Kip Konwiser, Co-Executive Producer
2018
Driven
Distributor: Universal Pictures Content Group
Format: Biography, Drama Thriller
Credit: Kip Konwiser, Co-Executive Producer
2018
Make It Work (documentary series, Legendary Pictures)
Kip & Kern Konwiser: Writer/Producer/Director
2017
Harlem Code (Scripted Drama Series, Population Media Center)
Kip & Kern Konwiser: Executive Producer/Show runner
2015
Beverly Hills Christmas 1&2
Distributor: UPtv
Format: Film – Family
Credit: Kip Konwiser, Producer
2015
The Fighting Season (documentary series, DirecTV)
Kern Konwiser, Supervising Story Producer
2014
Blizzard Entertainment’s “World of Warcraft” (documentary, Blizzcon & Hulu)
Kip & Kern Konwiser: Writer/Producer/Director
National Geographic Breakthrough Explorer Series (National Geographic, General Electric,
Imagine Entertainment & Asylum Entertainment)
Kip & Kern Konwiser: Executive Producer/Show runner
A Change of Heart (Theatrical Film Directed by Kenny Ortega, Produced by Emilio Estefan)
Kip Konwiser, Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Kern Konwiser, Executive Producer
Wild Oats (Theatrical feature film starring Shirley MacLaine, The Weinstein Company)
Kip Konwiser, Producer
2013
Mexican Fighter
Distributor: Revolver Entertainment
Format: Documentary
Credit: Kip Konwiser, Executive Producer
2013
Runner Runner (Theatrical Film starring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck, 20th Century Fox)
Kip Konwiser (KCPR), production & rebate service company
DeSean Jackson: Making of a Father’s Dream (Documentary, Echo Bridge Entertainment)
Kip Konwiser, producer
Kern Konwiser, director
Televisa Latin Billboard Awards (Directed by Kenny Ortega, Televisa/NBC)
Kip & Kern Konwiser: producers
2012
Gatorade Presents Inside Endurance (Universal Sports Network, 4 part non-fiction series)
Kip Konwiser, producer
Kern Konwiser, director/editor
Ball Up: Season 2 (Fox Sports Net, reality competition series)
Kip & Kern Konwiser, directors/producers
2011
“N00bz” (Big Air Studios, theatrical film)
Kip Konwiser, producer
The Hammer (D&E Entertainment, theatrical film)
Kip Konwiser, producer
2010
The Knew It All
Released: 2010
Distributor: N/A
Format: Short, Comedy, Drama
Credit: Kip Konwiser, Executive Producer
2010
TapouT Films (a division of TapouT, worldwide brand leader for Ultimate Fighting Championships
(UFC) & Mixed Martial Arts)
Kip & Kern Konwiser, consultant & producer
Baker Boys: Inside The Surge (HDNet / Gigapix Studios, 4-part documentary series)
Kern Konwiser, director
Kip Konwiser, producer
2009
Life During Wartime (IFC Films, feature film directed by Todd Solondz)
Kip Konwiser, production services via Puerto Rico company KCPR, Inc.
One Hot Summer (Lifetime TV, television movie)
Kip Konwiser, co-producer & production services via KCPR, Inc.
2008 – 2010
Gigapix Studios
Kip Konwiser, Head of Production
Kern Konwiser, director
“Captain Abu Raed”, (theatrical feature film) post production producer
“Workaholics”, (television series) Development & Production executive
2007
Kidnapped (NBC & Sony Pictures TV, television series)
Kip Konwiser, producer
Island Heat: Stranded (Lifetime TV, television movie)
Kern Konwiser, director
Kip Konwiser, producer/UPM
Island Heat: Kidnapped (Lifetime TV, television movie)
Kip Konwiser, producer
Island Heat: Break-in (Lifetime TV, television movie)
Kip Konwiser, co-producer
2006
Shanghai Kiss (Anchor Bay, theatrical film)
Kern Konwiser, director
Kip Konwiser, producer
Kings of South Beach (A&E, Sony Pictures TV, television movie)
Kip Konwiser, producer
For Right or Wrong (Burton Snowboards, Mandalay Sports Entertainment, documentary)
Kern & Kern Konwiser, writers
2005
Burton Snowboards Presents White Space (NBC, documentary)
Kern Konwiser, director / writer
Kip Konwiser, producer
2004
Animal (DEJ/Blockbuster, feature film)
Kip Konwiser, producer
Kern Konwiser, 2nd unit director
Smile (Screen Media, feature film)
Kip Konwiser, producer
Kern Konwiser, co-producer
Crossover: A Worldwide Basketball Odyssey (Showtime, documentary)
Kern Konwiser, director / writer / producer
Kip Konwiser, producer
2003
Step Up: A Musical (Clear Channel, Broadway musical)
Kern Konwiser, writer
Dallas 362 (ThinkFilm, feature film directed by Scott Caan)
Kip Konwiser, producer
Kern Konwiser, co-producer
2002
Back In The Day (DEJ/Blockbuster)
Kip Konwiser, producer
Underground Poets Railroad (national tour & documentary film)
Kern Konwiser, producer / director
Kip Konwiser, producer
ESPN Sidelines (ESPN, television series)
Kern Konwiser, segment producer
Quest for Nutrition (Discovery Channel)
Kern Konwiser, co-producer / writer
The Last Game (ESPN, documentary)
Kern Konwiser, executive producer
Kip Konwiser, executive producer
1999 – 2001
Mandalay Sports & Urban Entertainment
Kip Konwiser, president
Kern Konwiser, vice president
Focus (Paramount, feature film)
Kip Konwiser, co-producer
The Wash (Lions Gate, feature film)
Kip Konwiser, producer
Major League Baseball Players’ Choice Awards (ESPN, live television event)
Kip Konwiser, producer
Kern Kowiser, producer
Fan Club: Red Hot Chili Peppers (VH1, television series)
Kern Konwiser, director / producer
Cable in the Classroom (PSA series with Alfre Woodard, Gregory Hines, Oscar De La Hoya)
Kern Konwiser, producer
Kip Konwiser, producer
1996 – 1999
New Urban Entertainment (cable network started by Quincy Jones, David Falk)
Kip Konwiser, president of production
Kern Konwiser, vice president
On Hallowed Ground: Streetball Champions of Rucker Park (TNT, documentary)
Kern Konwiser, director / producer / writer / composer
Kip Konwiser, producer
Miss Evers’ Boys (HBO, television movie)
Kip Konwiser, producer
Kern Konwiser, co-producer
1994 – 1997
Graphix Zone (DVD-ROM, CD-ROM developer & publisher)
Kip Konwiser, senior vice president
Kern Konwiser, creative director
Titles released via Graphix Zone (GZN, NASDAQ):
Herbie Hancock presents Living Jazz
Bob Marley: Soul Almighty
Carlos Santana: River of Color and Sound
Bob Dylan Highway 61
Prince
Oliver Stone’s Nixon: the CD-ROM and Oscar nominated feature film soundtrack
Under The Covers with The Doors, Eagles and CSNY
Willie Nelson: My Life
Wheel of Fortune CD-ROM
Jeopardy CD-ROM
1994
The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy
Distributor: Family Home Entertainment
Format: Film – Adventure, Comedy, Family
Credit: Kip Konwiser, Co-Producer
1992 – 1994
360 Degrees Productions (company of Mickey Hart of The Grateful Dead)
Kip Konwiser, vice president
Kern Konwiser, creative director
1991- 1992
Zebrahead (Ixtlan / Sony, feature film)
Kip Konwiser, production executive
Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (20th Century Fox, animated feature film)
Kip Konwiser, production executive
Industry Affiliations
Producer’s Guild of America
(Norman Felton Winner, PGA Mentor Program, PGA Credit Arbitration Committee)
Directors Guild of America
(as Directors and as Unit Production Manager/3rd Area)
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
(Kip Konwiser: Mentor program, Emmy Award judge)
Meaningful Media
(Kern Konwiser: Advisory Board member)
Syracuse University, Newhouse School of Communications (SULA)
Kip Konwiser, Professor
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