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About
Foremedia Productions provides producers with a full suite of film and video production services, including pre-interviews, principal and b-roll photography, and post production. We furnish broadcast-quality equipment and support gear and encompass a large pool of seasoned filmmakers, writers, technicians, and support personnel with extensive experience in all aspects of production.
As an experienced lighting/cameraman Oral Berat User has accomplished international shoots for documentary films and reality based shows on 6 continents. Since 1995, he serviced major clients such as Discovery Channel, National Geographic, A&E, The History Channel and corporate clients, including Abbott, Fedex, Oracle, SRAM, and United.
Please check select credits at IMDB (Internet Movie Database)
Awards
LOVE CHARLIE, Feature length documentary about the life of chef Charlie Trotter.
• Best of the Fest Award at Chicago Film Festival
WE ARE WITNESSES: CHICAGO, online documentary is an immersive short-video series presenting intimate portraits of Chicagoans who have been touched by the criminal justice system. Produced by The Marshall Project in partnership with Kartemquin Films and Illinois Humanities, these films explore the nature of crime, punishment and forgiveness.
• National Emmy nomination for Outstanding New Approach in Documentary
FROM BILLIONS TO NONE , Feature length documentary tells the compelling, little-known story of the rapid extinction of the once abundant passenger pigeon, and explores its lessons for today with the alarming decline of many species worldwide.
• Winner of American Conservationist Film Festival
• Official selection to Boston Environmental Film Festival
VOICES OF THE GENIZA, 12min. Depicts the life in Cairo between 1000 and 1300 AD. Produced with Brainchild Production for Spertus Museum of Judaic Studies.
• American Association of Museums "MUSE" Award Winner for best video production.
RETURN OF THE NAVAJO BOY, 60 minutes. A filmmaker’s son returns an old film to the Navajo Indians, and a series of incredible events ensues. Spitz productions, Chicago, Illinois
• Premiered at Sundance Film Festival
• Best Documentary at Aboriginal Voices Film Festival, Toronto
VIETNAM: LONG TIME COMING 115 minutes. Produced by Kartemquin Films, the makers of Hoop Dreams. The filmmakers follow American and Vietnamese veterans on an historic 1,200 mile bicycle ride from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.
• Best Documentary, Directors Guild Of America
• Emmy: Best Sports Programming.
IN THE SHADOW OF MEMORY 60 min. A film about the Nazi destruction of the Czech village, Lidice, focusing on the long term effects of the tragedy. Collective Image and Comforty Media Concepts, Chicago, IL
• Cine Golden Eagle
• Audience award, Jerusalem Film Festival
INSIDE 9/11 3 episode mini series provides insight into the events that led up to 9/11 by tracing the timeline from al Qaeda's earliest origins through the aftermath of 9/11 and the ongoing investigation. produced by Towers Productions for History channel.
• National Emmy nomination for Best Documentary