Director

Director: Karolyn Irene Szot

Karolyn Szot is a Director at MirageQuest Media, with offices at Hollywood Center Studios. With formal training in Radio/Television/Film, Karolyn was one of only thirteen students accepted to the prestigious Directing Program at Northwestern University.

Most recently, Karolyn directed “The Dreamsters,” a 13 episode series and one hour special for The Shushybye Company (http://www.shushybye.com/), which will air on a nationwide network! “The Dreamsters” is an enchanting preschool age show that encompasses timeless music and lovable characters. The series is inspirational and promotes imagination, creativity, reading and interpersonal skills. The setting of the show takes place in the magical land of Shushybye, where the dream band, "The Dreamsters," help make any child's dream wish come true. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1831453/).

Karolyn learned most of her directing skills from Director Garry Marshall. His unique personality inspired Karolyn to shadow him and to get involved with many other projects that could excel her directing skills. She had also appeared in, the motion picture, Valentine’s Day, directed by Marshall. Her other work experiences include positions at NBC Universal Chicago, Sony Pictures Television International, Irish Dreamtime (Pierce Brosnan’s production company), Illumin8creative, and The Medill School of Journalism.

Messaged Received, a film directed by Karolyn Szot is receiving recognition in the industry. This is a film that she is very passionate about and its message has resonated with her for quite some time. It has an educational twist about teaching teens the dangers of texting while driving. Message Received won an Award of Excellence for viewer impact: content/message delivery and Karolyn received an Award of Merit for creating a film with a Special Purpose (The Accolade). She is now looking into getting an educational distributor for the film in hopes to spread this timely message.

After shadowing Producer Jim Klever-Weis on Ugly Betty, Karolyn became an associate producer on a national PSA commercial for the Epilepsy Foundation and is now helping to produce a PSA for The Legal Aid Foundation. She co-founded the company Riot Quiet Media, moving into a Producer/Writer partnership with an established screenwriter from Chicago. She is looking forward to producing and directing new content that she hopes will be inspiring to young minds. She is well versed in pop culture and social networking and provides an innovative perspective to the projects she is working on.