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Composer: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. An award-winning filmmaker, Alexander Janko's creative repertoire spans the music, literary, stage, TV and film industries. Classically trained as a cellist, his first single "Omniscient Woman" won Billboard's Best Original Song competition in 1991.
Apr 15, 2014 · A new film project has brought Alexander “Xandy” Janko home to Monterey, on a quest. It’s A Year by the Sea, for which Janko wrote a screenplay based on the bestselling stories of self-discovery by Joan Anderson, including An Unfinished Marriage and A Walk on the Beach. (Joan with Xandy, right.)
Alexander Janko, the composer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, was so inspired by Joan Anderson’s memoir, Year by the Sea, that he set out to adapt the book for the big screen. As a first-time director, he had a lot to learn, but after years of obstacles, he’s now set to premiere the movie Friday, Sept. 8 at the Lincoln Plaza Cinema and ...
Sep 20, 2017 · Those words captivated Cressey Belden Janko ’91, who promptly brought the memoir home, where her then-husband Alexander “Xandy” Janko ’91, found the book on the kitchen table and read it in one afternoon. “I thought to myself, my god, this is a universal story,” Alexander said.
An award-winning filmmaker, Alexander Janko's creative repertoire spans the music, literary, stage, TV and film industries. Classically trained as a cellist, his first single "Omniscient Woman" won Billboard's Best Original Song competition in 1991.
Sep 5, 2017 · BMI Composer Alexander Janko Expands His Creativity With New Film “Year By The Sea”. Year By The Sea is a stirring, award-winning independent film about self-discovery and friendship featuring three women of the baby-boomer generation – not an easy foothold for a younger male to write, direct and score. But BMI composer Alexander Janko ...
Filmmaker, Music producer & Founder at Montabela Productions. January 1992 - Present. College. Studied Music at Princeton University. Class of 1991. High school. Went to Stevenson School. Class of 1987.
