The son of European immigrants, Giovanni Zelko was born and raised in N.Y. while spending many summers in his parent's native countries of Italy and Slovenia, giving him a unique mixture of European and American sensibilities that are pronounced in his various works as an artist. He was educated at Boston University where he earned a Bachelor of Science for Film, (see his book on film theory "Living the Dream," and his six screenplays,) as well as a Minor of Arts for English Literature, (see his book of poetry, "A Modern Decameron," which includes an extensive forward essay analyzing the relationship of love and poetry throughout the literature of human history.) During his four years at Boston University, he also pursued studies in History where his field of concentration was European Medieval History, (see his documentary script "The First Crusade & The Apocalypse," which is based on his fifty page term paper and almost two years of further research). An accomplished photographer, Giovanni has shot commercial work as well as gallery work, (see his online gallery with over 1,300 images).
    "I never realized how helpful it was to be a "Jack of all trades" until I dove into directing!" says the writer, director, producer of "Theogony." His passion for filmmaking (download Resume) began to blossom at a very early age as a freshman in High School where he first started shooting 8mm stop-animation films and began editing: "my High School media classes were great. (next...)