At the intersection of business and creativity Public Communication Award). He also teaches screenwriting for short films at the University of Washington.
Quadrant45 was created by Steve Edmiston to engage in ventures that require both sides of his brain - the analytic side (entrepreneurship, intellectual property and entertainment law, business experience) and the creative side (writing, filmmaking, game design). Steve Edmiston wrote and co-produced the feature Crimes of the Past (2009) (starring David Rasche, Elizabeth Rohm, and Eric Roberts, whic
h premiered in 2010 on the Lifetime Movie Network and is distributed by MarVista Entertainment and Osiris Entertainment), wrote and co-produced the multiple award-winning feature A Relative Thing (2005) (Sedona Film Festival Audience Award, Official Best of Fest, Audience Award, Gig Harbor Film Festival, distributed by Spiritual Cinema Circle, Filmgo, and Official Best of Fest), and co-wrote the award-winning feature Farewell to Harry (distributed by Porchlight Entertainment and Questar). He has two current feature films as a writer, director, and producer, in post-production: The Periphery Project, Volume I, in post-production and set for release in late 2012, and The Periphery Project, Volume II, scheduled for release in 2013. He has also written and directed many short films including The Day My Parents Became Cool (Best Short Comedy, 2009 International Family Film Festival, a 2010 Best Film, KidsFirst! Film Festival, 2012 KCTS 9 broadcast premiere), Thr33 (Best Film, 2008 New York Diesel Grand Prix Film Race), and Look Listen Live (2010 John and Jane Q. Steve is a faculty member at the Seattle Film Institute, teaching in the Master’s program (MAPF 553 – Marketing and Distribution, and MAPF 557 – The Business of Producing). He is an advisor to several film festivals, including the Port Townsend Film Festival and Gig Harbor Film Festival. He has served as a juror for both documentary and narrative short films. Steve on the board of the Northwest Screenwriters Guild, the advisory board of IndieFlix, and has presented film industry related programs to the Seattle International Film Festival, Women in Film, Northwest Film Forum, Gig Harbor Film Festival, and Seattle Central Community College, and many others. Steve is an intellectual property, entertainment, and business attorney with the firm Invicta Law Group, and was named one of “Seattle’s Best Lawyers” by Seattle Met Magazine. He was the co-founder of Front Porch Classics, a Seattle game company, and StoryBox Studios, a toy and game industry consulting firm. Steve is the creator of numerous award-winning board game titles, including the FamilyFun Magazine’s 2003 Toy of the Year, Dread Pirate. He created the game Master and Commander in conjunction with the 20th Century Fox film release.
