Fred Ritzenberg has been in the film business for over twenty-five years.  He produced and directed (with David Leivick) the critically acclaimed feature film, GOSPEL.  Most recently Fred produced ZAYTOUN, a feature film about a 12-year-old Palestinian refugee, and an Israeli fighter pilot shot down over Beirut, Lebanon in 1982. It stars Stephen Dorff.  ZAYTOUN premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was runner-up for the People’s Choice Award.  It had its European premier at The BFI London Film Festival. The US premier was at AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles. Fred has written screenplays for some of Hollywood’s top name producers, including Joe Roth, Ted Field, Scott Kroopf, Daniel Melnick, and Dick Clark Entertainment. Fred is also an Adjunct Lecturer at Santa Clara University, and has mentored aspiring screenwriters in San Quentin Prison at Patton University. Fred is a member of the WGA (Writers Guild of America).