Tate Bunker
Director
Bunker’s lush images and mastery behind the lens make him one of the Midwest’s premier filmmakers. Ambitious and resourceful, Bunker has directed more than 30 films in the last 10 years. In 2013 his feature film “Little Red” won “Best Feature” and “Audience Choice Award” at the Berlin Independent Film Festival, “Best Feature Film” at the Canada International Film Festival, and “Best Wisconsin Film” at the Beloit International Film Festival. Bunker has been involved with more than 250 commercial projects and his other accolades include one Emmy Award and two Emmy nominations, three Milwaukee Film Festival “Best Milwaukee Filmmaker” awards, and a Paris Film Festival “Best Cinematography” prize for his short, “Starlite.” A Colorado native, Bunker received a Masters of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts, where he now teaches film production.