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George Motz may be America's foremost hamburger expert. Since the release of his documentary film Hamburger America (on the Sundance Channel in 2005) he has been asked daily of his opinion of where to find some of the best burgers in the country. He has taught a course on hamburgers at NYU, consulted for Wendy's Hamburgers, and NY chef Harry Hawk named a burger after him. In 2006, Hamburger America became required viewing in a food course at Princeton University and the film was nominated for a James Beard Award.

A long time ago, George tried to explain to a reporter that he was a filmmaker, not a hamburger expert, but the press would have none of that. So George has resigned himself to the fact that based on his travels and intensive research maybe he really does know a lot about burgers. His passion for greasy nourishment and American nostalgia probably helps.

In his real life, George is an award-winning freelance Director of Photography based in New York City. Over the past 15 years he has worked on numerous television commercials, films, music videos, documentaries, and promos. Notable clients include: Subway, NJ Lottery, AMC, the Biography Channel, VH1, MTV, Oxygen, ESPN, The History Channel, A&E, Spike TV, PBS, ABC Family, Airtel, FischerSpooner, LCD Soundsystem, the Florida Marlins, and the New York Yankees.

In 2000, George received a New York Emmy Award for a spot lensed for Thirteen WNET. That same year, he shot a spot for a BBDO art director that received top honors in its category at the AICP Museum of Modern Art show.

In 2001 and 2002, respectively, two spots that George shot were nominated for New York Emmys in the cinematography category. And in 2003 he was the proud recipient of an International Broadcast Design Award as well as a Mobius and a Telly Award. In 2006 he took home two New York Emmys for a 21 spot station ID campaign for Thirteen WNET.

George is currently represented for commercial work by the Jacob & Kole Agency in Hollywood, CA and by Laura Dail in NYC for literary work.

In 2007, George, Harry Hawk, and the NYC Water Taxi, created the NYC Food Film Festival, a multi-sensory film festival where food films are screened along with the food profiled in those films. The 2nd Annual NYC Food Film Festival will be held in June 2008.