Phil Scarpaci started his directorial career working at the Group Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles and since those early days has helmed award winning endeavors that include feature films, children’s programming, commercials and theater.

Phil's latest project, the independent feature "In The Key of Eli" has been screening to great acclaim at film festivals around the world and has won Funniest Flick at the Silk City Flick Fest in Hartford, CT, Audience Awards at both Los Angeles' Feel Good Film Festival and the CGIFF in Vancouver as well as Best in Fest at the Swansea Bay International Film Festival in Wales. It was also chosen to screen at the prestigious Monaco International Film Festival, where it captured the awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble Cast and Best Original Story. His prior film, "Blue Bus" (2009), won Best International Feature at Swansea Bay IFF, Best Feature Film at the Memphis International Film Festival and was a winner at the Macon Film Festival. "Blue Bus" will have an upcoming, limited theatrical release in art houses around the US. "Welcome to September (2005) had its own award-winning feature run on the Indie film festival circuit and is distributed by York Entertainment.

Mr. Scarpaci has been directing award winning Disney Programming for over 20 years. In 2009 he garnered the prestigious IDMA/DVDA Excellence Awards for Excellence in Children’s Programming for his latest Disney project, "Bill Nye the Science Guy" and is currently in post production on a new Bill Nye project.

Mr. Scarpaci’s diverse directing background has one thing in common: his ability to establish a creative and collaborative work environment. It’s not uncommon for actors to say Phil’s approach to directing promotes some of "my best work ever" and that his feel for the material and his touch with actors are what make it so special to work with him.