Ryan Pickett (filmmaker)

Ryan Pickett
Born
Ryan Pickett

Baltimore, MD, United States of America

Ryan Pickett is an American film director, writer & producer, and television actor.

Ryan Pickett Productions

In 2008, Ryan created Ryan Pickett Productions. He submitted a business plan for a feature film production company along with his first short movie, You Only Loved Me Twice, and was selected as a top 5 finalist for the Global Entrepreneurship Week film entrepreneurship competition ‘The Race to BE’, hosted by media mogul Russell Simmons at Sony Picture Studios in Los Angeles in 2008.[1][2]

Films

Look

Ryan directed, produced and co-wrote the short film Look, which won an Award of Merit in the 2009 Accolade Competition for student films, an Award of Merit in the 2011 Best Shorts Competition for experimental films, a Gold Award in the 2011 California Film Awards, a Silver Lei Award in the 2012 Honolulu Film Awards, as well as Best Original Score and an Award of Excellence in the 2012 Los Angeles Movie Awards.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Ryan directed Look using the Red One 4K in 2009. Look was received well by critics[10]

"I think it is better that folks see it and come to their own conclusions. Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the relevance, resonance and power of LOOK resides entirely in the eye of the person watching it."

— Mark Bell, Film Threat[11]

"Look was "directed with an exceptionally keen eye for detail and color"

— Matthew Saliba, Rogue Cinema[12]

Currently, Look has distribution through IndieFlix and IndiePix online video streaming services.[13]

You Only Loved Me Twice

The first film that Ryan made, You Only Loved Me Twice, as well as Ryan's business proposal helped him beat out thousands of others across the world to earn him a top five finalist spot in the showcase event for the USA during Global Entrepreneurship Week, which was a film entrepreneurship competition, the Race to BE, hosted by Russell Simmons at Sony Picture Studios in Los Angeles.[1][2][14] In an interview with Nashville Business Journal Ryan said, You Only Loved Me Twice is "a beginning film, but I did decide to go over the top with it".[15] You Only Loved Me Twice currently has distribution with IndieFlix online video streaming service.[13]

Filmography

Film director

TV Actor

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2012 Los Angeles Movie Awards Best Original Score & Award of Excellence Look Won [16]
2012 Honolulu Film Awards Silver Lei Award Look Won [17]
2011 California Film Awards Gold Award Look Won [18]
2011 Best Shorts Competition Award of Merit Look Won [19]
2009 Accolade Competition Award of Merit Look Won [20]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nashvillian Finalist in Artistic Competition | TN.gov Newsroom". News.tn.gov. November 13, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Race to BE. Entrepreneur Finalists Selected to Compete in Challenge Hosted by Russell Simmons". Kauffman.org. November 5, 2008. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  3. ^ "accoladecompetition.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Watkins Filmmaker Wins Accolade". filmnashville.org. July 22, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Watkins Film School Project Wins Award". filmnashville.org. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  6. ^ "Best Shorts, Film, Television, TV, Video, Contest, Contests, Awards". Bestshorts.net. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  7. ^ "filmsnobbery.com".
  8. ^ "prlog.org".
  9. ^ "studentfilmmakers.com".
  10. ^ "Indie Short Film Reviews". Webseriescon.com. March 16, 2011. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  11. ^ "filmthreat.com".
  12. ^ "roguecinema.com".
  13. ^ a b "You Only Loved Me Twice". IndieFlix. January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  14. ^ "LOOK". Ryanpickettproductions.com. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  15. ^ "Watkins Student gets Nod for "Practice Film" in National Contest". Nashville Business Journal. November 23, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  16. ^ "Los Angeles Movie Awards Winners". pcfmf.com. Los Angeles Movie Awards. 2012. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  17. ^ "Short Film Look by Director Ryan Pickett Wins Silver Lei Award at 2012 Honolulu Film Awards". pcfmf.com. Prlog.org. 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  18. ^ "Gold Awards". pcfmf.com. California Film Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  19. ^ "Winners Announced Awards". bestshorts.net. Best Shorts Competition. 2011. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  20. ^ "Accolade Winners" (PDF). accoladecompetition.org. Accolade Competition. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.