Bob Van Ronkel

Bob Van Ronkel is an American producer and the president of Doors to Hollywood, a company that in the last 10 years has brought over 100 Hollywood stars and bands to Russia and other countries for festivals, shows and special events.^[1]^[2]

Some of those guests were Jack Nicholson,^[3] Jim Carrey,^[4] Sean Penn, Mickey Rourke, John Malkovich, Dolph Lundgren, Pamela Anderson, Mariah Carey, Katy Perry, Kiss, Nazareth, Scorpions, Brian Ferry, A-ha, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Gypsy Kings.^[5]

He has produced six films, four of which filmed in Russia, a Russian television series for ORT called Tryukachi, three Odessa Jazz Festivals, the MDM Bank/Hiro Yamagata laser exhibition for Saint Petersburg's 300-year anniversary and three 1,000,000 Smiles charity events for orphan children. He has been a consultant to seven film festivals: Eurasia International Film Festival Almaty, Kazakhstan, Astana Action Film Festival, Kazakhstan, Kinotavr, Faces of Love, 2Morrow, Me and Family, the Moscow International Film Festival, as well as Russian channels MTV, Muz-TV, and NTV Russia. In 2007 he opened the Grand Havana Room Moscow, a private cigar and business club for Russia's elite.

He is in pre-production on a new feature film entitled The End of the War and a US television series called From the Files of the KGB.^[6]

Production

2014 - Executive Producer, "Delo Betagami" 8 Episodes
2011 – Associate Producer, "In the Name of the King 2"
2011 - Executive Producer "ВСЁ ВКЛЮЧЕНО" (Not Credited)
2009 – Co-Produced, Command Performance
2006 – Produced, The Odessa Jazz Festival
2005 – Produced, The Odessa Jazz Festival
2004 – Produced, A Day at the Jazz Festival
2004 – Produced, Odessa Jazz Festival
2004 – Executive Produced, Mirror Wars ( Zerkalnie voyni: Otrazhenie pervoye)
2003 – Co-Produced, Tryukachi, a television series about stuntmen for Russia's ORT
2003 – Produced, Hiro Yamagata's Outdoor Laser Exhibition in Saint Petersburg
2001 – Executive Produced, Red Serpent
2000 – Executive Produced, Scream of the Mummy
1999 – Executive Produced, The Tic Code

– Best feature film; Berlin International Film Festival

– Audience Award and Special Recognition for Music; Hampton's Int. Film Festival

References

^ Bridge, Robert (January 30, 2009). "Bob Van Ronkel, Hollywood's Man in Moscow". The Moscow News. Moscow.
^ Заруцкая, Наталья (April 15, 2003). "Боб Ван Ронкель берет на буксир российскую киноиндустрию". Деловая Пресса. Moscow, Russia. Альянс Медиа.
^ Невский, Александр (May 31, 2006). "Встреча с Джеком Николсоном". Аргументы и Факты. Moscow, Russia. АиФ.
^ "Боб Ван Ронкель: Вуди Харрельсон курил в Москве марихуану". Экспресс Газета online. Moscow, Russia. February 27, 2002.
^ Bob Van Ronkel, Hollywood's Man in Moscow
^ Bridge, Robert (January 30, 2009). "Bob Van Ronkel, Hollywood's Man in Moscow". The Moscow News. Moscow.

External links

[1] Bridge, Robert (January 30, 2009). "Bob Van Ronkel, Hollywood's Man in Moscow". The Moscow News. Moscow.

[2] Заруцкая, Наталья (April 15, 2003). "Боб Ван Ронкель берет на буксир российскую киноиндустрию". Деловая Пресса. Moscow, Russia. Альянс Медиа.

[3] Невский, Александр (May 31, 2006). "Встреча с Джеком Николсоном". Аргументы и Факты. Moscow, Russia. АиФ.

[4] "Боб Ван Ронкель: Вуди Харрельсон курил в Москве марихуану". Экспресс Газета online. Moscow, Russia. February 27, 2002.

[5] Bob Van Ronkel, Hollywood's Man in Moscow

[6] Bridge, Robert (January 30, 2009). "Bob Van Ronkel, Hollywood's Man in Moscow". The Moscow News. Moscow.

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