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'''Brent Ryan Green''' is an award-winning [[film director]] from [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], [[United States]]. |
'''Brent Ryan Green''' is an award-winning [[film director]] from [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], [[United States]]. |
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==Career== |
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Green began his film career in 2004 working on the [[feature film]] ''[[End of the Spear]]''. His professional career has taken him to different corners of the world including [[Africa]], [[Panama]], [[India]], [[Colombia]], [[Japan]], [[Ecuador]], [[Israel]], and the [[West Bank]], where he has captured film footage, as well as still photography. Green served as a [[Film producer|producer]] on the feature length [[Documentary film|documentaries]] ''The Grandfathers'' and ''Little Town of Bethlehem''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egmfilms.org/films/| title=Ethnographic Media Films| accessdate=2011-10-25}}</ref> He has since directed and produced many [[short film]]s and [[music video]]s. One of his latest music video projects was "You Told A Lie", which was released on [[Valentine's Day]] of 2011, and won Best Music Video at the 2011 [[California]] International Shorts [[Film festival|Film Festival]], Best Music Video at the Indie Gathering International Film Festival, the Award of Merit at Best Shorts awards, and an Honorable Mention at the [[Los Angeles|LA]] Movie Awards.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.youtoldalie.com/| title= You Told a Lie | |
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accessdate= 2011-10-25}}</ref> Brent also spoke at [[Harvard University|Harvard]]'s Negotiation and Leadership Conference of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://negotiationleadership.org/?page_id=419|title=Harvard Negotiation and Leadership Conference 2011|accessdate=2011-10-25}}</ref> |
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In January 2009, Green founded [[Toy Gun Films]] <ref>{{cite web| url=http://toygunfilms.com| title=Toy Gun Films| accessdate=2011-10-25}}</ref> with Jeff Goldberg and produced the short film ''[[En Tus Manos (film)|En Tus Manos]]'' in Colombia, which also won a slew of awards including Best Short Film at the 10th International [[Beverly Hills]] Film Festival, the Los Angeles International Film Festival, and two other film festivals. In addition, ''En Tus Manos'' participated as an Official Selection in eighteen other internationally renowned festivals, including its premiere at Cartagena Intl. Film Festival, Los Angeles Latino Intl. Film Festival, [[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach]] Intl. Film Festival, [[HBO]]’s [[New York|NY]] Latino Film Festival, and [[Rhode Island]] Intl. Film Festival. Furthermore, over 6 million people in Latin America have screened ''En Tus Manos'' through its alternative distribution partnership with One Hope.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://entusmanosthemovie.com/| title=En Tus Manos| accessdate= 2011-10-25}}</ref> |
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In 2010, Green directed and produced his narrative-directing debut ''[[Paper Flower (film)|Paper Flower]]'', a Japanese [[Coming-of-age film|coming-of-age]] short film shot entirely in [[Tokyo]], Japan. The film premiered at the Beverly Hills Film Festival in April 2011. Since its premiere, ''Paper Flower'' has been an official selection in twenty film festivals and won eight awards, including Best Short Film and the Audience Choice Award at the Mosaic Film Festival, and the Awards of Merit for Direction and Short Film at the Indie Fest.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://paperflowerthemovie.com/|title= Paper Flower| accessdate= 10/25/20111}}</ref> |
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Presently, Green serves as a Principal of Toy Gun Films, where a short film to be shot in [[South Africa]] and [[Russia]] is in [[pre-production]]. {{As of|2011|October}}, their films have been officially selected for forty-six film festivals and have won twenty-three awards. |
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==Awards== |
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''Paper Flower'': |
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* 1st Place/ Best Short Film - Mosaic Film Festival |
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* Audience Choice Award - Mosaic Film Festival |
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* Award of Merit in Short Film - The Indie Fest |
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* Award of Merit in Direction - The Indie Fest |
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* 4th Place - Indie Gathering International Film Festival |
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* Best Spiritual - Breckenridge Film Festival |
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* Award of Merit in Short Film - Accolade Competition |
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* Audience Choice Award - Film Festival of Colorado |
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* Honorable Mention - SoCal Film Festival |
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* Award of Merit - WILLi Fest |
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''En Tus Manos'': |
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* Best Short Film - Beverly Hills Film Festival |
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* Best Actor- Beverly Hills Film Festival |
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* Best Short Film - Los Angeles International Film Festival |
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* Best Director - Los Angeles International Film Festival |
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* Best Female Actress - Los Angeles International Film Festival |
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* Best Supporting Actor - Los Angeles International Film Festival |
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* Best Short Film - San Diego Christian Film Festival |
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* Best Short Film- Spirit Quest Film Festival |
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"You Told A Lie": |
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* Best Music Video - California International Short Film Festival |
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* Best Music Video - Indie Gathering International Film Festival |
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* Award of Merit - Best Shorts |
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* Honorable Mention- Los Angeles Movie Awards |
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==Press== |
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*[http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/tag-0-1-Toy%20Gun%20Films.html/ OK Gazette] “Paper Flower Debuts with Free Public Screening” |
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*[http://newsok.com/article/3535932/ NewsOK] “Short Film to Premiere Saturday” |
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*[http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2011/01/28/oklahoma-city-premiere-of-short-film-paper-flower-set-for-saturday/ NewsOK] “Oklahoma City Premiere of Short Film set for Saturday” by Brandy McDonnell |
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*[http://newsok.com/multimedia/video/490915051001/ NewsOK]"Local Production Company Films in Tokyo" with Angi Bruss |
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*[http://www.reddirtchronicles.com/2011/03/a-shot-seen-round-the-world-toy-gun-films-a-discussion-with-brent-green/ Red Dirt Chronicles] "Shot Seen Around the World" |
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*[http://normantranscript.com/entertainment/x568427890/Local-film-company-champions-moral-courage/ Norman Transcript] “Local Film Company Champions Moral Courage” |
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*[http://www.newsok.com/article/3447717?searched=toy%20gun%20films&custom_click=search/ Daily Oklahoman] “Filmmaker from Oklahoma Finds his own Stories” |
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*[http://www.noticiasoklahoma.com/noticias/index.php/noticias/oklahoma/3276-la-pelicula-en-tus-manos-se-estrena-en-la-ciudad?lang=es/ Noticias Oklahoma] “La película En Tus Manos se estrena en la ciudad” |
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*[http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/1/10colombianoelmejor/10colombianoelmejor.asp?CodSeccion=31 El Heraldo] "Colombiano, el mejor actor en Festival de Cine de Beverly Hills" |
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*[http://www.demossnews.com/onehope//news/onehope_to_show_beverly_hills_film_festival_winner_en_tus_manos_to_teens_in One Hope] "Beverly Hills Film Festival Winner Will be Shown in S. American Schools and Prisons" |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 15:55, 10 March 2012
Brent Ryan Green is an award-winning film director from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.