Mike S. Ryan
Mike S. Ryan is an American film producer. He is most known for producing the indie hit feature Junebug, starring Amy Adams. Adams received a nomination for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, making it one of the most inexpensive films to ever receive a nomination. He has gone on to make films with such auteurs as Kelly Reichardt, Hal Hartley, Bela Tarr, Todd Solondz, and Rick Alverson.
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Occupation | Producer |
Years active | 2004–present |
In 2006, Ryan was nominated for an Independent Spirit Producer of the Year Award and was one of Variety's 2007 “10 Producers to Watch."[1] His works have included Old Joy, Choke, and Palindromes.[2] He began his career as a location manager for Ang Lee and an associate producer for MTV.[3] Ted Hope has been credited with mentoring Ryan throughout his career. Ryan is also an Irish EU citizen, allowing him to produce in the EU co-producing system. His most recent over-seas project, The Cry of Granuaile, will make its world premiere at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival in March 2022.
Ryan is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is a mentor & lecturer in many capacities, including at the Venice Bienniale College Cinema, Trans Atlantic Partners Berlin, and Attagirl Screen Australia.
Ryan currently an Associate Professor at Emerson College.[4]
Filmography
As producer
- Stay at Conder Beach (2019)
- Reunion (2018)
- Faith (2018)
- The Artist's Wife (2018)
- The Sweet Life (2017)
- Maya Dardel (2017)
- Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl (2016)
- The Missing Girl (2015)
- Free in Deed (2015)
- Last Weekend (2014)
- Between Us (2012)
- The Comedy (2012)
- Losers Take All (2011)
- About Sunny (2011)
- Lake City (2008)
- Liberty Kid (2007)
- Fay Grim (2006)
- Junebug (2005)
- Palindromes (2004)
Short
- Midwinter (2016)
As executive producer
- The Cry of Granuaile (2020)
- The Turin Horse (2011)
- Meek's Cutoff (2010)
- Audrey the Trainwreck (2010)
- Life During Wartime (2009)
- Choke (2008)
- Old Joy (2006)
Short
- Open My Eyes (2015)
- Weekend Away (2013)
- A Little Lost (2011)
As line producer
- Grain (2017)
- Soy Nero (2016)
- Forty Shades of Blue (2005)
Notes
- "An Entire Body". Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752749/
- "Variety.com - Michael S. Ryan". www.variety.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-18.
- emerson.edu https://emerson.edu/faculty-staff-directory/michael-ryan. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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External links
- Mike S. Ryan at IMDb