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Bryan Bakker - Independent Films CV
SUMMARY
Bryan Bakker has over thirty years of experience writing and producing films for the corporate sector. In 2018 he began submitting independent work to international film festivals and screenplay contests and has since won a series of awards and finalist placements.
SCREENWRITING RECOGNITIONS
Wrote a feature film screenplay entitled "Worst Fears" which has received the following recognitions:
- Honourable Mention at the 2022 Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
- Semi-Finalist in the 26th Annual Fade In Awards | SCI-FI Competition
- Official Selection in the 2022 Toronto Film and Script Awards
- ‘Double-recommend’ from Jason Mirch of Stage32 script services
- Honourable Mention in the 2021 Finish Line Script Competition
- Finalist in the 2021 Creative World Awards
- Honorable Mention in the 2021 Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
- Semi-finalist in the 2021 5th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Screenwriting Contest
- Semi-finalist in the 2021 Flickers Rhode Island Film Festival
- Quarter-finalist in the 2021 Screenwriters Network Screenplay Competition: Goldman Awards
- ‘Double Recommend’ from Stage32 Script Coverage Service
- Official Selection in the 2021 StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest
Wrote a feature film screenplay entitled "Local Curse" which has received the following recognitions:
- Official Selection in the 2022 Toronto Film and Script Awards
- Award winner in the 2020 SoCal Film Awards
- Official Selection in the 2020 Diabolical Horror Film Festival.
- Official Selection in the 2020 UK Film Festival.
- Semi-finalist in the 2020 Forest City Film Festival Screenplay Contest
- Quarter-finalist in the 2020 Creative World Awards Screenwriting Competition.
- Official selection in the 2020 HorrorHaus Film Festival.
- Selected as a semi-finalist in the 2020 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival.
- Official Selection in the 2020 Austin Revolution Film Festival.
- Nominated in the best screenplay category of the 2020 Toronto Independent Film Awards.
- Quarter finalist in the 2020 StoryPros Screenplay Contest.
- Official selection in the 2020 Horror: Genre Lab - Lift-Off Global Network.
Wrote a feature film screenplay entitled "Glory Everlasting" which has received the following recognitions:
- Finalist in the 2021 Creative World Awards
- Official Selection in the 2021 Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
- ‘Double Recommend’ Rating from Stage32 Script Coverage Services
- Award winner in the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival
- Selected as a finalist in the 2020 StoryPros Screenplay Contest.
- Selected to be included in the 2020 Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Genre Lab - Presented by Lift-Off Global Network.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Produced, directed & edited, "Great Lakes Stories", which has received the following recognitions:
- Official Selection in the 2021 Forest City Film Festival.
Wrote, directed & edited, "Ancestry.com Parody", which has received the following recognitions:
- A finalist at the 2021 JellyFEST Film Festival.
- Screened at the 2020 Toronto Lift-off Film Festival.
- A semi-finalist at the 2020 Dumbo Film Festival.
- Honourable mention award at the One-Reeler Short Film Competition.
- Official Selection in the 2019 Toronto Lift-off Online Festival.
- Screened at the 2019 Toronto Shorts International Film Festival.
Wrote, directed & edited, “Home of the Best Hummers”, which has received the following recognitions:
- Finalist in the 2020 Forest City Film Festival
- Merit Award at the 2020 WRPN.TV Short, Tight and Loose Global Film Festival Competition.
- An official selection at the 2020 Toronto Short Film Channel Festival.
- An official selection at the 2020 Toronto Lift-off Film Festival.
- An official selection at the 2020 New York Lift-off Film Festival.
- An official selection at the 2020 Lift-off Global Network.
- An official selection in the 2020 Los Angeles Lift-off Film Festival.
- An official selection in the 2020 Amsterdam Lift-off Film Festival.
- An official selection in the 2020 Paris Lift-off Film Festival.
Wrote, directed & edited, “Out of the Box”, which has received the following recognitions:
- Best Short Film Winner in the 2020 4th Dimension International Film Festival
- An official selection in the 2020 San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
- An official selection in the 2020 Mr. Holehead’s Warped Dimension Film Festival
- Finalist in the 2020 Forest City Film Festival.
- An official selection in the 2020 Los Angeles Lift-off Film Festival.
- An official selection in the 2020 Paris Lift-off Film Festival Film Festival
- An official selection in the 2020 Amsterdam Lift-off Film Festival Film Festival
- An official selection in the 2020 Los Angeles Lift-off Film Festival Film Festival
Wrote, directed & edited, “The Emptynesters Gang”, which has received the following recognitions:
- A semi-finalist in the 2020 “Night of Comedy Shorts” Film Festival
- An official selection in the 2020 “International Shorts” Film Festival
- An official selection in the 2020 “New York Lift-off Film Festival” Film Festival
- An official selection in the 2020 “Paris Lift-off Film Festival” Film Festival