Paul Rybak
- Writer
- Producer
Paul Rybak has won numerous national awards and holds an BCA(Hons) (Creative Writing) Degree from the University Of Wollongong in Australia where he was chosen from 348
applicants for a place for only 5 students. He is a highly disciplined writer bringing in projects on time and fully researched.
He is accomplished writing in all literary genres however his specialty is in feature film screenplays where he has gained praise by two time Academy Award winner Janusz
Kaminski Cinematographer of "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan", 3 Colours Trilogy and "Double life of Veronique" Composer, Geraldine and Oona Chaplin, Zbigniew Preisner and Vladimir Leschinski of Dr Pictures the Moscow company that worked on the recent big Russian blockbuster movie "Night Watch" (Fox Searchlight) "Day Watch" and Academy Award
winner "Burnt by the Sun"
Theatre credits
The Suitcase - Selected for Phoenix Theatres 'Mono' program September r 2018 The story of a WW1 shell shock victim in an insane asylum in 1920
The Dapper One - Winner Anywhere Theatre Festival 2017 The memories, advice on life and tall tales of an aged and eccentric waiter.
Ten Bells - Winner best play phoenix Theatre 2016 The devastation physically and mentally of a 50 year old former heavyweight boxing champion with early punch drunk dementia.
The Immigrant - Best Play Phoenix Theatre Wollongong 2015 About the devastation a son feels after learning of his Father's suicide.
Banished - Best play Workshop Theatre Wollongong 2014 The life of a Siberian Red Army sniper.
Illawarra Lives - Winner Theatre South Wollongong 2000 3 short plays about the Illawarra area and its citizens.
Children's books
Gail the whale with the long tail
The Bondi Koala
Radio Drama
Quite Unlike Me Paul has written two Prize winning radio plays for ABC Radio National. The broadcast of "Quite Unlike Me" in 1997 was selected from 80 Scripts and acted by the leading actor Robert Menzies Jnr and grandson of Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies. It gained three repeats and high praise from then Managing Director Brian Johns.
Mitten Hill March 1998: Won inaugural ABC Illawarra FM 97.3. Radio drama award with "Mitten Hill" from 58 participants. Completed full research and extremely tight editing deadlines at ABC house in Harris Street Ultimo. Two repeats.
Theatre credits
The Suitcase - Selected for Phoenix Theatres 'Mono' program September r 2018 The story of a WW1 shell shock victim in an insane asylum in 1920
The Dapper One - Winner Anywhere Theatre Festival 2017 The memories, advice on life and tall tales of an aged and eccentric waiter.
Ten Bells - Winner best play phoenix Theatre 2016 The devastation physically and mentally of a 50 year old former heavyweight boxing champion with early punch drunk dementia.
The Immigrant - Best Play Phoenix Theatre Wollongong 2015 About the devastation a son feels after learning of his Father's suicide.
Banished - Best play Workshop Theatre Wollongong 2014 The life of a Siberian Red Army sniper.
Illawarra Lives - Winner Theatre South Wollongong 2000 3 short plays about the Illawarra area and its citizens.
Children's books
Gail the whale with the long tail
The Bondi Koala
Radio Drama
Quite Unlike Me Paul has written two Prize winning radio plays for ABC Radio National. The broadcast of "Quite Unlike Me" in 1997 was selected from 80 Scripts and acted by the leading actor Robert Menzies Jnr and grandson of Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies. It gained three repeats and high praise from then Managing Director Brian Johns.
Mitten Hill March 1998: Won inaugural ABC Illawarra FM 97.3. Radio drama award with "Mitten Hill" from 58 participants. Completed full research and extremely tight editing deadlines at ABC house in Harris Street Ultimo. Two repeats.