Ryan Skinner(I)
- Editorial Department
- Producer
- Writer
Ryan is a screenwriter, TV writer and playwright. He started The Basement six years ago and under that banner has made several TV pilots, web series, shorts, pitch packages and more. Studio Nowhere, a half hour comedy series he created, was optioned by 24 FPS Pictures which led Ryan to sign with his first agent. More recently he sold a one hour drama entitled The Four Mothers to Hirsch Pictures. The pilot is shot and currently the package for the series is being shopped. Film director Kate Bohan recently hired Ryan to write a feature film entitled Panorama late in 2022. His screenplay Carnegie's Call just won the Crime/Mystery & Film Screenplay Festival and the Triloka International Filmfare Festival in April 2023. Ryan is also a playwright. His play Cairo was picked for two reading series as well in early 2023, including the NEXT! Reading Series in Cooperstown, New York. His plays have been produced across the country, including Michigan, New Jersey, Manhattan and Oregon.
Recent Awards/Recognition (As of March 2024):
Carnegie's Call - feature screenplay: Currently Ranked Top 19% on Coverfly Winner For Best Screenwriter - Paramount Film Festival Triloka International Filmfare Awards - Best Screenplay Crime/Mystery Film & Screenplay Festival - Selected For Live Reading Vesuvius International Film Fest - Finalist - Rome Prisma Film Awards - Winner for Best Screenplay CKF International Film Festival - Selected Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition - Honorable Mention
Spider - feature screenplay: Currently Ranked Top 23% on Coverfly Ethereal Frames Film and Art Awards - Finalist Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi & Fantasy Competition - Semi Finalist The Strange Days Horror Fest - Finalist - Tatras International Film Festival - Winner for Best Screenplay
Hunt Man's Land - One Hour TV Pilot: Currently Ranked Top 17% on Coverfly Oniros Film Awards® - New York - Award Winner for Best Series Pilot Script - Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival - Selected for Staged Reading
Gallatin - One Hour TV Pilot: Currently Ranked Top 5% on Coverfly New York Screenwriting Awards - Winner for Best TV Pilot Script (Drama Category) Reel Harmony Film & Script Festival - Winner for Best TV Pilot Script
Cairo - three act play: Selected for Next! Reading Series in Cooperstown, NY. Selected for Derby City Players Reading Series in Louisville, KY
Under The Lake - one act play: Selected for the A.T.H.E. Development Workshop in the Summer of 2022. Selected for production at the Solstice Showcase at The Barn Theatre in Montville, NJ 2022
Recent Awards/Recognition (As of March 2024):
Carnegie's Call - feature screenplay: Currently Ranked Top 19% on Coverfly Winner For Best Screenwriter - Paramount Film Festival Triloka International Filmfare Awards - Best Screenplay Crime/Mystery Film & Screenplay Festival - Selected For Live Reading Vesuvius International Film Fest - Finalist - Rome Prisma Film Awards - Winner for Best Screenplay CKF International Film Festival - Selected Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition - Honorable Mention
Spider - feature screenplay: Currently Ranked Top 23% on Coverfly Ethereal Frames Film and Art Awards - Finalist Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi & Fantasy Competition - Semi Finalist The Strange Days Horror Fest - Finalist - Tatras International Film Festival - Winner for Best Screenplay
Hunt Man's Land - One Hour TV Pilot: Currently Ranked Top 17% on Coverfly Oniros Film Awards® - New York - Award Winner for Best Series Pilot Script - Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival - Selected for Staged Reading
Gallatin - One Hour TV Pilot: Currently Ranked Top 5% on Coverfly New York Screenwriting Awards - Winner for Best TV Pilot Script (Drama Category) Reel Harmony Film & Script Festival - Winner for Best TV Pilot Script
Cairo - three act play: Selected for Next! Reading Series in Cooperstown, NY. Selected for Derby City Players Reading Series in Louisville, KY
Under The Lake - one act play: Selected for the A.T.H.E. Development Workshop in the Summer of 2022. Selected for production at the Solstice Showcase at The Barn Theatre in Montville, NJ 2022