Mike S. Ryan

Biography

Mike S. Ryan is an Independent Spirit “Producer of the Year Award” Nominee and one of Variety’s 2007 “10 Producers to Watch.” His films have garnered nominations and prizes from the Academy Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards and many more. JUNEBUG, starring Amy Adams, made its international premiere at Cannes in 2005 and went on to be one of the lowest-budgeted feature films ever nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress, 2005). His credits include Todd Solondz’s PALINDROMES and LIFE DURING WARTIME; Kelly Reichardt’s OLD JOY (winner, Rotterdam International Film Festival 2006) and MEEK\'S CUTOFF starring Michelle Williams; Ira Sach’s 40 SHADES OF BLUE (winner, Sundance Film Festival 06); Hal Hartley’s FAY GRIM, starring Parker Posey and Jeff Goldblum; LAKE CITY, starring Sissy Spacek (premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2008), and Ilya Chaiken’s LIBERTY KID (Winner of HBO\'s Latino Film Festival in 2007 and in competition at the Los Angeles Film Festival); Bela Tarr’s final film, TURIN HORSE, winner at Berlin and in competition at the Toronto, Telluride and New York Film Festivals. He just completed LAST WEEKEND, starring Patricia Clarkson and Zachary Booth. His most recent films are ABOUT SUNNY (Toronto \'11), nominated for a Spirit Award for best actress and now on Netflix, THE COMEDY, a drama, starring comedian Tim Heidecker, in competition at Sundance and Rotterdam 2012 and theatrically released last year to critical acclaim, and BETWEEN US, starring Julia Stiles and Taye Diggs, released in theaters in June 2013. Mike is a New York City native and NYU Tisch School of the Arts graduate.