Richard Schenkman
Encyclopedia
Richard Schenkman is an award-winning American screenwriter
, film producer
, film director
and occasional actor
. Throughout his career, he has frequently also been credited as "George Axmith".
, Oldenburg Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival
and WorldFest Flagstaff.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and occasional actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. Throughout his career, he has frequently also been credited as "George Axmith".
Awards
He has won seven awards at film festivals such as the Austin Film FestivalAustin Film Festival
The Austin Film Festival was started in 1994 in Austin, Texas and is claimed to be "the first organization of its kind to focus on the writer’s unique creative contribution to the film and television industries"...
, Oldenburg Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival takes place every year in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island as well as satellite locations throughout the state. Started in 1997, the Festival is produced by Flickers, the Newport Film/Video Society & Arts Collaborative, a 501 non-profit...
and WorldFest Flagstaff.
Filmography as a director
- Playboy: Playmates in Paradise (1992)
- Angel 4: Undercover (1993)
- Playboy: International Playmates (1993)
- The Pompatus of LoveThe Pompatus of LoveThe Pompatus of Love is a 1996 film that tells the story of four guys discussing women and the meaning of the word "pompatus". This made-up word is found in two Steve Miller songs, "Enter Maurice" and "The Joker", the latter of which contains the line "Some people call me Maurice / 'cause I speak...
(1996) - October 22October 22 (film)October 22 is a 1998 film directed by Richard Schenkman and written by Fred Golan. It premiered at the Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival.-Plot:...
(1998) - Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by FiveWent to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by FiveWent to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five is a 1998 film directed by Richard Schenkman and written by Schenkman and Jon Cryer. It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival.-Plot:...
(1998) - A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000) (TV)
- Muckraker! (2006) (TV)
- The Man from EarthThe Man from EarthThe Man from Earth is a 2007 science fiction film written by Jerome Bixby and directed by Richard Schenkman. The film stars David Lee Smith as John Oldman, the protagonist of the story. The screenplay for this movie was conceived by Jerome Bixby in the early 1960s and was completed on his death bed...
(2007) - And Then Came LoveAnd Then Came LoveAnd Then Came Love is a 2007 romantic comedy film that premiered at the Urban Film Series Festival in Washington, D.C. on May 10, 2007. It then saw a limited theatrical release in Ridgewood, New Jersey on June 1, 2007 and in Manhattan, New York on June 15, 2007.The film stars Vanessa Williams,...
(2007)
Filmography as a writer
- The Pompatus of Love (1996)
- Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998)
- A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000) (TV)
- Muckraker! (2006) (TV)
- Flower Girl (2009) (TV)