aBOUT US
BRYAN HUYNH
Bryan Huynh is an Award-Winning Filmmaker. He is a graduate of George Mason University, majoring in English. By the end of his freshman year, he knew his desire was to become a filmmaker one day.
The defined moment was in the spring semester of his sophomore when he took a class called Introduction of Film, where the professor asked the class to write a scene with dialogue as it was meant to be seen and heard. Although he continued in the visual arts, he found his combined passions for behind the camera evolving with writers telling their stories.
After graduation he relocated to Orange County, CA, with the original idea of "becoming a writer" for The Hollywood Reporter, The Variety, or Entertainment Weekly. The west coast experience had many memorable moments, where he met Todd Murata and Megan McGonagle at UCLA film summer program.
A few years later he returned back home, because his parents were still waiting for him to get a “real job” with health insurance. He gained his apprenticeship at theatre companies in Washington DC at Studio, Horizon, New Works, and Source, and also at Capital Casting agency.
GI (AI) - NGA is named after his parent's first name. It is pronounced "gee-nah" as in actresses Gina Gershon or Geena Davis. Back in the early 1990s Bryan was inspired by Miramax Films, a well-known production and distribution film company in Hollywood. The 2 brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein named after their parents "Miriam and Max" when they started out in the early 1970s.
Bryan holds an MBA degree from University of Phoenix. He also receives ITIL® v4 Managing Professional and ITIL@ v3 Expert certificates in IT Service Management (ITSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CPSO) certificate in scrum product, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certificate in process improvement. He has worked for a few Fortune 500 companies in Accenture, Leidos, General Dynamics IT, and SAIC.
Interview with INFLUX Magazine, October 2024
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screenplay ACCOLADES
DON'T BREAK ANY HEARTS (2024 SHORT SCRIPT)
DON'T BREAK ANY HEARTS (2024 SHORT SCRIPT)
DON'T BREAK ANY HEARTS (2024 SHORT SCRIPT)
The screenplay is the official selection at 2025 The Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
The script is named a "Finalist" at Palm Springs International Screenplay
The script is named a "Finalist" at Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards winter program 2024
The script received a Quarter-Finalist recognition from Atlanta Screenplay Awards, in December 2024.
London Indie Film Festival gave the script an Honorable Mention in their 9th season, September 2024
THE STEP BETWEEN US (2024 SHORT SCRIPT)
DON'T BREAK ANY HEARTS (2024 SHORT SCRIPT)
DON'T BREAK ANY HEARTS (2024 SHORT SCRIPT)
The script is the orifical selection at Short Sweet Film Festival in February 2025.
The script received an official selection from Culver City Film Festival in December 2024,
Golden Pen Script Awards has named the script as "Best Short Screenplay" for their 8th Edition in December 2024
"Best Short Screenplay" is named by New Jersey Film Awards for their September, 2024.
September 2024 the script is selected as Semi-Finalist from:
Austin International Art Festival,
Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills,
Nashville Ind. Filmmakers Festival,
Hollywood Int. Golden Age Festival. September 2024
Gold Award Short Script, Hollywood Gold Awards, July 2024
IT'S THE SAME (2024 SHORT SCRIPT)
DON'T BREAK ANY HEARTS (2024 SHORT SCRIPT)
WORDS DON'T COME EASY (2022 SHORT SCRIPT)
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes Milan Athens has awarded the script as Best Short Screenplay for their festival season, December 2024
Grande Stories Screenplay Competition has named the script as Best Short Screenplay, November 2024.
We Script Competition Film Festival has selected the script as their "Official Selection" for their festival: November 29th - December 1st 2024, in Alwun House Gallery, 1204 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix Arizona 85006
Red Flight Pictures Screenplay Awards Santa Barbara International Movie Awards, and Cleveland Arthouse Film Awards, have named the script their "Semi-Finalist" November 2024
The script received the "Official Selection" from Oxford Script Awards and also at Los Angeles Film & Documentary Award, Hollywood Best Indie Awards, September 2024.
Austin Under The Stars film festival has selected the script as their 2024 "nominee" selection.
Best Script Awards has selected the script as their summer "Official Selection"
The script received a Semi-Finalist recognition at Hollywood Just4Shorts Film and Screenplay Competition, August 2024
Award Winner of Best Short Script, Independent Film Awards, June 2024
Finalist of Best Short Script, Hong Kong International Cineverse Screenplay Awards, 7th season June 2024
Award Winner of Best Short Script, New York Movie Awards, June 2024,
Award Winner of Best Short Script, London Indie Film Festival, May 2024
Nominee of "Best Short Screenplay - Drama", New York Screenwriting Award, May 2024
Award Winner of Best Short Script, Christian Film Festival, May 2024
WORDS DON'T COME EASY (2022 SHORT SCRIPT)
I DRUM TO A DIFFERENT PUZZLE (2023 SHORT SCRIPT)
WORDS DON'T COME EASY (2022 SHORT SCRIPT)
Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival has named the script as Best Short Script in December 2024.
Madrid Film Awards (MADFA) has named the poster as Best Poster for their 11th Edition in December 2024
Competitive screenplay is tough to crack the list and if you do, you are the lucky & talented one. Vail Screenplay Competition 2024 is one of many out there (Atlanta Screenplay Awards is another one) has placed the script as their 1 of 103 Quarter Finalists (out of 1,000 +) for 2024 festival season.
In September 2024 the script is 1 of 5 short script "FINALIST" from Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival. The year's winner announcement will take place at the festival in late October.
Semi-Finalist, Short Script, Brussels World Film Festival, 2024
Official Selection "Best Short Screenplay", Berlin International Screenwriting Festival 2024
Nominee, New York Screenplay Competition 2024
Finalist, Barcelona Indie Awards 2024
Nominee, New York Independent Cinema Awards 2024
Award Winner "Best Short Script" London Movie Awards 2022
Award Winner "Best Short Script" Swedish International Film Festival 2022
Award Winner "Best American Short Script" Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards 2022
Semi Finalist, Hong Kong Indie Film Festival 2022
Nominee Best Unproduced Script Berlin International Art Film Festival 2022
Semi Finalist, Denver Movie Awards 2022
Semi Finalist, New Jersey International Short Festival 2022
Semi Finalist, Sydney Indie Short Festival 2022
I DRUM TO A DIFFERENT PUZZLE (2023 SHORT SCRIPT)
I DRUM TO A DIFFERENT PUZZLE (2023 SHORT SCRIPT)
I DRUM TO A DIFFERENT PUZZLE (2023 SHORT SCRIPT)
--- My accolades for "I Drum to A Different Puzzle" screenplay. There are numerous "Official Selections" as well but not listed here :)
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The film (not screenplay has received Silver Award Winners from Atlanta Spotlight Film Awards in February 2025.
Award Winner, Swedish International Film Festival 2024.
Quarter Finalist, Sunvale Screenplay Contest 2024.
Finalist, Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023
Semi-Finalist, Detroit Independent Film Festival 2023
Award Winner, California International Shorts Festival 2023
Semi-Finalist, St. Louis Film Awards 2023
Finalist, The New York Independent Film Festival 2023
Award Winner, Wine, Women & Film Festival 2023
Nominee, Los Angeles Screenwriting Competition 2023
Semi-Finalist, Hawaii International Film Awards 2023
Nominee Digital Griffix Film Festival 2023
Finalist, Grande Stories Screenplay Competition 2023
Award Winner, Helsinki Festival 2023
Nominee, Golden Nugget International Film Festival 2023
Honorable Mention, London International Monthly Film Festival 2023
Semi-Finalist, Santa Fe Independent Film Festival 2023
Semi-Finalist, Newport Beach Shorts 2022
Nominee, Indie Filmmaker Awards 2022
Semi-Finalist, Palm Springs International Film Awards 2022
Semi-Finalist, Prague Underground Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, San Jose Independent Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Santa Monica International Filmmaker Awards 2022
Semi-Finalist, Rio de Janeiro World Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Florida Shorts 2022
Semi-Finalist, Brussels World Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Monte Carlo Movie Awards 2022
Semi-Finalist, Dallas Movie Awards Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Vancouver Independent Movie Maker Awards 2022
Semi-Finalist, Kansas City Independent Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Atlanta Movie Awards 2022
Semi-Finalist, Hollywood International Golden Age Festival 2022
Award Winner East Coast Movie Awards 2022
Nominee, Oakland Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Paris International Short Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Sacramento World Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Seattle Filmmaker Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Niagara Falls International Short Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Rome International Short Festival 2022
Sapphire Award Winner, Focus International Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, London International Filmmakers Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Arthouse Filmmakers of Beverly Hills 2022
Semi-Finalist, Austin Filmmaker Awards 2022
Finalist V.I.Z Film Fest 2022
Honorable Mention, Florence Film Awards 2022
Award Winner New Jersey Film Awards 2022
Nominee, Portland Movie Awards 2022
Semi-Finalist, New Orleans International Film Awards 2022
Finalist, Santa Barbara International Movie Awards 2022
Award Winner Hong Kong Indie Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist, Tokyo Shorts 2022
Semi-Finalist, San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival 2022
Gold Award Winner Milan Gold Awards 2022
Gold Award Winner, Hollywood Gold Awards 2022
Silver Award Winner, London Movie Awards 2022
Semi-Finalist, Berlin Short Award 2022
Semi-Finalist, Sydney Indies Short Festival 2022
Nominee, LA Indies 2022
Finalist, Philadelphia International Filmmakers Awards 2022
THE WEEK THAT WASN'T (2022 FEATURE SCRIPT)
I DRUM TO A DIFFERENT PUZZLE (2023 SHORT SCRIPT)
I DRUM TO A DIFFERENT PUZZLE (2023 SHORT SCRIPT)
Finalist Feature Screenplay Las Vegas Int. Film & Screenwriting Festival 2022.
Honorable Mention Feature Script Future of Film Awards 2022.
Award Winner Best Poster Future of Film Awards 2022.
Honorable Mention Best Poster Art Film Awards 2022
YESTERDAY NEVER ENDED (2022 SHORT SCRIPT)
YESTERDAY NEVER ENDED (2022 SHORT SCRIPT)
YESTERDAY NEVER ENDED (2022 SHORT SCRIPT)
Sapphire Award Winner Cinematography Focus International Film Festival 2023.
Sapphire Award Winner Set Design Focus International Film Festival 2023.
Nominated Best Short Screenplay LA Under the Stars Film Festival 2023.
Awards of Excellence Best Screenplay (Short-Form) Season 14 SoCal Film Awards 2022.
Award Winner Best Poster Dallas Movie Awards 2022.
Award Winner Short Screenplay New Jersey Short Awards 2022
Award Winner Best Script San Diego Art Awards 2022
Award Winner Best Female Directing Stockholm Short Film Festival 2022
Award Winner Best Short Script Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards 2022
Award Winner Best Short Original Screenwriting Sacramento World Film Festival 2022
Award Winner Best Poster Panama City Independent Film Festival 2022
Award Winner Best Short Script Swedish International Film Festival 2022
Award Winner Best Poster Wine Women Film Festival 2022
Outstanding Achievement Award Joi Hiatt Director, Wine Women Film Festival 2022
Honorable Mention Short Script, Wine Women Film Festival 2022
Platinum Award Winner Best Film Poster Focus International Film Festival 2022
Award Winner Best Short Screenplay Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes 2021
Award Winner (Best First Time Filmmaker, Best Poster) Monthly Future of Film Awards, 2021
Award Winner Best Actress Paris International Film Awards 2021
Jury Award Winner Best Poster Magica Advertising Festival 2021
Award Winner Best Poster Phoenix Shorts 2021
TOMORROW NEVER CAME (2019 SHORT SCRIPT)
YESTERDAY NEVER ENDED (2022 SHORT SCRIPT)
YESTERDAY NEVER ENDED (2022 SHORT SCRIPT)
Gold Award Winner Best Screenplay Cinema Fest 2021
Award Winner Best Movie Producer–Short Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival 2021
Honorable Mention Best Short Screenplay Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes 2020
p.s. Many more awards for this project, but I'm too lazy to list them here. Just ask me!! :)