Richard Sears

Richard Sears

director, producer, writer

Richard Sears was born on Dec 07, 1969 in USA. Richard Sears's big-screen debut came with Bongwater directed by Richard Sears in 1998. Richard Sears is known for In the Drink directed by Richard Sears, Gilbert Garcia stars as Luis and Joaquín Garrido as Jose. The most recent award Richard Sears achieved is WorldFest Houston. The upcoming new movie Richard Sears plays is Bottom of the World which will be released on Mar 31, 2017.

After graduating the San Francisco Art Institute, Richard Sears made his short film, An Evil Town. The screenplay was adapted from a short story by the late author, Charles Bukowski. The film went on to win many awards including Cannes - Le Semaine de la Critique and The New York Underground Film Festival. Following this achievement, Sears filmed Bongwater (1997), the film featured a relatively unknown cast featuring Luke Wilson, Jack Black, Brittney Murphy, Alicia Witt, Andy Dick, Scott Caan and Jeremy Sisto. The film premiered at the LA Independent Film Festival and has gone on to become a cult-classic.Also during this time, enlisted by Weiden & Kennedy Advertising Agency to do an ESPN campaign, Sears embarked on his commercial directing career that has spanned over 10 years and has produced over 100 commercials.Additionally, Sears has written and directed short films for Canal Plus/France, Nissan, University of Phoenix and Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Sears films have played at numerous festivals around the world including Cannes, Rotterdam, San Sebastian, Berlin, Toronto, Houston, Sonoma and Palm Springs.Currently, Mr. Sears is an Executive Creative Director of experiential / immersive events @ Experiential Studio. He creates experiences using AR/VR, theming, props, content and interactive storytelling to immerse audiences in a story-based experience. He has teamed with Marvel Studios to produce Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. He also created and directed - Transformers: Autobots Alliance for Hasbro Studios / VHE.

  • Birthday

    Dec 07, 1969
  • Place of Birth

    Florida, USA

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 0 nominations

WorldFest Houston
2003
Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Comedy-Original
Winner - Platinum Award
Cannes Film Festival
1995
An Evil Town (1995)
Winner - Canal+ Award
An Evil Town (1995)
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