Carole Ryavec
American, Slovenian Nationality
WRITER / DIRECTOR
Feature Scripts
Tulare Basin: Drama, Western Noir. After an ex-army ranger, small town detective finds a farmer brutally
murdered in California’s drought-stricken Central Valley, his investigation leads him to a swarm of corruption aimed at control of land and water.
Quarterfinalist: Creative Screenwriting, Fresh Voices, ISA Semifinalist: Stage 32, CWA ; Blue Cat
Official Selection: American Screenwriters Conference
Official Selection: L.A.Neo Noir Novel Film and Script Festival
Redcoats on the Hudson. Period Action/Adventure. After the Revolutionary War claims the home and loved ones of a Hudson Valley seamstress, she forges her own path to independence.
Semifinalist: Cynosure Screenwriting Awards, 2016; Creative World Awards 2017; Semifinalist: StoryPros International Screenplay Contest, 2017;
Finalist: Oaxaca Film Festival 2017 – most stirring character;
Semifinalist: 15th Annual Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards
Dark Pools. Thriller
Finalist: Scriptapalooza 2010; Semifinalist: Gotham Screen Screenplay Contest.
Venus Retrograde. Comedy. Semifinalist: IFP Market 2005; Quarterfinalist: Scriptapalooza Chef’s Special. Comedy. Quarterfinalist, Slamdance
Embargo: Thriller. Semifinalist, Scriptapalooza; Round Two, Page.
TV Scripts
NCIS LA. Spec script. “Yokosuka”
The War in Gorizia, “Night Maneuvers”. TV Anthology Drama. In Gorizia, Italy, a recently retired policeman, secretly assisting underground socialists, is required to cover up the murder of the local fascist party leader. (“Foyle’s War” in World War II Italy. )
Freya’s Folly. TV Serial Drama, Pilot. “Birthday Blues”
Documentaries
Water Bucks – The Atlantic City Story, Doc Short 2017. Best Director, Atlantic City Cinefest 2017 Letters from Slovenia, Feature Documentary, 2015
SaMo Indie Film Festival, 2016; International Independent Film Awards, 2017 Asphalt Green – Keeping it Green. PSA
Wind Shadows – Feature Documentary , Hoboken FF, East Silver Market
From Karst to Canyon. Hoboken FF
Bombay to Brooklyn – Preetworks. Doc Short, San Diego Asian FF
The Master’s Brush. Doc Short, Big Apple FF
Judge: School of Visual Arts, Dusty Awards. Doc Category, 2011-2015, 2017
NYU - Screenwriting Certificate; UCLA - Courses for Writers’ Certificate; Columbia University, Ph.D.
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REKT Budget: $1M - $5M | Crime ⋄ Comedy An aspiring journalist witnesses the hit and run death of an arrogant Bitcoin billionaire and is haunted by his ghost until she finds his killer.
Tulare Basin Budget: $1M - $5M | Crime In the rural farmlands of present-day Central California, A despondent detective uncovers massive corruption; while he attempts to bring the guilty to justice, he reconnects with his dying wife.
Venus Retrograde Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Comedy A high-flying Wall Street trader’s life spins out of control when her trading success falters, and she turns to astrology for guidance just as her estranged husband reappears, seeking reconciliation.
Water Bucks: the Atlantic City Story
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Catcalling Virgin
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Four Journeys
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Letters from Slovenia
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Wind Shadows
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ZIPPER: Coney Island's Last Wild Ride
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50 Years of Art in America
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The Master's Brush
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Toe to Toe
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1001 Auditions
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Our Italian Husband
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