Ryan Orizabal
Director | Writer | Producer | Editor

I was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Due to my deep passion for films, creative storytelling, and the arts; I attended Centennial College and graduated from the Communications and Media Foundations and the Broadcasting and Film programs.

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Since graduation, I have worked as a videographer, editor, and production assistant at Film-Style Weddings and Sky Blue Productions; while pursuing and honing my skills as a director, writer, and producer of short films. I have successfully completed two short films, one sneak preview, and more than a dozen screenplays. 

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My award-winning short films, Huntsmen and Say No More, were featured at many film festivals including the Action on Film Megafest, the Canadian Shorts & International Film Festival, the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival, the Phoenix Shorts Film Festival, the Deep Cut Film Festival and the FLICKFAIR on Demand Festival.

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Whether it is Hot Docs, The Toronto International Film Festival, or The Toronto Black Film Festival; my free time, for the most part, is spent attending and watching documentaries, short films, and feature films. I believe that attending festivals and watching other artists’ works in the filmmaking profession will help me to experience different styles and techniques.

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Currently, I am working to develop as many independent short films as I can and I am trying to build up my experience; in order to fulfill my goal of directing, producing, and writing documentaries and feature films.