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| Greyshack Films is a development and production company committed to creative,
thought-provoking, energetic new cinema designed within a low-budget
model. Company president Mike S. Ryan is a veteran member of the independent film community who started out
in the industry’s 1990’s heyday with films like Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm and Todd Haynes’ Far From Heaven.
As a producer, he has been responsible for a remarkable group of films
in the last five years, most made for under $3 million.
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| For the independent film industry to sustain itself, each film has to
be designed with a fiscal return in mind. Above all, we have to
make great films.
The development process between a producer and director exists to turn great ideas into great films. The Hollywood development process should work this way, but it is almost always brought down by the immense overhead needs of the studios and high cost of name-brand talent. Greyshack’s track record of films – which have won every top honor in the industry – has proven our ability to assess a project and design it for the right budget, while keeping artistic integrity alive as the endeavor’s ultimate goal.
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DEVELOPMENT: script analysis, casting strategies, budgeting, scheduling. PRODUCTION: creating a production strategy including state tax incentive options, obtaining cast and star talent attachments, hiring of key creative department heads, through hands-on set up of location scouts, production office and below-the-line crew. POST-PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION: designing editorial and completion processes, festival strategy, theatrical and ancillary release guidance. |
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Meeks Cutoff Losers Take All
From left: First A.D. Chris Carroll, Producer Winn Coslick, Producer Andrew Pope, Director Alex Steyermark, and Mike Ryan .
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Think of me THE TURIN HORSE
Life During Wartime
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Mike S. Ryan Alicia Van Couvering Please do not send unsolicited scripts to the above addresses, either by mail or electronically. We will not be able to consider them. Please see the “Submissions” page for instructions. |
If you are interested in learning more about our consulting services, Greyshack Films can be reached here:
GREYSHACK FILMS |
| If you would like to submit your screenplay or treatment for creative development, please bear in mind that we may not be able to respond to each submission individually. | Please download our Submission Release Form and attach an executed, scanned copy to your email. Then, email your work to submissions@greyshackfilms.com. Please do not call or email unsolicited materials to any other address. SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT A RELEASE FORM ATTACHED WILL NOT BE OPENED. |
| Hammer to Nail A website devoted to building a home for ambitious film. Featuring reviews and essays by Mike Ryan and others.
Variety Magazine |
Filmmaker Magazine: Sweet Spots Alicia Van Couvering breaks down the complex state tax incentives and learns how producers find the best deals for their films.
Filmmaker Magazine: Blog |