T.J. Lynch(I)
- Writer
- Director
T.J. Lynch fell in love with filmmaking at an early age, and graduated
with a degree in Film & Television Production from Montana State
University. Upon graduation, Lynch was the recipient of an Academy of
Television Arts & Sciences 'Student Emmy' for his thesis film. The
Television Academy also selected Lynch to participate in a highly
coveted film-editing internship at Warner Bros. Television.
Lynch established a foothold in the industry in 1999 when the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences awarded him a Nicholl Fellowship in
Screenwriting for his screenplay 'The Beginning of Wisdom.' The Nicholl
is arguably the world's most prestigious scriptwriting competition.
Each year five Fellowships are awarded out of thousands of entries from
all over the globe. The Nicholl Fellows are required to complete one
feature-length screenplay during their Fellowship year.
To fulfill his Fellowship obligation, Lynch wrote the screenplay that
would one day become the film 'A Plumm Summer.' The script was inspired
by an actual incident in his hometown in which 'Froggy Doo,' the
wisecracking string-puppet host of the locally-produced kiddies' show,
was kidnapped and held for ransom.
The Rocky Mountain west of the United States and Canada have been a
wellspring of material for Lynch's writing. Its landscapes, its people
and their stories have been the inspiration for many of his
screenplays, including 'The Beginning of Wisdom,' 'Water Under the
Bridge' and 'A Plumm Summer.'
with a degree in Film & Television Production from Montana State
University. Upon graduation, Lynch was the recipient of an Academy of
Television Arts & Sciences 'Student Emmy' for his thesis film. The
Television Academy also selected Lynch to participate in a highly
coveted film-editing internship at Warner Bros. Television.
Lynch established a foothold in the industry in 1999 when the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences awarded him a Nicholl Fellowship in
Screenwriting for his screenplay 'The Beginning of Wisdom.' The Nicholl
is arguably the world's most prestigious scriptwriting competition.
Each year five Fellowships are awarded out of thousands of entries from
all over the globe. The Nicholl Fellows are required to complete one
feature-length screenplay during their Fellowship year.
To fulfill his Fellowship obligation, Lynch wrote the screenplay that
would one day become the film 'A Plumm Summer.' The script was inspired
by an actual incident in his hometown in which 'Froggy Doo,' the
wisecracking string-puppet host of the locally-produced kiddies' show,
was kidnapped and held for ransom.
The Rocky Mountain west of the United States and Canada have been a
wellspring of material for Lynch's writing. Its landscapes, its people
and their stories have been the inspiration for many of his
screenplays, including 'The Beginning of Wisdom,' 'Water Under the
Bridge' and 'A Plumm Summer.'