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Ryan Coogler BiographyRyan Coogler is a film director known for Black Panther and Fruitvale Station. He was born in Oakland, California. He was an avid student-athlete and earned a football scholarship to St. Mary's College and later transferred to California State University, Sacramento, where he graduated with a degree in finance.
Having always harbored a talent for storytelling, Coogler discovered his own passion for filmmaking as a college freshman, and began shooting shorts with his teammates and friends. After being admitted into the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he went on to create his award-winning shorts Locks, Fig and Gap. Locks was shown at Tribeca Film Festival and was the winner of Dana and Albert Broccoli Award for Filmmaking Excellence. Gap received the Jack Nicholson Award for Achievement in Directing, and Fig won the HBO Short Filmmaking Award, DGA Student Filmmaker Award, and it was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Short Film.
After receiving his M.F.A., he began to work as a juvenile hall counselor before creating his first feature film Fruitvale Station, which debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The film went on to win both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for dramatic film and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film, two of the festival’s top honors. Following its success at Sundance, Fruitvale Station competed at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival and won the Cannes Prix L'avenir Award in Un Certain Regard. The film was produced by actor Forest Whitaker and starred Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer.
Later, Coogler went on to write and direct Creed, the seventh Rocky film, which starred Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone. His 2018 film Black Panther won three Oscar Awards and became the highest grossing film of all time to be made by a black director.
Coogler resides in the Bay Area with his wife, Zinzi Evans.
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In the wake of controversy surrounding this year’s Oscar nominations, the LA Film Festival is embracing diversity, announcing that Ricardo de Montreuil’s “Lowriders” will open this year’s festival, which will also honor filmmakers Ryan Coogler (“Creed”) and Ava DuVernay (“Selma”).
“Creed” helmer Ryan Coogler is directing Marvel's “Black Panther,” the studio officially announced Monday following months of rumors that he would board the ...
It took some persuading before Sylvester Stallone agreed to hand the reins to his Rocky franchise to a 29-year-old African-American director, Ryan Coogler, who ...
Creed director Ryan Coogler is in negotiations to direct Black Panther, the Disney/Marvel pic that stars Chadwick Boseman as the superhero.
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Ryan Coogler is a film director known for Black Panther and Fruitvale Station. He was born in Oakland, California. He was an avid student-athlete and earned a football scholarship to St. Mary's College and later transferred to California State University, Sacramento, where he graduated with a degree in finance.
Having always harbored a talent for storytelling, Coogler discovered his own passion for filmmaking as a college freshman, and began shooting shorts with his teammates and friends. After being admitted into the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he went on to create his award-winning shorts Locks, Fig and Gap. Locks was shown at Tribeca Film Festival and was the winner of Dana and Albert Broccoli Award for Filmmaking Excellence. Gap received the Jack Nicholson Award for Achievement in Directing, and Fig won the HBO Short Filmmaking Award, DGA Student Filmmaker Award, and it was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Short Film.
After receiving his M.F.A., he began to work as a juvenile hall counselor before creating his first feature film Fruitvale Station, which debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The film went on to win both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for dramatic film and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film, two of the festival’s top honors. Following its success at Sundance, Fruitvale Station competed at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival and won the Cannes Prix L'avenir Award in Un Certain Regard. The film was produced by actor Forest Whitaker and starred Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer.
Later, Coogler went on to write and direct Creed, the seventh Rocky film, which starred Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone. His 2018 film Black Panther won three Oscar Awards and became the highest grossing film of all time to be made by a black director.
Coogler resides in the Bay Area with his wife, Zinzi Evans.
Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Ryan Coogler and other top speakers and celebrities.
Ryan Coogler is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Ryan Coogler for your event is available upon request. Ryan Coogler generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Spike Lee, Issa Rae, Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins and Van Jones. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Ryan Coogler for an upcoming event.
An oft-rumored sequel to “Space Jam,” with LeBron James, is officially in the works. Ryan Coogler will be a producer and Terence Nance will direct.
In the wake of controversy surrounding this year’s Oscar nominations, the LA Film Festival is embracing diversity, announcing that Ricardo de Montreuil’s “Lowriders” will open this year’s festival, which will also honor filmmakers Ryan Coogler (“Creed”) and Ava DuVernay (“Selma”).
“Creed” helmer Ryan Coogler is directing Marvel's “Black Panther,” the studio officially announced Monday following months of rumors that he would board the ...
It took some persuading before Sylvester Stallone agreed to hand the reins to his Rocky franchise to a 29-year-old African-American director, Ryan Coogler, who ...
Creed director Ryan Coogler is in negotiations to direct Black Panther, the Disney/Marvel pic that stars Chadwick Boseman as the superhero.
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