Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler (b. 1986, Oakland, California) studied film and television at the University of Southern California and has been making movies for five years. In 2012 he participated in the Sundance Screenwriters Lab with the script for his feature debut Fruitvale Station. His short movie Fig (2011) received the Student Filmmaker Award from the Director’s Guild of America and the HBO Short Filmmaking Award. In addition to moviemaking, he works as a counselor at Juvenile Hall in San Francisco. The film won the Grand Jury Prize and the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award at this year’s Sundance and earned great acclaim at Cannes.

48. MFF Karlovy Vary