About Jeremy...

Jeremy Olstyn has spent 20 years working in radio and television broadcasting, and the last 14 instructing secondary students in media production.  Recently receiving his MFA in digital cinema, Jeremy plans to write and direct compelling stories for screen- big and small.  Currently, he is writing and directing several projects and finding success on the festival circuit.  A lifelong resident of Michigan, Olstyn lives just outside of Detroit with his wife Angie and their cat Dirty Vegas. 

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Experience

Beyond the Door, Dramatic Short, Director, Writer, 2013
First to Last Productions

Kid Noir, Promotional Comedy Short, Writer, 2013
Sylvania Community Arts Commission, Tree City Film Festival

H00ked, Mocumentary Short, Director, 2012
First to Last & Lot 464 Productions

Live/Learn/Play, Promotional Web Series, Producer, Director, 2012
coG-Studio Architectural Design Firm

Period Piece, Comedy Short, Writer, 2011
First to Last & Lot 464 Productions

Strong from Detroit, Documentary, Producer, Director, Writer, 2011

The Artists of Re:View Contemporary Gallery, Web Series, Producer, Director, 2011
Re:View Contemporary

Detroit Youth Slam Team Poets, Documentary, Producer, Director, 2011
InsideOut Detroit

Bad News (remix), by Darrin Mclaren, Music Video, Director of Photography, 2011
First to Last Productions

The Evil, by Top Dolla,  Music Video, Director of Photography, 2011
First to Last Productions

Wheat Kings, Feature Length Screenplay, Writer, 2010

Ménage Détroit, Comedy Short, Director, Writer, 2010

Lot 464, Noir Short, Director, Writer, 2010

The Beard Conspiracy, Comedy Short, Director, Writer, 2010

420: The Movement, Dramatic Feature, Location Sound Recordist, 2010
SlikWitt Productions

Pop Rocks!, Short, Location Sound Recordist, 2010

DEcADence, Horror Feature, Special Effects, 2010
First to Last Productions

The Interview, Comedy Short, Director, 2009


Awards and Honors:

H00ked
Audience Choice, March 2013 Mitten Movie Project, Royal Oak, MI
Official Selection, 2013 Shoreline Festival of Short Films
      -Winner, 1st place
Official Selection, 2012 Flint Film Festival, Flint, MI
Official Selection, 2012 Blue Water Film Festival, Port Huron, MI
    -Nominated, Best Director        
Winner, 2nd place, 2012 Capital City Film Festival Fortnight Contest, Lansing, MI

Strong from Detroit
Official Selection, August 2013 Mitten Movie Project, Royal Oak, MI
Official Selection, 2012 Flint Film Festival, Flint, MI
Official Selection, 2012 Uptown Film Festival, Birmingham, MI
      -Nominated, Best Short Documentary (Michigan Film Awards)
Official Selection, 2011 Ferndale Film Festival, Ferndale, MI
    -Winner, Best Michigan Documentary
Official Selection, 2011 Blue Water Film Festival, Port Huron, MI
    -Winner, Best Director

Period Piece
    -Best use of line of dialog, 2011 48 Hour Film Festival Detroit, Detroit, MI

Ménage Détroit
    -Honorable Mention, 2012 Uptown Film Festival, Birmingham, MI
    -Audience Choice, April 2011 Mitten Movie Project, Royal Oak, MI
    -Winner, 2010 Michigan Film Festival Competition, Grand Rapids, MI

Wheat Kings   
    -Finalist, Best Feature Screenplay, 2010 Vail Film Festival, Vail, CO
    -Finalist, Best Feature Screenplay, 2010 George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, Florence, AL
    -Finalist, Best Feature Screenplay, 2010 Landlocked Film Festival, Iowa City, Iowa
    -Semi-Finalist, 2010 Final Draft’s Big Break
    -Quarter-Finalist, 2010 Scriptapalooza International Screenplay Competition  

Judge’s Panel
Filmmaker Judge, 2012 Best of the Mitten, Royal Oak, MI