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.'
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.'