Hi, I’m Mitchell P. Ganem, an award-winning New York filmmaker who literally grew up on film sets. I’ve written and directed for both stage and screen, and I’m the co-writer of Elvis Has Left the Building, starring Kim Basinger and John Corbett. My original screenplays include Sing Me Back Home, The Fall of Dark, and Kinky Grace, which won multiple festival awards. I’m currently financing Losin Jerry and Fleur de Lis, both music-centric projects I plan to direct. My work spans film, television commercials, and stage plays. I’ve written and directed projects for TigerWolf Pictures, including Red Gun Diary and Tattoo: Incident at the Weirs, and I’ve done uncredited rewrite work on Robot & Frank. You can glimpse some of my writing and directing at vimeo.com/tigerwolfpictures. I’ve also directed commercials for GoPro, Chevrolet, Lord & Company, and the NYS Division of Substance Abuse, and I’m developing Emperor Norton and The Capitol Years for the stage.

Mitchell P. Ganem

Hi, I’m Mitchell P. Ganem, an award-winning New York filmmaker who literally grew up on film sets. I’ve written and directed for both stage and screen, and I’m the co-writer of Elvis Has Left the Building, starring Kim Basinger and John Corbett. My original screenplays include Sing Me Back Home, The Fall of Dark, and Kinky Grace, which won multiple festival awards. I’m currently financing Losin Jerry and Fleur de Lis, both music-centric projects I plan to direct. My work spans film, television commercials, and stage plays. I’ve written and directed projects for TigerWolf Pictures, including Red Gun Diary and Tattoo: Incident at the Weirs, and I’ve done uncredited rewrite work on Robot & Frank. You can glimpse some of my writing and directing at vimeo.com/tigerwolfpictures. I’ve also directed commercials for GoPro, Chevrolet, Lord & Company, and the NYS Division of Substance Abuse, and I’m developing Emperor Norton and The Capitol Years for the stage.

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Hi, I’m Mitchell P. Ganem, an award-winning New York filmmaker who literally grew up on film sets. I’ve written and directed for both stage and screen, and I’m the co-writer of Elvis Has Left the Building, starring Kim Basinger and John Corbett. My original screenplays include Sing Me Back Home, The Fall of Dark, and Kinky Grace, which won multiple festival awards. I’m currently financing Losin Jerry and Fleur de Lis, both music-centric projects I plan to direct.

My work spans film, television commercials, and stage plays. I’ve written and directed projects for TigerWolf Pictures, including Red Gun Diary and Tattoo: Incident at the Weirs, and I’ve done uncredited rewrite work on Robot & Frank. You can glimpse some of my writing and directing at vimeo.com/tigerwolfpictures. I’ve also directed commercials for GoPro, Chevrolet, Lord & Company, and the NYS Division of Substance Abuse, and I’m developing Emperor Norton and The Capitol Years for the stage.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Writer-Director at TigerWolf Pictures, Inc.
February 3, 2001 - Present
Writing screenplays and plays - both originals on spec and works for hire. Directing movies, commercials, music videos and plays.

Education

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Qualifications

Grand Prize in the William Faulkner Literary Competition
January 1, 2020 - April 20, 2026
My play A TRAIN TO LAUGH won the Grand Prize in the William Faulkner Literary Competition
Platinum Award in the LGBTQ Unbordered Film Festival
February 1, 2023 - April 20, 2026
My feature film screenplay KINKY GRACE won a Platinum Award in the LGBTQ Unbordered Film Festivai.
Gold Award in the WRPN Women's International Film Festival
April 8, 2001 - April 20, 2026
My feature film screenplay KINKY GRACE won a Gold Award in the WRPN Women's International Film Festival. l– which won a a and was a Semi-Finalist in the Toronto LGBT Film Festival.
Semi-Finalist in the Toronto LGBT Film Festival
April 15, 2025 - April 20, 2026
My feature film screenplay KINKY GRACE was a Semi-Finalist in the Toronto LGBT Film Festival.
Playwrights Forum Award at the Spokane Civic Theatre
April 23, 2019 - April 20, 2026
My play SWAMP FIRE won the Playwrights Forum Award at the Spokane Civic Theatre.
Grand Prize in the DFAP National One-Act Playwriting Competition
April 5, 2018 - April 20, 2026
My play A TRAIN TO LAUGH won the Grand Prize in the DFAP National One-Act Playwriting Competition
New England Actors Theatre Short & NEAT Playwriting Contest
April 15, 2017 - April 20, 2026
My play CRUISING DESIRE won the New England Actors Theatre Short & NEAT Playwriting Contest

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other