Richard Scobie

Richard Scobie is a writer, producer, director, and musician, whose work spans movies, television, and music. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, Scobie graduated with a degree in Urban Development from the University of San Francisco and holds a First Class Honours MA degree in Screenwriting from the National Film School of Ireland, winning the prestigious "Thesis Award for Academic Excellence in Writing" from the Writers Guild of Ireland. Starting out as a professional musician, Scobie began his filmmaking career writing music for such films as; Ben Stiller's "The Suburbans," Rodney Dangerfield's "The Godson," as well as for Richard Dreyfuss' TV show, "The Education of Max Bickford," and from there, eventually turned to producing, directing & writing. One of his screenplays, "66 Degrees North", was one of the top ten finalists of the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, as well as being one of the 2010 winners at the Producers Guild of America 'Produced by Conference.' Scobie wrote, produced and directed the short film "Afhjúpunin" (Blindsided) which was screened at the Reykjavik International Film Festival in 2012 to rave reviews. Scobie also directed "Deadbook," which won the prestigious 'Van Gogh' Award for "Best Drama" in 2014 at the Amsterdam Film Festival. It also garnished seven additional nominations; one for 'Best Drama' at the Berlin Independent Film Festival and the Strasbourg International Film Festival. His screenplay "The Boneyard Boys," made it into the semi-finals at the 2017 Austin Film Festival. Out of 9,478 scripts submitted, Scobie's comedy-drama was in the top 2% (top 22).