Ryan Patrick Colucci (born 1978) is an American feature film producer, writer and comic book creator.

Early life

Originally from Levittown, New York, he grew up in

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Career

After graduating from USC's Peter Stark Producing Program, he worked at Snoot Entertainment, where he was a producer on the CG-animated feature ''

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''. That film premiered at the 2007

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and was released on May 1, 2009 from Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions, in both 2D and 3D. It was on the Academy Award short-list for the Best Animated Film Oscar in 2009. Colucci's feature film ''White Space'' is currently in post-production, in association with Spoke Lane Entertainment. He is attached to produce

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's ''The Skin Trade'', the

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-Winning horror novella from the ''

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'' compilation book."Spoke Lane, Mike the Pike like 'Skin'"
'' Variety''. April 21, 2010. In 2007, Colucci founded Spoke Lane Entertainment, a feature film and publishing company. Their first graphic novel '' Harbor Moon'' debuted at

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in July 2010 through Shuster Award-winning publisher

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and was officially published in April 2011. Colucci and Spoke Lane then released the graphic novel ''R.E.M.'' in 2013 at NY Comic-con.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2009) * ''With You'' (2014) * ''Suburban Cowboy'' (2017) * ''Orient City: Ronin & The Princess'' (2017) * ''White Space'' (post-production)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colucci, Ryan Film producers from New York (state) Living people 1978 births People from Levittown, New York USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni People from Syosset, New York