John Doby

JOHN DOBY
Biography:
John Doby was awarded a Bachelor Of Fine Arts Degree from The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago in 1990. He worked for ten years as a First Assistant Director and Production Manager, in New York's independent feature film and television production industry. He's had the opportunity to work alongside a plethora of industry professionals. In addition, he was employed as On2.com's Production Manager, supervising the cosponsor's video coverage and celebrity interviews, at the 2000 Critic's Choice Awards, in Beverly Hills. He was also credited as Event Coordinator for the Directors Guild Of America 48th Annual Awards Dinner, in New York City, 1996. Having currently written several, original, feature length screenplays, Doby was fortunate to have won 1st Place, out of over 300 entries, for Best Original Pilot, in the Scriptapalooza TV Writing Competition, in 2001. Soon after, he went on to independently produce and direct the cable series pilot, "Hey Paisan!". The film was an Official Selection of The New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, premiering at the Clearview Cinema in New York City, and in Los Angeles, at the Vogue Theater. John Doby's submission of his feature film script, "Sherlock Homie", a supernatural-action-comedy, had garnered him the prestigious, Writers Boot Camp Award, at the Screenwriting Expo 4 Screenplay Competition, in Los Angeles, 2005. As a result, John's "Sherlock Homie" pitch was selected to appear on The Tonight Show's "Pitch To America" segment, which aired on national television, to an enthusiastic studio audience. In addition, John has already been granted a written license, by the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate, to use the Sherlock Holmes' characters in his script. Most recently, John Doby has successfully completed the Writers Boot Camp 22-month long, intensive career developement program in screenwriting.

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