Tucker Teague

Screenwriter

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January 2024

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About Tucker

Welcome to my profile page. I've been around for a while, but not actively in the filmmaking world for many years. I'm working my way back. Here's a little bit about me.

A few basic bullets:
— I majored in Film, studying film production, film history, and film theory in college (undergrad & grad school)
— I also majored in Art History
— For a time I as an adjunct professor of documentary filmmaking at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication
— Owned a couple commercial video production companies many years ago
— In the days of analog film cameras, I was a professional photographer (lots of weddings, events, portraits, fine art)
— For a while I had a graphic design company
— Was COO for a small creative agency and marketing firm
— I managed a television studio for a while
— I directed live newscasts for NBC (fastest 30 mins of your life, longest 3 seconds of you life when things go wrong)
— I was a producer for several local government television programs
— Years ago I won several short film festival contests
— Recently I have won/placed in some screenplay competitions
— BUT... for the past couple decades I've worked in the tech industry and been thinking about filmmaking again

Today I'm focusing on screenwriting as a way back to filmmaking. I plan on being a producer and director as well.

I love writing. I love stories. I love the poetry of images and the feelings I get when a movie moves me. I bring a lot of lived experience to my screenwriting, from teaching college to television directing, from running a businesses to rummaging through used book stores, from professional photography to publishing poetry, but mostly I just love movies. Always have. And I’ve always called the Pacific Northwest home, and always been searching for the highest mountains and the greenest valleys, always seeking the finer light (that’s what I tell myself). But truly, I’m amazed at the ineffable mystery of each person I meet. I come to you as a writer but, just like you, I’m so much more. And I write to discover who I am and also who you are.

Gender:
Male

Badges

2024-11-05

Writers' Room Member

Certifications

Photos

Loglines

Gilbert Gets Life: A Short Story About a Boy, a Girl, and a Ski Mask Romance ⋄ Comedy Just another story about an ordinary high school boy who meets an ordinary high school girl and a ski mask that almost comes between them.
Pacific Valley Drama Juliana and her fellow student film crew face mounting obstacles as their documentary project is caught up in a local labor strike and threatens to expose corruption that may rock the city of Pacific Valley for years to come.
The Surface of the Deep Drama When his estranged daughter returns to spend her last dying days with him, an isolated and reclusive writer is forced to face long buried fears and a spiritual journey he can no longer avoid.
SUB GENIUS Action ⋄ Comedy A hapless and risk averse business reporter, just hoping for his big break, begins to regret his desire once he’s kidnapped by a narcissist billionaire — but only after he learns what she’s doing with her killer submarine.

Awards

Bridge Fest, WINNER, Best Dramatic Screenplay, January
(2024)
San Francisco Independent Filmmakers' Contest, WINNER, Best Drama Script, February
(2024)
Rome Indie Film Festival, WINNER, Best Feature Script, April
(2024)
Rome Prisma Film Awards, FINALIST, Best Feature Screenplay / TV Script
(2024)
San Francisco International Film Festival, QUARTER FINALIST, Feature Screenplay
(2023)
Cascade Awards Festival: FINALST, Short Film
(1991)
Northwest Film and Video Artist's Exhibition: SECOND PRIZE, Artist
(1989)
Northwest Film and Video Artist's Exhibition: FIRST PRIZE, Video
(1989)
Northwest Film and Video Artist's Exhibition: FIRST PRIZE, Artist
(1989)
Escape Video Competition: FIRST PRIZE, Documentary
(1988)

Education

University of Oregon