Sy Huq

Producer, Director and Screenwriter

Los Angeles, California

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About Sy

Sy Huq is a four-time Oscar Qualified Norweigian-born Bangladeshi-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A graduate of UCLA's Professionals Program in Producing, his films have won an AT&T Film Award, a Stage 32 Film Award, an ISA Fellowship, and an Imagine Impact Creators Network Screenwriting Staff Pick. His films, notably "Things That Fall" (2019), "Boys" (2021), and "Oh, Mighty Ocean" (2022), have been distributed internationally by Omeleto, Shorts.TV, and Gonella.

His film, "Things That Fall" starring Sterling Beaumon and Stephanie Nogueras, was a story he wrote/directed to allow viewers to experience the world of auditory hallucinations in a new light. It had been selected at various Academy Qualifying Film Festivals and screened at many festivals including Austin Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, Raindance, Hollyshorts, LAShorts, and won a number of awards. The project involved pioneering technology in sound design, which won an AT&T Film Award in 2019 in the New Forms of Storytelling category and the 2019 Stage 32 Short Film Contest. After an extensive international festival tour, "Things That Fall" became qualified for the 92nd Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film.

In 2021, "Boys", a short film he produced, became qualified for the 94th Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film.

In 2022, Sy premiered "The Journey", a feature he produced on with Toei Animation and Manga Productions; history's first animation feature collaboration between Japanese and Saudi studios. Distributed by Sony Pictures on their Crunchyroll streaming platform (out now).

Gender:
Male

Ethnicity:
Indian/South Asian

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Credits

Things That Fall (2019)
Film (short) (Drama and Romance) Writer/Director A college student haunted by the auditory hallucinations of schizophrenia finds a connection with a deaf classmate in a library and makes a lot of noise to get her attention.
The Journey
Film by Manga Productions/Toei Animation (SONY) Regional Producer An animated tale based on the history and culture of ancient Arabia. The first animation feature collaboration between Japanese and Saudi studios in history. Distributed by Sony Picture's Crunchyroll.
The Stranger
by Om Films Producer When a stranger takes a family hostage in their small-town feed store, the father's only hope of saving them is to answer the stranger's solitary demand: "Tell me who I am."
Boys
by Watershed Motion Pictures / Luke Benward Executive Producer Two boys let their imagination run wild in a barren desert, but the fun and games come to a shocking halt.
Wild & Free
by Marginal Mediaworks Writer/Director In a world where dogs do human things, a husky riding out the pandemic in her house loses her job and relationship on the same day, so she hits the roads of the American southwest in search of some semblance of peace.
Oh, Mighty Ocean!
by Nathan Xia Executive Producer Stuck within barriers of masculinity and emotional suppression, a young man tries to ignore his demons, just as his world, friends, and self, crumble.
Panorama
by Sunflower Pictures / Scott Felix Producer A young man grieving the loss of his mother is catapulted into a near death experience and must learn the meaning of life to escape it.

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Awards

94th Academy Awards, Qualified - Best Live Action Short Film (THE STRANGER)
(2023)
94th Academy Awards, Qualified - Best Live Action Short Film (PANORAMA)
(2023)
93nd Academy Awards, Qualified - Best Live Action Short Film (BOYS)
(2022)
92nd Academy Awards, Qualified - Best Live Action Short Film (THINGS THAT FALL)
(2020)
Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, Festival du Court Métrage
(2020)
Love Story Film Festival, Official Selection
(2020)
Dhaka International Film Festival, Official Selection
(2020)
Stage 32 Short Film Contest Winner
(2019)
LA Shorts International Film Festival, Official Selection
(2019)
Hollyshorts Film Festival, Official Selection
(2019)
ScreenCraft Film Fund, Semi Finalist
(2019)
CineStory Foundation Fellowship
(2019)
AT&T Film Awards, Winner, New Forms of Storytelling
(2019)
Burbank International Film Festival, Official Selection
(2019)
Raindance Film Festival, Official Selection
(2019)
Oaxaca Film Fest, Official Selection
(2019)
Orlando Film Festival, Official Selection
(2019)
Seattle Film Summit, Best in the West
(2019)
Directors Circle, Official Selection
(2019)
World Cinema Awards, Best Short Film
(2019)
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes
(2019)
Austin Film Festival, Official Selection
(2019)
ISA Fast Track Fellowship Winner
(2018)
Feature Screenplay, Los Angeles Film Awards, Winner
(2018)
Barcelona International Film Festival, Winner
(2018)
IronDragonTV ActionFest, Winner
(2018)
Script Summit Screenplay Competition, Winner
(2018)
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, Semi-Finalist
(2018)
Best Screenplay, Top Shorts Film Festival, Winner
(2018)
Best Short Screenplay, Los Angeles Film Awards, Winner
(2018)
Best Short Film Screenplay, Festigious Film Festival, Winner
(2018)
Best Short Screenplay, Hollywood Just4Shorts, Winner
(2018)
Austin Film Festival, Second Rounder
(2018)
Diverse Voices, Finalist
(2018)
ScreenCraft Public Domain and True Story Screenplay Contest, Finalist
(2018)
HollyShorts Film Festival Screenplay Competition
(2018)