Gene Rhee is an award-winning director, writer and producer.
His latest film, “The Trouble With Romance”, was released simultaneously in limited theatrical release and nationwide via On-Demand digital cable, iTunes and Amazon VOD. Shot in only 15 days on a shoestring budget, Warner Bros. acquired distribution rights to the film after it was an audience favorite on the film festival circuit. Gene supervised and secured the financing for the movie and oversaw all aspects of its production.
Previously, Gene directed, wrote and produced “The Quest For Length”, a comedic mockumentary that was an Official Selection of the 2002 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, received the New Visions Director Award from Visual Communications, was honored by the American Cinematheque as one of the year’s best comedy shorts, and in 2006 was selected as one of the Top 5 Films out of thousands by NBC for the network’s Comedy Short Cuts showcase.
As a screenwriter, Gene has sold or optioned projects to Dreamworks Animation, pop icon Madonna’s Maverick Films, and Hallmark Entertainment among others. He is also developing a TV pilot with director Justin Lin (“Fast & Furious”).
Gene graduated at the top of his class with an M.F.A. from U.S.C. film school’s renowned Peter Stark Program. He began his film career working at 20th Century Fox in the physical production department, and also worked as a Story Editor for Mace Neufeld (producer of “The Hunt For Red October”, “Patriot Games”, “Clear and Present Danger”).
Gene was also a K.O.F.I.C. Filmmaker Development Lab Fellow and is an alum of IFP New York’s Emerging Narratives Program.
Gene received his undergraduate degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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