Tony Olmos

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Tony Olmos
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NationalityMexican-American
Occupations
Years active2015–present
Notable work
Awards2016 Best Dramatic Screenplay at Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival

Tony Olmos is a Mexican-American filmmaker and musician who directed the films Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2023), South of 8 (2016), Fletcher and Jenks (2016) and Pulp Friction (2021). He was awarded Best Dramatic Screenplay at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival in 2016 and received several nominations at the GI Film Festival San Diego in 2017.

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Personal life

Olmos is from La Jolla, California. He was previously a musician before becoming a filmmaker. [1] [2]

Career

Olmos filmed his movies in San Diego County, which is where most of them are set in. His work in character development is influenced by Martin Scorsese. [1] Olmos helped compose the score on his debut film South of 8 [3] and his writing earned him a screenplay award in 2016 at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival. [4] Around that time, he directed the short film Fletcher and Jenks, which was produced by Ryan Binse and Jodi Cilley in competition for the 48 Hour Film Project, and it received nominations at the GI Film Festival San Diego in 2017. [5]

Olmos worked with producer Mark Atkinson on Pulp Friction, which screened at the San Diego Latino Film Festival in 2022 [6] [7] and was nominated for Award This! in 2023. [8] He later collaborated with screenwriter Brian Patrick Butler by directing the film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea, [9] [10] which received several nominations at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival in 2024. [1] [11]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorCinematographerProducerEditorWriterNotes
2015HatredNoYesNoNoNoShort film [12]
2016 Fletcher and Jenks YesNoNoNoNoShort film [5]
South of 8 YesYesYesYesYesAlso composer [3] [12]
2018A Hole in the GroundYesYesYesYesYesShort film [9]
2021 Pulp Friction Co-directorYesNoYesNoShort film [6]
ContinuanceYesYesYesYesYes [9] [13]
2023 Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea YesNoYesNoNo [1] [10]

Accolades

FestivalYearAwardTitleResultRef.
Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival 2016Best Dramatic Screenplay South of 8 Won [4] [14]
GI Film Festival San Diego 2017Best Narrative Short Fletcher and Jenks Nominated [15]
Local Choice AwardFletcher and JenksNominated
Best Film Made by a Veteran or Service MemberFletcher and JenksNominated
Award This! 2023Award This! Short Film Pulp Friction Nominated [8]
48 Hour Film Project, San Diego2016Best FilmFletcher and JenksNominated
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2022Best Director – Short FilmPulp FrictionNominated

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