Nationality American Children Lauren Brooke Adams Movies Bananaland, Laird | Role Film director Name Lloyd Molander | |
Born San Jose, California Occupation Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Channel Corporate Executive Management, Adjunct Professor of Business Siblings Andrew Adams, Leif Molander Similar People Ryland Aldrich, Chuck Russell, Ryan Magnussen, Laird Hamilton | ||
Lloyd Bryan Molander aka Lloyd Bryan Molander Adams was (born May 17, 1961) is an American documentary, television and feature film director and producer.
Contents
- Education and teaching
- Career
- Television series and specials
- Films
- Film festivals
- Awards and honors
- Professional organizations
- References
Education and teaching
Molander obtained a Bachelor of Science from San Diego State University. He earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and also has a Masters Degree in Business Management from the National University.
Molander is an adjunct professor of Business and Law for Southern New Hampshire University, and also previously taught at Westwood College and Sierra Nevada College. Linked In for Lloyd Bryan Molander
Career
Molander is the co-founder of the Extreme Sports Channel, which launched in 1999. He currently is the founder of Tenacity Entertainment and Tenacity Pictures was, Chief Content Officer and Co-Founder of EdgeTv www.edgetv.com , Founder of Monkey Rock Entertainment Monkey Rock info page and formerly the senior executive in charge of Programming and Production, and the Executive Producer for the Outdoor Channel. Adams helped launch Fuel TV, and served as its Executive Producer and Senior Consultant at the launch. He was the Executive Producer for Pro Elite, who's MMA events appeared on Showtime, CBS and HD Net.
Molander was the executive producer and co-creator of Scouting for Adventure, which was the Boy Scouts of America's first television series. He was also appointed to executive produce another television show for them titled Scouting Around.
Since 2002, Molander has been the founder, CEO and executive producer of Tenacity Entertainment, LLC and Tenacity Pictures, LLC located in Incline Village, Nevada. These companies are independent executive production houses.
Television series and specials
Films
Molander has directed and produced feature films, including The Outside and Left and Loose on the Lot, and also noted 35MM shorts "Neighbor Upstairs" and "News Junkie".
In 2016 Molander executive produced two documentaries 1. "Rising Tides" and 2. "Remember US" both of which were nominated for an Emmy award and "Remember US" won the Emmy. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5069996/combined.
Film festivals
Molander's film The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter was an official selection for "Best Documentary" at the Hollywood International Film Festival, and his "Helter Skelter" film was also an official selection for the Temecula Valley International Film Festival, the Burbank International Film Festival, the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival, and the Ava Gardner Independent Film Festival., Molander's film "Do You Dream in Color" won Best Documentary at the SLO Film Fest SLO Film Fest official page on DYDIC as well as multiple best documentary accolades https://www.facebook.com/DoYouDreamInColorDoc/
Molander's' feature film The Outside won acclaim when the film's lead actor Michael Graziadei won the "Best Actor" award at the Honolulu Film Festival. It was also an official selection for the festival and garnered a nomination there for "Best Film".
Awards and honors
Molander was part of a team which was nominated in 2014 for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for Six Hours, a documentary on Typhoon Yolanda. and nominated again for "Rising Tides" and Remember Us. Emmy Site ( Mid Atlantic Chapter)
Professional organizations
Molander is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts and Science. He is also a member of the American Film Institute and served on the Board of Directors at the Tahoe-Reno International Film Festival as the head coordinator in charge of the adventure film categories. Adams was also a senior vice president of the Perugia International Film Festival.
Molander is a member of the American Bar Association.