Patricia Royce has
successfully written and produced several award-winning and critically acclaimed feature
films and television productions.
In 1983, Royce launched her
career with the formation of her Seattle-based production unit, The Lensman Company.
Since then she has demonstrated a consistent ability to infuse her films with style, wit
and production values that far exceed their limited budgets while single-handedly raising
production funds through private investors. This combination of creative and
entrepreneurial spirit has earned the respect of both critics and "bottom
liners."
Royce's first production, In Search of the Wow Wow Wibble Woggle Wazzie Woodle Woo !
, won four Emmy
Awards in 1985, including one
for Royce for Best Producer. Starring acclaimed singer/songwriter and children's
entertainer Tim Noah, this one hour children's film received critical acclaim and enjoys
continued success through numerous HBO and Disney Channel broadcasts. It is
currently available on videocassette.
In 1985, Royce produced the
Tim Noah Back to School Special, which won the IRIS Award for outstanding local programming by the National Association of
Programmers and Television Executives.
Inspired by her television
success, Royce teamed up once again with Tim Noah and Barry Caillier to co-write Daredreamer , her first feature -length motion
picture, in 1990. Daredreamer was the first non-George Lucas film ever mixed at the
Skywalker Ranch. Festival and test screenings produced rave reviews in both national
and regional publications. The film is currently in release in over 60 countries.
As Producer, Director, co-writer, and star of To
Cross The Rubicon, Royce undertook her most ambitious project. The film
premiered theatrically in Cleveland, Ohio and Washington D.C to a sold-out six-week
run. To Cross the Rubicon won as BEST
PICTURE at the 1993 Boston
Film Festival, and as Critics
Choice- Best Picture at the
1994 New Hampshire Film Festival. To Cross the Rubicon has aired on television in
over 30 countries and is available world wide on video cassette and DVD.
Royce has recently completed
the screenplay for her next project. In addition, she has established 90 Miles to
Cuba, a new film production company located in the Florida Keys.
