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.
In 2002, Royce moved from Key West
back to Los Angeles and teamed up with Carmine Esposito to begin the development of a new
major motion picture, television series, and book which revolves around Carmine's true
life story. For more information on this project, please visit www.capturingcarmine.net
In addition, Esposito and Royce produced and directed a
major music video at Universal Studios at the famous Psycho House and Bates Motel sets.
The massive production featured several hip hop stars including Shade Sheist, Nocturnal,
Warren G, Butch Cassidy, Kurupt, NUNE, and several others. A copy of this DVD is available
upon request.
Royce and Esposito then added a new addition to the
company Cori Zigman who has set up their base of operations in Marina Del Rey California
where Royce and Esposito are currently editing the show CAPTURING CARMINE.
Along with the Capturing Carmine show the 90 Miles to
Cuba team have several projects in development including:
Kaddywompas, a feature length musical starring Tim Noah.
Celebrity Center...a true story about the Church
of Scientology.
The Women of Mulberry Street - A documentary about
the actual women who were married to the mob.
