Lloyd Bryan Molander Adams

Lloyd Bryan Molander Adams
Born San Jose, California
Nationality American
Occupation Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Channel Corporate Executive Management, Adjunct Professor of Business

Lloyd Bryan Molander Adams born Lloyd Bryan Molander (born May 17, 1961) is an American documentary, television and feature film director and producer.

Education and teaching

Adams 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,[1] and also has a Masters Degree in Business Management from the National University.

Adams is an adjunct professor of Business and Law for Southern New Hampshire University,[2] and also previously taught at Westwood College[3] and Sierra Nevada College.

Career

Adams is the co-founder of the Extreme Sports Channel, which launched in 1999. He was formerly the senior executive in charge of Programming and Production, and the Executive Producer for the Outdoor Channel.[4][5] 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.

Adams was the executive producer and co-creator of Scouting for Adventure, which was the Boy Scouts of America's first television series.[6] He was also appointed to executive produce another television show for them titled Scouting Around.[7][8]

Since 2002, Adams 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

Adams 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".[10]

Film festivals

Adams' 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.[11]

Adams' 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".[12]

Awards and honors

Adams was part of a team which was nominated in 2014 for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for Six Hours,[13] a documentary on Typhoon Yolanda.

Professional organizations

Adams is a member of the Producers Guild of America[14] and the Academy of Television Arts and Science.[15] 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.

Adams is a member of the American Bar Association.[16]

References

  1. ↑ University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law - Login/Logout Archived November 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Lloyd Bryan Molander - Adams | LinkedIn
  3. ↑ "Lloyd B Adams at Westwood College - South Bay". RateMyProfessors.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Outdoor Channel Hires Lloyd Bryan Adams | Cable Television News | Broadcast Syndication | Programming". Multichannel.com. 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Lloyd Bryan Adams Joins Outdoor Channel (press release)". Prnewswire.com. August 31, 2007. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  6. ↑ "News Briefs". Scoutingmagazine.org. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  7. ↑ "Boys' Life TV Show in Development To Motivate and Energize Teens with Entertainment and Education - Entertainment News". redOrbit. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  8. ↑ "Coming soon: Scouting Around, a new TV show from Boys' Life magazine « Bryan on Scouting". Blog.scoutingmagazine.org. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  9. ↑ http://www.ahctv.com/tv-shows/saving-heroes
  10. ↑ "HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2006 FILM LINE-UP | Hollywood Film Festival: Awards, Films, Indies, Hollywood - HollywoodFilmFestival.com". Hollywoodfest.com. 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  11. ↑ "The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter - Echo Bridge Home Entertainment". Ebhe.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  12. ↑ "The Young and The Restless: Michael Graziadei Wins Honolulu Film Festival 2010 Best Actor Award! | SoapOperaFan.com". Blog.soapoperafan.com. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  13. ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/attachment/2014/08/13/2014-Mid-Atlantic-Emmy-Nominations.pdf
  14. ↑ Producers Guild of America
  15. ↑ Membership Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
  16. ↑ "ABA Member Directory". Americanbar.org. Retrieved 2014-02-07.

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