Company
Bougainvillea Red Productions
Melanie Gretchen, based in New York, is executive producer, writer, and principal actor of the award-winning office romance "Like a PowerPoint" and the psychological thriller "The Back Garden." Originally from the Bay Area, she grew up in the Philippines, Malta and Switzerland. In college, she studied journalism, theater and film at the University of Denver.
Since arriving in New York, Melanie has appeared with Lincoln Center in the world premiere of "the public domain" and in the horror film "Tinted View." She is a Founding Supporter of the Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum, located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Tennessee Williams grew up.
Winner: Best Romance Film. Nominated: Best Acting Ensemble.
The Back Garden
New York International Film Awards - NYIFA
New York
2025
Official Selection
The Back Garden
Below the Line Film Festival
New York
2024
Quarter Finalist: Best International Short
The Back Garden
Sussex International Film Festival
Sussex
2024
Nominated: Short Film made for between $5,000-$10,000, Nomination: Best Genre Film
The Back Garden
The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
2024
Nominated: Best Actor (Bryan Harlow)
The Back Garden
Art is Alive Film Festival
New York
2024
2nd Place (Best Thriller), 3rd Place for Best Actor (Bryan Harlow), and 3rd Place: Best Actress (Melanie Gretchen)
The Back Garden
New York Movie Awards
New York
2024
Official Selection
Like a PowerPoint
Seattle Film Festival
Seattle
2024
Special Mention
Falling
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens, Greece
2023
Official Selection, Nominee
Falling
Digital Griffix Film Awards
Montreal
2023
Official Selection, Best Music Composer
Falling
Tokyo Film Awards
Tokyo
2023
Official Selection
Like a PowerPoint
The Brightside Film Festival
Jersey City
2023
Nominated: Best Narrative Short
Like a PowerPoint
Chicago Indie Film Awards
Chicago
2023
Special Mention
Like a PowerPoint
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens
2023
Nominated: Best Short Film
Like a PowerPoint
Shockfest Film Festival
New York
2023
Semi-Finalist
Like a PowerPoint
Berlin Shorts Award
Berlin
2023
Finalist
Like a PowerPoint
The Triborough Film Festival
Astoria
2023
Honorable Mention for Best Short Romance
Like a PowerPoint
American Filmatic Arts Awards
Brooklyn
2023
ARFF International Mention
Like a PowerPoint
Around International Film Festival // Paris
Paris
2023
Nominated: Best Narrative Short. Nominated: Best Original Song.
Like a PowerPoint
Digital Griffix Film Awards
Montreal
2023
Winner: Best Romance/Romantic Short
Like a PowerPoint
WIFA FEST (World Indie Film Awards)
New York
2023
Best Original Composer
Like a PowerPoint
Tokyo Film Awards
Tokyo
2023
Winner: Best Short Drama
Like a PowerPoint
Always Late TV Movie Awards
Godfrey
2023
Official Selection
Falling
Crown Point International Film Festival
Chicago
2022
Official Selection, Honorable Mention
Falling
New Creators Film Awards
Paris
2022
Official Selection, Nominee
Falling
New York International Film Awards - NYIFA
New York
2022
Official Selection
Like a PowerPoint
APEX Film Awards
Bristol
2022
Official Selection
Like a PowerPoint
Crown Point International Film Festival
Chicago
2022
Official Selection
Like a PowerPoint
Chicago International Indie Film Festival
Chicago
2022
Official Selection
Like a PowerPoint
8 & HalFilm Awards
Rome
2022
Semi-Finalist
Like a PowerPoint
Dumbo Film Festival
Brooklyn
2022
Honorable Mention
Like a PowerPoint
Around International Film Festival // Berlin
Berlin
2022
Honorable Mention
Like a PowerPoint
New Creators Film Awards
Paris
2022
Nominated: Best Original Music
Like a PowerPoint
Paris Shorts Film Awards
Paris
2022
Official Selection, Nomination for Best Actress
Like a PowerPoint
The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
London
2022
Winner: Special Golden Winner Best Short Film
Like a PowerPoint
Best Istanbul Film Festival
Istanbul
2022
Best Romance Film, Honorable Mention for Best Actress: Melanie Gretchen
Like a PowerPoint
New York International Film Awards - NYIFA
New York
2022
Winner: Best Emerging Filmmaker
Like a PowerPoint
International motion picture Academy (IMPA)
Brooklin
2022
Best Super Short Film
Like a PowerPoint
International World Photography Award
New York
2022
Winner: Best Super Short - Fiction
Like a PowerPoint
Flatness Film Awards
Istanbul
2022
Winner: Best US Short. Winner: Best Director.
Like a PowerPoint
The Oaks International Film Festival
Agoura
2022
Winner: Best Indie - Short Film. Winner: Best Actor - Short Film. Winner: Best Actress - Short Film
Like a PowerPoint
ISTANBUL FILM AWARDS
Istanbul
2022
Winner: Short Film Audience Award
Like a PowerPoint
Paris Independent Film Festival
Paris
2022
College
University of Denver
BA in Journalism and Theatre
High School
Verdala International School
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Current City
New York, NY
Hometown
Denver, CO
Height
5'1"
Gender
Female
Eye Color
Brown
She is a Founding Supporter of the Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum, housed where Tennessee Williams grew up in Clarksdale, MS.
She shared the stage with original "A Chorus Line" cast member Baayork Lee, directed by Broadway musical supervisor, directed by conductor Kevin Stites in the fundraiser gala performance Past, Present & Future! for the National Asian Artists Project (NAAP).
"If you told me what you needed, you might get it." - "Kissing Christine," a play by John Patrick Shanley
"It's freeing to fail and realize that you didn't die." - Tina Fey
"It is never too late to be who you might have been." - George Eliot
Company
Bougainvillea Red Productions
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