Director-Writer available to direct commercials & films for pay. Open to connect with profit-seeking agents/producers to bring feature-length scripts to movie theater screens.
Michael-Claude Winfield is a director-writer for-hire.
Disturbed, his second documentary short, had its world premiere at Capri-Hollywood International Film Festival, won a Gold Remi at WorldFest-Houston 56, and placed as a finalist at Malibu Film Festival, which is organized by the Directors Guild of America. His first documentary short, Ranger, won several cinematography awards.
Michael-Claude is looking to connect with profit-seeking agents and producers to bring his feature-length scripts to the big screen profitably. His scripts have been recognized as Quarter-Finalists, Semi-Finalists, and Official Selections at American Zoetrope (2012), Lift-Off Global at Pinewood Studios (2020), Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (Fall, 2020), ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy (2021), Script Summit (2021), 25th Annual Fade In Awards, SciFi (2021), Austin Film Festival (2021), Shore Scripts (2022), Vail Film Festival (2022), Beverly Hills Film Festival (2023), Richmond International Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2023), Outstanding Screenplays (2023), Creative World Awards (2023), and Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (2023).
Michael-Claude has three patents for a business process that incorporates machine learning. His patents are for sale to the highest bidder. He enjoys using AI to create absurdist and surrealist imagery, using drones for photogrammetry, 3D modeling with lidar data, and using computer vision techniques like 3D reconstruction (e.g., structure-from-motion). Michael-Claude also enjoys acquiring wealth in free markets and hopes to afford children in the near future.
  • Writer (5 Credits)
    Bermuda
    Screenplay
    Oslo
    Screenplay
    Sovereign Risk
    Screenplay
    The Annihilation
    Screenplay
    Three Strikes
    Screenplay
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    Disturbed2022
    Documentary, Short
    Ranger2013
    Documentary, Short
  • Director (2 Credits)
    Disturbed2022
    Documentary, Short
    Ranger2013
    Documentary, Short
Semi-Finalist
Oslo
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival
Providence, RI
2023
Honorable Mention
Oslo
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
New York, NY
2023
Semi-Finalist
Sovereign Risk
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival
Providence, RI
2023
Semi-Finalist
Bermuda
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival
Providence, RI
2023
Official Selection (Screenplay)
The Annihilation
Beverly Hills Film Festival
Beverly Hills, CA
2023
Official Selection
Ranger
Best Shorts Competition
La Jolla
2023
Semi-Finalist
Ranger
Dumbo Film Festival
New York City
2022
Best Documentary Short
Ranger
Global India International Film Festival
Pune
2022
Semi-Finalist
Three Strikes
25th Annual Fade In Awards - Sci-Fi Competition
Beverly Hills, CA
2021
Semi-Finalist
Three Strikes
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
Beverly Hills, CA
2021
Official Selection
Ranger
Switzerland International Film Festival
Aubonne
2021
Best Cinematography
Ranger
New York Tri-State International Film Festival
New York
2021
Honorable Mention - Best Editing
Ranger
Tokyo International Short Film Festival
Tokyo
2021
Official Selection
Ranger
Near Nazareth Festival
Afula
2021
Special Jury Award - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER / DOP
Ranger
Chhatrapati SHIVAJI International Film Festival
Pune
2021
Best Debut Documentary of The Year
Ranger
Falcon International Film Festival
London
2021
Official Selection
Ranger
Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival
Berlin
2021
Official Selection
Ranger
Malta Film Festival
San Ġiljan
2021
Semi-Finalist
Ranger
European Cinematography Awards (ECA)
Amsterdam
2021
Best Debut Documentary
Ranger
Falcon International Film Festival
London
2021
Official Selection
Ranger
Varese International Film Festival
Varese
2021
Official Selection
Three Strikes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Genre Lab - Presented by Lift-Off Global Network
Pinewood Studios, London
2020
Official Selection
The Annihilation
Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Genre Lab - Presented by Lift-Off Global Network
Pinewood Studios, London
2020
Finalist
Ranger
Milan Gold Awards
Milan
2020
Semi-Finalist
Ranger
Hell Chess Film Festival
Campo de Gibraltar
2020
Official Selection
Ranger
Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival
Los Angeles
2020
Special Jury Award - Best Debut Director
Ranger
The Buddha International Film Festival
Pune
2020
Finalist
Ranger
Venice Film Awards - Monthly Competition
Venice
2020
Finalist
Ranger
Florence Film Awards
Florence
2020
Official Selection
Ranger
Hollywood Gold Awards
Los Angeles
2020
Official Selection
Ranger
Miami Independent Film Festival
Miami
2020
Official Selection
Ranger
CKF International Film Festival
Swindon
2020
Outstanding Achievement Award - Best Short Film
Ranger
Druk International Film Festival
Punakha
2020
Finalist
Ranger
Lisbon Film Rendezvous
Lisbon
2020
Semi-Finalist
Ranger
Los Angeles Film Awards
Los Angeles
2020
3rd Best Short Documentary
Ranger
Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
Kosice
2020
Official Selection
Ranger
Crown Wood International Film Festival
Kolkata
2020
Finalist
Ranger
Independent Shorts Awards
Los Angeles
2020
Official Selection
Ranger
Mabig Film Festival
Augsburg
2020
Best First Documentary Film
Ranger
Sweden Film Awards
Stockholm
2020
High School
Shermer High School
19951998
High School
Ridgemont High School
19941995
Birth Date
June 2, 1980
Nickname
Winfield
Birth City
New York, New York
Current City
Corvallis, Oregon
Hometown
New York, New York
Height
6 ft.
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Capitalist
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Director-Writer available to direct commercials & films for pay. Open to connect with profit-seeking agents/producers to bring feature-length scripts to movie theater screens.
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