Education
Born in Boston, Riker moved to Brussels, Belgium, at the age of five, where he attended a French-speaking school. In 1973 his family moved to London where he studied at The American School.
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David Riker
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He is best known for his award-winning film The City (Louisiana Ciudad), a neo-realist film about the plight of Latin American immigrants living in New York City. Riker is also the writer and director of, and the co-writer of the films and Riker is a graduate of New York University"s Graduate Film School where, in 1992, he made his first fictional film, The City (which became "The Puppeteer" story in the feature The City (Louisiana Ciudad) (1998)).
Achievements
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Wins Student Academy: DGA Student Film Award, for: Louisiana Ciudad, New York University. Gold Medal, Dramatic, for Louisiana Ciudad New York University. 1995. San Sebastián International Film Festival: OCIC Award, David Riker. Havana Film Festival: Coral, Best Work of a Non-Latin American Director on a Latin America Subject. 1998. Gotham: Open Palm Award. 1999. Human Rights Watch International Film Festival: Nestor Almendros Award. Tied with Regret to Inform. 1999. XSW Film Festival: SXSW Competition Award, Narrative Feature. 1999. San Antonio CineFestival: Premio Mesquite Award, Best Feature Film. 1999. Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Independent Voice Award. 1999. Taos Talking Picture Festival: Taos Land Grant Award. 1999. Sundance Film Festival: Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, shared with Alex Rivera, for Sleep Dealer. 2008. Sundance Film Festival: Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, shared with Alex Rivera, for Sleep Dealer. 2008. Sundance Film Festival: Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Award, for The Girl. 2010. Nominated Independent Spirit: Independent Spirit Award, Best First Feature - Under $500,000, David Riker (director/producer) and Paul S. Mezey (producer). 2000. Tribeca Film Festival: Best Narrative Feature, David Riker, for "The Girl".
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United States
Awards
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Guggenheim Fellowship the Gold Medal; Alfred P. Sloan; Student Academy ; Independent Spirit award; Student Film Award Wins Student Academy : DGA Student Film Award, for: La Ciudad, New York University; Gold Medal, Dramatic, for La Ciudad New York University; 1995. San Sebastián International Film Festival: OCIC Award, David Riker. Havana Film Festival: Coral, Best Work of a Non-Latin American Director on a Latin America Subject; 1998. Gotham : Open Palm Award; 1999. Human Rights Watch International Film Festival: Nestor Almendros Award; Tied with Regret to Inform; 1999. XSW Film Festival: SXSW Competition Award, Narrative Feature; 1999. San Antonio CineFestival: Premio Mesquite Award, Best Feature Film; 1999. Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Independent Voice Award; 1999. Taos Talking Picture Festival: Taos Land Grant Award; 1999. Sundance Film Festival: Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, shared with Alex Rivera, for Sleep Dealer; 2008. Sundance Film Festival: Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, shared with Alex Rivera, for Sleep Dealer; 2008. Sundance Film Festival: NHK Award, for The Girl; 2010. Nominated Independent Spirit : Independent Spirit Award, Best First Feature - Under $500,000, David Riker (director/producer) and Paul S. Mezey (producer); 2000. Tribeca Film Festival: Best Narrative Feature, David Riker, for "The Girl"; 2012Guggenheim Fellowship the Gold Medal; Alfred P. Sloan; Student Academy ; Independent Spirit award; Student Film Award Wins Student Academy : DGA Student Film Award, for: La Ciudad, New York University; Gold Medal, Dramatic, for La Ciudad New York University; 1995. San Sebastián International Film Festival: OCIC Award, David Riker. Havana Film Festival: Coral, Best Work of a Non-Latin American Director on a Latin America Subject; 1998. Gotham : Open Palm Award; 1999. Human Rights Watch International Film Festival: Nestor Almendros Award; Tied with Regret to Inform; 1999. XSW Film Festival: SXSW Competition Award, Narrative Feature; 1999. San Antonio CineFestival: Premio Mesquite Award, Best Feature Film; 1999. Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Independent Voice Award; 1999. Taos Talking Picture Festival: Taos Land Grant Award; 1999. Sundance Film Festival: Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, shared with Alex Rivera, for Sleep Dealer; 2008. Sundance Film Festival: Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, shared with Alex Rivera, for Sleep Dealer; 2008. Sundance Film Festival: NHK Award, for The Girl; 2010. Nominated Independent Spirit : Independent Spirit Award, Best First Feature - Under $500,000, David Riker (director/producer) and Paul S. Mezey (producer); 2000. Tribeca Film Festival: Best Narrative Feature, David Riker, for "The Girl"; 2012