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James Ward Byrkit (also known as Jim Byrkit and James Byrkit) is an American film director and writer. He is best known for directing the science fiction thriller Coherence and co-writing the script for Rango.[1] Byrkit also was the conceptual artist on the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and designed some of the most iconic sequences of the series. Byrkit also directed the short film Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011) a prequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).[2]

Byrkit's debut feature Coherence earned critical and audience praise[3][4][5][6] and garnered attention for his unconventional approach in the making of the film as "proof that inventive filmmakers can do a lot with a little",[7][8][9] and identifying him as a groundbreaking talent.[10] He is set to direct the film adaptation of the Aaron Loeb play Ideation.[11]

Awards

• Breakthrough Director (nominated) at the Gotham Independent Film Awards 2014[12]
• Next Wave Best Screenplay at the Austin Fantastic Fest for Coherence (2013)[13]
• Maria Award for Best Screenplay at the Sitges Film Festival for Coherence (2013)[13]
• Carnet Jove Jury Award for Best In Competition at the Sitges Film Festival for Coherence (2013)[14]
• Black Tulip Award for Best Feature Debut at the Imagine Film Festival for Coherence (2014)
• Imagine Movie Zone Award, Special Mention at the Imagine Film Festival for Coherence (2014)
• Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production for Rango (2011, won, shared with John Logan and Gore Verbinski)[15]

Filmography

As director

• Ideation (TBA)
• Coherence (2013)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011, short)
• Rango (2011, video game)
• Fractalus (2005, short)
• Yes, and... (2005, short)
• Special Unit 2 (2001, 1 episode - The Rocks)
• Stop at Nothing (2001, TV)

As writer

• Coherence (2013)
• Rango (2011, video game)
• Rango (2011, film, story by)
• Fractalus (short, 2005)
• Yes, and... (short, 2005)

As producer

• The Forest (2016)
• Coherence (2013)
• Fractalus (2005)

As himself

• Prop Culture (2020) Episode: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl"

References

External links

• Official website
• James Ward Byrkit at IMDb

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