Warren Skeels

Warren Skeels is an award-winning screenwriter and Director. His films have screened across the world including the prestigious festivals Tribeca and Rotterdam. His critically acclaimed feature film Thespians, celebrating the largest high school theatre competition in the world, won Best Documentary at the Phoenix Film Festival, and premiered on Showtime. Matt Soergel of The Florida Times Union hailed it " A flat out triumph." Warren produced the feature film Who's Your Monkey starring Jason London, Scott Grimes and Kevin Durand, which won the Audience Award at Cinevegas and premiered on Starz. In 2017, Warren branched into the Unscripted world and created the television series Siesta Key with Creature Films and eOne Entertainment for MTV. He served as both an Executive Producer and Director on the docu-series. Anchored by its beautiful cinematography, the show became a worldwide hit. It routinely boasted some of the highest social ratings on cable television. Siesta Key now steams on Paramount and is distributed in over 165 countries worldwide. Warren has always had a fascination for true crime and a love for the emotional ride of thrillers. With his feature film The Man In The White Van, Warren partnered with fan owned studio Legion M and stepped into the 1970's to bring his vision of cinematic suspense to life.

Warren is a member of both the Directors Guild of America and the Writer's Guild of America. He has chaired and served as a board member for the Jacksonville Mayor's Advisory Board for Film and Television and has long been a strong supporter of the organization Film Florida, which lobbies to attract film production for the state. Additionally, Warren loves coffee chats with fellow filmmakers and routinely speaks with college students and rising filmmakers about finding their voice and embracing their unique journey to success.