Bob Van Ronkel

Bob Van Ronkel (press photo)
Bob Van Ronkel with Angelina Jolie

Bob Van Ronkel is an American producer and the president of Doors to Hollywood, a company that in the last 15 years has brought over 120 well known Hollywood actors, directors, models and bands to Russia and other neighboring countries for Presidents, Oligarchs, film festivals, concerts and special events.[1][2]

Some of those guests have been; Jim Carey, Jack Nicholson, Antonio Banderas, Nicolas Cage, Kanye West, Flo Rida, Sean Penn, Milla Jovovich, Sigourney Weaver, Irina Shayk, Steven Seagal, Mariah Carey, Katy Perry, Kiss, Nazareth, Scorpions, Bryan Ferry, A-HA, 30 Seconds to Mars, Back Street Boys, Tom Jones, Paul Anka, John Malkovich, Owen Wilson, John Cusack, Pamela Anderson and many more.

He has produced eight (8) films, four (4) of which filmed in Russia, 3 Russian television series, one for ORT called Tryukachi, and another for Russia Channel 2 called Delo Betagami. He has produced three Odessa Jazz Festivals, the MDM Bank/Hiro Yamagata laser exhibition for Saint Petersburg's 300-year anniversary and three 1,000,000 Smiles charity events for orphan children. Bob has been a consultant to more than 12 film festivals, including «The Moscow International Film Festival», «Kinotavr», «Faces of Love», «2Morrow», «Astana Action Film Festival», «Eurasia Int. Film Festival», «Odessa International Film Festival», «Stars of Shaken Film Festival», «Me and Family» and «October», as well as Russian channels MTV, Muz-TV, NTV and the 1st Channel. In 2007 he opened the Grand Havana Room Moscow, a private cigar and business club for Russia's elite and in 2014, opened the Doors to Hollywood Acting Academy in Moscow.

BVR is currently working to bring many more actors and bands to Russia, Kazakhstan and former CIS countries. He is developing new films and television series such as; "From the Files of the KGB," "Oligarch Wives" and "Hollywood's Man in Moscow." He has written a book about his life in Russia and is arranging high level introductions and business deals between Russia and the US. In 2017 Bob moved from Moscow, to Las Vegas, and started Irina Nero Music Productions. www.IrinaNero.com [3]

Production

  • 2017 - Executive Producer, "Show Girls" TV Series for NTV, 12 Episodes
  • 2017 - Executive Producer, "Bachlor Party"
  • 2016 - Producer, Irina Nero Music Video "Ya Loublue"
  • 2014 - Executive Producer, "Delo Betagami" TV Series Russia 2, 8 Episodes
  • 2011 – Associate Producer, "In the Name of the King 2"
  • 2011 - Executive Producer "ВСЁ ВКЛЮЧЕНО" (Not Credited)
  • 2009 – Co-Produced, Command Performance
  • 2006 – Produced, The Odessa Jazz Festival
  • 2005 – Produced, The Odessa Jazz Festival
  • 2004 – Produced, A Day at the Jazz Festival
  • 2004 – Produced, Odessa Jazz Festival
  • 2004 – Executive Produced, Mirror Wars ( Zerkalnie voyni: Otrazhenie pervoye)
  • 2003 – Co-Produced, Tryukachi, a television series about stuntmen for Russia's ORT
  • 2003 – Produced, Hiro Yamagata's Outdoor Laser Exhibition in Saint Petersburg
  • 2001 – Executive Produced, Red Serpent
  • 2000 – Executive Produced, Scream of the Mummy
  • 1999 – Executive Produced, The Tic Code
– Best feature film; Berlin International Film Festival
– Audience Award and Special Recognition for Music; Hampton's Int. Film Festival

References

  1. ↑ Bridge, Robert (January 30, 2009). "Bob Van Ronkel, Hollywood's Man in Moscow". The Moscow News. Moscow.
  2. ↑ Заруцкая, Наталья (April 15, 2003). "Боб Ван Ронкель берет на буксир российскую киноиндустрию". Деловая Пресса. Moscow, Russia. Альянс Медиа. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ Bridge, Robert (January 30, 2009). "Bob Van Ronkel, Hollywood's Man in Moscow". The Moscow News. Moscow.

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