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Ian Truitner is an American filmmaker [1]and business entrepreneur [2].

Ian Truitner
Born
St. Paul, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (BA) Penn State University (MBA)
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, entrepreneur
Years active2006-present
OrganizationRANDIAN (since 2012)
Websiteiantruitner.com


Biography

Truitner studied at the University of Minnesota and Penn State University. In 2017 he was awarded Alumni of Notable Achievement by the University of Minnesota in 2017[3].

As a filmmaker Truitner’s work includes Cutting Room[4], W.M.D.[5] and Teleios. Teleios earned him the Best Director award at the American Movie Awards.  

In 2015 Truitner was granted a U.S. patent on a streaming media bookmarking, cataloging and purchasing system[6] for RANDIAN, a company he co-founded with Randall Scerbo Truitner, which was partially funded by Amanda Crew [7]. He presented RANDIAN technology to Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at the Variety Venture Capital and New Media Summit[8].

A member of the Directors Guild of America, Truitner was a panelist at the 2016 C3 Visual Communications DGA: Utilizing Emerging Technology to Enhance Your Storytelling Panel[9] and was a Guest of Honor at science-fiction convention CONvergence in 2017.

  1. ^ Whittaker, Richard (April 17, 2017). "The Dystopia of Perfection in Teleios". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Turcan, Marie (March 15, 2018). "6 real-life tech startups funded by actors from HBO's 'Silicon Valley'". Business Insider. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Drakulic, Kate (October 26, 2017). "Q&A: UMN Theatre Alumnus Ian Truitner". Minnesota Daily. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Cutting Room". April 4, 2005.
  5. ^ "W.M.D." Riverfront Times. April 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "Patents Assigned to Randian LLC". Justia. February 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Turcan, Marie (March 15, 2018). "6 real-life tech startups funded by actors from HBO's 'Silicon Valley'". Business Insider. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Prince William Jokes About Nude Pics, Kate's Shopping Habits". Us Weekly. July 9, 2011.
  9. ^ Yu, Phil (April 18, 2016). "C3: THE CONFERENCE FOR CREATIVE CONTENT". Angry Asian Man. Retrieved May 1, 2018.