Nick DeRuve

Nick DeRuve was born in Schenectady, New York in 1985. He attended Niskayuna high school where he discovered his passion for filmmaking. In 2003 he produced, wrote and directed his first short film which garnered festival laurels. DeRuve pursued filmmaking at Long Island University where he earned a BFA in Film. During his undergraduate program he made several short films, and as school came to an end DeRuve produced, wrote and co-directed a \"no budget\" feature film which premiered at Proctor\'s Theatre in Schenectady, New York. Upon the completion of the film DeRuve continued to work in the tri-state area in the Grip & Electric Dept. before deciding to return to school, and pursue an MFA in Filmmaking. Making the move from New York City to Los Angeles, DeRuve made a silent 16mm short film. Schenectady, New York(2010) made its world premiere at the New York City International Film Festival where it was nominated Best Student film. After a festival run, Schenectady(2010) would receive the Award of Excellence at the Best Shorts Competition. Soon after, he completed Dr.Thompson(2010) which made it’s world premiere at the Burbank International Film Festival. It was awarded Best Student Film. DeRuve continued to work as a Gaffer for independent feature films, and also produce several short films with a variety of directors that garnered festival laurels. Most recently DeRuve has produced, written, and directed his feature film debut The Runaway(2015).