The Standoff
Producer / Director
Ilyssa Goodman is an award-winning director and producer. For her directing debut, “The Standoff,” Goodman is lauded for inspiring stellar performances from her young cast as well as for using a single location for nearly the entire film, while juggling multiple storylines and keeping the film fluid. “The Standoff,” in which Goodman also produced, originally premiered on Netflix. Goodman’s follow-up film, “Next Level” is a high energy, teen dance film that is currently selling around the globe. Goodman is about to begin production on “#FBF”, a modern take on films like “Freaky Friday and “The Parent Trap.” Goodman is shooting “#FBF” for Bazelevs Films, (“Searching”, “Unfriended”) and will be using cutting edge technology that will enable one of the first Covid-friendly productions. Goodman’s first opportunity to direct came in the form of the successful “Say it with Skype” web campaign that took place in NY, LA and London, simultaneously. Also for the web, Goodman recently directed a campaign for global retailer, Chico’s, which has received much notoriety for using real women, rather than models.
As a producer, Goodman is known for films in the teen and family genres. Most notable among them is “A Cinderella Story” for Warner Bros. who recently released” their fifth film in the successful franchise. Goodman’s indie teen comedy “16-Love” went on to break download records on Warner’s digital platform in 2012 and is recognized as a number one performer on iTunes in that same year as well as finding success in theaters and on Netflix.
In television, Ilyssa created and executive produced the teen reality series, “Moolah Beach” which ran on Fox for two seasons and created the unscripted series “Mall or Nothing” for E!
Ilyssa Goodman was born and raised on the outskirts of New York City where she began her career working for Miramax Films before heading to Los Angeles to work in development at Universal Studios and eventually landing a post as Vice President of Filmed Entertainment for Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment, where she oversaw the production of dozens of successful television movies and several award-winning independent films. After holding a number of executive posts in development, production and distribution, Ilyssa pivoted into producing and directing and hasn’t looked back since!