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Rich Varville

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Emmy® Winning Writer / Director / Producer
Story. Vision. Impact.
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Todd interviews 3x Emmy Winner Rich Varville, straight from the Red Carpet at the 2026 Harvest Celebrity Gifting Lounge, a highly anticipated private affair produced by The Marianna Group in celebration of Television’s Biggest Night — The Emmy Awards I Beverly Hills Marriott I Los Angeles, CA I 9.10.2026

Rich Varville
3X Emmy® Award-winning writer, director, producer, cinematographer and editor with more than 30 years of experience spanning feature films, television, documentaries, commercials and music videos. Founder of RSVP FILMS LLC and studio head of HOLLYWEIRD PICTURES™, Varville is known for his cinematic, story-driven filmmaking and has worked across virtually every aspect of production. In 2026, he earned three Emmy® Awards for his work on the televised San Diego Film Awards—Cinematography, Lighting Design and Best Overall Show/Producer—adding to an award-winning career that includes the 2024 San Diego Film Award for Best Director, Best Director and Best Western Film at the 2023 Wild Bunch Film Festival, and Best Filmmaker of the Year at the 2019 Dreamachine International Film Festival. His producing credits include Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, while his current projects include the psychological thriller DEATHBED and upcoming feature INK.

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🎥 Richard Varville

📷 Instagram👉@rich_varville
Emmys week. Emmy winner.
New projects in the works🎬

Website 💻👇
www.rsvp-films.com by @rich_varville

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You heard it here first, folks. by @rich_varville

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Rich Varville at Marianna Group’s HARVEST Emmys Week Experience taken in Los Angeles, California by @rich_varville

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Ran into Carolyn Hennesy yesterday. Worked with her on the Chris Kattan film a few months ago. She's a hoot.

You may know her from General Hospital or Dawson's Creek. by @rich_varville

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Red Carpet Premiere: ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES: ORGANIC INTELLIGENCE was the place to be. Congrats to Producer-2nd Unit Director @rich_varville and the @aktomatoes Team on the 5th edition of the cult classic 🍅 In select theaters now

Special thanks 📸 @lizethography and @fabtv taken in Laemmle NoHo 7 by @rich_varville

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Award winning writer-producer-director RICH VARVILLE shares his journey, inspiration and the launch of indie production company HOLLYWEIRD PICTURES™ with Elias for @popcultureunplugged💥

Full Article Here: Popcultureunplugged.com
@rich_varville
@rsvp_films by @rich_varville

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Killer Tomatoes Comic Con after party. All the cool kids were there! by @rich_varville

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I'm excited to announce that ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES: ORGANIC INTELLIGENCE is coming to Comic-Con!

Friday, July 24 at 7:15 p.m.
Room 6A

It was an incredible honor to serve as a producer on this film, contributing as script doctor, organizing logistics for our San Diego locations, and directing second unit.

What makes this project especially meaningful to me is that Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is deeply woven into San Diego's filmmaking history. Since the original film in 1978, it has become an iconic cult classic and a symbol of the creativity, determination, and independent spirit of filmmakers in our city.

That spirit is exactly why I love independent filmmaking. It's about telling stories, solving impossible problems, wearing multiple hats, and finding a way to make the movie no matter what obstacles stand in your way. That's the passion that has driven my career, and being part of continuing the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes legacy has been a privilege.

Come celebrate a piece of San Diego film history with us, hear about the making of the film, and join us as we bring the Tomatoes back to the big screen. Starring: David Koechner, Eric Roberts, John Astin, Dan Bakkedahl, Daniel Roebuck, Catherine Corcoran, Vernee Watson and Myrna Velasco.

See you at Comic-Con!

**All weekend we're at the Atomic Toybox booth, #3917, with the exclusive Killer Tomatoes apparel collection. Hat, jacket, tee. Maximum menace, major style. We will be the ones with the tomatoes.

#AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes #ComicCon #SDCC #IndependentFilm SanDiegoFilm by @rich_varville

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Rich Varville is coming to FilmCon San Diego.

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker.
Working storyteller.
Real production experience.

His session, Inside Independent Filmmaking, is built around the stuff filmmakers actually ask about:

How do you find your path?
How do you build experience?
How do you know when the script is ready?
How do you protect the project?
What actually happens from script to screen?

Not a lecture.

A conversation.

Friday, July 17
FilmCon San Diego
SPARK Studios & Encore Event Center

Single-day pass: $25
Two-day pass: $45

Ticket link in bio.

#FilmConSanDiego #SanDiegoFilm #SanDiegoFilmmakers #IndependentFilm #Filmmaking FilmCommunity Screenwriting FilmProduction taken in Spark Studio Soundstage by @rich_varville

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Looking back, it's hard to believe how much went into this show.

For more than five months, Jodi Cilley and I spent countless hours planning, solving problems, rewriting, refining, and preparing every detail of the 2025 San Diego Film Awards broadcast. There were long days, late nights, and plenty of challenges along the way, but we never lost sight of what we were trying to create.

I've worked with a lot of producers over the years, and I can honestly say Jodi is one of the best. Her communication is always clear, she's incredibly organized, and no matter what obstacle came up, she just kept pushing forward. More than anything, her passion for the San Diego film community is contagious.

She started the San Diego Film Awards more than a decade ago and has poured her heart into growing it every single year. After multiple Emmy nominations over the years, seeing the show finally win an Emmy for Best Overall Show was an incredible moment. It felt like years of hard work, persistence, and believing in the vision had finally paid off.

I'm grateful she trusted me to write and direct this year's broadcast and honored that I could play a part in helping the show receive the recognition it has deserved for so long.

Congratulations, Jodi. This one was a long time coming, and no one deserved it more. by @rich_varville

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