writer & director

Cory is an advertising writer and emerging screenwriter and director.

He has created award winning advertising campaigns for global brands including Meta / Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Nestlé, LG, and Hearst Magazines.

Outside of advertising, Cory has written screenplays that have placed in prestigious competitions, including as a semifinalist in the Slamdance Screenwriting Competition and as a Second Rounder in the Austin Film Festival.

His short film, “My Name Is Jonas”, which Cory wrote, directed, and stars in, has played at film festivals around the country, including at OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival, the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival, and the First Glance Film Festival in Philadelphia.

In 2008, Cory won a News and Documentary Emmy for writing Hoofy & Boo, an animated business news show. His satirical website, The Malcolm Gladwell Book Generator, went viral and received shout-outs in publications like The New York Times and Buzzfeed.

His non-fiction has appeared in Hippocampus Magazine.

When he’s not writing, he’s making music with his band The Grand Prospect.

Contact: corybortnicker@gmail.com.