Victor Nunez

Film Director
1945 - Present

Inducted in 2008

Victor Nunez has been called a national treasure of regional independent filmmaking. A visionary writer, director, cinematographer and producer, Mr. Nunez’s gripping work fuses character and place in portraits of his native state of Florida .

Mr. Nunez’s films include: Gal Young ‘un, Ruby in Paradise, A Flash of Green, Ulee’s Gold, and Coastlines. Due to his ability to find and nurture the mysteries of ordinary life on film, his work has twice earned the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and three times Director’s Fortnight Recognition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Now also a professor in The Florida State University College of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts , Mr. Nunez continues to reach out to young filmmakers, inspiring them to express their dreams on the silver screen.