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London born Jake West has worked extensively as both a director and writer in the film and television industry since 1993. His 1998 debut movie RAZOR BLADE SMILE – “a neck-ripping, bra-busting, blood-spurting vampire ride”, won ten international awards and made a considerable profit selling virtually every territory in the world. Jake’s exploration of the new digital technology started with pop promos, resulting in his award winning short film, WHACKED (2003) -a twisted love story set in the criminal underworld. This highly visible short played the international festival circuit from FrightFest in London, Fantastik Film Festival” in Sweden, “New York International Film Festival”, to L.A. and Asian Festivals. His second feature, EVIL ALIENS, a real crowd-pleaser, made an even greater impact. Hitting the ground running at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, the film sold to most major territories around the world, and made Screen International’s Top Selling Movie list. It was selected at numerous film festivals including the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, won a BIFA at the British Independent Film Awards in 2005 and won the SF IndieFest in San Francisco. In 2006 Jake co-scripted and directed PUMPKINHEAD: ASHES TO ASHES, for Motion Picture Corporation of America and the Sci-Fi Channel America. The film premiered at the LA Screamfest in America and at Brussels International Fantasy film festival in Europe. Jakes 4th Feature film “DOGHOUSE”, co-produced by Terry Stone, was released theatrically on June 2009 in the UK and has been picked up in most territories with IFC taking North America. Jake is currently in Development on two feature project for 2010/2011. “THE SCRIBBLER”, an adaptation of Dan Schaffers Graphic Novel and “ROLLOVER”, a project set up with Producer Terry Stone at Gateway Films with actors Noel Clarke and Adam Deacon currently attached.
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Participants 2010
Anna Arnman is a PhD in film studies at Linneaus and Lund Universities. In her thesis Hellraiser - On Clive Barker’s film (Ellerströms, 2005) she looks at horror films in general and more specifically at Hellraiser and its relationship to the body, house, sexuality, gender and religion.
Benjamin Hessler, author, was born 1978 in Bochum, Germany. His first foray into writing was a dramatization of Dracula – at the age of 12.
Faye has been involved in video and film production since her teens, working in nearly every department, most regularly as editor. She has worked in her home town Edinburgh, very briefly in L.A., but mostly in London.
London born Jake West has worked extensively as both a director and writer in the film and television industry since 1993. His 1998 debut movie RAZOR BLADE SMILE – “a neck-ripping, bra-busting, blood-spurting vampire ride”, won ten international awards and made a considerable profit selling virtually every territory in the world.
Producer / director / screenwriter of documentary based reality shows for Scandinavian TV. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in film and writes a monthly column for movie magazine Cinema.
Michael Tapper, film critic ( Sydsvenskan), cinema studies scholar (Lund University) and encyclopaedist (Nationalencyklopedin)...
Olof Hedling teaches Film Studies at Växjö University and at Lund University, in Sweden. Currently he is involved in a research project that concerns European regional film production. He also co-ordinates Lund University's Master's Program in Film and Media Production which is located in Ystad.
A Classics scholar at Balliol, Phillip Bergson founded the Oxford Film Festival, G.B.'s first competition for features recognised by the F.I.A.P.F., and directed its six editions.
Sara teaches film and screenwriting at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California. She is an award winning screenwriter and has authoured three books, including Splatter Flicks: How to Make Low Budget Horror Films.
Simon Rumley is one of the UK's leading independent filmmakers. Having directed a handful of shorts, he completed the structurally unique Strong Language which was released by the BFI in 2000.
Directed and co-wrote the horror film Lyckantropen that was screened at the 2003 SCREAMFEST L.A. He also teaches advanced storytelling at film schools in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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