D.W. Kann
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D.W. Kann is a film maker who has been working in the film industry for nearly 20 years. He has worked at various positions within the industry, starting as a prop master, make-up artist, art director, production designer, before moving on to editor, producer and director. He appears at numerous festivals and conventions every year to promote his work and has a growing fan base among horror fans.
Kann has successfully directed, produced, and sold two feature films: Ancient Evil 2 and Prison of the Psychotic Damned, both of which he also edited. The films were sold to Silver Nitrate Entertainment and York Home Entertainment less than nine months after their initial principal photography start date.
In 2007 Kann worked with Ironopolis Media/Night Creature Films in England to produce and edit two feature films that played theatrically in the UK for several weeks and were shown at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival
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Kann is on the board of directors for the first annual Bram Stoker
International Film Festival located in Whitby
, England
planned for October 2009. A roster has already begun to fill of both American and British horror icons planning on attending this first year of the festival.
on board a boat. The killer then takes up secret refuge in the house of a single woman, manipulating her life to the advantage of his crimes.
Kann has successfully directed, produced, and sold two feature films: Ancient Evil 2 and Prison of the Psychotic Damned, both of which he also edited. The films were sold to Silver Nitrate Entertainment and York Home Entertainment less than nine months after their initial principal photography start date.
In 2007 Kann worked with Ironopolis Media/Night Creature Films in England to produce and edit two feature films that played theatrically in the UK for several weeks and were shown at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
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Kann is on the board of directors for the first annual Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker
Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...
International Film Festival located in Whitby
Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey where Caedmon, the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
planned for October 2009. A roster has already begun to fill of both American and British horror icons planning on attending this first year of the festival.
Darkside Films LLC
Darkside Films LLC is an independent film company specializing in the horror genre founded by D.W. Kann in 2001. Darkside Films first production was a 30 minute, award winning short film entitled Dead Soul: A Fairy Tale. The company has since gone on to produce further short films as well as music videos, documentaries and feature films.Upcoming Projects
Darkside Films is currently in development on several properties including their first self produced feature film and webisodic series, entitled Sever, which will be ready for viewing next Fall. The film follows the events surrounding the arrival of a serial killer who comes ashore on Martha's VineyardMartha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony....
on board a boat. The killer then takes up secret refuge in the house of a single woman, manipulating her life to the advantage of his crimes.