Getting To Know Filmmaker Tony Kern

By Beryl Dalton


Many people nowadays have been drawn into the exciting world of the film. The fact that you can create something out of the ideas that you have envisioned and then have it played on the big screen for you is always very exciting. Of course, working with the right people, having the appropriate materials and not making your faltering steps deter you along the way would matter a lot too.

Many directors these days have been trying to break out of the shell to showcase what it is that they are truly capable of. If you are a fan of the horror genre, you will find that names like Tony Kern are part of the ever growing number of established directors around. This producer and director is an American that is currently based in Singapore. He is also a screen writer, and a motion picture artist.

Kern attended Gibsonburg High school when he was still in Ohio, United States. He was born in 1969. He then continued to attend Bowling Green State University and graduated from there. His exposure to the film world began when he was in Northwester University. From the years 1996 to 2002, he was a film editor which made his passion for the film industry even more cemented in the process.

He was involved with AOL-Time Warner from 2003 to 2005. During these years, he worked for the company as both an editor and producer. Afterward, he also was able to establish Mythopolis Pictures. This he established with Singaporean news presenter Genevieve Woo. Later on, he also established his own time lapse company, TK time lapse that specializes in time lapse footage.

The debut film he made was A Month of Hungry Ghosts. This was released in Singapore on August 7 of 2008. This feature was nominated as Best Film at the Singapore Film Awards. This was part of the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival. The second film he helmet was Afterimages. This was released on September 11, 2004 in Singapore. This is coproduced by Genevieve Woo.

The second film that he successfully directed, Afterimages, was successfully funded through crowd sourcing, as well as crowd funding. It is to be noted though that is was able to secure the Media Development Authority production assistance grant. In the Network of Asian Fantastic Films, an awards competition that took place in Busan, South Korea, the film's script bagged the award.

Through these accomplishments, one can truly say that there is still so much raw talent out there. There are still a lot of filmmakers who make films not only for the sake of profit, but of actually being able to tell a good story. These are people who are really invested on making something that they know their viewers will truly enjoy and appreciate, despite the risks that they have to take.

In a world where more and more people succumb to the ideals of making more profit, there are still aspiring directors put there who are willing to take risks to come up with quality productions. These people know the value of a really good story and hence, are more than willing to take their fair share of risks to come up with something not only pleasing to the viewers, but thought-provoking as well.




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Getting To Know Filmmaker Tony Kern

By Beryl Dalton


Many people nowadays have been drawn into the exciting world of the film. The fact that you can create something out of the ideas that you have envisioned and then have it played on the big screen for you is always very exciting. Of course, working with the right people, having the appropriate materials and not making your faltering steps deter you along the way would matter a lot too.

Many directors these days have been trying to break out of the shell to showcase what it is that they are truly capable of. If you are a fan of the horror genre, you will find that names like Tony Kern are part of the ever growing number of established directors around. This producer and director is an American that is currently based in Singapore. He is also a screen writer, and a motion picture artist.

Kern attended Gibsonburg High school when he was still in Ohio, United States. He was born in 1969. He then continued to attend Bowling Green State University and graduated from there. His exposure to the film world began when he was in Northwester University. From the years 1996 to 2002, he was a film editor which made his passion for the film industry even more cemented in the process.

He was involved with AOL-Time Warner from 2003 to 2005. During these years, he worked for the company as both an editor and producer. Afterward, he also was able to establish Mythopolis Pictures. This he established with Singaporean news presenter Genevieve Woo. Later on, he also established his own time lapse company, TK time lapse that specializes in time lapse footage.

The debut film he made was A Month of Hungry Ghosts. This was released in Singapore on August 7 of 2008. This feature was nominated as Best Film at the Singapore Film Awards. This was part of the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival. The second film he helmet was Afterimages. This was released on September 11, 2004 in Singapore. This is coproduced by Genevieve Woo.

The second film that he successfully directed, Afterimages, was successfully funded through crowd sourcing, as well as crowd funding. It is to be noted though that is was able to secure the Media Development Authority production assistance grant. In the Network of Asian Fantastic Films, an awards competition that took place in Busan, South Korea, the film's script bagged the award.

Through these accomplishments, one can truly say that there is still so much raw talent out there. There are still a lot of filmmakers who make films not only for the sake of profit, but of actually being able to tell a good story. These are people who are really invested on making something that they know their viewers will truly enjoy and appreciate, despite the risks that they have to take.

In a world where more and more people succumb to the ideals of making more profit, there are still aspiring directors put there who are willing to take risks to come up with quality productions. These people know the value of a really good story and hence, are more than willing to take their fair share of risks to come up with something not only pleasing to the viewers, but thought-provoking as well.




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