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Jake Kennedy started his writing
career creating commercials for London’s prestigious Capital
Radio, before moving deeper into the world of advertising as a
marketing and sales exec at Capital Radio, Associated
Newspapers in London and BMC Media, Sydney.
Eight years later, he discovered his love of film and left the
advertising world behind to focus on this new career path. He
studied film making at the university of Sydney and the Los
Angeles Film School, majoring in writing and directing.
Jake is a true film maker, constantly drawing upon his
experiences over the last 8 years as Second Unit Director,
Production and Art Department Assistants on such feature films
as Mission impossible II, 2001 Maniacs and Jolly Roger.
He has written and directed 13 short films. His comedies have
screened on TV in England, the US and Canada and have been
screened at festivals across 3 continents. His last 2 short
films have been forays into the world of horror. His film ‘Black’
won him a ‘Best
Director’ Award, at the Festival
Du Court Metrage De Lyon in Brussels, as well as
screening at numerous festivals in the US and abroad.
We All Fall Down has so far screened at 26 film festivals
and has won 13 awards, including 'Best
Director' at the Chicago
Horror Film Festival and,
'Best
Short Horror Film' at
"Shriekfest", "Salem Horror Film
Festival", Toofy Film Fest and the
'Fangoria Blood Drive II' where it was picked up
for global DVD distribution. (See
full Award list)
His first horror feature film: Days
of Darkness, has so far won 5
awards and accolades, including:
Best Editing:
VisionFest07, New Visions
Award: International Horror
and Sci-Fi Film Festival, and the
Cinematic Excellence Award
from Rogue Cinema.
It has also just been acquired by Lionsgate
for distribution, releasing Jan 8th 2008.
Drawing from past masters and modern influences, Jake's horror
films have a dark and unsettling nature about them that leave
audiences both shaken and stirred.
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In
Development:
We
All Fall Down - The Feature:
As the feature
version of the short, this film will be 7 times longer and
7 times scarier!
Madness:
Described by
many as a combination of The Sixth Sense, Seven
and Saw, Madness tells the story of a
child psychologist whose wife is kidnapped by a demented
former patient then forced to commit gruesome acts in
order to “buy her back” alive, one body part at a
time. For more information, click
here.
The
Zombie Killer. Scholar.
Tracker. Executioner.
A fast paced
horror action film, The Zombie Killer is a cross between
Dog Soldiers, Night of The Living Dead and The Mummy.
A seasoned
professional Zombie Killer hires his estranged son and
trains him in the art of Zombie disposal. When they come
up against a new, super, self-regenerating Zombie, which
threatens not only the local town but also the entire
world, they must overcome their pasts to save the future.
The
Bloodletting. Fear
Spreads.
A creepy cross
between Nightmare on Elm Street and Alien.
An aggressive
university researcher battles time and epidemic after she
accidentally resurrects a 17th Century Plague Doctor
fiercely intent on inflicting revenge on all of humanity,
by plaguing and then draining the blood from anyone it
comes in contact with.
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