Getting To Know Tony Kern

By Beryl Dalton


A lot of people these days have been really fascinated with the film industry. The fact that they can actually pursue their creativity towards coming up with features and films that will showcase their thoughts and their passion is always very engaging. Being able to pursue such a passion and make the most out of the opportunities that are present around is always very important.

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.

His debut film was released on August 2, 2008 in Singapore. This was the film A Month of Hungry Ghosts. This film was able to gain the inaugural Singapore Film Awards nomination for Best Film. This was during the 22nd Singapore Film Awards. He then released Afterimages in 2011. This was a horror film compendium of five short films that was co-produced by Genevieve Woo.

The film Afterimages actually was supported with the help of crowd sourcing and crowd funding. Then, it received funding from Media Development Authority through their production assistance grant. It was in 2012 that the film's script secured the Network of Asian Fantastic Films award. This was a competition that was held in Busan, in South, Korea.

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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