Dean Bertram is a freelance writer, filmmaker, and film festival director based in Sydney, Australia. He is the co-founder of

A Night of Horror International Film Festival A Night of Horror International Film Festival is a horror genre film festival that is based in Sydney, Australia. There seems to be some consensus that the event is Australia's premiere, and possibly only, horror film festival. In his monthly c ...

Academic background

In 2006, Bertram graduated with a PhD in American cultural history from the University of Sydney. His dissertation, ''Flying Saucer Culture: An Historical Survey of American UFO Belief'', traces and examines the development of

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belief within the context of American culture and society.

Freelance writing

Bertram has written for a range of publications including '' The Australian'', '' The Australian Financial Review'', '' People Magazine'', IPA Review, ''

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'' and '' Fortean Times''. Several of his articles are archived online, including a piece on his time studying the Unarius UFO cult, an overview of conspiracy orientated cinema, and an exposé of the fascist ideology that lurks behind '' The Da Vinci Code''. He was a regular contributor and columnist for The Spectator Australia from 2010 to 2014.

Filmmaking

In an interview for the horror news website '' HorrorScope'', Bertram traces his love of the horror genre to having watched John Carpenter's seminal horror film ''

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'', at the age of ten. This is the time that Bertram shot his first Super 8 film. His two most recent short films are ''Annie Get Your Whale Boy'' (2004) and ''Foresta Rossa'' (2006). In February 2008, he completed principal photography on his first feature film ''

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''. Bertram who wrote the film, co-directed it with his brother Grant. As of June 2008, ''

'' is still in post-production.

A Night of Horror International Film Festival

Bertram founded

, along with Lisa Mitchell and Grant Bertram in 2006. Bertram and Mitchell remain the festival's directors.Drum Media, 1 April, no. 899, pg. 71

References

External links

Interview part 1
for '' HorrorScope''.
Interview part 2
for '' HorrorScope''.
Sick Day, the Movie.Freelance Writing Jobs
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