Tony Kern (born 1969) is a

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and

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Early life and education

Kern attended Gibsonburg High School in

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, United States, and graduated from the Bowling Green State University.

Career

Kern began his career in

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Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

as a video editor from 1996 to 2002. From 2003 to 2005, he worked as a producer and editor at AOL-

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prior to setting up film-production company Mythopolis Pictures with

an television

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Genevieve Woo. He also owns stock-footage company TK Time-Lapse, which features high-resolution royalty-free stock time-lapse footage. Kern’s debut film '' A Month of Hungry Ghosts'' was released in Singapore on August 7, 2008. The

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was nominated for Best Film at the inaugural Singapore Film Awards as part of the 22nd

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. His second film, ''Afterimages'', was released in Singapore on September 11, 2014. Co-produced by Genevieve Woo, the horror film is a compendium of five short films and received funding from the

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's production assistance grant. In 2012, the film's script won the Network of Asian Fantastic Films award at a competition in Bucheon, South Korea. ''Afterimages'' was supported by

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. Reviewing the NC16 film in ''

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'', critic John Lui gave it three-and-a-half stars, praising its special effects and writing that the film "has the courage of its own horror convictions", while the "good work is undermined by shaky acting from younger, more inexperienced cast members".

Filmography

Filmography as director

Feature film

*'' A Month of Hungry Ghosts'' (2008) *''Afterimages'' (2014)

Short films

*''The Mitre Spell'' (2007) *''Robot Man'' (2006) *''Dead Bitch Army'' *''Stay'' *''Steel Skies'' *''The Spooky Incident'' *''Like A Ghost'' *''Godzilla vs. Ameritech & Grandpa’s Truck'' *''Salvation Army Mural Occurrence''

Other works

*''Chasing Echo'' Music Sound Tracks *''Garage Kubrick – Sonic Wallpaper Scenes'' Music Sound Tracks *''Pan'' Music Sound Tracks *''El Nino'' Music Sound Tracks *''Plot Points of a Futuristic Urban Noir'' Music Sound Tracks

References

External links

*
Mythopolis Pictures Official Website

TK Time-Lapse Official Website

''A Month of Hungry Ghosts'' Official Website

Profiles

*
Tony Kern
on mythopolis.com
Tony Kern
on hungryghostsmovie.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kern, Tony 1969 births Film directors from Ohio Film producers from Ohio American male screenwriters Singaporean film directors Singaporean film producers English-language film directors Bowling Green State University alumni Living people