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ANTHONY WALLER
Anthony Waller is a film director, writer, and producer whose
projects
include the in production
THE SINGULARITY IS NEAR - A True Story About the
Future, based on the recent best seller by the celebrated
inventor, author and futurist,
Ray Kurzweil.
Beginning as a prolific Super-8 filmmaker in his teens, Anthony's
career was jump-started when the UK's BBC televised two of his animated
short films as a competition finalist. He subsequently attended the
UK's National Film School in 1978 as the youngest ever student. After
graduation, he was awarded the Shakespeare Prize Scholarship in 1981
and went to Germany, where he worked as a film editor, producer and
director for television and cinema. Starting in the realm of
advertising, Anthony produced and directed around 200 commercials for
clients as diverse as IBM, Coca Cola, Camel and TDK (featuring the
Rolling Stones).
His first feature film was the suspense thriller
Mute Witness
filmed entirely in Moscow in 1993. In addition to writing and directing
it, he also produced and co-financed the film, which included a
cameo performance by Sir Alec Guinness. The movie was invited to 23
festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival (Runner-up audience
award), Courmayeur (Audience Award), Gerardmer (Audience and Grand Jury
Award), Moscow (Audience Award), Birmingham (Grand Jury Award)
Sundance, Toronto and Tokyo. Columbia Tristar distributed it in all
major territories worldwide.
In 1996, Anthony formed his own production company, through which he
directed, co-wrote and executive-produced the $22 million
An American Werewolf in Paris. He sold the movie to Disney and it became their
major Christmas day release in 1997.
In 1999, he directed the psychological thriller
The Guilty
starring Bill Pullman. He was also an executive producer of the movie.
In 2000, Anthony executive produced
The Little Vampire through his
company. The film was awarded a "Deutsche Bundesfilmpreis" (German
Oscar) as the best children's movie of the year 2001.
More recently, the focus of his work has been to select or
develop projects that present science-related themes in a more positive
and informative light, away from the demonized clichéd
stereotypes of
white-coated evil scientists that breed and exploit irrational and
unconstructive fears in the minds of the viewing public.
A project currently in development for Anthony to direct is
Above the Clouds. Written and researched by Anthony and his brother, Nicholas, it
is a historical drama set against the backdrop of the Cold War, and
surrounds Russia's successful bid to put the first man into space, Yuri
Gagarin.
An original feature script he is currently writing is
Alien Incursion about an invasion from intelligent Alien
"computronium" that
turns out to be benevolent.
Later this year, Anthony will direct a project he co-wrote entitled
Nine Miles Down. Dubbed as a "philosophical chiller", the
project is a
thinking man's scary movie that pits science vs. superstition. It
promises to be a rare example of fiction in which science wins out,
highlighting the dangers of abandoning logic and reason when confronted
with fear of the unknown. Adrian Paul, Melissa George and Nick Nolte
are attached to star.
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