Bruce Dellis is a filmmaker based in Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...

, AZ. He has written and directed several award-winning short films and features.

In 2006, Dellis won two Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards. That same year, he was named Arizona Filmmaker of the Year by the Phoenix Film Foundation.

In 2007, he wrote the feature-length film Netherbeast Incorporated

Netherbeast Incorporated

Netherbeast Incorporated is an independent film directed by Dean Ronalds and written by Bruce Dellis. It is an undead office comedy concerning a telephone company in Arizona staffed entirely by flesh-eating, vampire-like employees who refer to themselves as "Netherfolk." Historical figures such as...

, which premiered at the 2007 AFI/Dallas Film Festival. The offbeat comedy stars Darrell Hammond

Darrell Hammond

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, Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

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, Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

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, Jason Mewes

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, Dave Foley

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, Steve Burns

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, and Amy Davidson

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.

Dellis won two more Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards in 2008 for his offbeat short film on the PTA

PTA

-Organizations:* Andalusia Technology Park , a science park in Málaga, Spain* Parent-Teacher Association* Pakistan Telecommunication Authority* Passenger transport authority, a United Kingdom local government authority...

 called Fuller PTA: Better Than Stepping on a Rusty Nail.

In all, Dellis has been nominated for a total of nine Emmys.

Also in 2008, Dellis wrote and directed a chapter of the anthology film Locker 13

Locker 13

Locker 13 is a 2009 thriller directed by Bruce Dellis, George Huang, Jason Marsden, Matthew Mebane, Adam Montierth, Donovan Montierth, and Rick Schroder....

. The chapter, titled "The Benevolent Byzantine Order of the Nobles of the Enigmatic Oracle", stars David Huddleston

David Huddleston

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, Bart Johnson

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, and Curtis Armstrong

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. It is scheduled for release in late 2009.

As a Director

• Locker 13 (2009) post-production
• Fuller PTA: Better Than Stepping on a Rusty Nail! (2008)
• Michael's Hearing Problem (2007)
• John Philip Sousa Gets a Haircut (2007)
• The Intervention of Brad (2006)
• Doug, Mitch, and the Ironclad Argument (2005)
• The Inevitable Reggie Vandervan (2004)
• Sick Day (2003)
• The Strange Case of Ray Milland (2003)
• A. Lincoln: A Life Embellished (2003)

As a Writer

• Pet Rock (2010) pre-production
• Locker 13 (2009) post-production
• Cocktail Wizard (2009)
• Fuller PTA: Better Than Stepping on a Rusty Nail! (2008)
• Bitter Spirits (2007)
• Michael's Hearing Problem (2007)
• Netherbeast Incorporated
  Netherbeast Incorporated
  Netherbeast Incorporated is an independent film directed by Dean Ronalds and written by Bruce Dellis. It is an undead office comedy concerning a telephone company in Arizona staffed entirely by flesh-eating, vampire-like employees who refer to themselves as "Netherfolk." Historical figures such as...
  
  (2007)
• John Philip Sousa Gets a Haircut (2007)
• The Intervention of Brad (2006)
• Doug, Mitch, and the Ironclad Argument (2005)
• Little Victim (2005)
• The Netherbeast of Berm-Tech Industries, Inc. (2004)
• The Inevitable Reggie Vandervan (2004)
• Sick Day (2003)
• The Strange Case of Ray Milland (2003)
• A. Lincoln: A Life Embellished (2003)