Dean Bertram
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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.
, The Australian Financial Review
, People Magazine, 3D World
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 expose of the fascist ideology that lurks behind The Da Vinci Code
.
, Bertram traces his love of the horror genre to having watched John Carpenter
's seminal horror film Halloween (1978 film)
, 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 Sick Day. Bertram who wrote the film, co-directed it with his brother Grant. As of June 2008, Sick Day is still in post-production.
, along with Lisa Mitchell and Grant Bertram in 2006. Bertram and Mitchell remain the festival's directors.
Academic background
In 2006, Bertram graduated with a PhD in American cultural history from the University of Sydney, Australia. His dissertation, as its title suggests - Flying Saucer Culture: An Historical Survey of American UFO Belief - traces and examines the development of UFO belief within the context of American culture and society.Freelance writing
Bertram has written for a range of publications including The AustralianThe Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
, The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review is a leading business and finance newspaper in Australia.Fairfax Media publishes it in a compact format six days a week, Monday to Saturday....
, People Magazine, 3D World
3D World
3D World is a printed magazine published by Future Publishing with main focus on animation, visual effects, videogame design, illustration and architectural visualisation...
and Fortean Times
Fortean Times
Fortean Times is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena popularised by Charles Fort. Previously published by John Brown Publishing and then I Feel Good Publishing , it is now published by Dennis Publishing Ltd. As of December 2010, its circulation was approximately 18,000...
. 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 expose of the fascist ideology that lurks behind The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery-detective novel written by Dan Brown. It follows symbologist Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu as they investigate a murder in Paris's Louvre Museum and discover a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus having been married to...
.
Filmmaking
In an interview for the horror news website HorrorScopeHorrorScope (webzine)
HorrorScope: The Australian Dark Fiction Web Log is a news and review webzine dedicated to horror literature and movies. The zine was created by Australian independent publisher Brimstone Press in August 2005...
, Bertram traces his love of the horror genre to having watched John Carpenter
John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenter is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction.- Early life :Carpenter was born...
's seminal horror film Halloween (1978 film)
Halloween (1978 film)
Halloween is a 1978 American independent horror film directed, produced, and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut and the first installment in the Halloween franchise. The film is set in the fictional midwestern...
, 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 Sick Day. Bertram who wrote the film, co-directed it with his brother Grant. As of June 2008, Sick Day is still in post-production.
A Night of Horror International Film Festival
Bertram founded A Night of Horror International Film FestivalA Night of Horror International Film Festival
A Night of Horror International Film Festival is a genre specific 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...
, along with Lisa Mitchell and Grant Bertram in 2006. Bertram and Mitchell remain the festival's directors.
External links
- http://ozhorrorscope.blogspot.com/2007/09/interview-dr-dean-bertram-part-1.htmlInterview for HorrorScopeHorrorScope (webzine)HorrorScope: The Australian Dark Fiction Web Log is a news and review webzine dedicated to horror literature and movies. The zine was created by Australian independent publisher Brimstone Press in August 2005...
(part 1)]. - http://ozhorrorscope.blogspot.com/2007/09/interview-dr-dean-bertram-part-2.htmlInterview for HorrorScopeHorrorScope (webzine)HorrorScope: The Australian Dark Fiction Web Log is a news and review webzine dedicated to horror literature and movies. The zine was created by Australian independent publisher Brimstone Press in August 2005...
(part 2)]. - Sick Day, the Movie.
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