Marc Selz
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Marc Selz is an American film director and producer who specializes in slasher film
s.
in Skokie, Illinois
and studied film at Columbia College Chicago
. He started shooting super 8 short movies when he was only eight years old. He completed his first horror feature film, Short Cut Road in 2003 which was distributed by horror movie outlet Sub Rosa Studios on DVD in 2003, quickly followed by The Rockville Slayer in 2004, which was distributed by Freestyle Home Entertainment and Universal UMVD. The Rockville Slayer had horror genre actors Joe Estevez
, Linnea Quigley
, and Robert Z'Dar
star in the film. In 2006, he was set to shoot his third feature, Satanic Panic, but had to push back production until 2007 due to time constraints. Because of the shooting delay, some parts had to be recast, including roles originally set to star veteran B-movie
actesses Felissa Rose
and Brinke Stevens
. The final cast consists of mostly Chicago based actors. The film is loosely based on the "satanic cult" killings that occurred during the 1980s and 1990s. Satanic Panic began filming in the summer of 2007 with most principal photography completed in September. The remaining scenes were finally shot in June and July 2008. Marc has jokingly referred to Satanic as "the Star Wars
of low budget horror movies" because of the time it has taken to complete. Marc stated, "Karl (co-writer Karl Sundstrom) and I started writing Satanic in September/October of 2005. This would make it three years in the making because Satanic should be finished sometime in the fall of 2008." Satanic Panic was initially planned as a straight to DVD project, but there is word of a potential limited theatrical release due to industry buzz about the film. The film was screened on November 28, 2008 in Wheeling, IL for friends, family and some press. In late 2008 a mask distribution deal of the creature "Toby" from the fim Satanic Panic was made between Marc Selz Productions, LLC and Chicago's Zagone Studios. The Satanic Panic mask will be mass produced and carried in Halloween USA outlet stores for Halloween
2009. A world distribution deal was signed for Satanic Panic with Marc Selz Productions,LLC and Celebrity Video Distribution out of Los Angeles California in July 2009 for a DVD and Blu-Ray release date of October 13, 2009. Marc Selz Productions signed a two year cable deal with NBC Universal's Chiller Channel to air The Rockville Slayer starting in October 2009. In April of 2011 Marc Selz Productions,LLC signed a two year deal with Netflix Inc. to digitally stream The Rockville Slayer.
Slasher film
A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...
s.
Biography
Selz is a 1988 graduate of Niles North High SchoolNiles North High School
Niles North High School, or NNHS, is a public four-year high school located in Skokie, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Niles Township Community High School District 219, which also includes Niles West High School. It is also home to several...
in Skokie, Illinois
Skokie, Illinois
Skokie is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Its name comes from a Native American word for "fire". A Chicago suburb, for many years Skokie promoted itself as "The World's Largest Village". Its population, per the 2000 census, was 63,348...
and studied film at Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago is one of the largest art colleges in the United States with nearly 12,000 students pursuing degrees within 120 undergraduate and graduate programs...
. He started shooting super 8 short movies when he was only eight years old. He completed his first horror feature film, Short Cut Road in 2003 which was distributed by horror movie outlet Sub Rosa Studios on DVD in 2003, quickly followed by The Rockville Slayer in 2004, which was distributed by Freestyle Home Entertainment and Universal UMVD. The Rockville Slayer had horror genre actors Joe Estevez
Joe Estevez
Joseph "Joe" Estevez is an American actor, director, and producer.He is the younger brother of actor Martin Sheen and the uncle of Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Renée Estevez, and Ramon Estevez.-Early life:...
, Linnea Quigley
Linnea Quigley
Linnea Barbara Quigley is an American scream queen, B movie actress, and film producer.-Early life:Quigley was born in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Dorothy and W. Heath Quigley, a chiropractor and psychologist. She moved to Los Angeles in the late 1970s to pursue her dreams of acting...
, and Robert Z'Dar
Robert Z'Dar
Robert J. Zdarsky , better known as Robert Z’Dar, is an American actor and film producer, perhaps best known for his role as Matt Cordell in the cult horror film Maniac Cop and its two sequels. Due to his unusual facial structure, he is often referred to as "The Chin".-Early life:Born in Chicago,...
star in the film. In 2006, he was set to shoot his third feature, Satanic Panic, but had to push back production until 2007 due to time constraints. Because of the shooting delay, some parts had to be recast, including roles originally set to star veteran B-movie
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
actesses Felissa Rose
Felissa Rose
Felissa Rose is an American actress, known for her role as Angela Baker in the 1983 cult classic, Sleepaway Camp.-Early life:She was born as Felissa Rose Esposito in Greenwich Village and grew up in Woodbury, Long Island....
and Brinke Stevens
Brinke Stevens
Brinke Stevens is an American actress, model and writer.-Life and career:Born in San Diego, California, Stevens has studied several foreign languages, including Esperanto, and gained a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from San Diego State University and a Master of Science in Marine...
. The final cast consists of mostly Chicago based actors. The film is loosely based on the "satanic cult" killings that occurred during the 1980s and 1990s. Satanic Panic began filming in the summer of 2007 with most principal photography completed in September. The remaining scenes were finally shot in June and July 2008. Marc has jokingly referred to Satanic as "the Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
of low budget horror movies" because of the time it has taken to complete. Marc stated, "Karl (co-writer Karl Sundstrom) and I started writing Satanic in September/October of 2005. This would make it three years in the making because Satanic should be finished sometime in the fall of 2008." Satanic Panic was initially planned as a straight to DVD project, but there is word of a potential limited theatrical release due to industry buzz about the film. The film was screened on November 28, 2008 in Wheeling, IL for friends, family and some press. In late 2008 a mask distribution deal of the creature "Toby" from the fim Satanic Panic was made between Marc Selz Productions, LLC and Chicago's Zagone Studios. The Satanic Panic mask will be mass produced and carried in Halloween USA outlet stores for Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
2009. A world distribution deal was signed for Satanic Panic with Marc Selz Productions,LLC and Celebrity Video Distribution out of Los Angeles California in July 2009 for a DVD and Blu-Ray release date of October 13, 2009. Marc Selz Productions signed a two year cable deal with NBC Universal's Chiller Channel to air The Rockville Slayer starting in October 2009. In April of 2011 Marc Selz Productions,LLC signed a two year deal with Netflix Inc. to digitally stream The Rockville Slayer.
Filmography
- Satanic Panic (20082008 in filmThis is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
) - The Rockville Slayer (20042004 in filmThe year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
) (a.k.a. Unaware and Hidden Fear) - Short Cut Road (20032003 in filmThe year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
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