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Toby Wilkins - award
winning director
With a long history in design and visual effects, filmmaker Toby Wilkins brings his unique talents to feature film, television and short films for the big and small screens. Since 1999 his short films have received recognition at the most prestigious film festivals including Sundance, where several of his works have premiered. Including the off-beat comedy I Lost 20lbs In Two Months, Ask Me How (2002) and award winning thriller Staring at the Sun (2005) which played at more than 25 festivals around the world. In 2006 Toby teamed with writer Ben Acker to create Kidney Thieves, a dark comedy based on the popular urban legend. The film won the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Austin Film Festival and has been playing the festival circuit including AFI, Cinequest, and WWSF Toronto, Just For Laughs, and many more. After winning ScreamFest's Best Horror Short award for Staring at the Sun, Toby's work came to the attention of Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spider Man) and his horror production company Ghost House Pictures who commissioned Toby to create several short-form projects including (click titles to watch):
Then in October 2007 Ghost House announced that Toby would direct the third installment of their phenomenally successful horror franchise The Grudge. Nearing completion The Grudge 3 (Variety) will be Toby's second feature film, following closely behind his debut, the indie creature movie Splinter (Variety) starring Shea Whigham, Paulo Costanzo, and Jill Wagner. Both films are set to be released in late 2008. For clips, news and to view films, see below. Toby can be contacted HERE
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| Splinter
- horror feature film. The first feature length horror film by Toby Wilkins. Splinter is in post-production now. Check back for updates soon. |
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| Devil's
Trade - original series for FEARnet.com Wilkins teamed with Ghost House Pictures writer Ben Ketai to create the first original series for FEARnet and Comcast's FEARnet on-demand. The seven episode series launched in June. |
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Grudge 2: Tales of the Grudge. Toby Wilkins was hand selected by Sam Raimi to direct the series which was created to promote the Ghost House/Sony Pictures film "The Grudge 2". The shorts were launched on September 19th and will be seen on the "The Grudge 2" DVD. SHORTS NOW ONLINE: HERE |
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| Kidney
Thieves - 2006 Short Film. A new black comedy starring: Ethan Embry, Paget Brewster & Paul F. Tompkins Now starting its festival run - click image for more info. |
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| Mousetrap - 2006 Short
Film Two minute horror/thriller. Commissioned by Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures. Mousetrap is now on-line - click here. |
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| Staring
at the Sun Short Film - Official Selection 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Watch the film now on YouTube. |
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| 2004 Sundance Film Festival Theatrical Teaser Trailer Dur. 2:00 Click image to play, if that doesn't work - click here. |
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| 2004 Sundance Film Festival Festival Trailer "Bouncer" Dur. 1:00 Click image to play, if that doesn't work - click here. |
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| 2004 Sundance Film Festival Festival Trailer "Early" Dur. 1:00 Click image to play, if that doesn't work - click here. |
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| 2004 Sundance Film Festival Festival Trailer "Late" Dur. 1:00 Click image to play, if that doesn't work - click here. |
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| 2004 Sundance Film Festival Festival Trailer "Q & A" Dur. 1:00 Click image to play, if that doesn't work - click here. |
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| 2004 Sundance Film Festival Festival Trailer "Self Promotion" Dur. 1:00 Click image to play, if that doesn't work - click here. |
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| Visual Effects Showreel In addition to directing, Toby has a decade of experience as an inferno/flame artist. Click image to play, if that doesn't work - click here. |
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| I Lost 20lbs in Two Months,
Ask Me How Short Film - 2002 Dur. 6:00 NOW ON-LINE (and for the Video iPod) |
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| The Unbreakable Likeness
of Lincoln Short Film - 2000 Dur. 8:00 No clip available - more |
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| What is the Source of Bertha's
Bliss? Short Film - 1999 Dur. 18:00 No clip available - more |
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