KODY ZIMMERMANN  |  WRITER, DIRECTOR

Kody Zimmermann grew up on a steady diet of comic books, genre novels, and sci-fi/horror films. He has established himself as a writer and director of short films. His film The Familiar screened worldwide in over 50 festivals and has won numerous awards including Best Short Film at the Sitges Film Festival, the oldest and most prestigious genre festival in the world. The Familiar was also been nominated by the Director’s Guild of Canada for Best Short Film and airs regularly on the Sundance Channel and Movie Central.

Kody also shot the short We Can Get Them For You Wholesale, an official adaptation of author Neil Gaiman’s critically acclaimed story of the same name.

Kody has optioned several screenplays, including his post-apocalyptic western homage The Revenant. His script, The House On Widow’s Walk made the Semi-Finalist list for The Slamdance Horror Screenwriting Competition, as well as a Finalist position in the WriteMovies Screenwriting Competition. The Hollow Season made the Semi-Finalist list for the Screamfest Screenplay competition.

Kody works in Vancouver’s film industry. While working on The 6th Day, he produced and directed a segment featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Quotes About Kody Zimmermann

” …Zimmermann directs with panache.”
-John W Bowen, Rue-Morgue Magazine

“… I would not be surprised at all that within the next few years his name is spoken in the same breath as Edger Wright (Shaun of the Dead) and genre mogul Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Avengers). Like Wright, Zimmermann intrinsically knows the language of film and is primed to create a modern classic; all the ingredients for his success are already there in his film The Familiar.”
– Vance Garrett, Independent Film Reviews

“If Kody Zimmermann got to make a feature, I would be first in line.”
– Horror Movie A Day

“I’m sure we can expect great things from Kody Zimmermann.”
– Stalk n Slash

SARAH WATTS  |  PRODUCER, WRITER

Sarah Watts has worked in film production for the past seventeen years in various departments: Production, Editorial, and Art. For the past four years, she has worked consistently as a Producer’s Assistant. Sarah also has an extensive professional and academic background that extends beyond Film and Television Production, which has proven pivotal to her growth and success in the industry.

While working on The 100, Sarah worked closely with the Line Producer to learn production budgeting, manage cast, and develop positive relationships with the studio executives and directors at Warner Bros and the CW Network. Sarah has also worked as the Assistant to the Executive Producer, as well as Researcher with CBC-TV in Toronto, where she took part in storyboard meetings and worked closely with its hosts, producers, editors and the Executive Producer to generate high-quality stories.

Sarah continues to take advanced creative writing workshops at UCLA and holds two Master of Arts degrees from the University of Toronto, one in Religious Studies, and the other in Art History. She minored in Film Studies while working towards her Bachelor of Arts Degree. Further to this, she interned at Penguin Random House of Canada in the Editorial Department, as well as Christie’s Auction House in the United Kingdom.

She was the Executive Assistant to the Director at the Vancouver Art Gallery, where she was in charge of special events, and while working for non-profit organizations that were heavily dependent on fundraising and government support, she proved to be adept in the art of negotiation and diplomacy.

On any project she’s involved with, Sarah always fosters positive relationships, and advocates for the filmmakers to find their voice.