Bill Kelman

Bill Kelman is an experience filmmaker and film executive in distribution, acquisitions and development who has sold film projects to various studios; including Warner Brothers, Paramount, New World, German companies Pro-Sieben and RTL and various other indie production companies. His cult film, “Mortuary Academy” starred Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov for RCA/Columbia. He has the dubious recognition of having three films in the “Psychotronic Video Guide”. Kelman’s film, “The Man Who Would Be Fred” appeared in 25 film festivals worldwide. “Succubus” appeared in over 50 film festivals. He has directed commercials that have appeared in the “One Show Creative Showcase” and in “Shoot Magazine”. Most recently he is a producer on "The Price We Pay" with Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, the BET+ sci-fi tv series "Pulse" and the unscripted pilot for "The Deep 6". He was a judge for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship. As a journalist, he has been published in the LA Times, Los Angeles Magazine, Millimeter, Fire Island News, LA Reader, Herald Examiner. He was at the American Film Institute on a screenwriting fellowship and has a BA from the University of Wisconsin.