Andrew van den Houten

About
Andrew van den Houten, president of MODERNCINÉ, has been the motivating force behind the development, financing, production and distribution of over a dozen feature length motion pictures. Among them are the cult classic "Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door," "Offspring," "The Woman," "Home Movie," the Chiller Network presentation, "Ghoul," and the 2012 Spirit Award Nominee "In The Family."

Reputation
Andrew has gained a solid reputation as a fearless filmmaker willing to tackle the most controversial subjects and as a result attracted the talents of cutting edge filmmakers Lucky McKee, the McManus Brothers, Patrick Wang and Gregory M. Wilson. His filmic vision and creative courage have been recognized worldwide by The Sundance Film Festival, The Independent Spirit Awards, SXSW, The Deauville Film Festival, Brussels International Fantastic Film Fest, Sitges, Fantastic Fest, FrightFest, Busan International Film Festival, New York City Horror Film Festival and many others.

Career
Andrew began his career as a child actor, performing in TV commercials in his native New York City, and as a teenager was a familiar face on the local stand-up comedy circuit. A film graduate of Boston's Emerson College, he founded MODERNCINÉ during his junior year. After graduation, Andrew returned to New York City to produce and direct several award-winning short films and TV commercials. In 2005, he directed his first feature film, "Headspace", a multiple award winner that screened in theaters and on TV.

In 2010, Andrew co-founded Doberman Entertainment to develop and produce family-themed content. Their first theatrical release was "Rising Stars."

For Chiller Network, Andrew produced the original film "Brian Keene's Ghoul," which aired in April 2012. Most recently, Andrew has wrapped the 2013 feature "Jug Face", written and directed by Chad Crawford Kinkle, based on the latter's Slamdance Film Festival screenplay award winner.

Andrew's production of "In The Family," written and directed by Patrick Wang, received 4 stars from critic Roger Ebert, and additional recognition from Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards.

Source: IMDB

Involvement with The Undertakers
Andrew van den Houten will produce and direct the film version of The Undertakers. Jeffrey Reddick will adapt the book series into a script.