Dave Campfield: Writer/director
After briefly studying film at the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico, Dave Campfield made the difficult decision to leave, so he could pursue his film career.
On the basis of his first script, Campfield won over a Hollywood agent. However, while receiving across the board positive reviews from the studios, the script remained limbo. Having grown disheartened with Hollywood gridlock, Campfield opted to go it alone and produce a feature himself. That film, Dark Chamber, had a successful run in the film festivals, and was picked up for distribution by Pop Cinema for a February 2008 release.
After signing the deal with Pop Cinema, Campfield soon inked a deal on another feature, Caesar and Otto’s Summer Camp Massacre. A throwback to the Horror/Comedy cross-overs of the 40s and 50s. It co-stars horror icons Felissa Rose, Brinke Stevens and Joe Estevez and is currently in post production.
Campfield's earlier film credits include crew work on Franz Kafka's The Married Couple, and Michael Moore's television program, The Awful Truth. Campfield also supplied the opening narration for a College of Old Westbury's television ad, and appeared in short guest spots on TV's "Thunderbox".
Campfield is currently readying his next production, a psychological horror entitled Fear the Reaper which already placed amongst the finalists in the 2007 Slamdance Horror screenwriting competition.
Awards:
- Dark Chamber - Best Dramatic Film (2007 Long Island Film Festival), Best Screenplay (2006 Terror Film Festival)
- Lost Disciple (Screenplay): Finalist 2007 Slamdance Horror Screenplay Competition, Top 5 finalist 2007 Screamfest Screenwriting competition, Finalist 2007 Terror Film Festival Screenwriting competition, First place Suspense screenplay 2007 Indie Gathering Screenwriting competition