Antoine M Dillard

Antoine M Dillard

Nascimento : , Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.

História

Antoine M. Dillard was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and raised in the small town of New Castle. An award-winning Director/Filmmaker, Antoine is best known for his directorial role in the Rise of the Avalanche films (2017 - 2019) and his on-screen role in The Kombat AllStar Show (2014 - 2017). He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Media Arts & Animation (Graphic Design/2D & 3D Animation) from The Art Institute of Phoenix in 2005 & a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Special Effects Animation (Visual Effects) from Digital Media Arts College in 2007. Antoine started his career in the independent film industry in 2010 working for Gisela Productions on The Otherworld (2016) as a Visual Effects Artist. Even though post-production on The Otherworld was still in full swing his obligation to the project had been fulfilled and he moved on to work with Jazzy K Productions & Galloping Metal Productions as Visual Effects Artist and Visual Effects Supervisor on films like Hecate (2013) & TV Shows like Inner Dimension (2015). On January 1, 2014, Antoine formed Quantum VFX Ltd. a Visual Effects house and Production Company, to further pursue his dreams. The company's 1st production was "The Kombat AllStar Show (2014 - 2017 )." In 2017 Antoine received 2 award wins & 2 nominations for his film directorial debut under the Quantum VFX umbrella, Rise of The Avalanche (2017). On May 12th, 2021, Antoine formed the Indie Nation Network LLC, which launched June 19th 2021, a video streaming service that exclusively streams movies and shows from independent filmmakers from all over the globe. He went on to serve as an Advisory Board Member for Front Range Community College (2011- 2013), was a member of ASIFA-Colorado (2013 -2014), a Festival Judge for the Hollywood Short Film Festival (2017- 2020), an industry member of the Denver Film Society (2013 - 2020), a member of the Marketing and Sales Committee (2019 - 2021) as well as a Board of Director (2020- 2022) for Open Media Foundation. Antoine has won several awards and nominations, a few of them include; Best Director Award Win at the 2021 Top Indie Film Awards for Citizen Blaine. Best Director Finalist Award Win at the 2021 Best Director Awards for Crazy Weapon 5: Back for the First Time. Best Crime Film Award Win at the 2017 Colorado Film Festival for Rise of the Avalanche. Best Original Story Award Win for Captain Powerful, at the 2018 Independent Shorts Awards. Best Director Nominations for Gotta Make It & Rise of the Avalanche: Revenge from the Shadows. Best Cinematography Nomination for Gotta Make It, at the 2018 Top Indie Film Awards.

Perfil

Antoine M Dillard

Filmes

House of Ra: The Legend of Reo
House of Ra: The Legend of Reo
Director
On National Reo Day, The Sol Elder sits down to talk about the Legend behind Reo of the House of Ra. There was a prophecy that a fallen house will regain glory by finding an ancient life source which will replenish the scarce resources to the planet for eternity. A young girl and the sole member of the House of Ra finds a relic that will lead her to the Great life Star. She embarks on a journey with a few friends to reclaim and rebuild her house honor by saving the planet.
The Sack Man
The Sack Man
Director
A kid finds out first hand that not all stories are just stories and some monsters are actually real.
Citizen Blaine
Citizen Blaine
Director
Staff Sergeant Blaine, a decorated sniper recently discharged from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Army Night Stalkers), goes back to his hotel to get some sleep. Due to PTSD and noisy surroundings, Blaine can't sleep and is compelled to take matters into his own hands.
Crazy Weapon 5: Back for the First Time
Crazy Weapon 5: Back for the First Time
Director
In the year 2297 Las Vegas, the master thief and escape artist, Wanda 'Whispers' Jones has stolen a Crazy Weapon from the distant future (The year 4225/Envision City) and plans on using it in the past (The year 1974/ Colorado) to alter the timeline for her own gain. Two time cops (Sergeants Calloway and Quinn) along with Timeline Regulator, Spencer Cooper partner for the first time to go back to 1974, to retrieve the Crazy Weapon and Whispers Jones.
Past Identity
Past Identity
Director
A woman reveals to her husband after 13yrs of marriage that she was a career bank robber and murderer. With the police hot on her trail, she now has to make the most difficult decision of her life.
Rise of the Avalanche: Revenge from the Shadows
Rise of the Avalanche: Revenge from the Shadows
Director
Sequel to the award-winning Neo-Noir film Rise of The Avalanche (2017), Rise of the Avalanche: Revenge from the Shadows is about a gangster by the name of Alvin "Avalanche" Steele who is freed from prison and executes his plans to take back his city. Meanwhile, the Supercop that put him behind bars (Antoine "Megki" DeLord) is hell-bent on sending him back to prison where he belongs. While Avalanche is distracted trying to take back his city and doing everything he can to keep the cops off his trail an old rival who he left for dead is out to exact revenge from the shadows.
Captain Powerful
Captain Powerful
Director
The world's greatest superhero suffers a psychotic mental breakdown after years of saving countless people. Now institutionalized, he's constantly beaten by the guards and talked down to by his condescending therapist, Dr. Powell. How much more can a broken man at the end of his rope take?
Gotta Make It
Gotta Make It
Director
"Gotta Make It" is a short film about a struggling artist trying to make it in the film industry a few years after graduating college. Dealing with hardship, numerous job rejections, and wanting to give up, he struggles to try to find the courage to continue with his passion, hopes, dreams to become a professional in the film industry.
Rise of the Avalanche
Rise of the Avalanche
Director
Rise of the Avalanche takes place in the very neo-noir future in the year 4225, where the criminal mastermind Avalanche Steele executes stage one of his evil plot to exact revenge and take back control over Envision City. Tensions rise as Detective Sal starts to unravel the plot and confronts the well-known crime boss Clyde Simms about the truth.