Frank Merle Films




Frank Merle is an award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter who served as artistic director of Chicago's critically-acclaimed Keyhole Theatre Company and directed over 30 professional stage productions before turning his attention to film in 2006. Since then, he has written four feature-length screenplays and has written and directed several short films. His work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Illinois International Film Festival, the Chicago International Reel Shorts Festival, the East Lansing Film Festival, the Geneva Film Festival, the Terror Film Festival, and the Fright Night Film Festival. He has written for the serial dramedy Convenant Coffee and has served as a script reader and analyst for the Bluecat Screenplay Competition. His feature screenplay Graves Farm was honored among the top five percent of scripts submitted for the 2007 American Screenplay Competition and the 2008 Shriekfest Screenplay Competition. He is currently living and working in Los Angeles. For a demo reel and full resume of artistic achievements, click here.






News

Check out Frank Merle on IMDB.


Frank's short horror film Gnaw won Best Horror Short at the Illinois International Film Festival!


Frank's film Morgan's Last Call won Best Short Film at the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival


At a recent fundraising event for the Geneva Film Festival, Frank was honored with the prestigious Gold Star Award for excellence in filmmaking.




Upcoming Events

One or more of Frank's short film can be seen at the following festivals:

Vignette Film Festival Los Angeles
June 17, 2009 in Hollywood, CA

AOF International Film Festival
July 24-31, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA

Ventura Film Festival
June 29- July 5, 2009 in Ventura, CA

Fright Night Film Festival
Aug 14-16, Louisville, KY

2009 Indie Fest USA
Aug 22-28 in Downtown Disney, Anahiem, CA