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Andres SchnaasGerman film director, actor, screenwriter and producer
Date of Birth: 01.04.1968
Country:  Germany |
Content:
- Biography of Andreas Schnaas
- Amateur Films and Early Success
- Breakthrough and Success
- Later Career and Personal Favorites
Biography of Andreas Schnaas
Early Life and Introduction to Horror FilmsAndreas Schnaas, a German film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer, was born in Hamburg in 1968. From an early age, Schnaas had a keen interest in cinema, particularly films featuring martial arts. It was at the age of eight that Schnaas discovered horror films after watching the movie "Zombie Horror." This sparked his fascination with the genre.
Amateur Films and Early Success
At the age of 12, Schnaas directed his first amateur film called "The Pursued." The film depicted a story about mercenaries and assassins, with Schnaas and his friend playing the roles of the mercenaries. Schnaas' father captured the entire movie on a video camera. Despite being only fifteen minutes long, the film featured scenes of violence, including stabbings, headshots, and dismemberment.
Schnaas went on to create several more amateur films, such as "Bloody Moonlight," where macaroni served as fake intestines, "Game of Horror," and "The Running Man." In the fall of 1988, Schnaas began shooting his future underground hit, "Violent Shit." With a budget of 5,000 Deutsche Marks, the film was made purely for Schnaas' enjoyment.
Breakthrough and Success
In 1991, Schnaas released his zombie film, "Zombie 90: Extreme Pestilence," which premiered at a film festival in Alabama. The following year, he released the sequel to "Violent Shit" titled "Violent Shit 2," which showcased even more gruesome special effects and technical tricks. The film gained popularity and demand in the United Kingdom.
As Schnaas was working on the third installment of the "Violent Shit" series, titled "Violent Shit 3: Infantry of Fate," the film was temporarily titled "The Untold Story." By 1995, most of the filming had been completed, but financial problems arose, delaying the movie's release. However, in 1998, new scenes were added, along with new music, and the film premiered on April 5, 1999, in Hamburg with an audience of approximately 500 people.
During this time, Schnaas was also involved in other projects. In 1997, he collaborated with another independent film studio to work on "Cup of Blood." In 1999, he released one of his most professional films, "Anthropophagous-2000," which took six months to create and premiered on May 9, 1999, in Hamburg. The film is a remake of the 1980 Italian movie "Antropophagus" by director Joe D'Amato.
Later Career and Personal Favorites
In late summer 1999, Schnaas decided to make a new film called "Demonium," which combined zombies, vampires, and Adolf Hitler to create a level of madness. However, due to the search for financial support, filming for the movie began in March 2001 in Rome.
In late summer 2002, Schnaas started working on a film titled "Nikos," which was intended to contain numerous violent scenes. Additionally, in 2002, Schnaas ventured into children's television by directing a musical film called "Take Me."
Throughout his career, Schnaas has expressed his love for the films of Lucio Fulci and all Italian splatter films from the 1970s and 1980s. One of his personal favorite films is "Nikos," released in 2003.
Overall, Andreas Schnaas has made a significant impact in the world of low-budget horror films, demonstrating his passion for the genre through his work as a director, actor, screenwriter, and producer.
