David Michael Latt
Birth Name:
David Michael Latt
Birth Place:
Encino, California, United States
Profession
Producer, Visual effects, Writer, Editor, Director, Actor, Editorial department, Camera department
Fast Facts
- Jane White Is Sick & Twisted earned him Best B-Movie and Best Director awards at the B-Movie Film Festival, a Director's Choice Award at the Bare Bones International Film Festival and a Special Jury Award at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival
- Originally focused on directing straight-to-DVD low budget horror films, but after his adaptation of "War of the Worlds" came out near the debut of Steven Spielberg's adaptation and became the company's best seller, his business model changed
- Quote: "Whether it's giant robots attacking the Earth or something from the Bible, we're just happy to be making movies․"
- Co-founded The Asylum, an independent film studio that specializes in rapidly producing straight-to-video films
- His films are usually "tie-ins" that capitalize on publicity created by blockbusters of a similar genre or theme released around the same time, but contain original stories
- Consulted priests and rabbis to add religious themes to "The Apocalypse," which was originally a straightforward disaster movie
- Has been invited to speak at the Screen Actors Guild and several major universities
Awards
- 1997International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2002B-Movie Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2002B-Movie Award - Best B-Movie:Winner
- 2002Director's Choice Award - Best Movie Poster:Winner
- 2002Special Jury AwardWinner
- 2002Silver Award - Independent Theatrical Feature Films - Low Budget:Winner
- 2011Bronze Telly - Film/Video - Low Budget:Nominated
- 2012Bronze Telly - Film/Video - Low Budget:Nominated
- 2012People's Telly - People's Telly General-Television Series/Shows/Segments:Nominated
- 2012Bronze Telly - Television - Entertainment:Nominated
- 2013Silver Telly - Television - General Entertainment:Nominated
- 2016Best Science Fiction Feature Film - Best Film:Winner
- 2023Silver Telly - General - Entertainment:Winner
- 2023Silver Telly - General - Entertainment:Nominated
- 2023People's Telly - Silver People's Telly General-Television Series/Shows/Segments:Nominated
- 2023People's Telly - Silver People's Telly General-Television Series/Shows/Segments:Winner
- 2024Bronze Telly - Television General - Entertainment:Nominated
- 2024Bronze Telly - Television General - Entertainment:Winner
- 2024Silver Telly - Televsion: General - Holiday & Seasonal:Winner