Adam Wingard Biography

Fast Facts

• A regular at the annual Fantastic Film Fest held in Austin, many of his films have been honored there including "A Horrible Way to Die" and "You're Next", among others
• His film "Pop Skull" won best narrative feature in the American spectrum at the Indianapolis International Film Festival
• Graduated with a film degree from Full Sail University in 2002
• Went to film school with E․L․ Kats and they made their first production, "Home Sick," together
• Quote: "[on "You're Next"] "For the first time ever I had enough money to realize a fuller vision and to finally make a movie that I would have loved to watch when I was 17․""
• Quote: "I like doing horror movies, but I like doing things that help elevate the genre․ I think it needs a little bit of help these days․"
• Quote: "You might make a hundred crappy movies but as long as you can leave your ego behind and strive to evolve constantly and learn from your mistakes you will eventually start to make the right decisions which lead to magic․"
• Gained widespread acclaim after the release of his second film, "Pop Skull", that was made for less than $2,000 and eventually screened at the American Film Institute Film Festival
• Known for directing visually sophisticated horror films that subvert genre conventions and contain characters with psychological depth
• Hates sticky things, including fake blood, but because of the films he likes to make he has to use it