Anthony C. Ferrante Explained

Anthony C. Ferrante
Birth Place:	Antioch, California, U.S.
Occupation:	Film director, film producer, screenwriter

Anthony C. Ferrante is an American film director, producer, and writer, known for directing the Sharknado series, the 2017 thriller Forgotten Evil and the 2005 ghost story Boo, which was his feature film writing and directing debut.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Ferrante grew up in Antioch, California. When he was attending Antioch High School, he took a film studies class at Los Medanos College. His first film was shot at the El Campanil Theatre. He would later get his bachelor arts degree in film studies at San Francisco State.^{[3] [4]}

In addition to his film career, he has written a comic, Archie vs. Sharknado, which is a tie-in to and is illustrated by Dan Parent.^[5] He also formed the band Quint with actor / musician Robbie Rist. They have written and performed songs for every Sharknado movie including the theme song "(The Ballad of) Sharknado".^[6] Before moving to movies full-time, Ferrante was the editor-in-chief of (the now defunct) Cinescape magazine^[7] and a writer for Fangoria.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	(Executive) Producer	Writer	Actor	Role	Notes
1987	The Video Dead					A zombie	Direct-to-video
1997	God Talk						Short film
2000	The Dead Hate the Living!					Store customer	Direct-to-video
2001	The Surreal World						Short film
2002	Scarecrow					Jake	Direct-to-video
2003	The Revolting Dead					Construction worker
2004	Scarecrow Slayer
2005	Boo
2007	Headless Horseman
2009	The Five Stages of Grief of a TV Guest Star						Short film
2010	Para-Homeless Activity
	House of Bones
2011	Scream of the Banshee
2012	Red Clover						Also known as "Leprechaun's Revenge"
	Ghostquake						Also known as "Haunted High"
	American Horror House
2013	Hansel & Gretel
	Attila					John McVie
	Sharknado
	Hello Hero: Holding Out for a Hero
2014
						Guy with Guitar
2015						NASA Launch Director Marymee
2016						Fenwick
2017	Forgotten Evil
						Dundee
2018						Quint Singer
2019	Zombie Tidal Wave
2020	Stalked by My Husband's Ex						TV Movie
	Beaus of Holly						TV Movie
2022	Framed by My Sister						TV Movie
	Time Pirates
	Nix
	Crown Prince of Christmas						TV Movie
2023	Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anthony C. Ferrante. https://web.archive.org/web/20150527050400/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/774809/Anthony-C-Ferrante/filmography. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2015. 2015-05-27.
2. Web site: 'Sharknado' director returns to show 'Evil' film at el Campanil. 24 March 2017.
3. Web site: Antioch High grad returns home to direct his next movie, includes locals as extras | Antioch Herald.
4. Web site: The 4th is with East Bay's Ferrante and his new 'Sharknado'. 26 July 2016.
5. Web site: io9. Archie Vs. Sharknado Is An Actual Comic That Is Actually Happening. James. Whitbrook. April 17, 2015.
6. 'Sharknado 2' director on creating the movie's 'silly' theme song. .
7. Web site: Cinescape Magazine to return. Airlock Alpha. 28 September 2016. 3.
8. Web site: ONCE YOU PUT A SHARK IN A TORNADO, ALL BETS ARE OFF: A Q+A with Director Anthony C. Ferrante. Fangoria. August 20, 2018 . July 4, 2013 . Justin . Beahm .