Johan Vandewoestijne

Produzent, Schnitt, Darsteller, Autor, Regie

26. August 1961 (64 Jahre)
Johan Vandewoestijne was born on August 26th 1961 in Kortrijk Belgium (Europe) At very young age he showed interest for television and cinema. He studied chemistry and afterwards he went to a filmschool in Brussels.The filmschool was a great disappointment since he always said and today more than ever, that cinema is much more entertainment than it is art. At the filmschool they claimed the opposite. So very rapidly he understood that this was not a place for him to stay. So he left after two years. He joined a video production team by the name of Acces Video and assisted with the lighting of corporate videos. In 1985 he left the company to start up a feature film project entitled " Lucker " which became a cult classic very soon. In 1988 he produced " Rabid Grannies ". Troma inc picked up the film and did the distribution upon this day. It was a 20 year contract and when that was expired Michael Herz asked him to prolonged it with another 20 years. In 1988 Lloyd Kaufman from Troma Inc asked him " to do something about his name ". " Vandewoestijne " means " from the desert " Lloyd said that " Vandewoestijne " for others than Flemish or Dutch, was difficult to pronounce so Johan changed his name into " James Desert " Till today Johan ( or James if you like) is producing and directing low budget horror and exploitation films, always English spoken. That's why some people also name him " The Roger Corman " of the low countries " a surname he seems to like. For many years his films were distributed by Troma Inc but the last five years he has a collaboration with Jeffrey Swanson of SGL entertainment located in Concord California.

Filme & Serien auf plex.tv

  • Rabid Grannies
    Rabid Grannies1988
  • Knucks
    Knucks2021

Bekannt aus

  • Rabid Grannies
    Rabid Grannies1988
  • Laundry Man
    Laundry Man2016
  • Damned Forest
    Damned Forest2002
  • Parts of the Family
    Parts of the Family2003
  • Lycantropus: The Moonlight Murders
    Lycantropus: The Moonlight Murders1996
  • The Brides
    The Brides2018
  • Detention
    Detention2019
  • Soul Copyright
    Soul Copyright2017
  • State of Mind
    State of Mind1992
  • Purgatory
    Purgatory2012
  • Rotten Fruit
    Rotten Fruit2021

Filmografie

2023
2021
2021
Knucks · as Co-Producerauf plex.tv
2019
2018
2017
2016
2012
2002
1997
Lycantropus: The Moonlight Murders · as Associate Producer
1994
1990
Maniac Nurses find Ecstasy · as Executive Producer
1988
Rabid Grannies · as Executive Producerauf plex.tv