David Von Ancken(1964-2021)
- Producer
- Director
- Autor
Executive Producer / Director / Writer David Von Ancken was a prolific
television director and executive producer as well as a feature film
director. David executive produced and directed, Tut, an epic six hour
action-adventure-thriller for Spike starring Ben Kingsley. Spike's
first mini-series features King Tut's ascension to power, the chaotic
political intrigue of the youngest Pharaoh's rule of ancient Egypt, and
the mystery surrounding his death. He executive produced and directed
the first season of Salem, the premiere series for cable network, WGN.
The show was picked up for a second season. He executive produced and
directed the pilot of AMC's series, Hell on Wheels, then continued as
executive producer/director for its first two seasons. David has also
directed multiple episodes such popular series as Californication, The
Shield, CSI:NY and Cold Case. And he directed shows as diverse as
Intelligence, The Following, House of Lies, Oz, Numb3rs, Heroes, Gossip
Girl, Vampire Diaries and Person of Interest. In addition to his work
in television, David co-wrote and directed Seraphim Falls, a civil war
action-thriller starring Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson. David was
nominated for Gotham's Breakthrough Director Award for his work on the
film. David's acclaimed debut short film, Bullet in the Brain, won
Universal/Hypnotic Films' Million Dollar Film Festival as well as
numerous other awards at festivals including Rotterdam, The Silver Bear
at Chicago and South By Southwest.