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Jonas Wolcher, the visionary Swedish director born on April 15, 1973, is a cinematic maestro celebrated for his dynamic storytelling in films like "Die Zombiejäger" and "Dragonetti: The Ruthless Contract Killer." In the captivating world of "Cannibal Fog," Wolcher fearlessly delves into the cannibal genre, crafting narratives that defy convention, emphasizing storytelling prowess over extravagant special effects. His films aren't just stories; they're experiences, guided by an auteur with an unparalleled knack for turning challenges into triumphs. In a world of constraints, Wolcher's indomitable spirit shines through, making him a luminary figure in Swedish cinema. His unique blend of storytelling, music curation, and marketing finesse continues to captivate audiences, ensuring that Jonas Wolcher remains a cinematic force to be reckoned with.

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2024-03-14

Jonas Wolcher, kultfilmsregissören pratar i Nördarnas Podd (TEASER)

 


Den 25/3 släpps nästa avsnitt. Den här gången är det kultfilmsregissören Jonas Wolcher (#diezombiejager) som pratar i Nördarnas Podd. Temat den här gången är zombies på tapeten. Missa inte detta!!!

Häng med in i en värld full av odöda och känn doften av sirap och karamellfärg.

 
Lite info om podden:
Välkommen till Nördarnas Podd, där passion möter mångsidighet! Vi är stolta över att vara en dynamisk duo bestående av två unika individer: David Stavegård och Patrik Stenberg.
David är vår egen excelnörd och hjärnan bakom alla våra imponerande siffror och data. Han lever och andas Excel och har en unik talang för att få siffror att dansa på sina formler. Inget problem är för komplext för David, och hans entusiasm för det tekniska och analytiska gör honom till den verkliga hjärnan i vårt team.
Design och artwork: #ranrikestudios 2024
David Stavegård Patrik Stenberg

Domestic violence equals Trauma



We need to raise awareness that domestic violence often leads to lasting trauma.

I want to support Maria who has lived through and survived years of domestic violence. Today she lives a new life, mostly free from her abuser and she has dedicated her time fighting for women in Sweden, still suffering or having survived the abuse.

Malik Intervjuar Jonas Wolcher



Malik gjorde för ett tag sedan en recension av filmen Die Zombiejäger och fick då upp ögonen för filmskaparen Jonas Wolcher. Malik tog därefter kontakt med Jonas för en intervju om att vara filmskapare och regissör. Det blev ett samtal om hans morfar, Die Zombiejäger och hans nya film "The Beast Beneath Lake Bullaren"

- Per Jonas Wolcher, född 15 april 1973 i Göteborg, Västra Götaland, är en svensk regissör, producent och manusförfattare mest känd för Die Zombiejäger (2005). Wolcher har sedan dess fortsatt skapa filmer och bidragit som producent på projekt både i Sverige och Uganda som Precision (2017), My X-Girlfriend (2018), Sektor 236 - Tors vrede (2010) samt Hermit: Monster killer (2016) och The Beast Beneath Lake Bullaren (2020). www.youtube.com/ranrikestudios www.ranrikestudios.eu

2024-03-13

Jonas Wolcher intervjuas av Malik på MEDIABYRÅN



VEM ÄR JONAS WOLCHER?

 
Imorgon den 14/3 släpps intervjun med mig på Mediabyrån Youtube.
 
Det var otroligt roligt att få berätta om min passion för film, hur det är att producera och vad som fick mig att börja. Malik som intervjuade mig var saklig och ställde spännande frågor.

The sequel to DRAGONETTI - Name revealed.

Here are some news regarding our project the sequel to Dragonetti (2010) 

 SUMMARIES
Dragonetti, a retired contract killer, now living an ordinary life in the countryside of the northern part of the west coast of Sweden. Out of the blue day his former weapon supplier comes for an unexpected visit. They talk about the past over a late night meal and then his guest leaves in a hurry leaving something behind - Later on something begins to terrorize Dragonetti. Something from his life as an assassin, a deadly enemy from the past. Now Dragonetti has to find the connection to get rid of the threat. But how? You can't kill someone who's already dead.
Helen Brunestål - Writer at Ranrikestudios
The title is: 


We are currently working on the script. Stay tuned for more here and on RANRIKESTUDIOS patreon page.


2024-03-12

Skräck och spökmässa i Moriska Paviljongen April 2018


Straight from the vault. 

This is the first and biggest horror con arranged in Sweden. 500 visitors, zombies, creepy dentists and other scary stuff. More than 30 exhibitors including 2 film companies. We had a blast and screened for a full cinema the cult movie Hermit: Monster Killer. We will definitely be back for another turn.

Did you know this about Jonas Wolcher?

 




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 HELP A CULT FILM DIRECTOR
MAKE GREAT FILMS AGAIN

My name is Jonas Wolcher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Wolcher.)

I am a traumatized cult film director who needs help to go back and produce/direct great movies once more. I've directed four features, produced at least a dozen of other pictures and countless of music videos including shorts.

In my past I've been living in relationships which were not good (due to physical and psychological violence) and now many years later they have put deep scars inside me but I will never surrender! Film making is my passion!!!


 
What I really want to do is to go back and make movies, but due to my economical situation and psychological status I can't do it. Not yet. I've been into the health care but they can't do much and the social government doesn't help people with companies in Sweden. In order to get financial support from the social you have to put your company to rest (disease) or in an other term, terminate for a period. However that doesn't count if you are in a LCC or a board member of a LCC. It's a pretty nasty stand-off you are looking at.

That's why I decided to ask for your support. To get some income and oil the machinery once more and start to make really good movies. In order to do that I need a push forward. You can help me get back in the saddle by investing some money into my life.

You can follow my journey here and we can have discussions about film making on discord #helpcultfilmdirector

 Me and my fiance Helen she's the CEO of Ranrikestudios AB, our production company in northern Bohuslän, Sweden, an absolutely perfect location to make movies in. Close to nature, the sea and not far from Norway. This place suit us and it's here where we get all the ideas of projects we really want to make. Everything from Ghost Assassins, poison murderers, domestic violence, historical dramas, sci-fi's and of course my favourite genre, Horror!

Thank you for listening.


 


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2024-03-05

Blue Mango having a shower in slow-mo



No sound. This is our English Budgie Mango. She loves to shower. Next time she will be with me in the editing room... Stay tuned.

2024-03-04

FROM TOTAL DARKNESS TO SUNSHINE AND CARDAMOM ROLLS

 


(ENG)

Today it happened. 

I was completely down and had difficult decisions ahead of me. Our financial situation is extreme in every way. It's so difficult to decide whether to eat or pay the bills. This is because the job we had in the neighbouring municipality ended abruptly due to disagreements between two parties. They were satisfied with our performance, but the project couldn't continue as planned. This day didn't start well in any way.

As an extra twist of fate

We have agreed to participate in a documentary about ourselves and our project about "the fish film". Looking back at all the decisions made many years ago and discovering that perhaps they weren't always the best cuts through you. 

 


Even though it's in the past, the same feelings arise as when you were in the midst of production with all the stress and anxiety. Yes, I really had anxiety when I had just left a long and destructive relationship, so there was no energy left to be the film maker I used to be. 

 


I was trying to climb back up the career ladder, but I was too agitated to make sensible decisions. We sit and watch a rough cut of the film and make notes. Eventually, Helen can't take it any more, and I'm completely distraught. There are way too many emotions. We call our documentary director and tell him about our state of mind. 


 He is calm and says:

"I recognize this because you're behaving exactly the same way as when we made 'the fish film'. You couldn't take in what we were saying to you because your stress level was so high. I want to do this. I'll show the film to a few interested people like producers and I'll come back later when you're more calm and able to absorb information again."

Helen and I immediately felt a sense of tranquillity when these words were spoken to us. It was like an extra twist of fate. Our stressed hearts slowed down.

Guidance through prompts and settings

Then our other colleague who we worked with on another project called us and gave us another piece of news that gave us a positive boost for the day. But it didn't stop there. We received the revisions for an archaeological project that can be easily fixed. We had succeeded with that too, and the client was satisfied.

 
Then I called and talked to my mother, telling her about our situation. She listened and comforted us. My mother explained that they themselves had ended up in a bad situation when their apartment had problems and needed renovations due to damage that they couldn't have foreseen, nor could they have done anything about earlier. I'm so happy to have my mother back since we hadn't been in contact for several years, but now we often talk on the phone.

 


My friend who runs a stunt school, I helped him order shirts and fix his computer which had completely crashed (Windows Automatic Recovery). It took me over an hour to guide him through prompts and settings. He struggles so much with handling programs and computers, so without me, he wouldn't have been able to solve his problem. After much work, the PC finally started again. He was overjoyed and thanked me. 


 

Suddenly it happened. When we were done, I received a surprising text message. My mother had sent some money to me. I replied and wrote that I have the best mom!

This brings me to the end of the evening. Afterwards, Helen and I took a walk in the night. I reflected on the day and concluded that one should help people in need, especially those close to you. When we got home we had some tea and and home made cardamom rolls.

Pass it forward

Don't worry about getting paid because when you least expect it, you may receive more than you anticipated from elsewhere. The world we live in today needs more empathy.

Sometimes the world can truly turn from total darkness to sunshine and cardamom rolls.




 


(SWE)

Idag hände det. 

Jag var helt nere och hade tunga beslut framför mig. Vår ekonomiska situation är extrem på alla vis. Det är så jobbigt att behöva besluta ifall man ska äta eller betala räkningarna. Detta beror på att jobbet vi hade i grannkommunen avslutades abrupt pga ogentligheter mellan två parter. De var nöjda med vår insats, men artbetet kunde inte fortgå som planerat. Den här dagen började inte bra på något sätt.

Som extra smör på pannkakor

Vi har tackat ja i att medverka i en dokumentär om oss själva och vårt projekt om "fiskfilmen". Att se tillbaka på allt man då för många år sedan tog beslut i och upptäcka att det var kanske inte var det allra bästa alla gånger skär igenom kroppen på en. Även ifall det är överspelat så dyker samma känslor upp som när man var mitt uppe i produktionen med all stress och ångest. Ja, jag hade verkligen ångest då jag precis hade lämnat ett långt och destruktivt förhållande så fanns inte orken att vara den filmskapare jag tidigare var. Jag var i jakt på att kliva upp på karriärstegen åter, men var för uppjagad för att kunna ta förnuftiga beslut. Vi sitter och tittar på en grovklippning av filmen och gör anteckningar. Till slut så klarar inte Helen mer och jag är helt förtvivlad. Det är alldeles för mycket känslor. Vi ringer till vår regissör för dokumentären och berättar om vårt mående. Han är lugn och säger:

Jag känner igen detta för att du beter dig precis på samma sätt som när vi gjorde "fiskfilmen". Du kunde inte ta in vad vi sade till dig p g a din stressnivå var så hög. 

- Jag vill att vi gör så här. Jag visar filmen för lite folk som är intresserade som producenter så återkommer jag lite senare när ni är mer lugna i sinnet och orkar ta in information igen.

Helen och jag kände genast ett sus av tranquility när dessa orden uttalades till oss. Det var som extra smör på pannkakor. Våra hjärtan saktade ner.

Vägledning genom prompter och inställningar

Därefter ringde vår övriga kollega som vi jobbade med kring ett annat projekt och gav oss ytterligare ett besked som gav oss en positiv boost till dagen. Men det slutade inte där. Vi fick tillbaka ändringarna till ett arkeologprojekt som lätt kan fixas. Vi hade lyckats med det också och kunden var nöjd.

Jag ringde och pratade med min mor och berättade hur vår situation var. Hon lyssnade och tröstade oss. Min mor förklarade att de själva hade hamnat i en dålig situation då deras lägenhet hade problem och behövdes renoveras pga en skada som de själva inte kunde ha förutsett, inte heller kunde göra något åt tidigare. Jag är så glad över att jag fått tillbaka min mor då vi inte hade någon kontakt med varandra under flera år, men nu är det ofta vi pratar i telefon.

Min vän som driver en stuntskola hjälpte jag med att beställa tröjor till samt hans dator som helt hamnat i Blue Hell. (Windows Automatic Recovery). Det tog över en timma för mig att vägleda honom genom prompter och inställningar. Han har så svårt att hantera program och datorer så utan mig hade han inte klarat att lösa sitt problem. Efter mycket jobb startade till slut PCn igen. Han var helt överlycklig och tackade mig. Plötsligt hände det. När vi var klara så fick jag ett överraskande sms. Min mor hade skickat en slant till mig. Jag besvarade och skrev att jag har den bästa mamman!

Det leder mig då till ett slut på kvällen. Efteråt tog jag och Helen en promenad i natten. Jag reflekterade över dagen och kom fram till att man ska hjälpa människor i nöd, speciellt de som står en nära. När vi kom hem så drack vi te och åt kardemummabullar.

Skicka vidare

Bry dig inte om ifall du får betalt för när du minst anar det så får du kanske mer än vad du väntat dig från ett annat håll. Världen idag vi lever i behöver mer empati.

Ibland så kan verkligen världen vända från totalt mörker till solsken och kardemummabullar.


2024-03-02

Jonas Wolcher - BIO

 

Jonas Wolcher was born in Gothenburg at Östra Sjukhuset 15th of April 1973. He spent his childhood most of the time in Skåne until he went to school. Jonas began a career as a tourist guide, but then moved on to become a journalist. He started his first company (commercials) 1996 when he moved back to his hometown. There he tried many different works, salesman, sampler, telephone salesman, merchandiser. 1997 Jonas went to Gothenburg University to study Film Theory. After less than a year he couldn't go on any further. Jonas wanted to make film instead of becoming a film critic . He started his film career in 1999 for a Swedish version of Blair Witch Project "Yvonne", but it failed because the guy who owned the camera and the editing software moved to the UK. 2002 he started to make his first short with the title "Deadly Milk". During a nightmare he called his friend Jonas Lübeck in the middle of the night and explained to him about a future film project. He got Jonas Lübeck on board and from March to May 2002 the film was shot. It had it's premier at Fantastic Film Festival, Lund the same year with the title "Zombienoid".



In December 2002 he and his friends starts to make another huge project Mutant "The New Era" Nearly 100 people got involved, but this project had to go and only three trailers were made.

In July 2003 Jonas Wolcher starts with another and much bigger project called "Zombienoid II", which later change to "Die Zombiejäger". The movie is ready in September 2005 and shown at Fantastic Film Festival, Lund.



In fall 2006 a new project "Dragonetti" in progress. It takes nearly 4 years to finish. The movie has it's premier in September 2010 at Fantastic Film Festival, Lund the same year. The Swedish Title is Dragonetti The Ruthless Contact Killer.

During the making of "Dragonetti", Jonas also works as a DVD-author and editor for the production "Sektor 236".

In 2012 Jonas Wolcher starts to write a horror drama with cannibalism as the theme. He gets help with Brian Bell and Vargman Bjärsborn to create Cannibal Fog, one of the strangest Swedish horror drama of 2014. The movie is shown at Weekend of Horrors, Germany and at Mórbido Mérida in Mexico the same year.

Jonas Wolcher has worked with special effects since 1998, for movies, music videos and lectures "impressive horror makeup easy and effective".

Now Jonas Wolcher has been involved in several projects such as Sektor 236, Barracuda, WeekEND, Root of Darkness, Hermit, Monster Killer, Coctail Apocalypse among many.



During film festivals and Horror conventions Jonas is always trying to give the visitors as a happy visit as possible. He gladly signing autographs and love a good chat with you.

Jonas Wolcher loves to tell stories right away without so much explanation of the past. Cannibal Fog is his first attempt to make a drama in the cannibal genre instead of putting everything onto the effects.


The strength of Jonas Wolcher is his ability to find music that fits for each specific scene to keep the mood and the rhythm in the movie. He's also very good at artwork and marketing. The expression "to Wolche, or Wolcha" something comes from Jonas Wolcher's ability to market something with no budget.






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