I’m Jonas Wolcher, a pioneer of New Swedish Genre Cinema. I’ve launched a Fundrazr campaign to return to filmmaking and create more bold, independent genre films. Would you be interested in sharing my story with your audience?
Help Cult Movie Maker to Return to Making Films again
Jonas Wolcher – Wikipedia Traumatized cult film director, survivor, and unbreakable storyteller.
– I am a filmmaker. It’s not just what I do—it’s who I am. For over two decades, I’ve directed four feature films, produced over a dozen others, and created countless music videos and shorts. My work—Die Zombiejäger, Cannibal Fog, Dragonetti: The Ruthless Contract Killer—has left a mark on the New Swedish Genre Cinema movement (2000-2020). But my journey hasn’t been easy. In 2020 we tried to produce a creature feature during the burning pandemic of Covid 19–unfortunately the creature of practical effects was lost the first day of shooting. 70% is shot but all the creature effects are still there to shoot.
My fiancée, Helen Brunestål (CEO of Ranrikestudios AB), and I are based in northern Bohuslän, Sweden, a perfect location for filmmaking, surrounded by nature, the sea, and the eerie atmosphere that inspires our stories.
I’ve survived domestic violence that left deep scars, both physical and psychological. I am currently fighting a finacial struggle through a system that doesn’t support artists like me. In Sweden, if you’re part of a company (like my production company, Ranrikestudios AB), the social system abandons you. They’ll only help if you SHUT DOWN YOUR DREAM—and I REFUSE to do that.
But I won’t surrender. Filmmaking is my passion, my therapy, my reason to keep going. And now, I’m asking for YOUR HELP to get back in the saddle.
- Revive my filmmaking career and create the movies I’ve always dreamed of—movies that move an audience.
- Produce more bold, unfiltered genre films: horror, sci-fi, historical dramas, and stories about survival and justice.
- Build a community of filmmakers and fans who believe in real, raw cinema instead of sloppy AI-generated stuff.
This is where we want to create ghost assassins, poison murderers, historical dramas, sci-fi epics, and, of course, my favorite genre: horror with cheesy, gory effects.
In this interview with Nicholas Vince (Chatterer in Hellraiser 1 & 2), I explained my approach to filmmaking and shared my perspective on what I value in cinema.
I need a push forward, a financial lifeline to oil my joints, pay for equipment, locations, and the team that will help me bring these stories to life. And in return, you’ll get to follow my journey, engage in exclusive discussions about filmmaking, and be part of the rebirth of a cult director.
And yes, I am over 50, but my mind and my playfulness are much younger.
Here's the trailer for the crowdfunding of my friend Todd's movie Shadows of the Night!
I have Jonas Wolcher's Videotek, my own TV-show where I am interviewing friends and collegaues in the movie business.
"Fråga Våldsexperten", a TV show where I host alongside Maria Bauer, a violence expert and behavioral scientist specializing in psychology. I ask the questions, and she provides the answers to the ones sent in by viewers.
We've done some reports and short documentaries about all kinds of things. We had a terrific time interviewing Niclas Asker.
Thank you for listening.
