Lowell Dean – Writer & Director

Lowell Dean is a Canadian filmmaker with a talent for the twisted. He is best known for writing and directing the horror comedy WOLFCOP and its sequel ANOTHER WOLFCOP. These films quickly achieved cult status following their theatrical release across Canada and the USA. They won awards such as the Audience Choice Award for Best Canadian Feature at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Best Horror Feature at the Arizona Underground Film Festival, and the Special Jury Award at the Fantasporto Fantasy Film Festival. They also garnered nominations for five Canadian Comedy Awards, including Best Writing and Best Directing. The success of the WOLFCOP films spawned a franchise, complete with special editions, soundtracks, action figures, and comic books.

Most recently, Lowell wrote & directed DARK MATCH, a wrestling horror film starring Steven Ogg, Ayisha Issa, and Chris Jericho, which recently had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival. He also wrote and directed the post-apocalyptic love story DIE ALONE, starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Douglas Smith, and Frank Grillo, which has a US and Canadian theatrical release in late 2024.

Leo Fafard – Actor

Leo has been a mainstay in the Saskatchewan Film and Television industry, working on both sides of the camera as a classically trained actor and film technician for over 25 years. In the past few years Leo has become somewhat of a cult success through his frequent collaboration on Lowell Dean’s feature film projects, WOLFCOP, ANOTHER WOLFCOP, and SUPERGRID, all enjoying cult success and international distribution. 

Recently, Leo stepped behind the camera again, this time as co-director for the short film Gymnastics, currently winning awards on the film festival circuit.  

Emersen Ziffle – Makeup FX Artist

Emersen Ziffle has been producing makeup FX for over 15 years. After many years solving gorey challenges posed by Indie filmmakers he was quickly absorbed into the world of feature films, where he continues to innovate and excel. From supervising creatures on the Christmas classic KRAMPUS for the acclaimed Weta Workshop in New Zealand. To series work in Vancouver where he supervised teams of artists and produced groundbreaking prosthetic FX work. His work can be seen throughout ,SEE (Apple TV), THE STAND (Paramount plus), PEACEMAKER (CBS)  and SHOGUN (Disney+). 

Emersen is driven by technical challenges and bringing ideas to life. He fully embraces the time-honored techniques of illustration, sculpture, molding and casting. And has integrated digital design, scanning and 3d printing into his workflow. Whether he is producing  puppets, creatures, injuries or full bodies, Emersen is loving every minute of it, and eagerly looks forward to the next creative project.