EXECUTIVE STAFF
Andrew van den Houten

Andrew van den Houten, president of MODERNCINÉ, has been the motivating force behind the development, financing, production and distribution of nine feature length motion pictures. Among them are the cult classic “Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door”, “The Woman”, “Home Movie” starring Adrian Pasdar, “Offspring” and the upcoming Chiller Network presentation, “Ghoul”.

As a director and producer, Andrew has gained a solid reputation as a fearless filmmaker willing to tackle the most controversial subjects. His filmic vision and creative courage have been recognized worldwide by The Sundance Film Festival, The Deauville Film Festival, Brussels International Fantastic Film Fest, Sitges, Fantastic Fest, FrightFest, Busan (Korea) International Film Festival, New York City Horror Film Festival and many others.

Having directed both “Offspring”, distributed by Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Underground label, and “Headspace”, Andrew continues to commit himself to directing those projects that best fulfill his vision. In addition, his willingness to be a producing partner with cutting edge filmmakers as Lucky McKee, Christopher Denham and Gregory M. Wilson have further raised MODERNCINÉ’s profile with audiences and professionals alike. In addition, Andrew has been fortunate to discover new talent on both sides of the camera. Among them is Pollyanna McIntosh, who garnered critical praise in the horror film community and beyond for her searing and fearless performance as the title character in “The Woman”.

Andrew began his film career as a child actor, performing in TV commercials in his native New York City. While still in his teens, Andrew hosted a pilot for Nickelodeon and was a familiar face on the local stand-up comedy circuit. A film graduate of Boston's Emerson College, he founded MODERNCINÉ during his junior year. He has always envisioned the company as an ideal vehicle for showcasing his own creativity and that of his colleagues. After graduation, Andrew returned to New York to produce and direct several award-winning short films and TV commercials. In 2005, he directed his first feature film, "Headspace". It won numerous awards and played in theaters and on network TV.

Through MODERNCINÉ, Andrew produced two 2009 releases for IFC Films: "Made For Each Other," a comedy starring Christopher Masterson, Bijou Phillips, Danny Masterson, George Segal and Patrick Warburton, and "Home Movie," a dark drama starring Adrian Pasdar ("Heroes") and Cady McClain, directed by Christopher Denham.

In 2010, Andrew co-founded Doberman Entertainment, devoted to developing and producing family-themed content. Their first theatrical release was “Rising Stars,” directed by Daniel Millican, starring Kyle Riabko, with Barry Corbin and Fisher Stevens.

EXECUTIVE STAFF
Robert Tonino

Robert Tonino has greatly enjoyed being a producer on many of MODERNCINÉ's feature length motion pictures in addition to serving as Chief Financial Officer for the company. Before making movies he was in financial management for many years at Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OPC) in various functions, lastly as CFO and Vice President Finance of the international Interore division. Before joining OPC Mr. Tonino was an investment banker for 5 years with Morgan Grenfell in London. Mr. Tonino has an LLM from the University of Amsterdam and an MBA from Columbia University.