David DeCoteau’s Rapid Heart Pictures Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

Launched in November, 1999 by prolific filmmaker David DeCoteau, Rapid Heart Pictures Ltd. has gone on to create over 30 successful, commercially-driven genre feature films for the worldwide market. It has become the number one supplier of content for the here! TV network (available in 40 million U.S. homes) and currently has its programming in distribution through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Showtime, HBO, LionsGate, First Look Pictures, Regent Entertainment, Viacom/MTV's LOGO, OutTV Canada, E1, Image Entertainment, ProSeiben, SciFi Channel and many others.

Although based in British Columbia, Canada, Rapid Heart Pictures keeps an office in Los Angeles and produces content in locations all over the world, including New York City, Los Angeles and Vancouver as well as in regions such as South Africa, the Philippines, China, Eastern Europe, and the Caribbean. It's also a boutique film production company and all projects are directed and co-produced by DeCoteau.

David DeCoteau, who is a dual citizen of Canada and the USA, has worked professionally in the movie business since he was 18 years old. He got his start through a generous offer from movie legend Roger Corman who hired him in 1980 as a production assistant at New World Pictures. In 1986, DeCoteau directed and produced his first feature film for another film legend, Full Moon Entertainnment’s Charles Band. DeCoteau has produced and directed more than seventy motion pictures over the past twenty four years. His passion lies in the creation of popular genre programming made for world consumption. DeCoteau's experience in creating modestly-budgeted content in countries all over the world makes him a proven choice for exceptionally challenging movie projects. He currently resides in British Columbia, Canada.

DeCOTEAU ALUMNI KEEPS GROWING!

David DeCoteau’s films are famous for discovering new talent. Here’s a rogue’s gallery of stars who were first discovered on DeCoteau’s celluloid:

NEVER BACK DOWN’s Sean Faris (THE BROTHERHOOD II), GLEE’s Corey Monteith (KILLER BASH), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Jason-Shane Scott (SHREIKER), INSTANT STAR’s Kristopher Turner (THE BROTHERHOOD III), SLAPSHOT 3’s Greyston Holt (THE SISTERHOOD), SHARK’s Samuel Page (THE BROTHERHOOD), 90210’s Josh Henderson (LEECHES!), GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Nathan Parsons (THE BROTHERHOOD V), HARPER’S ISLAND’s C.J. Thomason (THE BROTHERHOOD II), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s John Paul Lavoisier (WOLVES OF WALL STREET), STARGATE UNIVERSE’s Bradley Stryker (THE BROTHERHOOD), ALL MY CHILDREN’s Jeff Branson (WOLVES OF WALL STREET), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Matthew Twining (THE FRIGHTENING), BRING IT ON’s Huntley Ritter (VOODOO ACADEMY), 24’s Riley Smith (ALIEN ARSENAL), ARMY WIVES’ Drew Fuller (VOODOO ACADEMY), TIGERLAND’s Russell Richardson (ANCIENT EVIL), THE ROOM’s Greg Sestero (RETRO-PUPPETMASTER), KYLE XY’s Chris Olivero (ALIEN ARSENAL), JEEPERS CREEPERS II’s Josh Hammond (ALIEN ARSENAL), MY BOYS’ Kyle Howard (SKELETONS), AS THE WORLD TURNS’ Michael Lowry (PUPPETMASTER III), SWEET HOME ALABAMA’s C.J. Cox (NIGHTMARE SISTERS), POWER RANGERS’ Jason Faunt (TOTEM), TIGERLAND’s Dane Northcutt (WITCHOUSE), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Kamar De Los Reyes (GHETTOBLASTER), THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL's Brandon Beemer (THE BROTHERHOOD), HEARTLAND's Graham Wardle (KILLER BASH).

BODY BLOW wraps in the Philippines

I just wrapped a Kung Fu movie in the Philippines called BODY BLOW. Here is a few pics from the set. Expect a release on here! TV early next year!

DeCOTEAU ALUMNI KEEPS GROWING!

David DeCoteau’s films are famous for discovering new talent. Here’s a rogue’s gallery of stars who were first discovered on DeCoteau’s celluloid:

NEVER BACK DOWN’s Sean Faris (THE BROTHERHOOD II), GLEE’s Corey Monteith (KILLER BASH), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’S Jason-Shane Scott (SHREIKER), INSTANT STAR’s Kristopher Turner (THE BROTHERHOOD III), SLAPSHOT 3’s Greyston Holt (THE SISTERHOOD), SHARK’S Samuel Page (THE BROTHERHOOD), 90210’s Josh Henderson (LEECHES!), GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Nathan Parsons (THE BROTHERHOOD V), HARPER’S ISLAND’s C.J. Thomason (THE BROTHERHOOD II), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s John Paul Lavoisier (WOLVES OF WALL STREET), STARGATE UNIVERSE’s Bradley Stryker (THE BROTHERHOOD), ALL MY CHILDREN’S Jeff Branson (WOLVES OF WALL STREET), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Matthew Twining (THE FRIGHTENING), BRING IT ON’s Huntley Ritter (VOODOO ACADEMY), 24’s Riley Smith (ALIEN ARSENAL), ARMY WIVES’ Drew Fuller (VOODOO ACADEMY), TIGERLAND’s Russell Richardson (ANCIENT EVIL), THE ROOM’s Greg Sestero (RETRO-PUPPETMASTER), KYLE XY’s Chris Olivero (ALIEN ARSENAL), JEEPERS CREEPERS II’s Josh Hammond (ALIEN ARSENAL), MY BOYS’ Kyle Howard (SKELETONS), AS THE WORLD TURNS’ Michael Lowry (PUPPETMASTER III), SWEET HOME ALABAMA’s C.J. Cox (NIGHTMARE SISTERS), POWER RANGERS’ Jason Faunt (TOTEM), TIGERLAND’s Dane Northcutt (WITCHOUSE), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Kamar De Los Reyes (GHETTOBLASTER), THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL's Brandon Beemer (THE BROTHERHOOD), HEARTLAND's Graham Wardle (KILLER BASH).

Killer Bash's CORY MONTEITH on GLEE!

Check out DeCoteau alum Cory Montieth in GLEE on Fox TV!

NO FACEBOOK! NO MYSPACE!

I have deactivated my FACEBOOK and MYSPACE accounts! Too many emails!

TRIPLE FEATURE starts this weekend!