In 1998, Dennis Fallon sold a highly profitable business franchise and followed his dream, moving to Hollywood to start a movie production company he named Waldo West Productions. Now Fallon is an award-winning producer and director with four films under his belt and a major motion picture company concurrently based in Los Angeles, CA and Kansas City.

Fallon partnered with his childhood friend and budding screenwriter, Tom Whitus, and his business associate and personal friend, Charles W. Nelson, founder of Apollo Hair International to develop this company, which currently has three films in development:

Chilly Won Ton Willy, a $30 million animated feature based on a children’s book written by Robert Ernest, with a scheduled 2010 release.

The Return Man, a comeback story reminiscent of “The Rookie” and “Remember The Titans”.

The Devil You Know, a mind-twisting thriller in the genre of “Mulholland Drive” and “Sixth Sense.”

Waldo West Productions has four films on its resume:

All Roads Lead Home (2008), won the “Best Feature Drama” at the International Family Film Festival as well as the “Dove Crystal Seal Award”. The film was released to DVD release in 2009 and currently airs on Starz Family, Showtime Family Zone, Encore and The Movie Channel.

Dead Silence aka Silence & The Only Witness opened to limited theatrical release in the U.S. and enjoyed successful ratings abroad in France and Germany. In 2003, “Dead Silence” was released on DVD. “Dead Silence airs on Lifetime TV on a regular basis under the name “The Only Witness.”

Theft of Exposure, a psychological thriller, starring Sean Young and William Devane opened to limited theatrical release in the U.S. In 2003 it was released on video and DVD.

More Than Puppy Love A heartwarming family drama starring Diane Ladd (five-time Academy Award™ Nominated Actress), which aired on Showtime Family Zone and was released on DVD. It continues to run on Syndicated TV.

Fallon recently finished his book So You Wanna Be a Filmmaker, an independent filmmakers guide to understanding the film business, available on the Waldo West Productions website.

Participating in the seminar: Producing Movies in Today’s Climate.