Director.Writer.Producer.showrunner.

Award-winning writer, director, and producer Erik Bernard was born in Fort Hood, Texas, raised in New York. 

Television credits include Hoarders, Executive Producer & Showrunner/TLG Motion Pictures. He is credited for coordinating the first-ever Department of Defense-supported episode of season 10 of the hit show.   

Film credits include the award-winning film Artik, The Place We Hide, and his most recent release, also an award-winning film, Free, Dead or Alive. Now in post-production is the full-length feature I’ll Be Watching.

Awards include Best Director for Free, Dead or Alive (California Women’s Festival), as well as Best Feature. 

The independent film Free, Dead or Alive by director Erik Bernard opens the Film Festival season by winning all 5 top categories at the California Women’s Film Festival (CWFF). In a record-breaking achievement, Free Dead or Alive has won Best Film, Best Director (Erik Bernard), Best Actress (Edy Ganem), Best Supporting Actress (Patricia Velazquez), and Best Actor (Seth Michaels).  Read More

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Grevioux, the screenwriter and comic book creator behind the Underworld franchise, has partnered with filmmaker Erik Bernard to launch Gemini Filmworks, a production company backed by BondIt Media Capital. Their shingle focused on creating high-quality, low-budget genre films will also work within the mediums of television, comics and video games, among others.  Read More

EXCLUSIVE: The 100 leads Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley have been set to star in sci-fi thriller I’ll Be Watching, which Iuvit Media Sales is launching for the virtual EFM.  Currently shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, Taylor will play a woman trapped in her isolated new home who becomes caught in a fight for survival. Morley will play her tech expert husband.  Supporting cast includes David Keith (An Officer And A Gentleman), Bryan Batt (12 Years A Slave) and Hannah Fierman (VHS).  Produced by Benacus Entertainment in association with RNF Productions, the project is being directed by Erik Bernard (Free Dead Or Alive).  Read More