Biography

Kelly Schwarze was born in Minot, North Dakota, 1978. He is the oldest son of Mary Koker, and Greg Schwarze, and older brother of Ericka Schwarze. Kelly's family moved to Las Vegas in 1980 from Huntsville, Alabama. He became interested in animation and film at a young age. Pioneer visionary, Walt Disney had always inspired him as a child, due to the magic he created, and his dynamic vision of the future. Kelly Schwarze has produced several short films since grade school. In 1999, Kelly along with childhood friends Adrian Garcia, Jeypee Franco, founded an independent media, entertainment company called Vision Dynamics Entertainment. They completed four short films, two features, a television documentary, and seven music videos under the VDE name.
- IMDb mini biography by: Kelly Schwarze

Kelly Schwarze is an Emmy Recipient © filmmaker, author and entrepreneur who has successfully produced and directed eight feature films, three TV documentaries, and scores of commercials. Throughout his career he has also served as a cameraman and DP for A&E Network and Scripps TV shows. Additionally, Kelly is co-owner of the Las Vegas-based film studio Indie Film Factory, which was founded by his wife Charisma Manulat in 2011. Since then, the studio has facilitated over seven independent feature films, and a variety of popular TV shows from NBC, ABC, Disney, Amazon Studios and EOne. His areas of expertise are in micro budget filmmaking. He specializes in films ranging from $30,000 to $100,000. He works primarily with ITN Distribution for the release of his titles, but also maintains self-distribution rights through his own licensing company.
- IMDb mini biography by: Indie Film Factory