▁he ▁had ▁already ▁worked ▁for ▁both ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁and ▁R id ley ▁and ▁Tony ▁Scott ' s ▁Scott ▁Free ▁Produ ctions . ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Sy kes ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁film ▁in ▁various ▁capac ities ▁both ▁there ▁and ▁with ▁Cast el ▁Film ▁Roman ia , ▁before ▁landing ▁his ▁first ▁writing - direct ing ▁job ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁since ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁nin ete en ▁features , ▁including ▁Mad ▁Jack ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁Goth ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁Dem on ' s ▁K iss ▁and ▁Within ▁the ▁Wood s , ▁along ▁with ▁creating ▁two ▁independent ▁horror ▁franch ises , ▁the ▁Camp ▁Blood ▁and ▁Death ▁Factory ▁series . ▁Sy kes ' ▁latest ▁science ▁fiction / hor ror ▁movie ▁film , ▁Pl agu ers , ▁won ▁the ▁Silver ▁Un ic orn ▁for ▁Best ▁Screen play ▁at ▁the ▁Est ep ona ▁Fant asy ▁and ▁Hor ror ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Spain , ▁Best ▁Sci - Fi / F ant asy ▁Fe ature ▁at ▁the ▁Mid - Oh io ▁Con ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁and ▁the ▁Best ▁" B - Movie " ▁Award ▁and ▁Steve ▁Rails back ▁won ▁the ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁Award ▁at ▁Sho cker F est ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Sy kes ▁lives ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁producer ▁Joseph ina ▁Sy kes , ▁where ▁they ▁operate ▁Night fall ▁Pictures , ▁a ▁full - service ▁development ▁and ▁production ▁company . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁W riter - direct