View the complete Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure tour schedule Inspired by Edward D. Wood Jr. and the B-Movie buzz on the Internet San Ramon, California resident Derek Zemrak decided to enter the low budget moviemaking arena. He wrote, directed and produced his first feature entitled ..Ice Scream.. which interestedly enough starred ..The King of Bad Movies.. and Ed Wood alumni Conrad Brooks. The movie was completed in 1997. ..Ice Scream.. got both national and international attention. On November 26, 1998 ..Ice Scream.. was reported in the LA Times as one of the Best of the Worst movies ever made. ..Ice Scream.. was nominated for Best Villain at the B Movie Awards in New York. Zemrak..s second feature film was ..Taxider-ME!.. another dark horror comedy was so nominated for a Two B Movie Awards in 2000 for Best Villain and Best Musical Score. Zemrak..s third feature was a 1950..s Sci-Fi comedy spoof entitled ..Bikini Planet... ..Bikini Planet.. is available at Tower Records stores throughout the west coast. Currently ..Bikini Planet.. in being adapted into an animated Television series.In early 2006, Zemrak, produced the feature "Fallen Angels" starring Michael Dorn, Bill Mosley, Adrianne Curry, Daniel Zacapa, Paul Linke, Richard Van Vleet, Christopher Knight, Martin Kove, Ruth Buzzi, Michael Berryman, Christie Hemme and David Hess. The horror/thriller is due to be released in 2007. See it if you dare!Zemrak is currently producing a feature length children..s animated film entitled ..Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm.., which is planned to be released in late 2009, starring the voice talents of Dom DeLuise, Debi Derryberry, Rob Paulson, Julian Sands, Danica McKellar and Ruth Buzzi. Other recent film projects include Associate Producer in the soon to be released independent film, ..Planting Melvin...Zemrak..s producing experience is not limited to feature films, in 2001 Zemrak produced the national acclaimed stage play ..Time Flies When You Are Alive.., starring veteran actor Paul Linke. ..Time Flies When You Are Alive.. was nominated for a Cable Ace Award.Zemrak is the Founder and President of the California Independent Film Festival Association. CIFF was founder in 1999, and is the fastest growing film festival in California, screening over 500 independent films from cross the United States and from around the world. CIFF's gala tribute night has honored such Hollywood Legends as Ms. Cloris Leachman, Mr. Martin Landau Mr. Tony Curtis, Rita Moreno and Ed Asner. The closing gala night is produced by Yankee Films, Inc. and throughout the years the following celebrities have participated in the program; Dick Clark, Mary Tyler Moore, Rich Little, Shirley Jones, Marty Ingels, Pete Bogdnovich, James Whitmore, Dick Van Patten, Christopher Knight, Adrianne Curry, Clint Howard and Peter Graves, just to name a few.Zemrak is the President of Yankee Films Inc. a domestic and international film distribution company. Yankee Films has several award winning films in their library such as ..Flowers On A Muumuu.., ..Chimera House.. and ..The Failures...Zemrak's screenplay ..Any Man's Son.. was adapted into a novel by Lisa Richardson and is available at books stores across the country.