Jon-Carlos Evans is a Berlin based filmmaker, audiovisual artist and writer. A native of St.Louis, MO, he holds a B.A. in Film Production from Webster University-St.Louis and a MFA in Media Arts Production from the City College of New York. Under his (former) musical alias Klaas von Karlos, Evans is the founder of experimental-electronic collective ReVerse Bullets and creative director of the GLITCH performance series/music label. He is a member of the experimental electronic duo Naked Sweatshop with artist Kyoko Takenaka. Some of his previous works include the short films “Antithesis," "Goodbye Brooklyn," "Julya," and "Salvation (Without You”).” He is a recipient of the Eastman Kodak Student Grant (2006), the Aloha Accolade Award (2010, Honolulu International Festival), and the Silver Palm Award (2010, Mexico International Film Festival). His 2017 mid-length feature, "All Tomorrow's Children," won the Bronze Remi Award at Worldfest Houston and Best Narrative Film at the 2017 CUNY Film Festival.
Evans also serves as a Staff Writer for media website Black Nerd Problems and works as the Film M.A. Program Lead at Catalyst Institute for Creative Arts & Technology in Berlin. Most recently, his fantasy/noir feature film script “The Lost Gods of Memphis” was nominated for Best Script from the Jxn Film Festival and selected as a Quarterfinalist for the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition and the Screencraft Film Fund in 2021. Currently, the film is in development with Legacy Pictures and Wafilms with the hope to begin shooting in 2022. He is also in post-production on the fantasy/vampire short film called “Ashé (Night)" which will premiere in film festivals in the Autumn of 2021/Winter 2022.
Jon-Carlos Evans is a Berlin based filmmaker, audiovisual artist and writer. A native of St.Louis, MO, he holds a B.A. in Film Production from Webster University-St.Louis and a MFA in Media Arts Production from the City College of New York. Under his (former) musical alias Klaas von Karlos, Evans is the founder of experimental-electronic collective ReVerse Bullets and creative director of the GLITCH performance series/music label. He is a member of the experimental electronic duo Naked Sweatshop with artist Kyoko Takenaka. Some of his previous works include the short films “Antithesis," "Goodbye Brooklyn," "Julya," and "Salvation (Without You”).” He is a recipient of the Eastman Kodak Student Grant (2006), the Aloha Accolade Award (2010, Honolulu International Festival), and the Silver Palm Award (2010, Mexico International Film Festival). His 2017 mid-length feature, "All Tomorrow's Children," won the Bronze Remi Award at Worldfest Houston and Best Narrative Film at the 2017 CUNY Film Festival.
Evans also serves as a Staff Writer for media website Black Nerd Problems and works as the Film M.A. Program Lead at Catalyst Institute for Creative Arts & Technology in Berlin. Most recently, his fantasy/noir feature film script “The Lost Gods of Memphis” was nominated for Best Script from the Jxn Film Festival and selected as a Quarterfinalist for the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition and the Screencraft Film Fund in 2021. Currently, the film is in development with Legacy Pictures and Wafilms with the hope to begin shooting in 2022. He is also in post-production on the fantasy/vampire short film called “Ashé (Night)" which will premiere in film festivals in the Autumn of 2021/Winter 2022.