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Born
in
Cape
Town,
South
Africa
in
1970
to
André
&
Joan
(and
older
brothers
Henri-Jacques
and
Francois),
Paul
André
Blom
grew
up
with
a
love
of
movies
and
music.
This
led
to
him
developing
a
drive
to
not
only
absorb
as
much
of
it
as
possible,
but
also
to
create
it
himself.
After
graduating
with
a
B.A.
Degree
from
Stellenbosch
University
in
the
early
'90s,
Paul
attended
film
school.
From
there
he
has
been
on
the
independent
route
ever
since.
From
the
late
1980s
he's
been
involved
with
various
bands
and
personal
musical
projects
(incl.
V.O.D
/
Terminatryx
/
F8
/
K.O.B.U.S.),
has
been
a
bilingual
entertainment
journalist
covering
movies,
music
&
gaming
since
1998
(published
in
local
magazines
&
syndicated
newspapers
like
The
Star
and
SL,
to
international
publications
like
Fangoria
Magazine),
makes
movies
(incl.
production
/
directing
/
editing),
created,
designed
&
run
several
websites
(Flamedrop.com
/
ShadowRealm
Inc.),
been
involved
with
collaborative
photographic
projects
(Desert
Storm
/
Beautiful
People),
created
&
run
several
film
festivals
(South
African
HorrorFest
/
The
X
Fest),
and
created
Flamedrop
Productions
in
2000
to
encompass
all
of
these
and
forthcoming
activities.
Paul
lives
in
Cape
Town,
South
Africa
with
his
wife
and
collaborator
Sonja
Ruppersberg,
and
their
cat
Ming.
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