Phillip J. Roth (born June 10, 1959) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter who is known for making low-budget films. He is the founder of the Unified Film Organization (UFO) in America and Bulgaria, which have released various action and science fiction films for television and home video markets. He is often (55 of 124 productions, ) credited as Phillip Roth.
Early life and career
Roth was born in Portland, Oregon, to Phillip J. Roth, a Senior circuit judge from Multnomah County, Oregon, and Ida Lorraine Roth Knudson. He attended high school in Portland, Oregon with musician Jim Goodwin, who has written the original music for several Roth films, including Digital Man and Velocity Trap.
He expressed an interest in cinema from an early age, upon seeing his first film that he wanted to "tell pictures with light" and he later achieved his dream. His first film, Bad Trip, was made for television, which led to other hi-concept sci-fi films like A.P.E.X. and Total Reality.
In 1995, Roth formed the Bulgarian United Film Organization (BUFO) in Sofia, Bulgaria with Ken Olandt. BUFO is a production services company for U.S companies including Universal Pictures. He formed the American Unified Film Organization in 1997 with Jeff Beach in Burbank, California. He recognized the growing demand in science fiction and special effects driven action films.
In 2000, Roth moved from Los Angeles to Sofia, Bulgaria to shoot the film Mindstorm. Since then his companies UFO and BUFO have produced many films. Roth has also opened a new four stage film and television center in Bulgaria.
Personal life Roth met Leslie Crawford and they dated each other for 2 years from 1987 - 1989, they married in June 1989, soon afterwards they had a daughter called Natasha Mozelle Roth, after a 5 year relationship they divorced in March 1995.
He then met Lizzy Weintraub and they dated each other in 1994, they then married each other in May 1995, they had a son in 1998 called Aaron Henry Roth, after an 8 year relationship they divorced in January 2002.
In 2002, he met Ralitsa Roth and married her a year later, after a 5 year relationship they divorced in January 2008.
Roth met Ekaterina Jeliazkova in 2002. Their first daughter Elayah Roth was born in October 2006. They married on September 1, 2009. Their second daughter, Roxanne Roth was born in October 2011.
One of Roth's hobbies is skiing. He has taken part in races in the FIS Eastern European National Circuit, and he also won a prize at a corporate celebrity charity ski event in Bansko.
Filmography As producer
Year Title Notes 1982 Breach of Contract also screenwriter 1988 Bad Trip also director, screenwriter 1990 Fatal Revenge also director, screenwriter 1991 Prime Target also director Red Snow also director 1992 Prototype also director, screenwriter 1993 Rule No. 3 1994 A.P.E.X. also director, screenwriter 1995 Digital Man also director, screenwriter 1997 Total Reality also director, screenwriter Darkdrive also director, screenwriter1999 Storm also screenwriter Velocity Trap also director, screenwriter Interceptor Force also director, screenwriter 2000 Python Escape Under Pressure also screenwriter Daybreak also screenwriter Deep Core also screenwriter 2001 Epoch also screenwriter (TV movie) Falcon Down also director, screenwriter New Alcatraz also director, screenwriter Mindstorm also director, screenwriter Shark Hunter also screenwriter Lost Voyage 2002 Pythons 2 Interceptor Force 2 also director, screenwriter Antibody Descent into Darkness also screenwriter Landspeed Hyper Sonic also director and, as Paul Joshua Rubins, screenwriter Dark Descent co-producer 2003 Maximum Velocity also director Rapid Exchange Deep Shock also director, screenwriter (TV movie) Dragon Fighter also director, screenwriter (direct-to-video) Epoch: Evolution Silent Warnings Dark Waters also director, screenwriter 2004 Phantom Force Darklight Dragon Storm Post Impact Boa vs. Python 2005 Locusts: The 8th Plague Path of Destruction Manticore 2006 Basilisk: The Serpent King Dragon Dynasty S.S. Doomtrooper Magma: Volcanic Disaster 2007 Reign of the Gargoyles Bats: Human Harvest Lake Placid 2 Grendel 2008 Ghost Voyage Rock Monster Copperhead Monster Ark Boogeyman 3 2009 Messengers 2: The Scarecrow co-producer Lightning Strikes also screenwriter Annihilation Earth Star Runners Thor: Hammer of the Gods The Grudge 3 Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead 2010 Triassic Attack Dark Relic Arctic Predator Lake Placid 3 2011 Cold Fusion Red Faction: Origins also screenwriter Super Tanker Super Eruption Time Machine: Rise of the Morlocks Rage of the Yeti 2012 Black Forest True Bloodthirst Boogeyman Lake Placid: The Final Chapter Hijacked Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines 2013 Jet Stream also screenwriter Robocroc also screenwriter Invasion Roswell Company of Heroes Deadly Descent: The Abominable Snowman Supercollider also screenwriter Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker 2014 Crystal Skulls Firequake also screenwriterWrong Turn 6: Last Resort 2015 Lake Placid vs. Anaconda Viking Quest Roboshark also screenwriter The Throwaways 2016 Jarhead 3: The Siege Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich 2017 Valentine's Again Crystal Inferno also screenwriter 2018 Death Race: Beyond Anarchy co-producer 2019 Nicole & O.J. services producer - Bulgaria currently filming Doom: Annihilation
As director
Year Title Notes 1991 Prime Target Director & Screenwriter (Video)
Accolades
Association Year Category Nominated work Result Fantasporto 1994 International Fantasy Film Award A.P.E.X.
References
External links
United Film Organization America Unified Film Organization Bulgaria - About us Unified Film Organization LLC Films