ELANTRA FILMS WAS FOUNDED BY JOE BURKE IN 2002.  BURKE IS A GRADUATE FROM COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO WHERE STUDIED FILM AND ACTING, EARNING BOTH A B.A. IN FILM/VIDEO AND A MINOR IN THEATER/ACTING.  WHILE ATTENDING COLUMBIA, BURKE PARTNERED UP WITH ATTORNEY SCOTT ANDRESEN FROM ANDRESEN AND ASSOCIATES OFFICIALLY LAUNCH ELANTRA FILMS, L.L.C.  ELANTRA FILMS RELOCATED FROM CHICAGO, IL TO HOLLYWOOD, CA IN AUGUST OF 2007.  BURKE IS CURRENTLY A DIRECTING FELLOW AT THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE (AFI).

ELANTRA FILMS IS AN INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY IN WHICH BURKE PRODUCES AND SELF-RELEASES HIS FILMS UNDER.  BURKE HAS PRODUCED A NUMBER OF SHORT FILMS UNDER ELANTRA FILMS, AND HAS RELEASED HIS LAST 3 ON DVD; HUNTER'S FALL, DISTURBANCE 2013, AND HIS LATEST AWARD WINNING SHORT FILM COOP'S NIGHT IN.

WHY ELANTRA FILMS?

DURING THE END OF HIS SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, BURKE AND A FELLOW FILMMAKER FRIEND WERE THINKING OF DIFFERENT NAMES TO CALL THE FILM COMPANY.  WHILE DRIVING IN THE CAR TO GO EDIT THEIR RECENT FILM, BOTH BURKE AND HIS FRIEND WERE BOUNCING IDEAS OFF EACH OTHER.  EVENTUALLY 'ELANTRA' WAS MENTIONED.  BURKE QUICKLY REALIZED THAT 'ELANTRA' WAS IN REFERENCE TO THE ELANTRA HYUNDAI CAR DRIVING IN FRONT OF THEM.  NOT CARING TO MUCH FOR THE NAME, BURKE CONTINUED TO THINK OF OTHER OPTIONS.  ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF DOWN THE ROAD, AS BURKE CONTINUED TO SUGGEST OTHER IDEAS, HE SUDDENLY CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE ELANTRA HYUNDAI IN FRONT OF HIM, WHO HAD CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT RIGHT BEFORE.  BURKE WAS CONVINCED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS A SIGN, AND IMMEDIATELY DECIDED TO NAME HIS FILM COMPANY ELANTRA FILMS.

ELANTRA FILMS, L.L.C.

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