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The Smiling Man Wins 4 of 5 Award Nominations at the LA Shorts Awards

We are excited to announce that The Smiling Man was Nominated for 5 awards and gets the win for 4 of them at the LA Shorts Awards! The Smiling Man was nominated in the following categories: Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography and Best Editing. We took home Gold wins for Best Original Score and Best Editing and received second place Silver awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography!

Thanks go out to our amazing cast and crew, including our Composer Vivien Villani and his 18-piece orchestra for creating our fantastic score, and to our DP David Holechek and his team for the amazing visuals.

This is such a great way to close out the year, and we've got some exciting Festival news coming up soon as we hope to continue this run well into 2016.

The Smiling Man Wins Best Director award at Midwest Horror Shorts

Well this is an awesome surprise! The Smiling Man took home the award for Best Director at the Midwest Horror Shorts Film Festival! It's our second award of the weekend from Oklahoma City, and we can't be any happier! Now, as much as I'd like to horde the glory for myself, we all know that making a film does not happen alone, and The Smiling Man is no exception! I would like to thank the entire cast and crew for making this film happen!

We would also like to thank the festival organizers and the audience at the Midwest Horror Shorts Film Festival for giving us the opportunity to screen our film there, as well as the other filmmakers whose work we are grateful to screen alongside. It was such an honor!

About the Midwest Horror Shorts Film Festival

The Premier of the 2015 Midwest Horror Shorts Film Festival is set to bring together filmmakers, fans and fanatics of all things HORROR for an evening packed full of scary short films from all over the world. The setting is Halloween Eve, in beautiful, downtown Oklahoma City, home to a thriving night life.

You will not want to miss this special event with Oklahoma horror film legend, Count Gregore hosting the awards ceremony, fittingly taking place Halloween weekend, October 30th, 2015 in beautiful downtown Oklahoma City. Count Gregore draws a crowd and your short film, as an official selection, will be seen by true lovers of all things horror.

Find out more on their website at http://midwesthorrorshorts.com/

The Smiling Man Nominated for 4 Awards at the Twisted Horror Picture Show

We are excited to announce that The Smiling Man has been nominated for 4 awards at the upcoming Twisted Horror Picture Show: Best U.S. Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Strange Dave) and Best Poster!

If you are in Oklahoma, don't miss out on our screening on the "Bloody Twisted" shorts block at 7:30pm on Friday, October 30th!

About the Twisted Horror Picture Show

The Twister Alley International Film Festival presents the Twisted Horror Picture Show. One night of screening Weird, Dark and/or Twisted indie shorts and features along with 1 classic horror film. All films will play on the big screen of the beautiful and haunted Woodward Theater in Woodward, OK. Winning films will have automatic invitation to screen at 2016 Twister Alley International Film Festival.

Find out more on their website at http://www.twisteralleyfilmfestival.com/

The Smiling Man Nominated for 4 Awards at the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2015

We are very humbled to announce that The Smiling Man has been nominated for 4 awards at the upcoming Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2015, held in San Diego, CA.

The Smiling Man is nominated for the following awards: Best "Monster Show" Short, Best Shor Film SFX, Best Short Film Cinematography and Best Short Film Director.

Horrible Imaginings runs on the weekend of September 11-13 at the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA), in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Smiling Man screens on Friday, September 11 at 5pm on the "Child's Nightmares" block. Tickets are available online now!

For a complete list of award nominations at Horrible Imaginings 2015, click the link here: http://www.hifilmfest.com/awards-nominees/

Fear Fete Horror Film Festival - The Smiling Man Nominated for 3 Awards

We were surprised an honored to find out that The Smiling Man is nominated for 3 awards at the upcoming Fear Fete Horror Film Festival and Convention! The awards we are nominated for are: Best Micro Short, Best Director (AJ Briones) and Best Actor (Strange Dave).

Catch The Smiling Man at Fear Fete October 16-18! Tickets are available online now! Click the button below to purchase one today!

About the Fear Fete Horror Convention and Film Festival

Fear Fete has been recognized as one of the best horror film festivals in the country, earning numerous awards from respected industry organizations and the media. Fear Fete works closely with several media and distribution partners to bring horror film fans the best independent films from around the world.  

Fear Fete Horror Film Festival and Convention brings together the greatest horror fans, filmmakers, and professionals in the genre for a weekend of spine tingling entertainment. Fear Fete features chilling horror films, haunted attractions that will leave you breathless, entertaining fan panels, hands-on workshops, killer cosplay, and even more insane events. If you're looking for the ultimate horror experience, then you've found it!

Find out more on their website at http://www.fearfete.com