Official Selection - Midwest Horror Shorts Film Festival 2015

We have a second screening in Oklahoma on the 30th of October as we announce our Official Selection to the first annual Midwest Horror Shorts Film Festival! The Smiling Man screens with over 20 short horror films in competition spread out over 3 screening blocks, including contests and panels in-between. We will be screening at the OKC Farmers Market in Oklahoma City!

Tickets are available online now! Click the button below to purchase tickets!

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/

Virginia Independent Horror Film Festival Promo Video

The Smiling Man is featured in the promo video for the 2015 Virginia Independent Horror Film Festival, alongside films such as Re-Animator, Goodnight Mommy and Alleluia. Screening at the iconic Alamo Drafthouse for our Virginia Premiere, The Smiling Man screens in the Homegrown Horror Showcase at 6pm on Saturday, 10/31!

Check out the promo and see if you can spot The Smiling Man!

About the Virginia Independent Horror Film Festival

As lovers of the arts, that's exactly what we're trying to promote.  Through the Virginia Independent Horror Film Festival, we aim to showcase locally made independent horror films from across the genre.  Though we are one of the newer festivals in the region, we are confident that attendees of our film festival will be a'quiver with fear and delight!
 
We plan to give the community at large an intimate glimpse into the world of independent film making through an open question and answer panel during our festival, as well.  In taking a closer look at how these films are conceived, we hope to not only further educate the community on the intricacies of this great trade, but to further whet your whistles and leave you wanting to come back for more. 

Learn more on their website at http://www.vahorror.com/

Official Selection - Mac Horror Film Festival 2015, Brazil

To our wonderful friends in Brazil: The Smiling Man will be paying you a visit in November as an Official Selection to MAC Horror Film Festival! The festival is located in beautiful Manaus, Amazonas in Brazil from November 22-28. We are excited to have our Brazilian Premiere and we can't wait to scare the pants out of audiences there!

As soon as we get more information on screening dates and times, we will let you know!

About the MAC Horror Film Festival

A Mostra Amazonas de Cinema MAC é um festival de cinema, que busca trazer para o Estado do Amazonas filmes de diversas partes do mundo, dessa forma contribuindo com varias culturas de diferentes partes do mundo. Propondo a cada edição um tema diferenciado, em sua segunda edição a proposta do festival é trazer o melhor do Horror já produzido no mundo. 
A Mostra Amazonas de Cinema conta com apoio do Governo do Estado do Amazonas e da Secretaria de Cultura do Estado.

Official Selection - Scream 2015: East Bay Express Horror Film Festival

To all our friends in the East Bay Area, California: we are excited to announce that The Smiling Man is an Official Selection to East Bay Express' Horror Film Festival: Scream 2015!  We will be screening on October 24th, 7pm at XOXO in Oakland for an amazing event for those 21 and up! There will be great bands, burlesque performances, and of course, some great horrific films.

Tickets are on sale now! Click the button below to scoop them up!

About East Bay Express' Horror Film Festival

This fall, East Bay Express will once again celebrate the darker side of independent cinema in a vibrant display of horror, macabre, and exploitation shorts with SCREAM 2015: East Bay Express' Horror Film Festival. Films have been selected. Hope you're as excited as we are! We have some great ones for you this year!

Find out more on their website at http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/Scream2015/Page

Official Selection - Fangoria International Online Film Festival

We are proud to announce that The Smiling Man is an Official Selection to Fangoria's International Online Film Fest!

Fangoria recently featured The Smiling Man with a very flattering preview in their article "FIOFF '15 Submissions to Die For: A.J. Briones' 'The Smiling Man'" and we are very excited to enter our film into competition.

Click above to read Fangoria's preview for The Smiling Man

I have a great deal of love for Fangoria, it's a magazine whose pages I've obsessed over when I was a teen, so suffice to say this is a very special moment for me. As soon as we find out more details about the fest, we will report them here!

About Fangoria's International Online Film Fest

While the film festival experience allows films to debut in cities around the world to select patrons, the FANGORIA International Online Film Festival gives horror-centric filmmakers from around the globe the opportunity to premiere their films to a worldwide audience. As times have changed with the distribution and presentation of content, FANGORIA is changing the the film festival experience with it, offering new, quality genre entertainment- both feature length and shorts- to your televisions, computers, tablets and phones.

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

Official Selection - Macabre Faire Film Festival

Friends in New York City! The Smiling Man screens in New York in January 2016 as an Official Selection of the Macabre Faire Film Festival 2016! We are excited to bring The Smiling Man to our friends in the East Coast, alongside a fantastic curated selection of the best and brightest genre films in the world.

More info, including screening dates and times will be available soon.

About the Macabre Faire Film Festival

A judged film festival that provides a venue for showcasing your films within a celebratory & respectful environment, where fans can enjoy the independent films entered by those who passionately craft your Strange-ifical, Weird-ifical, Horror-ifical, Sci-fi-tastical, Fantastical and Macabre-licious films. The opportunity to win awards, increase film visibility via press and possibly obtain distribution is always part of the equation with the Macabre Faire Film Festival.

Find out more on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MacabreFaireFilmFestival

Official Selection - Another Hole in the Head 2015

Friends in San Francisco! The Smiling Man comes slithering to the SF Bay Area November 6-16th for Another Hole in the Head! We'll be screening at the New People Cinema in iconic Japan Town with an amazing array of short films!

As soon as the official schedule with screening dates and times is out, we will let you know!

About Another Hole in the Head

SF IndieFest's Another Hole in the Head genre film festival runs 11 days Dec 5-14 2014.This is our 12 year anniversary and we're going big. Our annual festival of horror, sci-fi, dark fantasy and exploitation cinema defies convention to bring you the most outrageous genre films from both emerging and established filmmakers. Almost two weeks of celluloid mayhem not usually found in your local cineplex!

“San Francisco’s original genre film festival is characterized by a scrappy, DIY aesthetic that eschews big studio content and recent trends towards elevated genre. Holehead’s programming remains curatorially committed to the genre’s graphic roots in shockploitation, visceral thrills and gleeful mayhem.” – Michael Guillen, The Evening Class

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

Official Selection - Knoxville Horror Film Fest

Friends in Tennessee! The Smiling Man goes bonkers in October as we announce our 15th festival screening for the hallowed month of Halloween!

We are thrilled to announce our Tennessee Premiere at the Knoxville Horror Film Fest! We will be screening with an amazing selection of genre features and short films at the Regal Cinemas Downtown West 8! The festival takes place October 23-25!

As soon as screening dates and times are set, we will announce them here! 

Meanwhile, you can take advantage of their pre-sale Indiegogo campaign to get a great deal on festival passes, posters, t-shirts and more! You're going to want to hurry up because their pre-sale ends in a few hours!

Check out their Indiegogo pre-sale campaign here:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/knoxville-horror-film-fest-7-pre-sale-campaign/

About the Knoxville Horror Film Fest

Since 2009 the Knoxville Horror Film Festival is committed in bringing the best (and worst) of genre cinema to Tennessee through our annual film festival and feature screenings throughout the year. The only horror festival in Tennessee, KHFF holds its 3 day fest near Halloween every year.

On top of accepting submissions of short films from around the world, we hold a film making competition called the Grindhouse Grind-Out in which we give teams 6 days and 66 minutes to make a 3 minute Grindhouse trailer.

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

Official Selection - Connect Film Festival 2015

The Smiling Man heads back to Los Angeles on Sunday October 25, screening at the Downtown Independent for the Connect Film Festival!

We will be screening our glorious 2k Scope and 5.1 Dolby Surround DCP! Members of the cast and crew will be in attendance! This is a great filmmaker's festival, so there will be a lot of filmmakers in attendance and we're hoping for a lot of great conversations and interactions!

About Connect Film Festival

Founded in Australia, Connect Film Festival expands to Los Angeles in 2015.

Connect is an IMDB-listed festival granting 8 recognised awards for short film achievement. 2014 Connect films screened at Cannes and won awards in festivals in Toronto, Melbourne, Los Angeles, Houston, and Berlin.

More than anything, Connect is a filmmaker’s hub and a creative movement. An idea born in a pub and raised in an art space, Connect celebrates superb short films and encourages a vibrant filmmaker community.

Revitalising what can be an exhausting “festival circuit,” Connect strives to inspire filmmakers to “connect with other creatives, and find future collaborators.”

Find out more on their website at http://connectfilmfestival.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/

Official Selection - Northern Frights Film Festival

Friends in Ontario, we are excited to announce that The Smiling Man is an Official Selection to the Northern Frights Film Festival! We will be screening at the Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre in Elliot Lake on October 24th!

As soon as ticketing and schedule information is posted, we will let you know!

About the Northern Frights Festival

The Northern Frights Festival is Northern Ontario's premiere horror festival, and we're gearing up to make our first year a legendary experience!

Our purpose is to support and celebrate the great work occurring within the horror genre throughout Northern Ontario. The best way to do this is to host a festival to bring everyone together under one roof.

Find out more on their website at http://www.distantfieldproductions.com/northern-frights-festival--2015.html

Official Selection - Twisted Horror Picture Show 2015

Friends in Oklahoma, The Smiling Man is an Official Selection to the Twisted Horror Picture Show 2015! We will be having our Oklahoma Premiere at the beautiful Woodward Arts Theater in Woodward Oklahoma on Friday, October 30! We will be screening with an amazing curated selection of great horror shorts, including a classic feature presentation of John Carpenter's Halloween!

Festival passes are available online now! Click the button below to get your tickets!

Interested in checking out the complete lineup? Click here and check it out!

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/

Official Selection - Idaho Horror Film Festival

We are delighted to announce that The Smiling Man is an Official Selection to the Idaho Horror Film Festival 2015! We will be screening in Downtown Boise, Idaho for our Idaho Premiere on October 15-18!

We will be screening at 7pm on Saturday, October 17 at the beautiful Egyptian Theatre!

I have a soft spot for this festival. My first film Carolina Parakeet screened there last year, and while I was unable to attend, we got a real warm reception, getting awesome emails and messages from the audience. I'm looking forward to sharing The Smiling Man with them all!

About the Idaho Horror Film Festival

The Idaho Horror Film Festival is a non-profit international film exhibition whose mission is to shine a spotlight on Idaho’s emerging filmmakers. The genre of horror is the common thread that has stitched itself into the fabric of the filmmaking community.  Through the mediums of independent film, food, music, literature and art, we strive to expand the cultural experience within Boise’s vibrant community.   We aim to develop a supportive framework for Idaho’s emerging filmmakers with the mission of providing more access to resources and education for individuals wanting to explore the medium of film. By strengthening the film making community in Idaho, we will fan the flames of creativity and set Idaho’s film industry ablaze.

Find out more on their website at http://www.idahohorrorfilmfestival.org/

Official Selection - Malta Horror Film Festival 2015

The Smiling Man makes its Malta Premiere as an Official Selection of the Malta Horror Film Festival! Located in the stunning Mediterranean island country of Malta, the Malta Horror Film Festival is a unique experience every year, as they never stay in one venue! This year, aside from screening a curated selection of shorts and features, there is also the live event: Dar Il-Wahx Haunted House of Horrors, a 20-minute live night vision horror experience!

About the Malta Horror Film Festival

The Malta Horror Film Festival is somehow different from many other festivals, because it is always moving from one spooky venue to another every year! The festival attracts about 3000 horror adrenaline enthusiasts who also come to experience our yearly 30 minute Horror House Experience! The films are constantly running from 7pm till 2am for 3 days! The feeling is spectacular and the atmosphere is somehow atmospheric! This year we are including the Feature film sections!

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

The Smiling Man - 3 Festivals and 3 States in One Weekend!

Arizona, Indiana and Louisiana: The Smiling Man hits 3 different Film Festivals with 3 State Premieres all in one wonderful weekend! Here's a round-up of where you can catch us:

Saturday, 9/26 @ 5:20pm - Arizona Underground Film Festival

The Smiling Man hits AZUFF, screening with short film "Killer Tape" and feature film "<<RWD" at The Screening Room in Tucson, Arizona

Saturday, 9/26 @ 6:00pm - Diabolique International Horror Film Festival

Presented by Diabolique Magazine, The Smiling Man screens in Bloomington Indiana at a premiere festival that MovieMaker Magazine ranked one of the "Top 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" and one of the "13 Horror Film Festivals to Die For!" Screening in a block called "The Ominous" with short films "Shi," "Basilisk," and many more.

The Smiling Man is nominated for 4 awards at Diabolique: Best Horror Short, Best Director, Best Sound/Score and Best Cinematography. We are screening in gorgeous 2k Scope, 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound DCP!

Sunday, 9/27 @ 12:00pm - New Orleans Horror Film Festival

The Smiling Man screens at NOLA Horror Film Fest in an amazing shorts block featuring crowd favorites "El Gigante," "Mr. Dentonn" and others at Rare Form!

Hope to see you at one of these festival screenings! If you've had a chance to check out the film, drop us a line and let us know what you think!

2015 Diabolique International Film Festival Program Guide featuring The Smiling Man

 The Official 2015 Festival Program Guide for the Diabolique International Film Festival is out now! You can catch The Smiling Man on Saturday, September 26 at 6pm in the shorts block entitled "The Ominous" with a selection of other horror shorts at the IU Cinema in Bloomington Indiana!

Check out the full festival program guide here: http://diaboliquefilmfestival.com/2015-films/

The Smiling Man is nominated for 4 awards at the festival: Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound/Score and Best Short Film.

Tickets are available online now at the IU Cinema website! Click the button below to purchase tickets now!

About the Diabolique International Film Festival

The Diabolique International Film Festival is presented by Diabolique Magazine, the fastest growing publication in the world dedicated to genre cinema. In addition, we are pleased to welcome Sony as an official Festival partner for 2014.

Join us September 25-27, 2015 in Bloomington, Indiana for the premiere showcase of independent genre cinema, featuring horror, sci-fi, fantasy and animation.

The Diabolique International Film Festival began life more than 9 years ago as the Dark Carnival Film Festival. Since 2007 we have screened over 250 films from more than a dozen countries, and we’ve had the honor of hosting visiting filmmakers from around the world, including Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Spain, and the UK.

Over the years, we have gained a reputation as a festival that truly values independent genre films and the people who make them. Many of the movies from past fests have been picked up by major distributors, and our event has provided numerous networking opportunities. The publishers of Diabolique Magazine bring their industry connections and marketing reach to the table in a way that offers our filmmakers exceptional exposure for their films.

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

Official Selection - Post Mortem International Horror & Bizarre Short Film Festival 2015

We have the great honor to announce that The Smiling Man is an Official Selection to the 8th Annual Post Mortem International Horror & Bizarre Short Film Festival! Held in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Post Mortem will be the site of our Mexico premiere! The event takes place October 1-4. As soon as we find out more details regarding screening date and time, we will let you know!

About the Post Mortem International Horror & Bizarre Short Film Fest

In its 8th edition, POST MORTEM is the cultural event with more international participation than any other in Aguascalientes, México. In this edition, 77 countries will take part, and we received more than 1,300 short films. We invite the film community, cinephiles and the general public to show, see, feel, redefine and witness the new roads of the bizarre and horror films made ​​by creatives from all over the world.

We are waiting for you.

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

The Smiling Man Nominated for Best Horror Short Film at Shriekfest 2015!

We are thrilled to share the news that The Smiling Man is nominated for the Best Horror Short Film award at Shriekfest 2015! The Smiling Man screens at 2pm on Saturday October 3 at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles, California! We will be screening with a great selection of horror shorts in what MovieMaker Magazine calls one of the "13 Horror Film Festivals To Die for" and also one of the "Top 5 Coolest Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festivals!"

You can purchase tickets online now by clicking on the button below!

About Shriekfest

Shriekfest is an international film and screenwriting contest celebrating the work of independent artists in the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy film genres. Los Angeles’ longest-running horror festival, Shriekfest is now celebrating it’s 15th year. Superior screening facilities, parties, and panels make this a wonderful networking experience for all. Awards will be given in most categories and prizes include cash, product awards, trophies, etc. The festival will be taking place in early October. More information about Shriekfest can be found on www.shriekfest.com, www.twitter.com/shriekfest, and www.facebook.com/shriekfest.

Official Selection - Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest

Puerto Rico, the Smiling Man is coming for you! We are so pumped to announce that The Smiling Man is an Official Selection of the Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest! Going on 9 years strong, the Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest is ranked by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the 13 Horror Film Festivals to Die For!

The festival runs from October 21-28, and as soon as we get more details on screening dates and times, we will let you know!

About the Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest

MovieMaker Magazine names us as one of the 13 Horror Film Festivals to Die For. The PRHFF is one of Latin America’s premier horror film festivals. The PRHFF is open to the public. Accredited national and international press, as well as TV and film buyers and distributors also participate.

In addition to showcasing the best genre films that indie moviemaking has to offer, this exotic fest also features a number of special events, including an exposition of Bizarre Artwork and the Fashionably Spooky Show. This creative fashion competition invites young people to submit a design inspired by one of the selected horror movies. The ten finalists will present their pieces to the public during the festival.

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

Official Selection - Sacramento Horror Film Festival 2015

Friends in Sacramento, The Smiling Man will be slithering your way October 9-11 as an Official Selection to the Sacramento Horror Film Festival 2015! We will be screening at the historic Colonial Theatre, whose iconic doors first opened in 1939. As soon as screening dates and times are announced, we will report them here! This is our lead actress' home town, so it's very possible that cast and crew will be in the screening and available for the Q&A!

About the Sacramento Horror Film Festival

The Sacramento Horror Film Festival was created in 2007 with many purposes. The festival founder desired the festival to be a platform for the horror filmmaker while providing a satisfying and valued movie going experience to the film patron.  

The SHFF screens more films over fewer days than any other horror film festival thus providing a greater chance for exposure for the horror filmmaker. We have a profound dedication to the horror genre. The festival screens all things horror including features, shorts, documentaries, music videos, trailers, and animations.  

We do more than screen a series of films. We enhance the film going experience between film programs by inserting live music, performance art, interactive games, costume contests, and comedy all hosted by horror host personalities. The Sacramento Horror Film Festival is more than a festival- it is multi-faceted arts and entertainment event.  

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