Official Selection - Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival 2016

The Smiling Man will be coming back to Oklahoma, this time visiting Muskogee as an Official Selection of the Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival! The festival goes down April 19-24, and as soon as we find out screening dates and times, we will let you know!

About the Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival

Bare Bones was created to champion the small budget filmmaker who wears many hats to bring their project to completion By Any Means Necessary. BAMN! 'No Frills-No Waste' is our common battle cry.

If you are a fiercely independent filmmaker producing small budget films or a screenwriter that can craft a script that can be shot on a small (less than a million dollar) budget, this festival is for you.

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

Official Selection - Los Angeles Short Film Festival 2016

We're adding another screening in LA with our Official Selection to the Los Angeles Short Film Festival! We'll be screening March 5-6, in competition with a fantastic selection of shorts from all over the globe!

As soon as we know more about event dates and times, we will let you know!

About the Los Angeles Short Film Festival

Film festivals are still the best place to screen independent work and get it noticed. With YouTube and Vimeo so overcrowded, good shorts often drown in a sea of bad. Showing the best of the best is priority at Los Angeles Short Film Festival. We provide filmmakers  an opportunity to share their shorts with an enthusiastic and responsive audience that’s eager to see new films, new faces, and new art. Los Angeles Short Film Festival – where emerging talent finds a place to shine!

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

42 Film Festivals! Official Selection - Meme Pas Peur International Film Festival

Friends in France! The Smiling Man heads out to the beautiful Reunion Island of France as an Official Selection of Meme Pas Peur, the International Fantastic Film Festival! We are part of a showcase of 60 amazing genre films, and we are so excited to share The Smiling Man with audiences for our French Premiere!

The Festival kicks off Feb 17-20 in the amazing Cinéma Henri Madoré in Saint Philippe, Reunion. As soon as screening dates, times and ticketing information is up, we will update this space!

About Meme Pas Peur

MEME PAS PEUR, The International Fantastic Film Festival of Reunion Island is the Ocean event for Fantastic films and future images.

Founded in 2011. The festival is held annually in February, in the city of Saint-Philippe, in the Wild South close to the volcano and at the border the ocean, a dream diverse decor, ideal for a independent film festival.

Each year, the festival offers to its public a highly competitive selection of 60 films. 
The selection represents the best fantastic films from all around the world, with a special interest in European, Asian, and American film directors.

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

Official Selection - Geekfest Film Fest 2016!

Bam! Zoom! Pow! We are so excited to announce that The Smiling Man is an Official Selection of the 2016 Geekfest Film Fest! This is a special announcement for us as we were part of year 1 of the festival, and Geekfest was such an amazing experience, touring my first film Carolina Parakeet to a bunch of Cons and getting us great exposure. We can't wait to share The Smiling Man with their audience!

It all begins Feb 20-21 with the Long Beach Comic Expo! From there, we'll be hitting up WhedonopolisCon, Fan Expo Canada, New York Comic Con, Rose City Comic Con, Stan Lee Comikaze, Tucson Comic Con, New Jersey Comic Expo, and who knows where else!

About Geekfest

More Cons, More Cities, More Awards, More Countries, Bigger Prizes!

Over 500,000 Comic-Con attendees were reached in Year 2 and this year we plan on becoming even bigger! Be part of the 1st and best Comic Con Film Festival on the Planet!

GeekFest Film Fests are the first and ONLY traveling Geek Genre Film Festival, bringing the best in genre programming to Comic Conventions around the country! GeekFest Film Fests travels across North America, screening the best Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Action, Superhero, Pop Culture, Fan Films, and Fandom Related themed films. It's the only geek event that awards its winners with screenings across the country at your favorite pop culture conventions!

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

Official Selection - North Hollywood Cinefest 2016

We are thrilled to announce that The Smiling Man has been chosen as an Official Selection to the 2016 North Hollywood Cinefest! We are honored to screen in North Hollywood with some of the best independent features and shorts in all genres! 

The festival takes place the week of March 18-24. As soon as we get more information on screening dates and times, we will let you know! We're looking forward to sharing The Smiling Man with you!

Check out all the other Official Selections here: http://www.nohocinefest.com/#!2016-official-selections/c1933

About the North Hollywood Cinefest

Located in the heart of the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles, the North Hollywood CineFest has established itself as a premiere event for independent cinema from all over the world.

By combining a vibrant local social scene with a state-of-the-art cinema, every filmmaker and film lover is sure to be impressed and delighted with the location. The combination of great film screenings, press and red carpet events, parties, seminars, all offered in this seven-day event, is what makes this a dynamic and must-go film festival.

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

Official Selection - Love Your Shorts Film Festival 2016

Friends in Florida: we are excited to announce that The Smiling Man will be returning in February for the Love Your Shorts Film Festival 2016! We will be screening in competition for the Monroe award. Love Your Shorts Film Festival happens over four days on February 11-14. As soon as screening dates and times are announced, we will let you know!

About the Love Your Shorts Film Festival

The Love Your Shorts Film Festival is an annual showcase in Sanford, Florida, of short films from around Florida, the United States and the world. The February festival, founded in 2010 to embrace and appreciate the art of the short film, was first shown at the Greater Sanford Regional Chamber of Commerce. Since then it has been presented at the 1923 Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, one of a handful of historic theaters remaining in Florida. During the festival, film fans can view films up to 30 minutes each in a variety of categories and attend film workshops.

Sanford, the cultural and county seat of Seminole County, sits along the St. Johns River and features a downtown cultural corridor, numerous art galleries, annual art festival, community folk performance, active community-theater troupes, and other arts activities.

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

Official Selection - SoCal International Film Fest 2016

Friends in Los Angeles! The Smiling Man heads back to California as an Official Selection of the 11th Annual SoCal International Film Fest! The festival, named as one of 20 festivals worth the entry fee by MovieMaker Magazine, is held February 10-15 in Huntington Beach. Members of the cast and crew will be in attendance, and there will be a Q&A after the screening!

As soon as we know more about screening dates and times, we will let you know!

About the SoCal Film Fest

Named as one of MovieMaker Magazine's 20 Festivals worth the entry fee, the SoCal has award winning movies and screenplays; industry speakers; professional workshops; Q&As with directors and actors; special guests; a professional panel of jury members and screeners; volunteer opportunities; and scores of film watching attendees ... Our goal is to continually create a truly important film festival for independent filmmakers and screenwriters ... and a truly independent film festival.

Find out more on their website at www.socalfilmfest.com/

Official Selection - Twister Alley International Film Festival 2016

Happy New Year everyone! Our festival run continues with our first Official Selection of the new year, as The Smiling Man is a "First Fifty" selection of the Twister Alley International Film Festival! We are very honored to be in such great company, screening with Cannes, Sundance, SXSW and Fantastic Fest darlings in Twister Alley International's 2016 Midnight Shorts block. 

Take a look at the amazing First Fifty official selections from all genres on the Twister Alley International Film Festival website here: http://www.twisteralleyfilmfestival.com/films.html

The Smiling Man writer/director/editor AJ Briones will be in attendance for the screening, and we are looking forward to checking out the fest and the city of Woodward, OK. The festival runs from May 5-7, and we are looking forward to seeing you there!

About the Twister Alley International Film Festival

Twister Alley International is a unique film festival run by filmmakers...for filmmakers. After screening at hundreds of film festivals, seeing the good and the bad, Twister Alley Festival Directors Josh Hope & TJ Treece are proud to bring their favorite indie films from across the globe back home to NW Oklahoma by designing a film festival that provides the perfect setting for both filmmakers and movie fans alike.  With complimentary food & lodging expenses for screening filmmakers and a jury loaded with working filmmakers and actors, Twister Alley sets itself apart from the mass of tired film festivals by putting the filmmaker first.

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

The Smiling Man Nominated for Best Horror at Macabre Faire 2016

We are humbled and honored to announce that out of 130 films selected for the 2016 Macabre Faire Film Festival, The Smiling Man has been nominated for the Best Horror award.

The Smiling Man screens twice at the Macabre Faire Film Festival for our New York premiere on Saturday 1/16 at 5:35pm and again on Sunday 1/17 at 1:25pm.

Tickets are available now, click the button below for ticketing information!

To check out the complete lineup of films, the schedule and the other nominees at this massive genre festival, click the link on their website here: http://www.macabrefairefilmfest.com/screening-schedule.html

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 atwww.facebook.com/MacabreFaireFilmFestival

Where to see The Smiling Man this weekend - Week of 12/6

The Smiling man screens in Brazil and Australia this weekend! If you are in the area, you're not going to want to miss out on the film that Fangoria Magazine calls, "a lean yet undeniably terrifying horror."

Friday, 12/4 - MAC Horror Film Festival / Brazil

The Smiling Man has its Brazilian Premiere at the MAC Horror Film Fest in Manaus, 

Saturday, 12/5 - A Night of Horror International Film Festival / Australia

The Smiling Man hits Australia for the second time around, this time for Australia's premier horror film event! We screen at 2pm at Dendy Newtown, click the button below for tickets!

Official Selection - Pensacon Short Film Festival 2016

The Smiling Man heads to Pensacola, Florida in February 2016 as an Official Selection of the second annual Pensacon Short Film Festival at the Pensacola Comic Con! The event is held on February 19-21 at the Pensacola Bay Center, a 10,000 seat arena with over 20,000 square feet of exhibition space, with events also held at the Crowne Plaza Pensacola Grand Hotel, the Rex Theatre and the Saenger Theatre Pensacola! As soon as we find out our screening schedule and ticketing information, we will let you know!

About the Pensacon Short Film Festival

Pensacon: Pensacola Comic Con proudly presents the second annual Pensacon Short Film Festival as one of its official events. As part of this convention, the films screened will celebrate science fiction, horror, fantasy, comic books, and geek culture in general.

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

The Smiling Man takes home 3 Awards at Fright Night Film Fest 2015

The Smiling Man has taken home three awards at the 2015 Fright Night Film Fest in Louisville, Kentucky! Amid a fantastic selection of horror shorts which made for very stiff competition, The Smiling Man won Best Paranormal Short, Best Actor (Strange Dave) and Best Director (A.J. Briones). This is the first Best Actor award for our very own Strange Dave, and we are so excited for him, as he's been scaring audiences all over the world during our fantastic festival run.

About Fright Night Film Fest

One of the oldest and most respected film festivals. For over a decade we have worked to put independent horror films in front of as many fans as possible. Like all children we have grown and experience growth pains as a result. Never wavering from the initial mission of giving the fans the best and truest in independent cinema. Our scope of films has reached the slasher to the thriller from supernatural to the sublime. Cult to pop culture we challenge the discriminating film lover with our selection every year. Held in conjunction with our Fright Night Horror Weekend every year.

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

The Smiling Man Nominated Best Dramatic Short at PDXtreme Fest

We are humbled and excited by the news that The Smiling Man has been nominated for Best Dramatic Short at the 2015 PDXtreme Fest - The Portland Underground Film Fest! It's a great honor, considering the quality of films we are screening with and up against. The other nominees are: I am Monster (dir: Shannon Lark, Lori Bowen), Lapsus (dir: Karim Ourat), Night of the Slasher (dir: Shant Hammasian) and TERRAIN: blood, hatefuck, death (dir: Nora Fabi).

PDXtreme happens in Portland at the historic Academy Theater from December 4-6! As soon as our screening date and time has been announced, we will let you know! Meanwhile, you can get a full festival pass for only $30! Click the button below to purchase one!

About PDXtreme

What is PDXtreme? It's a celebration of genre film. We want to show horror, crime, dark comedy and even applicable documentaries. Tales of the grotesque, the limits of the psychological, and bumps in the night whatever the cause! Does it take place in space? That's cool too.  
When it comes to blood or nudity and you're worried other fests can't handle it, you're in the right place. The only limits are the law. Originality and diversity are not only encouraged, but celebrated. 

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

Official Selection - PDXtreme Film Fest, Portland Underground Film Fest 2015

Friends in Portland, The Smiling Man is coming for you on December as an Official Selection of PDXtreme - the Portland Underground Film Fest! The festival runs over three days from December 4-6 and screens at the historic Academy Theater. We will be screening with a great selection of horror shorts and features for our Oregon Premiere!

As soon as we receive screening dates and times, we will let you know!

Full Festival passes are available for only $30! Click the button below to order one online now!

About PDXtreme

What is PDXtreme? It's a celebration of genre film. We want to show horror, crime, dark comedy and even applicable documentaries. Tales of the grotesque, the limits of the psychological, and bumps in the night whatever the cause! Does it take place in space? That's cool too.  
When it comes to blood or nudity and you're worried other fests can't handle it, you're in the right place. The only limits are the law. Originality and diversity are not only encouraged, but celebrated. 

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

The Smiling Man visits San Francisco for Another Hole in the Head on 11/7!

The Smiling Man heads to San Francisco this weekend when it screens at the 12th Annual SF Indie's Another Hole in the Head 2015! Screening on Saturday, November 7 at the New People Cinema in Japantown at 2pm with a great selection of short films and with the writer/director in attendance (it's weird talking about myself in the third person, haha), tickets are on sale online now!

This is the second time I've had a film in this festival, and I missed it last year, but I'm so excited to be there this time! If I had my way, I'd be there for the entire run, but unfortunately I will only be there for an evening, but I'm definitely going to make it count!

Tickets are available online now! Click the button below for details!

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 - A Night of Horror International Film Festival 2015

We are very excited to announce that The Smiling Man has been chosen as an Official Selection of Australia's number one horror film festival: A Night of Horror International Film Festival 2015! 

The festival takes place over 11 days in Sydney Australia, from November 26-December 6. We are screening in the World of Nightmares block (Shorts Block #5) on Saturday, December 5 at 2pm with a hard-hitting selection of world-class award winning shorts!

Check out the details and purchase tickets on the website here: http://www.anightofhorror.com/2015program/#/world-of-nightmares/

About A Night of Horror International Film Festival

 Night of Horror International Film Festival is Sydney, Australia's premier horror film event.

What began as an idea for a one-night event (hence the festival’s name) now spans for 11 days. Now in its ninth year, the festival remains dedicated to screening and promoting the work of independent filmmakers working in the horror genre from both Australia and abroad.

In 2015, A Night of Horror will again be taking place in conjunction with Fantastic Planet Film Festival. Together the festivals provide Australia's leading showcase of independent genre specific cinema. Combined, the fests screened over 100 films in 2014. Both festivals retain independent programs and their own specific award categories.

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

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 Wins Best U.S. Short Film at the Twisted Horror Picture Show

We're so proud to announce that The Smiling Man has taken home the award for Best U.S. Short Film at Twister Alley International Film Festival's Twister Horror Picture Show! This is a great win for our team, as we were against some very strong competition, the likes of film festival favorites Invaders, Bad Guy #2, Night of the Slasher and others. We were also nominated in 3 other categories (Best Director, Best Actor, Best Poster) and we are very happy for the winners in those categories and congratulate them on a great win.

Huge thanks to the festival directors and staff, as well as the great crowd who saw our film. We've already received some messages from festival goers, and beyond the awards, it's always an honor to hear from the audience!

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/

Four Festivals Showing The Smiling Man This Weekend - Week of 11/1

The Smiling Man screens in 4 festivals this weekend, From the Midwest to the East Coast and all the way to the Mediterranean Island Country of Malta! Check below for screening dates, times and ticketing information.

Thursday, 10/29 - Sunday, 11/1 - Malta Horror Film Festival / Malta

The Smiling Man screens for 3 days at the beautiful Island Country of Malta for the Malta Horror Film Festival! This is an amazing event held at Luqa Shelters Town Square, featuring Dar Il-Wahx, a terrifying 20 minute Haunted House adventure where only 8 guests enter at one time, with night vision goggles! It sounds frightening as heck! We will be screening with an awesome bunch of shorts all weekend!

Find out more information on their website at http://www.maltahorrorfest.com/ or click the button below!

Friday, 10/30 @ 7:30pm - Twisted Horror Picture Show / Oklahoma City, OK

The Smiling Man screens in Oklahoma City for Twister Alley International Film Festival's Twisted Horror Picture Show! We screen at the historical and haunted Woodward Theater in the Bloody Twisted short film block! Stick around for even more shorts and features, and catch the awards ceremony and cross your fingers for us, as we are nominated for 4 awards (Best U.S. Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Poster). Festival passes are only 5 bucks! Get them online by clicking the button below or visit their website at http://www.twisteralleyfilmfestival.com/schedule.html

Friday, 10/30 @ 7:30pm - Midwest Horror Shorts Film Festival / Oklahoma City, OK

The Smiling Man also makes an appearance at the OKC Farmers Market in Oklahoma City for the Midwest Horror Shorts Film Festival! We screen at 7:30pm with a great selection of horror shorts! The event features a full bar, special effects and make-up demonstrations, a costume contest and other fun stuff, with Count Gregore hosting! You can choose between VIP or GA seats for reasonable prices! Click the button below to purchase tickets, or find out more information on their website at http://midwesthorrorshorts.com/

Saturday, 10/31 @ 6:00pm - Virginia Independent Horror Film Festival / Winchester, VA

The Smiling Man is featured in the Homegrown Horror Showcase with a curated selection of horror shorts at the iconic Alamo Drafthouse in Winchester, VA. The festival features a great selection of feature films, a costume contest, burlesque show, a Rocky Horror Picture Show sing-along and other awesome events. Don't miss out!

Check the full schedule on their website at http://www.vahorror.com or click the button below!

The Smiling Man wins Best Monster Micro Short Film at Fear Fete 2015

We just got word that we took home the Best Monster Micro Short Film award at the Fear Fete Film Festival! We were also nominated for Best Director, Best Actor. Congratulations to The Smiling Man team and the other winning and nominated filmmakers! We would also like to thank the festival organizers, judges and attendees for making our Biloxi premiere a memorable one! We would also like to thank the filmmakers, vendors and staff that made this all possible.

For a complete list of award winners, check the Fear Fete website at http://www.fearfete.com/awards.html

About Fear Fete Horror Film Festival & Convention

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 at the MS Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, MS. Fear Fete features chilling horror films, horror 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!

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.  

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