The Smiling Man Nominated for Two Awards at Fright Night Theatre Film Festival

The great news keeps rolling in as we are thrilled to announce that we are nominated for two awards at the 2016 Fright Night Theatre Film Festival: Best Horror Short Film and Most Shocking Short Film. We are in competition against some fantastic shorts, so we're just happy to be in the running and screening our film with another audience.

If you're in the Ontario area, don't miss out on this festival! They have an amazing lineup of genre features and shorts, and it's going to be a great time!

Tickets are available now! Click the link button below!

About the Fright Night Theatre Film Festival

The Fright Night Theatre Film Festival (FNTFF) is the only festival dedicated to horror, cult, and genre cinema in the greater Hamilton, ON area. Operating twice a year, this fan-favorite event screens a combined 20 feature films and shorts each bi-annual season over the course of two exciting nights of genre film mayhem at the Staircase Theatre (27 Dundurn St. N). Fright Night Theatre is not just a scary night at the movies; it’s a celebration of fringe film-making, controversial cinema, tongue-in-cheek B-movies, and the art of the macabre.

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

Where to see The Smiling Man this weekend - Week of 10/18

Looking to check out The Smiling Man this weekend? We'll be screening in 3 festivals over 3 states in the U.S. this weekend!

Saturday, 10/17 @ 3:30pm - Fear Fete Horror Film Festival & Convention / Biloxi, Mississippi

The Smiling Man comes to Biloxi, Mississippi as a part of a fantastic gathering of the greatest horror fans, filmmakers and professionals in the genre at the MS Coast Convention Center. The Smiling Man is nominated for 3 awards: Best Micro Short Film, Best Micro Short Director (AJ Briones and Best Micro Short Actor (Strange Dave).

Online Ticket Sales end after 10/15, but will also be available at the door!

Saturday, 10/17 @ 7pm - Idaho Horror Film Festival / Boise, Idaho

The Smiling Man screens at the Idaho Horror Film Festival in Screening Block 7, in front of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), with Leatherface actor Andrew Bryniarski in attendance for this special celebrity screening. The Smiling Man Writer/Director AJ Briones will be in attendance as well! And as an added bonus, on Sunday, A.J. stops by Mark Stolaroff's  "No Budget Film School" class to talk about the making of The Smiling Man, among other things.

Sunday, 10/18 @ 3:20pm - Fright Night Film Fest / Louisville, Kentucky

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! The Smiling Man caps the weekend off in Louisville, Kentucky at the Ramada Hotel & Convention Center for Fright Night Horror Weekend! With celebrity guests, vendors, events and fantastic films! We screen in the Goldenrod Screening Room at approximately 3:20pm. If you're in town, be sure to check it out!

Official Selection - Fright Night Film Fest 2015

The Smiling Man comes to Louisville for our Kentucky Premiere at Fright Night Film Fest 2015! The festival runs over the weekend of October 16-18, and as soon as we find out our exact screening date and time, we will let you know!

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/