Official Selection - Scare LA 2016

The Smiling Man comes back to Los Angeles, as part of Shriekfest's Festival Block at the iconic ScareLA! The convention rocks out August 6-7 with official host Elvira, the Mistress of the Dark running the show! We are proud to be one of 74 films selected to screen out of 2,100 submissions from 20 countries! On top of that, the convention features exhibitors, classes, presentations, experiences and more!

Come see The Smiling Man the way it was intended: in a dark room full of horror fans! Cast and crew will be in attendance!

As soon as the organizers sort out screening dates and times, we'll let you know! Meanwhile, you can check out the film's page here: http://2016.scarela.com/2016/06/07/the-smiling-man/

About Scare LA

ScareLA premiered in 2013 as the first fan convention dedicated to celebrating Halloween. Situated in the entertainment capital of the world, it combines the city’s top talent and unique cultural setting with a twist! Drawing fans and haunt entertainment professionals, the event features top attraction designers and operators, manufacturers, artists, filmmakers and more. The weekend-long Halloween season teaser celebrates California’s hottest scary faire with attraction unveils, workshops and classes, top industry panels, haunt tours, screenings and activities. Share, inspire, play – ScareLA.

Find out more on their website at http://2016.scarela.com/

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/

The Smiling Man Wins Best Post Production Award at Connect Festival USA 2015

The Smiling Man just took home the award for Best Post Production against very strong competition across all genres at the Connect Festival USA. We are very proud to bring this award home with us and congratulate the nominees: A Peaceful Man, Detectives of Noir Town, Frog, Little Red Riding Hood (starring Christina Ricci), Swiped, Krisha (SXSW Grand Jury and Audience Award winner and our personal favorite film of the fest), and Day One (a Project Greenlight finalist).

Our visual effects team consists of veterans in the industry spanning decades of experience,  and we are grateful to them for all their efforts in helping make The Smiling Man a creepy-ass experience for audiences all over the world!

The screening was very special for me, as I am always excited to screen in a non-genre festival with an audience has no idea what they are about to experience. The Downtown Independent is also one of my favorite single-screen theatres: great seats, excellent BARCO DP4K-32B projector, 7.1 DATASAT surround, a huge 34 foot screen, and the projectionist with the propensity to keep the volume nice and loud. 

It was a blast to sit in a full house and watch them squirm, scream, and laugh nervously through the tension and anxiety. I also got to enjoy some very engaging conversations with audience members and other filmmakers. We got so much love from the audience at this screening, it was such an honor. Seriously, no award beats the feeling of experiencing that.

Thanks so much to festival founder Lindsey Loon and her team for an unforgettable event! Also, thanks to Connect Festival for all but one of the photos! Man, I'm terrible at taking photos.

About Connect Festival

Share great films. Connect with great filmmakers. Make better films together.

Why Connect?

Connect Film Festival combines a short film festival and creative hub.

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.

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

Official Selection - Shriekfest 2015!

We are so excited to announce that The Smiling Man will be screening and in competition at Los Angeles' longest-running horror festival: Shriekfest! We will be screening at Raliegh Studios in Hollywood, and the festival runs from October 1-4. We are super excited for this festival, ranked by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the top "13 Horror Film Festivals to Die For," one of the "Top 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" and declared by LA WEEKLY as "LA's Most Successful & Entertaining Horror Film Festival!"

As soon as screening dates and times are available, we will update this space with ticketing information!

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

Official Selection: HollyShorts Film Festival 2015

We are beyond thrilled to announce that The Smiling Man will be screening at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA for the 11th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival. HollyShorts has been one of our favorite film festivals since having the honor to screen my first short film, Carolina Parakeet, there in 2014. This time, we will be returning as filmmaker alumni with The Smiling Man and we are so excited to be back!

If you are in the Los Angeles area, don't miss this screening, as it will be the absolute best way to experience The Smiling Man. We will be screening in glorious 2.39 2k Scope and sounding glorious in 5.1 Dolby Surround with our pristine Digital Cinema Package! The majority of our cast and crew will also be there, and there will be a Q&A at the end of the screening.

The festival runs for a full eleven days, from August 13-22. Our official screening date and time has not yet been announced, but we will let you know as soon as we find out!

About HollyShorts

HollyShorts is an organization devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings, networking events, and various panel and forums. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the top short films produced 40- minutes or less.

LOS ANGELES: WE'RE COMING TO FESTER ON JULY 16TH!

The Smiling Man comes to Los Angeles on Thursday, July 16th for Fester: The Mindf*ck Festival! The folks at Fester are near and dear to us, having been the site for the World Premiere of my first film, Carolina Parakeet. 

The Smiling Man will be screening at their upcoming event as part of a selection of short films. This time, we will be screening at the iconic Vidiots Video in Santa Monica. It's going to be an intimate event, with only 35 seats available! Cast and Crew will be in attendance, and there will be a Q&A after the screening!

Tickets are available now! Click the link below!

About Fester

FESTER is a monthly film series showcasing “Mindfuck Movies,” films that crawl inside your head and stay there like the memory of a fever dream. A Mindfuck Movie is of any genre and about anything. What’s important is the way it makes you feel: fucked up! Our goal is to bring you the best Mindfucks in the world of independent film: features, shorts, webseries, anything deserving of a larger audience.

Learn more on their website at www.fester.la

About Vidiots Video

Vidiots began as a movie rental store with a fierce commitment to making as wide an array of films available as possible—from vintage to foreign to documentary—and our event programming and outreach has that same eclectic flavor.

The Vidiots Foundation expands the reach and community involvement of Vidiots through partnerships with community organizations, schools, filmmakers, artists and educators by providing free classes, screenings, panel discussions, spoken word, live music and other cultural events.

Visit them on their website at http://vidiotsfoundation.org/