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/

Official Selection - Fright Night Theatre Film Festival 2016

Friends in Ontario! The Smiling Man roars back to your town as an Official Selection of the Fright Night Theatre Film Festival 2016! The festival takes place on the weekend of March 11-12, with our film screening in the Horror Short Film Showcase on Saturday March 12 at 3pm!

Check out the full line up here: http://www.frightnighttheatre.com/2016/02/march-2016-fntff-lineup-revealed.html

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/

7 Chances to see The Smiling Man this Weekend - Week of 10/25

That's right, you have SEVEN chances to see The Smiling Man this weekend, from California all the way out to Puerto Rico! Look below for details, screening times and ticketing information!

Saturday, 10/24 @ 1:00pm - Northern Frights Festival / Ontario, Canada

The Smiling Man treks up north for our Canadian Premiere at the Northern Frights Film Festival!  We screen at 1pm at the Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre, in Ontario! An all day pass is only $15 and there will be some great vendors as well as a haunted house to round up the festivities! Grab your tickets online below!

Saturday, 10/24 @ 5:40pm - Knoxville Horror Film Fest / Knoxville, TN

Tennessee! The Smiling Man screens at the Knoxville Horror Film Fest at 5:40pm in Shorts Block 6 with some great short films! We screen at the Regal Downtown West Cinema 8! Stick around for the Grindhouse Grind-out and the awesome features! A full day pass is only 30 bucks!

Saturday, 10/24 @ 7:00pm - East Bay Express Horror Film Festival / Oakland, CA

You're in for a raunchy good time at the East Bay Express Horror Film Festival, where they have an evening celebrating the darker side of independent cinema! The event is strictly for those 21 and over, with live horror-inspired burlesque and music performances. It's going to be a crazy good time at Club XOXO!

Saturday, 10/24 @ 10:30pm - The San Jose International Short Film Festival / San Jose, CA

The best short films of all genres the world over come together at the San Jose International Short Film Festival! The Smiling Man screens in the BEYOND MIDNIGHT block alongside a world-class selection of shocking, amazing and dark shorts! The festival is held at CineArts Santana Row in San Jose! Tickets are available online!

Sunday, 10/25 @ 11:00am - Halloween Horror Picture Show / Tampa, FL

Tampa! You can see The Smiling Man for FREE this Sunday! Hell, not just that, the entire Halloween Horror Picture Show is free all day! You can't beat that! There will be celebrities in attendance as well as some great vendors! Doors open at 10am, shorts program begins at 11!  It's all going to happen at the Tampa Pitcher Show! Click the button below for a map!

Sunday, 10/25 @ 2:10pm - Puerto Rico Horror Film Festival / Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

The Smiling Man screens at the Caribbean Cinemas in beautiful Guaynabo, Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Horror Film Festival! We will be screening at 2pm in a shorts block called YOU + ME = DEATH, alongside a theme-matched curated selection of horror shorts!

Full day and festival passes are available online, while individual screening tickets are available at the door for only $6!

Sunday, 10/25 @ 8:00pm - Connect Film Festival / Los Angeles, CA

This Sunday, we will be screening in Downtown Los Angeles in one of my favorite independent single screen theaters, the Downtown Independent, for the Connect Film Festival! This is going to be great for us, as it's a very filmmaker-centric fest and we're looking forward to meeting like-minded creatives and checking out their work. Come on down, tickets are available at the door and online!

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