Comedy
"Two Dum Micks"
Winner Comedy - Short
Two unlucky guys meet in the drunk tank and hatch a plan.
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Film Type:
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Short
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Runtime:
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5 minutes
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Completion Date:
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April 20, 2019
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Production Budget:
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10,000 USD
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Country of Origin:
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United States
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Country of Filming:
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United States
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Film Language:
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English
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Shooting Format:
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Digital
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Film Color:
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Color
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First-time Filmmaker:
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No
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Student Project:
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No
Director - D.B. Sweeney
D. B. SWEENEY'S many films include Gardens of Stone, Memphis Belle, Fire in the Sky, The Cutting Edge, No Man’s Land, Spawn, Roommates and Eight Men Out (as Shoeless Joe Jackson). The Steven Spielberg produced Captive State was released March 2019. His latest, Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre will be released in early 2020.
On Television he played Dish Boggett in the landmark Lonesome Dove miniseries and the memorably oblivious Larry opposite Jon Cryer on Two and a Half Men. His other extensive credits include Sharp Objects, Ice, Criminal Minds, 24, CSI, Crash, Jericho, House, Harsh Realm, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and the multi-Emmy winning Miss Rose White among others...
"Sidepiece"
Runner up Comedy - Short
Dating is hard. Especially when you’re married. Nothing is what appears to be in this short romantic-comedy about two people who find each other on a very special dating app. You just can’t trust what you read anymore.
Married writing team Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum took a break from their usual horror fare to tackle a comedy about romance in the age of apps, starring Emmy-nominated Michael Muhney. Teddy directs from a script written by the team.
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Film Type:
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Short
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Genres:
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Romantic-comedy
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Runtime:
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9 minutes 58 seconds
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Completion Date:
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October 14, 2019
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Production Budget:
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2,500 USD
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Country of Origin:
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United States
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Country of Filming:
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United States
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Film Language:
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English
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Shooting Format:
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DSLR
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Aspect Ratio:
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16:9
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Film Color:
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Color
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First-time Filmmaker:
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No
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Student Project:
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No
Director - Teddy Tenenbaum
Teddy Tenenbaum & Minsun Park are primarily a writing team with combined experience in features and television, including pilot sales, staff writing, feature spec sales, and feature and television assignments. They have written separately and together, and currently write both as a team and as solo writers. They specialize in genre writing, including horror, thriller, and action, typically with a humorous edge. With Minsun's background as an Asian-American woman born in Korea and Teddy's experience as a White dude from Ohio, they cover a lot of bases.
"Fate Alchemy"
[Unfinised Feature]
Winner - Unfinished Comedy Feature
A dark comedy that unfolds with a whirlwind of vulgarity and ill-fated circumstance. A deal to chase the American dream diminishes as our three protagonists try to work their way out of an unfortunate event that spawns many to come.
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Film Type:
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Short
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Genres:
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Dark Comedy, Drama
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Runtime:
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40 minutes 20 seconds
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Completion Date:
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July 22, 2019
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Production Budget:
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2,500 USD
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Country of Origin:
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United States
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Country of Filming:
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United States
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Film Language:
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English
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Shooting Format:
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Digital 4k
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Aspect Ratio:
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21:9
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Film Color:
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Color
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First-time Filmmaker:
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No
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Student Project:
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No
Director - Ace Blankenship
Born in Frankfort, Germany, a military brat, he later would join the military himself at the age of 18 where he served as a paratrooper combatant for the 82nd Airborne Division in Operation Iraqi Freedom. After serving in the military with distinction, he attended art school where he received a bachelor's in Fine Arts & Digital Filmmaking.
A multifaceted designer, Ace has experience in film, graphic design, sound engineering, music, visual art, writing, and web-design. An eccentric and enthusiastic artist that is eager to experiment with new styles of filmmaking and graphic design, Ace is able to blend in his own unique perspective into his final product while seamlessly incorporating the desires and essence of his subject. Comfortable mixing styles and mediums, Ace is excited to use his unconventional vision and diverse skills to ensure that anything produced by himself is not just a success, but a powerful and impactful statement.
"House Call"
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Film Type:
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Short
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Genres:
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Fish out of water, comedy
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Runtime:
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5 minutes
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Completion Date:
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June 23, 2019
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Production Budget:
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2,000 USD
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Country of Origin:
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United States
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Country of Filming:
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United States
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Film Language:
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English
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Shooting Format:
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digital
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Film Color:
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Color
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First-time Filmmaker:
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Yes
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Student Project:
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No
Director - Lorraine Reyes
Lorraine Rodríguez-Reyes, earned her MFA at Harvard’s American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)/Moscow Art Theater Institute for Advanced Theater Training. She has an illuminating and well rounded acting career that has led her to try her hand at the production side of the art. After producing many successful theater productions and films (including the award winning Tapeworm and Capicu); Lorraine has now taken on the challenge of Directing short films. Her first short film House Call was written and shot over a weekend in June 2019. Even though she had to work with a shoestring budget and incredible time constraints this short has made the top 30% of entrants in multiple film festivals.
2 Below 0 - Feature Film
Winner Comedy - Feature
Frostbitten & love smitten! It's the bitterly cold Winter of 1979 as Rusty types away in his trailer. His fiancé had just left him at the alter and in response, Rusty uproots himself from Minnesota and relocates to the middle of nowhere. He's not completely alone for Alice, whom he refuses to accept has left his side, stands nearby in the form of a mannequin. Rusty's new utopia is disturbed by Babs, Ruth-Ann & Fran; three local bullies who developed a jealous streak towards Alice. Their reconnaissance mission begins & the snowballs fly as the temperature plummets '2 Below 0'!
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Film Type:
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Feature
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Genres:
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Period, Historical, Fiction, Romance, Dramedy
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Runtime:
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48 minutes 27 seconds
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Completion Date:
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August 30, 2019
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Production Budget:
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25,000 USD
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Country of Origin:
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Canada
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Country of Filming:
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United States
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Film Language:
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English
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Shooting Format:
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Digital
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Aspect Ratio:
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16:9
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Film Color:
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Color
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First-time Filmmaker:
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No
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Student Project:
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No
Director - Tim Cash
Tim Cash is an Oregon filmmaker whose artistic vision & technical capability allow him to weave a beautiful tapestry of images creating a compelling & involving story. Tim's feature film, 'The Astronot', received awards at over 150 film festivals in 2018.
"Oddly Popular" [TV]
Runner Up Comedy - TV/Short
Sara is a personal assistant to Evelyn, a demanding, Southern California Reality Show Housewife. Sara occasionally appears on Evelyn’s reality show, but she does not seek fame—far from it, in fact. Not the same can be said about Sara’s plump wannabe-fashionista cousin, Bridget. Maybe a little overconfident, Bridget wishes she was famous and in her mind she already is. After a disappointing birthday with her immature boyfriend, Sara joins Bridget and Bridget’s socially awkward new co-worker, Erica, for a night out on the town. The celebration goes awry when Sara’s scathing rant about her bitchy boss, Evelyn gets captured as a voice text and accidentally sent in a group message to all of the reality Housewives by their burly female “Ride” driver, Jo. Sara, Bridget, Erica, and Jo get invited to appear on The Housewives’s “live” Reunion show to explain the situation surrounding the text. Little did they know their short, chaotic appearance on television would turn their lives even more upside down.
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Film Type:
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Television
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Runtime:
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27 minutes 27 seconds
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Completion Date:
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January 3, 2020
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Production Budget:
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40,000 USD
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Country of Origin:
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United States
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Country of Filming:
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United States
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Film Language:
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English
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Shooting Format:
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Digital Black Magic
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Film Color:
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Color
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First-time Filmmaker:
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No
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Student Project:
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No
Director - Fred Gallo
Director Fred Gallo graduated from the USC film school then got his start by directing 7 feature films for the legendary producer Roger Corman, which included "Dead Space", which starred a young Bryan Cranston. Fred directed the pilot for the the 1/2 hour comedy series "Oddly Popular" which was written and created by his wife Carissa Gallo.
"For Jane"
A father tries to catch his daughters' secret admirer red handed.
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Project Type:
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Short
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Runtime:
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6 minutes 6 seconds
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Completion Date:
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June 16, 2019
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Production Budget:
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50 USD
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Country of Origin:
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United States
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Country of Filming:
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United States
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Language:
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English
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Shooting Format:
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Arri Alexa
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Aspect Ratio:
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2.35:1
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Film Color:
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Color
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First-time Filmmaker:
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No
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Student Project:
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No
Director - Kody Newton
Kody Newton is a writer/director from Kuna, Idaho that is best known for his Ninja Cowboy Viking trilogy. His first feature film, Ninja Cowboy Viking vs. the GadgetGents received praise and raised over $25,000 for Make-A-Wish in its 3 state theater release. Kody directs anything from features films, to shorts, to music videos and commercials. His greatest abilities are writing, directing and acting but he can do it all to produce a film.
"American Exorcist"
Runner Up Dark Comedy - Short
When one of her guests is unexpectedly possessed, a desperate hotel manager turns to a local exorcist who may be more concerned with documenting his own exploits than saving a life.
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Film Type:
Short
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Genres:
Comedy, horror
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Runtime:
8 minutes 14 seconds
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Completion Date:
November 13, 2019
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Production Budget:
1,000 USD
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Film Color:
Color
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First-time Filmmaker:
No
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Student Project:
No
Refugee by Mistake [Short/TV]
Winner Comedy - TV/Short
A small village community group set their sight on the absurd goal of protecting the border from refugees. In the end, they finde themselves on the refugee route without any identification documents and money. In an ironic and comic story, an absurd foray becomes an unusual self-discovery trip.
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Project Title (Original Language):
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Einmal Flüchtling und zurück
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Project Type:
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Short, Student
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Genres:
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Comedy
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Runtime:
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30 minutes
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Completion Date:
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December 30, 2018
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Production Budget:
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65,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:
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Germany
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Country of Filming:
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Germany, Hungary
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Language:
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Arabic, English, German
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Shooting Format:
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Digital
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Aspect Ratio:
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2,35:1
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Film Color:
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Color
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First-time Filmmaker:
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Yes
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Student Project:
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Yes
Director - Andre Diwisch
Andre was born in a small town in Hessen in Germany. After his A-levels he study film-directing with a talent scholarship in Munich.
"Hive Mind"
Winner Dark Comedy - Short
One person's mistake cost the freedom of a man too preoccupied to order lunch for himself.
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Project Type:
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Short
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Runtime:
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7 minutes 28 seconds
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Completion Date:
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May 31, 2019
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Production Budget:
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2,000 USD
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Country of Origin:
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United States
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Country of Filming:
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United States
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Language:
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English
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Shooting Format:
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RED Epic
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Aspect Ratio:
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2.35:1
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Film Color:
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Color
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First-time Filmmaker:
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No
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Student Project:
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No
Director - Josiah Sampson
Josiah Sampson is a filmmaker based out of Miami, Florida. He has been at the helm of several creative agencies acting as Executive Producer, and Creative Director, however now he operates full time freelance as a Commercial Director/DP. Josiah's passion for storytelling is often represented in his short form Commercial content, and he is constantly looking for ways to provide the human element to products. His dream is to continue doing Commercial work as a means to making films and is currently building his body of work as a narrative director. If he is not seen behind the camera he can be found on stage touring with his indie rock outfit KIDS.