Official Selection #159 in London (England)

A record number of 4090 entries from 121 countries... but only 54 selections... and my short is in!!!
Tonight I'm delight to announce that 'Lion' is an official selection at the "Link International Film Festival" of London!
Here you can read all the titles.
Great and important challenges await me now! It will be an honor to compete against masterpieces such as 'Skin', directed by Guy Nattiv ("Academy Award" winner 2019) and '9 Pasos' by Marisa Crespo (candidate to the "Goya Award 2019"). But even my short film 'Lion' is not too bad: official selection in the "David di Donatello 2018" and 280 prizes all over the world, making it the most awarded horror short film in history.
From the 54 films in the official selection, only 25 will be nominated for prizes...
I love impossible challenges! Stay tuned... We'll enjoy it!
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

"Niaffs - Noidentity International Action Film Festival": 'Deep Shock' screens on June 29th

My new short film 'Deep Shock' is screening tomorrow, June 29th at 1:00 PM in the "Cinesur" theater of Seville (Spain).
Here you can read the the "Niaffs - Noidentity International Action Film Festival" program.
We are waiting yoy all!!!

'Deep Shock': 19 nominations at the "IndieX Film Fest" of Los Angeles (US)

Tonight I'm extremely proud to announce that 'Deep Shock' has received an outstanding 19 award nominations at the "IndieX Film Fest" of Los Angeles, California (US).
My short is the most nominations of all submitted films!
In detail, I received two nominations for the 'Genre Categories':
- Best Horror Short;
- Best Crime Short.
Check out all the nominations here.
Furthermore 'Deep Shock' received another 17 nominations for the 'Technical Categories' (individual awards):
- Best Producers (Luca Vannella, Alexis Continente, Vincenzo Mastrantonio, Bobby Holland Hanton, Ferdinando Merolla, Roberto Paglialunga);
- Best Male Director;
- Best Actress (Muireann Bird);
- Best Actor (George Bracebridge);
- Best Acting Duo (Erica Prior, George Bracebridge);
- Best Actor Ensemble (Muireann Bird, Francesc Pagés, George Bracebridge, Lorna Larkin, Erica Prior, Luis Fernández de Eribe);
- Best Original Screenplay;
- Best Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);
- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);
- Best Sound Design (Christian Valente);
- Best Sound Mixing (Matteo Risi);
- Best Sound Editing (Mario Giulianelli);
- Best Original Score (Giulio De Gaetano);
- Best Costume Design (Patricia Gabas);
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Daniele Nastasi, Niamhy Glynn);
- Best Special Makeup (Sarah O'Brien);
- Best Set Design (Carlos J. López, Carlos B. Luise).
You can read all the nominations here.
And now we just have to wait for the jury's decision... Let's keep our fingers crossed!
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

'Lion': Official Selection #158 in Salem, Oregon (US)

Today I'm very happy to announce that 'Lion' has been officially selected to be included into the '2019 Summer Festival Season' of the "Creepy Tree Film Festival" (US) and has been nominated to receive the 'Creepy Tree Exemplar Award' on August 31st.
Congratulations!!!

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #5 in Los Angeles, California (US)

'Deep Shock' lands to Hollywood! This evening I'm extremely proud to announce that my new short film is an official selection at the "IndieX Film Fest" of Los Angeles (US).
The list of nominated and the award-winning projects will be released during next days...
Congratulations!!!

'Lion' is screening today in Sao Paulo (Brazil)

'Lion' is screening today in the final of the "Espantomania - Mostra Itinerária de Cinema Fantástico", that will take place at 3pm (American time) in the "Centro Cultural Grajaú" of Sao Paulo (Brazil).
Here you can read the selected films and watch all the trailers.
Good luck!!!

"Festival de Cine de Marbella": here the photos of the award ceremony

(TROPHIES)

Today I'm very happy to show you some photos of the "Festival de Cine de Marbella" award ceremony, where my 'Deep Shock' has won the prize as 'Best Short Film'.

(INTERVIEW FOR THE SPANISH TV)

(RED CARPET WITH SPANISH PRODUCER EZEKIEL MONTES)

(RED CARPET)

(MOMENT OF THE AWARD)

(MOMENT OF THE AWARD)

(WITH THE SPANISH ACTOR ROBERTO GARCÍA)

(ALL THE WINNERS)

(ALL THE WINNERS)

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #4 in Biertan, Sibiu (Romania)

Tonight I'm extremely proud to announce that 'Deep Shock' is an official selection in one of the most prestigious horror festival in Romania: the "Full Moon Horror & Fantasy Film Festival".
We have to wait now the official program, but I can say you that the festival will be held from 8 to 11 August in Biertan, Sibiu.
Congratulations!!!

"Creepy Tree Film Festival": here the awards

(BEST HORROR SHORT + DIRECTOR & CREW AWARD)

Today I'm very proud to show you the awards that 'Deep Shock' has won in the "Creepy Tree Film Festival" of Salem, Oregon (US).
Congratulations!!!

(BEST VISUAL ENHANCEMENTS & SFX AWARD)

"Espantomania Mostra Itinerária de Cinema Fantástico" (Brazil): revealed the program!

The full program of the "Espantomania Mostra Itinerária de Cinema Fantástico" is finally online (click here to read it).
My short film 'Lion' will be screened Saturday, June 22 at 3pm at the "Centro Cultural Grajaú" in Sao Paulo (Brazil).
Go ahead!!!

New interview in Seville (Spain)

Between 'MIB', 'X-Men' and 'Godzilla' there are my shorts! Today I'd like to invite you to read my new great interview on the popular "Helios" magazine.
I talk about my latest award winning short films 'The sweet hand of the White Rose', 'Lion' and 'Deep Shock'...
You can find the article at pages 16-21 (click here).
The interview has been done by Bernabé Marín.
Thanks!!!

'Lion': Official Selection #157 in Vienna (Austria)

Tonight I'm very thrilled to announce that 'Lion' is an official selection at the "Vienna International Film Awards" (Austria).
Winners will be revealed at the end of this month.
Congratulations!!!

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #3 in Sevlille (Spain)

This evening I'm very happy to announce that 'Deep Shock' is an official selection at the "Niaffs - Noidentity International Action Film Festival", that will take place from June 23rd to June 29th in Seville (Spain).
Here you can read all the finalist films.
The festival program is coming soon.
Congratulations!!!

'Deep Shock': Award #3 in Marbella (Spain)

Italian Giallo also triumphs in Spain! Today I'm so proud to announce that 'Deep Shock' has won the award as 'Best Short Film' at the "Festival de Cine de Marbella".
Here you can find all the winners.
I've dedicated the award to the great Spanish actor Francesc Pagés (one of the protagonist of my film), who passed away only two months ago. This award is for you Francesc!!!
Congratulations all the cast & crew!!!

'Lion': Review #50 in Denver, Colorado (US)

"This short film is a masterpiece that will haunt you long after you see it. Just stunning! It's an absolute must see!".
The 50th great review of 'Lion' is up! Check it out on the prestigious "PopHorror" website (click here). The article has been written by Christine Burnhan.
Thanks a lot!!!

'Deep Shock': Awards #1 & 2 in Salem, Oregon (US)

The distribution of 'Deep Shock' begins in a big way: first festival response and first prizes won!
Tonight I'm extremely proud to announce that my new short film has won two awards at the "Creepy Tree Film Festival" of Salem, Oregon (US):
- Creepy Director & Crew;
- Creepy Visual Enhancements & SFX.
Here you can find all the winners.
Congratulations!!!