We are a little behind with our news updates so this one is doubly awesome.

1.  We got into Hispanicize Film Festival.

2.  We won Hispanicize Film Festival!  First prize!

http://www.hispanicizeevent.com/news/hispanicize-2012-names-miracle-of-spanish-harlem-and-history-of-space-flight-winners-of-national-latino-film-showcase.html

We won the Golden Prize in China!  Apparently HOSF is big oversees. 

http://www.isfvf.cn/en/

Oregon Represent!  EugeneFilmFest.  Oct 21-23.  Hope to see you all there!

HOSF was accepted to the International Student Film & Video Festival.  Unfortunatly – I won’t be able to attend, but I will be there in spirit.  Here’s to Christmas Films translating well in Mandarin!

Just got great news today – a New York City Screening!  New Filmmakers has selected HOSF for the Fall Series.  New Filmmakers is a great resource and I am really excited about this screening.  HOSF will be screening at 7:00 on December 13th at the “Anthology Film Archives”.  You can find out more about the screening here: NewFilmmakers.

It’s always nice to have someone appreciate your work and then ask you to do something else.  When I set out to make HOSF I knew I wanted to stress one thing:  directing kids.  I wanted this film to show others that I could create believable performances from children.  Because of that I was remarkably excited when Micah Cyrus and Meltem Oznalci called me last month to direct a short film they were producing that starred a small girl.  They said they loved the performances I got from the kids in HOSF when they saw it and wanted me to do the same for their short.

Cut 30 days forward and I am on my way to set to direct another short.  I haven’t been on set directing for some time now and am filled with that nervous/anxious feeling that I love/hate.  Can’t wait!

Just got a string of emails letting me know HOSF had been accepted at the “Temecula Valley Film Festival“.  Very exciting news.  It seems to be a great festival and they will be announcing the schedule in a “Press Event” next week.  I am looking forward to the Festival and plan on attending.  It runs from Sept 14-18 and is just a couple hours outside of LA!  I will keep you all posted as to when we are screening!

Ohhhhh Yeah!

Once you start getting into Festival’s you notice a trend in the films you screen with.  Different Festivals like different films, so the ones that like your film…probably like others in a similar vain.  One that is always popping up in my line up just happens to be the Academy Award Winning God of Love.  I have already screened in three festivals with it.  It is an amazing film and I urge you all to watch it.

Small town!  Big Festival!