Representing a new generation of French Filmmakers, Haroun Saifi is a versatile artist whose work includes directing, cinematography, editing and Vfx.
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Short Film: THE POLITENESS OF KINGS, 20min., France, Thriller
Paris, in the heart of the 13th arrondissement, a rainy late afternoon. Chef Long finishes the service of the gourmet Chinese restaurant “Le Palais des Rois”. A mysterious customer calls to order, and the delivery does not go as planned …
Director Biography – Seth Raven Small (ISOLATION)
Owner and creator of Havran.Digital, Seth Raven began his film career in VFX but always harbored a passion to create and collaborate stories with a team. Growing up in Texas, he was close to film through his aunt who worked on film in Texas like Prison Break and other 20th century fox productions. Determined to… Continue reading Director Biography – Seth Raven Small (ISOLATION)
Short Film: ISOLATION, 11min., USA, Thriller
Sarah awakes in her room noticing her partner Ryan is missing form her beside, she investigates to find things are off. The powers not working properly, her cell is dead and now her car alarm is going off. She begins to look around and she can’t help but feel she is being watched. Eventually she… Continue reading Short Film: ISOLATION, 11min., USA, Thriller
THRILLER 1st Scene Script Reading: Eat What You Kill, by Leslie Lyshkov
A cunning, but naive attorney gets in over his head with a Wall Street financier and the Russian mob. CAST LIST: Narrator: Julie Sheppard Max: Sean Ballantyne Ruben: Steve Rizzo Vulture Capitalist: Matthew Camp Neisha: Allison Kampf
THRILLER Festival Best Scene Reading: Opposition Research. by T. R. Schumer
When a brilliant young law grad with a talent for speed-reading takes a well paid gig scraping bulk data for dirt on a rival political candidate, his idealistic naiveté and misplaced loyalty land him in the crosshairs of powerful enemies, the FBI, and his murderous boss. CAST LIST: Narrator: Geoff Mays Dillan: Allan Michael Brunet… Continue reading THRILLER Festival Best Scene Reading: Opposition Research. by T. R. Schumer
HIGHLIGHT & VIDEOS: DECEMBER 2020 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST CRIME/THRILLER FILM: IMAGINARY FRIEND BEST ACTION FILM: THE LAST PIZZA BEST PERFORMANCES: RETRIEVAL BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: ZEALANDIA BEST SOUND & MUSIC: EMBLEM Theme of night: Changing conventional thought. NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: ZEALANDIA 13min. New… Continue reading HIGHLIGHT & VIDEOS: DECEMBER 2020 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival
THRILLER Festival 1st Scene Reading: OFF GRID, by Magnus Leijon
A family leaves the western rat race to pursue their lifelong dream to manage a tourist lodge in the rainforest. Unaware of the lodge’s murderous past, they are pulled into a psychological game unveiling the ultimate stake, life itself. CAST LIST: Daniel: Sean Ballantyne Interbank Trader: Allan Michael Brunet Annika: Julie Sheppard Emily: Val Cole
Director Biography – Matt Szymanowski (DARK DAY)
Matt Szymanowski wrote, produced and directed his debut feature, a Sundance Screenwriting Lab Finalist The Purple Onion. The film premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival and went on to play a dozen festivals Internationally, winning the Best Feature: Drama-Comedy at the Indie Gathering International Film Festival. Cinemation Studios distributed the film in summer 2017 on… Continue reading Director Biography – Matt Szymanowski (DARK DAY)
Short Film: DARK DAY, 7min, USA, Thriller/Crime
A man has just committed a brutal crime. His wife comes home with the intent of telling him she wants a divorce. On this day both of their dark secrets come to light.
