Round the Bend

Posted by on Sep 18, 2011 in News | No Comments
Round the Bend

Stranger Things will be in Oregon this October at the BendFilm Festival. An indie film favorite, the festival also will feature Alrick Brown’s Kinyarwanda and Alex Ross Perry’s The Color Wheel, both of which have been traveling alongside us on the festival circuit. Click here for  the Film Threat rundown of the full line-up.

Come On With the Rain

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 in News | No Comments
Come On With the Rain

Here’s some happy news for this drizzly day in both New York and London. It’s finally time for the UK premiere of Stranger Things! The film will be screening at the upcoming Raindance Film Festival in London this October, where it’s in competition for Best British Film. Ron and I will both be over in London for the premiere. I know it’s […]

The True North strong and free

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 in News | No Comments
The True North strong and free

Today as Ron makes his way up to the Toronto Film Festival Talent Lab, we have some more Canadian festival news to share: Stranger Things will be screening at the Edmonton International Film Festival later this month. It’s the western Canada premiere. Please tell all your Edmontonian friends to come!

Screening ON in Santiago

Posted by on Aug 24, 2011 in News | No Comments
Screening ON in Santiago

The SANFIC film festival in Santiago, Chile  has announced that even with the protests and national strike, screenings will continue today, so our South American premiere at the 7th Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine is still on! If you know anyone in the city, please spread the word. We’ll also be playing on Saturday. The screening information is below:

TIFF Talent Lab

Posted by on Aug 15, 2011 in News | No Comments
TIFF Talent Lab

I’m proud to report that my directing partner, Ron Eyal, has been invited to the 2011 TIFF Talent Lab, an intensive four-day artistic development program that provides emerging talent with the opportunity to learn from the world’s top filmmakers. Director Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) and distribution veteran and October Films founder Bingham Ray and are two of this […]

A Rhode Island Honour

Posted by on Aug 15, 2011 in News | No Comments
A Rhode Island Honour

We are very happy to announce that Stranger Things has been honoured with a special mention for Best Screenplay at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. This is the first screenplay award the film has received. Ron and I love writing together and it’s very exciting to have our script recognised. Thanks so much to the […]

Times for Montreal Screenings

Posted by on Aug 13, 2011 in News | No Comments
Times for Montreal Screenings

The Montreal World Film Festival has announced its screening times for Stranger Things. The film is part of the Focus on World Cinema / Regards sur les cinémas du monde section of the festival and there will be three opportunities to catch it. It will be our Canadian Premiere. Le film en français: Récemment diplômée […]

Around The World

Posted by on Aug 9, 2011 in News | No Comments
Around The World

Following our exciting international premiere at Karlovy Vary in July, Stranger Things is heading off on more voyages, the next two both in the Americas. Our South American premiere will be at the brilliant SANFIC film festival, in Santiago, Chile, where Stranger Things will be playing alongside Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture and Megan Griffiths’s The Off […]

Honorable Mention for STRANGER THINGS

Posted by on Aug 8, 2011 in News | No Comments
Honorable Mention for STRANGER THINGS

Stranger Things has received an honorable mention at the 2011 Woods Hole Film Festival. Wonderful news! It’s the 20th edition of the festival, so it’s a great time to win a prize there. We’re delighted. The festival ran from July 30 to August 6 and we were very pleased to be in Woods Hole for […]

STRANGER THINGS on Rhode Island

Posted by on Aug 6, 2011 in News | No Comments
STRANGER THINGS on Rhode Island

Stranger Things is off to the smallest state for the FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), a festival well-known for showcasing new voices of independent film. RIIFF takes place in Providence between August 9-14. The film will be in competition. Stranger Things will screen at 1:15pm on Friday, August 12th at the Metcalf Auditorium (20 N. […]