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
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
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
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 […]
Karlovy Vary Round-Up
We’re back! Our international premiere in Karlovy Vary was a blast. The festival — one of the oldest in the world — is a major European film event and although it has a laid-back, film-loving vibe, it’s also pretty glamourous. We had to find ourselves black-tie outfits for the ceremonies and some of the parties […]
“May contain United Kingdom”
BAM has now officially published the 2011 BAMcinemaFEST schedule. Stranger Things will be screening at the festival on Saturday June 25th at 4:15pm. Click here to link to the official programme. We love the clever roll-over labels, indicating the possible contents of each film. Check them out on the website.
On the Road Again
Following a round of festivals that took Stranger Things all over the U.S. of A and, excitingly, garnered further accolades for the film, we have more upcoming stateside screenings to announce! Coming right up, we’ll be in New Jersey at the Long Beach Island Historical Museum as part of the Lighthouse International Film Festival. The […]
BAM!
We are thrilled to announce that Stranger Things has been selected to play at the BAMcinemaFEST this summer. For those of you who don’t live in New York, BAM (the Brooklyn Academy of Music) is a major arts venue, which hosts cinema events, theatre and dance performances. The festival runs from June 16-26 and […]
STRANGER THINGS at Nashville Film Festival
Stranger Things is currently screening in Music City, in the New Directors competition of the Nashville Film Festival. There will be a Q&A after the film with co-director Ron Eyal. Screening times are as follows: April 17, 2011 @ 5:15PM April 18, 2011 @ 5:30PM Both screenings are at Green Hills Cinema – Theater 15. […]
Best Director Award
Stranger Things has won the Best Director Award at the Phoenix Film Festival. Co-director Ron Eyal was present to accept the award — the Phoenix Film Festival Copper Wing. We’re honoured. Thank you to the jury and the festival.
