October

By Blood had a fantastic showing at the AC Cinefest this past weekend. The film took home three awards:

Best Actor – Russ Camarda
Best Actress – Diana Durango
Best Director – Debra Markowitz

Congratulations are in order!

Check out Debra Markowitz’s Writer’s Reel here (contains strong language). Also, visit the Affiliated Works page for information the latest film Debra has cast for and produced: Shoot Me Nicely!

By Blood​ will be showing at the Atlantic City Cinefest on Sunday, October 16th in Dante Hall. Purchase tickets here! It can also be seen at the Big Apple Film Festival on November 3, 2016 (tickets available here).

Leaving will be showing at the Rahway International Film Festival on Sunday, October 23rd in the 1 – 3PM block. You can buy tickets here!

Also be sure to check out the “Brunch & Learn” Seminar, “Casting from Both Sides.” Attendees will be treated to a brunch buffet before a one-hour long filmmaking seminar led by Debra Markowitz. The seminar will cover the casting process with the point of view of a Director & Casting Director. Here’s a short outline:

– Do you need a name for casting your low-budget project?
– How to get a name for casting your low-budget project?
– New SAG rules
– General discussion of the casting process

The Last Taxi Driver​ will be showing at the Second Annual Vault of Horror Film Festival, Saturday, October 29th. Tickets are now available.

August/September

Check out the new trailer for BIRR, a film starring Debra Markowitz! More on this soon!

Big news for By Blood! The film has been accepted into these upcoming film festivals:

Golden Door International Film Festival (September 22-25, 2016)
Big Apple Film Festival (November 1-5, 2016)

By Blood also was shown recently at these festivals:

The Director’s Chair Film Festival (September 16-18, 2016)
Harrisburg-Hershey Film Festival (Info coming soon)
Northeast Film Festival (September 9-11, 2016)
Coney Island Film Festival (September 16-18, 2016)

The Last Taxi Driver will also be screening at The Director’s Chair Film Festival.

Leaving has been accepted into the Rahway International Film Festival (October 21-23, 2016).

We will update our information about screening times as soon as we have it!

Also, a special congratulations is in order to Leaving star Sal Rendino, who has been cast in a major recurring role on the Netflix series The Get Down! Way to go, Sal!

May​

By Blood has been accepted into the 2016 Long Island International Film Expo! More information to come.

April

By Blood​ has been accepted into the SOHO International Film Festival! The festival will be from June 9th through the 16th. Ticket information will be added soon.

The Last Taxi Driver and Leaving​ have been accepted into the Hoboken International Film Festival! You can buy tickets for the event here. The festival will be from June 6th to June 9th, 2016.

March​

Please visit the following sites for ticket information for By Blood, Leaving and The Last Taxi Driver:

By Blood​ –

Manhattan Film Festival (April 16th, 2016)

Leaving​ –

Queens World Film Festival (March 19, 2016)
Garden State Film Festival (April 2, 2016)
Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival (April 24, 2016)
NYC Independent Film Festival (April 27, 2016)

The Last Taxi Driver –

Garden State Film Festival (April 2, 2016)
The Asbury Shorts Film Concert (April 8, 2016)
Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival (April 24, 2016)

February

– Choice: Mother has been selected to the 2016 Trenton Film Festival! You can catch it between March 30 and April 3rd. Tickets are on sale now!

– Big news this month! By Blood, Leaving and The Last Taxi Driver​ have all been selected to and nominated for awards at the Brightside Tavern Shorts Fest! Tickets are on sale at the website. The festival will run March 5th and 6th, 2016. The awards the films have been nominated for are as follows:

By Blood – Best Screenplay
Leaving – Best Short, Best Director – Drama (Debra Markowitz), Best Actress – Short (Molly Ryman)
The Last Taxi Driver​ – Best Comedy, Best Director – Comedy (Debra Markowitz), Best Actor – Comedy (Robert Clohessy)

– Also, Robert Clohessy and Molly Ryman have each respectively been nominated at the Queens World Film Festival for their work in The Last Taxi Driver and Leaving​. Tickets are on sale now at the website. Be sure to catch these films between March 15th and 20th, 2016!

​​January

​- ​The development and fundraising for our web series Couple of Guys has begun! Please check here for more information!

– ​The Last Taxi Driver, Leaving, and Choice: Mother have both been selected to the 14th Annual Garden State Film Festival! The films will show between March 31st and April 3rd, 2016. Check back soon for more details. Also, Taxi and Leaving​ have both been accepted into the Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Fest 2016 (showing between March 5-6th)!