film festivals – Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein

Clickbait world premieres at GenreBlast, wins Best On-Screen Duo – Alamo Drafthouse – Winchester, VA – Sept 1 – 3:15 PM – Also was nominated for: Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Score, Best Cinematography

September 1, 2018 by Michael J. Epstein

The GenreBlast Film Festival 2018 film festival was a blast and we are extremely honored to be recognized for: Best On-Screen Duo (Amanda Colby Stewart & Brandi Aguilar) And in non-Clickbait categories: Les Femmes Du Genre (Sophia Cacciola) Nuclear Pen [multiple finalist screenplays] (Michael J. … Read More

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Leopard Parts I and II world premiere at GenreBlast – Best Actor Nomination for Michael

August 12, 2018 by Sophia Cacciola

Tyler Sage‘s disturbing two-part murderous fever dream Leopard (pt I / pt II) world premieres at GenreBlast on 9/1 at 3:15 PM in the same block as Clickbait Michael was also nominated for Best Actor – Short for his performance. He … Read More

Sophia and Michael attending Genreblast 2 for INDIE FILMMAKERS UNLEASHED panel!

June 24, 2017 by Michael J. Epstein

September 7 – 10, 2017 Alamo Drafthouse Winchester, VA Film lineup reveal on July 7! GENREBLAST 2 INDIE FILMMAKERS UNLEASHED!A raw and uncensored look into the world of independent genre filmmaking from the mouths of those in the trenches!Moderated by … Read More

Blood of the Tribades at Fright Night Horror Weekend Film Festival on Sunday 11/27 Louisville, KY

November 23, 2016 by Michael J. Epstein

Blood of the Tribades at Fright Night Horror Weekend Film Festival – November 25-27, 2016 – Louisville, KY Blood of the Tribades 1hr 18min Sunday Room B 12:15pm Another film that Michael and Sophia had a small part in, The Ungovernable Force … Read More

Blood of the Tribades wins Best Retro Feature at Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival on Monday, November 7th at Eastern Hills Cinema in Williamsville, New York (Sophia and Michael will be in attendance!)

October 21, 2016 by Michael J. Epstein

Blood of the Tribades Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival November 4-13, 2016 Eastern Hills Cinema in Williamsville, New York Sophia and Michael will be in attendance! Monday, Nov. 7th at 9 pm Ticket Information We’re a festival highlight on Buffalo News! Coverage on … Read More

Blood of the Tribades wins Best Feature (overall) at Imaginarium Convention Film Festival 2016!

October 21, 2016 by Michael J. Epstein

Blood of the Tribades won Best Feature (overall) at Imaginarium Convention! 2016 Imaginarium Convention – Imaginarium Convention Below is a complete list of Film Festival and Imadjinn Award winners for Imaginarium 2016. We extend our gratitude to all who participated … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades at Upstate NY Horror Film Festival on Saturday 10/15 Rochester, NY

October 1, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at Upstate NY Horror Film Festival – October 15-16, 2016 – Rochester, NY Saturday, Oct 15, 2016 – Block 4 Screening Information – Facebook event “Its the 3rd year and the biggest horror film festival to come to Rochester NY … Read More

Blood of the Tribades at Scare-A-Con on Saturday 10/1

September 27, 2016 by Michael J. Epstein

Blood of the Tribades at Scare-A-Con, Turning Stone, NY Saturday Oct 1, 2016 @ 11:00 AM Screening Information – Tickets THE HORROR/POP CULTURE PARTY OF THE YEAR! “…a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, feminism, … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades at B Movie Underground in The Netherlands 9/2/16

August 29, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at B Movie Underground and Trash Film Festival, Breda, The Netherlands! Friday, September 2, 2016 @ 14:00 Screening Information – Program Booklet “Fans of bizarre, experimental or otherwise distorting movies are served every year at the … Read More

Blood of the Tribades wins Best Score at GENRE BLAST Film Festival in Culpeper, VA 08/19/16

August 23, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at GENREBLAST Film Festival, Culpeper VA Friday, August 19, 2016 @ 11:59PM Screening Information We are incredibly honored to have won the award for BEST SCORE! (listen at http://www.bloodofthetribades.com/soundtrack/ ) We were also nominated for: Best … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades at Starburst Film Festival, Manchester UK 8/28/16

August 23, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at STARBURST International Film Festival, Manchester UK! Saturday, August 28 2016 Screening Information Directors Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein will be in attendence at the festival! “A busy 3 days of Cult TV, Comics with screenings … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades at GENCON, Indianapolis 8/4/16!

August 2, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at GENCON Film Festival Thursday, August 4, 2016 @ 10pm Screening Information – directors Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein in attendance! PANELS: Fri 8/5 10:00AM – Sophia is on a Pre-production panel Fri 8/5 … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades at Fantasmagorical Film Festival in Louisville, KY 7/31/16

July 29, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at Fantasmagorical Film Festival! Winner Best 70’s Throwback Film! Winner Best Vampire Film! “…the film is a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades at Origins Film Festival, Columbus, OH 6/11/16

June 6, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at Origins Film Festival June 18, 2016 @ 11pm Screening Information “…the film is a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, feminism, and the violence wrought from religious dogma. Immersive, … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades at International Horror Hotel, Hudson, OH 6/11/16

June 1, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at International Horror Hotel! June 11, 2016 @ 10:55pm in Screening Room B – Hudson, OH Screening Information “…the film is a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, feminism, and … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades at Phoenix Comicon 6/3/16!

May 25, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at Phoenix Comicon! June 3rd, 2016 at 8:30PM in West 102B Screening Information “…the film is a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, feminism, and the violence wrought from religious … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades at International Vampire Film and Arts Festival in Transylvania!

May 17, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at International Vampire Film and Arts Festival in Transylvania, Romania! From Stoker to Rice; from Nosferatu to classic Hammer onto Twilight, The Strain and beyond – the vampire genre is the world’s most enduring and influential horror … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades wins Best Acting (Ensemble) at Sanford International Film Festival – 5/27/16

May 16, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at Sanford International Film Festival in Sanford, Maine! This is our third year in a row at SIFF and we couldn’t be more delighted to be included in this year’s programming! May 27, 2016 @ 4:30PM … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades at Vienna Fright Nights on 5/11/16!

May 11, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

Blood of the Tribades at Fright Nights: The Ultimate Festival of Angst in Vienna, Austria! May 11th, 2016 Information “…the film is a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films that offers powerful discourse on self-identity, feminism, and the violence wrought from … Read More

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Blood of the Tribades wins Best New England Film at the Boston Underground Film Festival – 3/27/2016 Brattle Theatre (World Premiere) – Cambridge, MA

March 30, 2016 by Sophia Cacciola

BUFF Bacchus created by the Whore Church Blood of the Tribades won Best New England Film at the Boston Underground Film Festival! The film world premiered to a sold-out crowd at The Brattle Theatre on (vampire) Easter as part of … Read More

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Magnetic wins Claw Award for Best Special Effects at the Terror Film Festival! Also nominated for Best Feature and Best Director!

November 16, 2015 by Sophia Cacciola

Magnetic wins Terror Film Festival’s 2015 Claw Awards for Best Special Effects!!!

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Magnetic at Another Hole in the Head Film Festival 11/10 – San Francisco

October 20, 2015 by Sophia Cacciola

Magnetic at Another Hole in the Head!Facebook New People Cinema1746 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115Tue, Nov 10 7:00 PMTickets Beyond Chron reviewed Magnetic as part of their festival preview.

Magnetic wins Best Direction and runner up in Best Genre Feature, Plot Development, and Character Development at Imaginarium Film Festival – 9/12/15 – Louisville, KY

September 5, 2015 by Sophia Cacciola

We’re excited that we played at the Imaginarium film festival with Magnetic! Magnetic also won Best Direction and runner up in Best Genre Feature, Plot Development, and Character Development!!! TEN played there last year and we had such a lovely … Read More

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Magnetic was nominated for “Best Screenplay” at Galactic Film Festival – 8/29/15 – Los Angeles, CA

August 25, 2015 by Sophia Cacciola

Magnetic at Galactic Film Festival Nominated for “Best Screenplay” August 29-30, 2015 Los Felix 3 1822 N. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90027

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Magnetic won Best Feature at From the Beyond Con, 8/8 Chicago!

August 11, 2015 by Sophia Cacciola

We won best feature at From the Beyond!!! Magnetic at From the Beyond! From the Beyond Con Sat. 8/08 Schurz Assembly Hall 3601 North Milwaukee Chicago, IL 60641 Schedule 11:30 a.m. Epitaph: Beauty Secrets12:15 p.m. Advection12:30 p.m. LOSERS12:55 p.m. This is Joe1:10 p.m. Found in TimeBreak2:45 p.m. Genetic … Read More

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Magnetic wins Best Soundtrack and Honorable Mention Sci fi Feature at Fantasmagorical, Louisville KY 8/7

July 30, 2015 by Sophia Cacciola

Magnetic wins Best Soundtrack and Honorable Mention Sci fi Feature http://fantasmagoricalfilmfest.com/filmfestival-winners/ Magnetic at Fantasmagorical FandomFest! Fantasmagorical Friday, 8/07/15 Kentucky International Convention CenterLouisville, KY Room 217 – Fantasy Feature Films8:20 pm Magnetic 1 hr 19 min 57 sec FRIDAY FILM SCHEDULERoom 2135:30pm Devil You … Read More

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Cinema Somerville August Thursdays outdoor film series – Comedy, Sci-Fi, Horror, and Non-Fiction

July 27, 2015 by Sophia Cacciola

Cinema Somerville Outdoor short film series at the Somerville Community Growing Center Cinema Somerville is collaborating with Smart Space and Launch Over to present an August Movie Night series at the Somerville Community Growing Center. Each Thursday night event will include … Read More

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Magnetic wins runner up Best Sci-Fi Feature at The Indie Gathering International Film Festival – screening 8/29, Hudson, OH

July 6, 2015 by Sophia Cacciola

We are so honored and thrilled that MAGNETIC was Runner Up Best Sci-Fi Feature at The Indie Gathering International Film Festival! MagneticSaturday, August 29th at 1:50pm in Screening Room B Facebook

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Magnetic at Gen Con Film Festival – 8/1/15 – Sophia and Michael on several film panels

June 5, 2015 by Sophia Cacciola

Magnetic at Gen Con! Saturday, August 1st, 1:00PM Westin Grand Ballroom IV Gen Con Film FestivalIndianapolis, IN Facebook Sophia and Michael are also participating in some filmmaking panels while at Gen Con! Sophia: Film Pre-Production – Panel Thurs 11AM Female Filmmakers – … Read More

Magnetic at Sanford International Film Festival 5/29, Maine – won Best Music and Score!

May 20, 2015 by Sophia Cacciola

We’re excited to be heading back to the Sanford International Film Festival with Magnetic! TEN played there last year and we had such a lovely time at this community-driven fest. Sophia plans to be in attendance at the screening! Magnetic … Read More

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Magnetic wins runner up Best Sci-Fi Feature at International Horror Hotel Film Festival and screens on June 6, 2015 – Hudson OH

May 18, 2015 by Sophia Cacciola

We are so honored and thrilled that MAGNETIC was Runner Up Best Sci-Fi Feature at The International Horror Hotel! Magnetic Saturday, June 6th – Screening Room B 11 AMThe International Horror Hotel Film FestivalClarion Inn6625 Dean Memorial Parkway, Hudson OH … Read More

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Magnetic wins Best Sci-Fi Feature at Motor City Nightmares Film Festival on April 25, 2015 – Novi, MI

April 28, 2015 by Michael J. Epstein

We are so honored and thrilled that MAGNETIC won Best Sci-Fi Feature at Motor City Nightmares! Magnetic Motor City Nightmares Film Festival April 25th 12 PM – Kensington RoomNovi, Michigan Facebook

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TEN – Louisiana Premiere at New Orleans Comic and Horror Film Festival – 11/21-23

November 2, 2014 by Michael J. Epstein

We are very excited to announce that TEN will make its Louisiana premiere at the New Orleans Comic and Horror Film Festival We’re on Friday night, November 21st, at 6:30 PM in GRAND SALON SECTION C. ROOM 16We won’t be … Read More

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TEN returns to Kentucky for screening at Fright Night Horror Weekend (Oct 3-5, 2014)!

September 25, 2014 by Michael J. Epstein

We are very excited to announce that TEN will make a return to Louisville, KY for a screening at the Fright Night Horror Weekend / Halloween Show! We’re on Friday night, October 3rd, at 6:30 PM in the Popular Room! … Read More