SWFF 2022 "Best of the Festival" Screening!

On July 30th at 8:00 PM Something Wicked Film Festival with unveil their pick for the "Best of the Festival" films (not chosen by the Festival Judge or Jury Members)!  This will be a double feature night of films as the night will begin at 6:00 PM with the GA Spotlight Presents series presentation of films from Georgia film-maker DAVE RAJKUMAR.  After that, audiences will get the chance to see a curated selection of short films chosen by the staff of Something Wicked Entertainment and SWFF that best represents the ideal and qualities of the event.

Right before this screening begins, Co-Festival Director Kevin L. Powers will open up the screening with a speech that will also reveal Georgia film-maker ONDIE DANIEL as our 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient!  This will be an amazing night of films and entertainment that we hope you will not miss.  For more info about the event and these screening visit us on social media and www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com  Tickets can also be purchased at - https://filmfreeway.com/somethingwickedfilmfestival/tickets

We hope to see you there for what is sure to be a great night (July 30th) and weekend (July 29-31)!

SWFF Presents of 2022 GA SPOTLIGHT Presents Series!

This year Something Wicked Film Festival presents as part of its GA Spotlight Presents series a curated selection of films from Georgia film-maker DAVE RAJKUMAR!  He has been working in the Georgia film industry for quite some time and has produced films in almost every genre.  During this presentation you will experience and see a selection of his films in order to get an idea of the type of film-maker he is.

We are very excited to be hosting this event as it allows us to continue working with Georgia film talent and to bring their films to a wider audience.  For more info, please check out our social media pages as well as our website at www..SomethingWickedFilmFestival.com and for tickets this this special screening or to our online festival event please go here - https://filmfreeway.com/somethingwickedfilmfestival/tickets

SWFF "Official Selections Revealed!

Everyone at SWFF is happy to announce the amazing lineup of short and feature films for our 2022 Online Festival Event this July 29-31st!  We are doing a hybrid event this year as we will be presenting two screenings live and in-person - our GA Spotlight Presents DAVE RAJKUMAR and or "Best of the Festival" screenings will be on Saturday, July 30th starting at 6:00 PM!  All other films will be available to view online for the three days of our event.

We also have Panel Discussions (all virtual and online on Sunday, July 31st) and other stuff for you to enjoy throughout the weekend event.  For more info on the event check out all our social media pages and our website (which is under construction) and for tickets go to - https://filmfreeway.com/somethingwickedfilmfestival/tickets

We hope to see you there and remember to keep supporting independent film-makers!

SWFF 2021 - Weekend Screening Schedule

 Below is the Screening Schedule for the 2021 Something Wicked Film Festival (www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com) this August 13-15th!  This is the Screening Blocks for both Screening Rooms but the Panel Discussion Room Schedule is still TBD.  We have an amazing line up of shorts and feature films this year many of which are making their World or Georgia Premiere so you can not find them anywhere else!

Make sure to purchase your tickets early here - https://something-wicked-film-festival.ticketleap.com/swff2021/ and use the discount code - blogger for a 25% Off your tickets!  We hope to see you at the Live and In-Person event!

SWFF 2021 "Official Selections" List

 The 2021 Something Wicked Film Festival (www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com) is scheduled for its Live and In-Person event for August 13-15!  It will once again be held at the Southern Performing Arts Academy but in an all-new location in downtown Lawrenceville at 200 West Oak St., Lawrenceville, GA 30046.  We will again have two screening rooms and one panel discussion room and we will have portions of the event Live and others virtual.

We will be screening over 60 short and feature films in the genres of animation, fantasy, horror, science fiction, experimental, fan-film, and puppetry arts, so there will be plenty for everyone to enjoy.  Or event commences on August 13th (Friday the 13th!) with our Opening Night celebration and film (TBA).  Individuals with a VIP Ticket or Pass holders will get to meet and greet film-makers, Sponsors, and special guests before the screening of the film.   Then on the following two days will be an amazing selection of films for everyone to enjoy in addition to our live Panel Discussions!

We will have an amazing list of films making their premieres this year including The Breath of Life (Georgia Premiere), Courageous Mice (GA Premiere), Do You See It? (GA Premiere), Emptiness (GA Premiere), Entropy (World Premiere), Execution (United States and GA Premiere), Hansel (GA Premiere), Harley Quinn: Blazing Shadows (GA Premiere), Horizon (GA Premiere), I Am I Who Created Himself (GA Premiere), Kairos: Qualitative Time (GA Premiere), Lost in the Woods (GA Premiere), Portrait of a Lady (GA Premiere), Rise of the Dead: The Undead Heart (GA Premiere), and Star Wars: Origins (GA Premiere).

Below is a look at all of our "Official Selections."  Tickets can be purchased here - https://something-wicked-film-festival.ticketleap.com/swff2021/ Use the discount code - blogger for 25% off your ticket purchase!

We hope to see you this 2021!

Something Wicked Brings Something NEW!

In 2021 Something Wicked Film Festival & Events will be bringing out a plethora of new and exciting things first of which is our first of two companion film festivals – Something Wicked DocuFest!  This February 6-7 we will be having a two-day event supporting everything in the non-fiction filmmakers.  We have always wanted to support our non-fiction filmmakers and now we will be able to.  This film festival will showcase political, social, environmental, character, and personal short and feature films.  If you love non-fiction films like we do then this is the film festival for you done in Something Wicked style!  For more info on this event and to submit your films visit us on Film Freeway - https://filmfreeway.com/SomethingWickedDocuFest

 

Next up is our all-new Something Wicked FanFest coming next December 11-12, 2021!  This two-day event focuses on fan-films, westerns, musicals, and post-apocalyptic films!  We already screen some of these at our Main Event but here we get the chance to focus on the fan-films and other sub genres that usually go overlooked.  This is an event we have been planning for several years now and we are proud to finally be able to bring this event to audiences as only Something Wicked can!  We don’t start taking submissions until the end of 2020 but that just means you have plenty of time to dust off those old fan-films or to finally make the fan-film you’ve always wanted to as there are no age limitations on submissions.  For more info on this event visit our Film Freeway page here - https://filmfreeway.com/SomethingWickedFanFest

 

Last up is our regular Main Event – Something Wicked Film Festival 2021 which will be August 13-15, 2021 which means we will be celebrating Friday the 13^th in style to continue bringing you the best in animation, fantasy, sci-fi, experimental, fan-film, horror, and fantasy films traveling the festival circuit!  We will have all the things you’ve come to love from Something Wicked Events with a few added bonuses as well!  Submissions open in November like usual and you can discover more about the event at Film Freeway - https://filmfreeway.com/somethingwickedfilmfestival

 

These are the three festival events we have lined up for 2021 to help us celebrate everything indie film and indie filmmakers!  We hope you’ll continue to follow up and don’t forget that we have lots of other amazing things in store coming from Something Wicked Events so make sure to continue checking out our Website – www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com and all our social media pages!  We will continue to update the blog as things happen!

 

Congrats 2020 AWARD WINNERS!

We want to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Something Wicked Film Festival 2020 Online Festival Event!  It was a weekend of amazing short and feature films in addition to the live Panel Discussions, Filmmaker Interviews and Live Chat through Discord!  We had a lot of fun and my team and I hope you did too.

If you are not already aware, SWFF gives out awards in two categories – our Main Award category and our secondary category Festival Director Awards.  The difference between the two is that our Main Awards winners are chosen by our Festival Judge Philip Wray and his Jury Members (whom are made up of film critics and film professionals).  Our Festival Director Awards are chosen between my staff and myself and are usually the more outlandish categories (i.e. Scream Queen of the Year, Bad Ass of the Year, Goriest Film, etc.) and are revealed on Friday whereas the Main Awards are announced on Sunday.

 

Below are our Winners for both award Categories!  We congratulate all filmmakers and look forward to what they have in store for us in the future:

 

MAIN AWARD WINNERS:

Best Animation/Puppetry Arts Short Film-

Blue & Malone: Impossible Cases (Producers Emilio Lujan, Gerardo Alvarez, Pablo de la Chica, Manuel Carbajo Martin, & Nathalie Martinez)

 

Best Experimental Short Film-

Colonna (Producers Petra K. Wagner & Jorg Wagner)

 

Best Fan-Film-

Willa (Producer Barbara Szeman)

 

Best Fantasy Short Film-

The Fever (Producers Luisa Bellido, Alberto Sarmiento, & Isabel Castro)

 

Best Horror Short Film- 

Make A Wish (Producers Diane Foster, Edward Hong, & Josephine Chang)

 

Best Sci-Fi Short Film-

The Uncanny Valley (Producers Ian Vatcher & Ian Vardy)

 

Best Female Actor in a Short Film-

Babs George (Power)

 

Best Female Actor in a Feature Film- 

Hanna Oldenburg (Mareld)

 

Best Male Actor in a Short Film- 

José Lozano (Polter)

 

Best Male Actor in a Feature Film- 

Markus Fetter (Reel Me- The Film Musical)

Best Direction of a Short Film-  

Polter (Directed by Alvaro Vicario)

 

Best Direction of a Feature- 

Reel Me- The Film Musical (Directed by Peter Lund)

 

Best Feature- 

Reel Me- The Film Musical (Producers Peter Lund & Thomas Zaufke)

 

 

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR AWARD WINNERS:

BEST HORROR FILM – “MAKE A WISH”

BEST ANIMATION FILM – “DIVISION SERIES”

BEST FANTASY FILM – “POWER”

BEST SCI-FI FILM – “THE UNCANNY VALLEY”

BEST FAN FILM FILM – “WILLA”

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM – “COLONNA”

BEST FEATURE FILM – MARELD

 

BEST DIRECTION OF A FILM:

                SHORT FILM – “CURSED GRANNY” Directed by Suso Imbernon & Juanjo Moscardo

                FEATURE FILM– REEL ME – THE FILM MUSICAL Directed by Peter Lund

 

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A FILM:

                SHORT FILM – Josephine Chang, “MAKE A WISH”

                FEATURE FILM – Linda Hartmann, REEL ME - THE FILM MUSICAL

 

BEST MALE ACTOR IN A FILM:

                SHORT FILM – Kevin Saunders, “KUNG PAO CORPSE”

                FEATURE FILM– Markus Fetter, REEL ME - THE FILM MUSICAL

 

GORIEST FILM:

                SHORT FILM – “NEFARIOUS”

                FEATURE FILM – BIGFOOT’S BRIDE

 

SCARIEST FILM:

                SHORT FILM – “SÉANCE”

                FEATURE FILM – MARELD

 

BEST MAKEUP FX IN A FILM:

                SHORT FILM – “THE GREAT PARODY”

                FEATURE FILM – CAMP WEDDING

 

BEST VISUAL FX IN A FILM:

                SHORT FILM – [TIE] “EQUALS” and “CIRCLE OF STONE”

                FEATURE FILM – UNDER CONTROLL

 

MOST BELIEVABLE FILM:

                SHORT FILM – “MAKE A WISH”

                FEATURE FILM – MARELD

 

MOST INNOVATIVE ANIMATION IN A FILM:

                “BLUE & MALONE: IMPOSSIBLE CASES”

 

MOST MEMORABLE VILLAIN:

                SHORT FILM – Greg Lee “The Adventurer”, “LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY”

                FEATURE FILM – Roger Connors “Mr. Perry – The Killer”, TEACHER SHORTAGE

 

SCREAM QUEEN OF THE YEAR AWARD:

                SHORT FILM – Olivia Day “Casey”, FEED ME DEATH

                FEATURE FILM – Kelley Gates “Mia” CAMP WEDDING

 

BAD ASS OF THE YEAR AWARD:

                SHORT FILM – Morttando Malone & Big Blue Cat, “BLUE & MALONE: IMPOSSIBLE CASES”

                FEATURE FILM – Morgan McGuire, CAMP WEDDING

FANTASY Films at SWFF 2020 Online Festival Event!

So, this year we have one of our largest and most diverse selection of fantasy films and these are just the ones we decided to screen.  Usually, fantasy films have been the genre that we’ve screened the fewest number of films (next to experimental) and I also attributed that to filmmakers thinking that you need a large budget to tell a good fantasy film but this year’s crop is very diverse and different then anything we’ve seen in a long time.

This year we have two films from Spain and they are very similar in tone and execution despite being directed by different individuals.  “The Fever”, directed by Jose Maria Flores Miranda, about a guy in a doctor’s office who slows falls in love with his fantastical dream.  Joan Martin Gimenez’ “The Electric Chair” mixes the fantastic dreams of a man who hears the story of an American who survives being electric twice and decides that it would be a great trick to put on in front of his town.  Both films deal with the internal dreams and fantasies of the characters in visually stunning ways which are also entertaining and emotional.

Dream fantasies play a huge role in director Keren Marciano’s “Distinguished Feelings” [France] and they are some of the most visually striking of all the films being screened.  Luke Stanley’s “The Return of Warren Murphy” [Australia] is the story of a man wrongfully killed and given the opportunity to get vengeance!

In “Power” [United States] director Chris Foito brings to audiences the story of a woman tries to reconnect with her son through missed calls, memories, and other means. 

Our last three films are more directly fantasy films in terms of story and execution!  Up first is director James Atkins with his film “The Witch Hunters Are Coming” [United Kingdom], a reality show styled film about witch hunters hunting witches in the modern world but done in the same comedic reverence as What We Do In the Shadows.  “Lost Treasure of the Valley” [United States] is a modern-day treasure hunt that feels like an adventure film all crafted by the talented director Robert Husted.

Our final fantasy selection is director Mark Andrews’ “Circle of Stone” [United States] which has some amazing fight choreography and visual effects all in the service of the story of some cops who discover a woman whose been missing for years and the other worldly warriors who will do anything to capture her.

 

As you can see, there is a variety of fantasy films that make up the official selections for the 2020 Something Wicked Film Festival Online Festival Event.  I hope you will join us this August 7-9 when you can sit back and enjoy an entire weekend of genre films from the safety and comfort of your own home.  For more info visit us at www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com and to buy tickets you can go to Film Freeway (https://filmfreeway.com/somethingwickedfilmfestival/tickets) or Ticket Leap (https://something-wicked-film-festival.ticketleap.com/something-wicked-film-festival/).

Our 2020 SCIENCE FICTION Films!

I’m a little saddened to say that this year we didn’t receive nearly as many science fiction films as we have in the past but what we did receive I saw a reoccurring theme which is character driven films that happen to be about people who question themselves and their world rather than flashy films that rely too much on visual FX. 

This is something at the heart of director Vasily Chuprina’s “Those Beautiful Moments” [Netherlands] about a scientist in search of beauty in life.  John Caroll DeShazier’s post-apocalyptic film “In the Wake of Judgement” [United States] finds Camael (Davida Rowan) alone in a wasteland until an evil entity Belial (Clinton D. Walker) forces her to question herself and her journey.  In “The Uncanny Valley” [Canada] from writer/director Ian Vatcher a woman questions herself and her life after the Internet stops working; technology becomes a means in which we measure the quality of our lives.  You may no longer be who you are in the future crafted in Patrick Devaney’s “Identity Check” [United States] where your identity is just a commodity to be sold and taken away from your like property.  The only film that falls outside of these themes is the 1957 period film “Hound Dog” [United States] from directors Michael R. Anderson and Matt Provenzano which sees a bunch of teenagers deal with an alien menace (and which pays homage to The Blob).

This unique group of films shows what types of science fiction stories filmmakers have been coming up with.  There is a shift to craft more personal and thought provoking and character driven films that do not necessarily rely on a lot of visual FX.  I am excited that SWFF can bring these films together for our audience to view.  As you can see, these films are from different parts of the world and although some of these themes repeat, each filmmaker has crafted their own approach to their film which makes them all the more interesting.

If you’re interested in seeing these films, we hope you’ll spend your August 7-9, 2020 enjoying all the films coming to our Online Festival Event!  You will not only be able to see these science fiction films but other shorts and features in the animation, fantasy, horror, experimental, and fan film genres.  In addition to this we will also have some Live Events as well so make sure to pick up your tickets for access to these films and more during our three-day event!  Tickets now on sale through Film Freeway (https://filmfreeway.com/somethingwickedfilmfestival/tickets) and Ticket Leap (https://something-wicked-film-festival.ticketleap.com/something-wicked-film-festival/) and for more information about our event check out our website at www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com.

SWFF 2020 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS LIST:

This year’s SWFF 2020 Online Festival Event is made up of an amazing list of shorts and features from all the different genres (animation, horror, fantasy, science fiction, experimental, and fan film, to name a few).  When you purchase a ticket for this year’s online event you will get access to all these films and more  this August 7-9.  In addition to being able to view all these films at your leisure during the weekend you will get access to all of our Live Events and Special Presentations including our Panel Discussions and film-maker interviews. 

We’d like to give a special thanks to all the film-makers who have graciously allowed us to present their films during our online event.  These current times have required both film-makers and film festivals to approach our industry in new and creative ways in order to continue reaching audiences in the best way possible.

Stay tuned for more info in regards to everything coming to SWFF 2020 Online Festival Event soon!  If you’re interested in purchasing tickets go here to Ticket Leap -  something-wicked-film-festival.ticketleap.com/something-wicked-film-festival/

HORROR BLOCK
SWIPE	SHORT - FOREIGN (THRILLER/HORROR)
REAL AMERICAN CHICKEN	SHORT - HORROR
PINE	SHORT - HORROR
PICKMAN'S MODEL	SHORT - HORROR
FEED ME DEATH	SHORT - HORROR
NEFARIOUS	SHORT - HORROR
NOM	SHORT - HORROR
KUNG PAO CORPSE	SHORT - HORROR
POLTER	SHORT - FOREIGN (HORROR-COMEDY)
CURSED GRANNY	SHORT - FOREIGN (HORROR-COMEDY)
UNSEEN	SHORT - HORROR
MAKE A WISH	SHORT - HORROR
EQUALS	SHORT - FOREIGN (THRILLER/HORROR)
TELL	SHORT - FOREIGN (THRILLER)
ENSORCELLED	SHORT - HORROR
HIT + RUN	SHORT - HORROR
BLACK HEART, RED HANDS	SHORT - HORROR
TIME ALONE	SHORT - HORROR
SÉANCE	SHORT - HORROR
FANTASY BLOCK
THE WITCH HUNTERS ARE COMING	SHORT - FANTASY
THE ELECTRIC CHAIR	SHORT - FOREIGN (FANTASY)
THE FEVER	SHORT - FOREIGN (FANTASY)
CIRCLE OF STONE	SHORT - FANTASY
POWER	SHORT - FANTASY
DISTINGUISHED FEELINGS	SHORT - FOREIGN (FANTASY)
THE RETURN OF WARREN MURPHY	SHORT - FANTASY
LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY	SHORT - FANTASY
ANIMATION BLOCK
BLUE & MALONE: IMPOSSIBLE CASES	SHORT - ANIMATION (FANTASY)
MADRID 2120	SHORT - FOREIGN (ANIMATION)
MALAKOUT	SHORT - ANIMATION
TACIT BLUE	SHORT - ANIMATION - SCI-FI
SAM	SHORT - PUPPETRY ARTS
DIVISION SERIES	SHORT - ANIMATION
FAN FILM BLOCK
WILLA	SHORT - FOREIGN (STEPHEN KING FAN FILM)
LIVING IN CRIME ALLEY	SHORT - FAN FILM (BATMAN)
TYPHOID MARY	SHORT - FAN FILM
DOMINO	SHORT - FAN FILM
THE PATH OF THE GREYS	SHORT - FAN FILM (STAR WARS)
DROID STORY	SHORT - FAN FILM (STAR WARS)
SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK
HOUND DOG	SHORT - SCI-FI
THE UNCANNY VALLEY	SHORT - SCI-FI
IDENTITY CHECK	SHORT - SCI-FI
THOSE BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS	SHORT - FOREIGN (SCI-FI)
IN THE WAKE OF JUDGEMENT	SHORT - SCI-FI
EXPERIMENTAL BLOCK
BETH'S THREE O'CLOCK WITH DR. HARLOW	SHORT - EXPERIMENTAL
THE GREAT PARODY	SHORT - EXPERIMENTAL
THE LEGEND OF CHICKENFISH	SHORT - ANIMATION
REDITUS DOMUM	SHORT - EXPERIMENTAL
COLONNA	SHORT - EXPERIMENTAL
FEATURE FILM
TEACHER SHORTAGE	FEATURE - HORROR
BIGFOOT'S BRIDE	FEATURE - HORROR
CAMP WEDDING	FEATURE - HORROR
UNDER THE JAZZ. CIRCULATION. FORMATION	FEATURE - EXPERIMENTAL
REEL ME - THE FILM MUSICAL	FEATURE - FANTASY (MUSICAL)
MARELD	FEATURE - HORROR-THRILLER
UNDER CONTROLL	FEATURE - FANTASY