Updates, news and other things about my projects.
I am happy to announce that THE NEW GUY won Best Student Film at the Sunset Film Festival 2022.
So proud of all the Cinematography students at the New York Film Academy who work so hard making these practica a success.
All the best,
Boris Schaarschmidt
THE NEW GUY is part of the Sunset Festival that takes place on May 28&29. 
Our screening is on May 28th and starts at 5 pm at the Sherry Theater on 11052 Magnolia Blvd in North Hollywood.
So happy to be part of this year’s collection of great films.
Please visit their webpage for more info and I hope to see you there on Saturday.
Cheers,
Boris
I am thrilled that our Cine Practicum THE JUST is nominated for an Al Malaikah Shriners Harold Award as part of the Los Angeles ShowBiz Shriners Film Festival.
The award event will be held in person on Saturday, March 5th, 2022 at 1:30 pm at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. It is also free of charge, simply register here and join us at this historic location that also hosted the Oscars for many years. 
See you there,
Boris
Happy New Year – ANTUMBRA off to a good start. 
The film is part of the 14th Jaipur International Film Festival in India. JIFF will screen the movie online on January 10th. Please visit their webpage for more information.
Stay healthy everyone.
I am so happy that my feature screenplay MAUJA is a semi-finalist at Other World Film Festival, one of America’s premiere Scifi Film Festivals.
Stay tuned for more updates.
On this Halloween weekend, ANTUMBRA will screen at the Atlanta Sci-Fi Film Festival.
The festival will run from October 29th until the 31st and does include in-person as well as virtual events. Passes can be bought online and give access to an impressive lineup of films.
Happy Halloween Everyone!
Boris
ANTUMBRA finally made First Contact!
The film was nominated for BEST COSTUME, BEST VFX, and BEST LIGHT. Kudos to cast and crew for this amazing accomplishment.
The festival is based in New Jersey and ran online for one week. From July 4th until July 11th they presented fantastical and imaginative genre films from around the globe. So happy the film was a part of this fantastic festival – check out their facebook page for more info. 
Antumbra will be screened at the TV Fest in Vernon in the “After Dark” Series. The festival runs from September 24th until the 25th at the historic Towne Theatre, the official home of the Okanagan Screen Arts Society (OSA).
We are very proud to be part of this year’s festival. For more information please visit their website.
ANTUMBRA continues from London to Los Angeles and will be screened at the 25th-anniversary edition of the Academy Award 
qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival.
Congrats to cast and crew for this giant leap.
This is also my personal fifths anniversary of presenting a film at this great festival.
The SciFi screenings will premiere online on July 8th and are accessible through The Shorts Network Youtube Channel. Check out the LA Shorts Facebook page for more info and visit their page on how to watch the films.
ANTUMBRA was well received in the UK and I was told it looked amazing on the IMAX screen at the Odeon in Greenwich.
The film was the runner-up for Best 5 Minute Film at the WildINDiE festival in London.
So proud and more to go!