2020 was a hard year for all of us but we still managed to shoot a great practicum at Griffith Park. Check out BLUNT! – an example of how to date in a pandemic or – what is sub-text. đ Enjoy!
Tag: Boris Schaarschmidt
SILENT KNIGHT at Planet 9 Film Fest
I am very proud to announce that SILENT KNIGHT is included in this year’s Planet 9 Film & Art Fest. A true indie gem in Los Angeles. Due to the pandemic, the festival will be online and streaming for free through Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube on December 12th at 3.33 pm PST.
Check out their page for more information and see you online. Great job team!
ANTUMBRA at Berlin Sci-Fi Filmfest
So honored that ANTUMBRA got picked up by the Berlin Sci-Fi Filmfest, Germany’s Premiere International Science Fiction Festival. The festival will be online on Xerb. ANTUMBRA is schedule in Session 10 starting on November 26. Possible live screenings and events could happen at a later date if COVID permits it. Check out the Babylon Cinema in Berlin for more updates.  Â
ANTUMBRA was shot as a CINE Practicum with a very talented group of cinematography students and produced at the New York Film Academy in 2019.
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Major Remy Barnes is the first astronaut to make contact with extraterrestrials on board of an unidentified flying object in orbit around earth. âHello â anybody home?â
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See you online and maybe all in Berlin!
Boris
ELDUR Ă HIMNI in Toronto
ELDUR Ă HIMNI â FIRE IN THE SKY will be screened tomorrow during the Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival in Toronto/Canada.
The screening on October 24th is at The Carlton Cinemas, located in the heart of downtown Toronto at 20 Carlton Street. The event runs from 7pm to 9:10pm.
Stop by if you are in the neighborhood.
HALEEMA in Hamburg!
HALEEMA will be screened during the 26th Filmfest Hamburg as part of the program “Heimatfilme”, a section connecting cinema and integration. This year’s lineup features films from Afghanistan, Germany, Eritrea, Iraq, Iran, Kurdistan, Somalia, Sudan, and Syria.
On September 30th, HALLEEMA will screen at 19.00 at the Gemeindezentrum St. Markus-Hoheluft in Hamburg. After the screening, filmmakers and guests can connect during a communal dinner while sharing typical dishes from the regions of the films.
There is no entry fee, donations are welcome but not mandatory.
Schaut vorbei, wenn Ihr in Hamburg seid! đ
HALEEMA back in Argentina!
HALLEMA was screened during the first water summit in the San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca in Argentina from September 15-17, 2018.
The “primera cumbre latinoamericana del agua de los pueblos” revolved around topics concerning clean water and water scarcity.
It was great to be a part of such an important event.
GREEN wins at âWriters & Filmmakers”
I am extremely proud that GREEN is still going strong and made the first place at WRITERS & FILMMAKERS. I now have the privilege to choose one script out of the top ten short scripts that won the writers’ competition. I will keep you posted.
I also encourage all to participate in this extremely innovative concept next year where writers judge filmmakers and vice versa. Go fund yourself because the more creatives join the competition, the higher the price!
To find out more about the competition please visit:Â http://writersandfilmmakers.com/portal/fm_home.aspx
Keep envisioning!
Boris
Check out this video I edited on Variety.com
Video about Andrew Lockington’s process of scoring RAMPAGE.
ELDUR Ă HIMNI in Spain
ELDUR Ă HIMNI â FIRE IN THE SKY will be screened at the audiovisual Sky Film Festival (SFF) in Spain in the beautiful county of Alta EmporadĂ in Catalonia.
From June 24th to 26th CastellĂł d’EmpĂșries-Empuriabrava-Roses will be filled with audiovisual screenings and side activities (conferences, fair, air sports exhibitions, children workshops etc.) with the themes of sky, air and flight as the central concept.
For more information, please visit their web page!
HALEEMA won Audience Favorite at the Mary Pickford Theater!
After a great night of fantastic short films, HALEEMA was awarded Audience Favorite at the monthly Shorts Showcase Festival Favorites screening at the Mary Pickford Theatre in Cathedral City!
Prior to the theater screening, HALEEMA has won Most Views â as well as the Critics Choice Award in the Drama category of the online part of the Shorts Showcase Festival.
We couldnât be more proud!