UNINVITED Wins Audience Award at Cranford Film Festival

More good news to share! The music video we made for Milan Lazistan’s “Uninvited” was announced as the winner of the CRANFORD COUGAR AWARD at this year’s Cranford Film Festival! The video received the most audience votes at the festival which resulted in this great honor. Thank you to all who enjoyed and voted for our video!

And if you live in Philly, “Uninvited” screens again on Wednesday, May 17th at 5:30PM at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival! The video will be in the FESTIVAL OF MUSIC VIDEO block located at Purple Light Lounge (924 Canal Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123). Tickets can be purchased here.

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DISMISSAL TIME & INSPIRE US Screening at WMIFF in Washington, D.C. March 31

If you live in the Washington, D.C. area, here’s your opportunity to see our award-winning short film Dismissal Time alongside Milan Lazistan’s sci-fi music video Inspire Us at part of this year’s World Music & Independent Film Festival! Both projects are up for multiple festival awards at the event! Screening info is as follows:

DISMISSAL TIME @ 3:30pm
INSPIRE US @ 5:00pm

Date & Venue: Friday, March 31, 2023 (Washington Dulles Marriott Hotel)

Tickets $17 each. Purchase today at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wmiff-officially-selected-films-screening-tickets-544999898367

Hope to see you there!

Screening Block for INSPIRE US Announced for Wavestock

If you are in Staten Island, NY and want to see Milan Lazistan’s INSPIRE US sci-fi music video on the big screen, it will be screening Saturday, October 15th in the 4:30pm block at Flagship Brewery (40 Minthorne St, Staten Island, NY 10301). There will be NO COVER CHARGE this year! Come down and join us for fun!

DISMISSAL TIME, INSPIRE US, & ANGELINA Nominated for Multiple Awards at the 14th Annual WMIFF

Huge news to break today as we found out that our award-winning short film Dismissal Time along with the Milan Lazistan music videos “Inspire Us” and “Angelina” will be a part of the 14th Annual World Music and Independent Film Festival in Washington, D.C.! All 3 of our projects are nominated for multiple awards and the winners will be announced at the gala in April 2023. Nominations are as follows:

Best Actress in Short Film – Lisa Regina

Best Actor in Short Film – Oliver Feaster

Best Supporting Actor in Short Film – Jay Pastelak

Best Director in Short Film – Andre’ Joseph

Best Screenplay in Short Film – Andre’ Joseph

Best Original Song – “Night Skies” by Matt Hackett and the Puge

Additionally, “Inspire Us” has been nominated for “Best Experimental Film” while “Angelina” received nominations for “Best Music Video” and “Best Director”. The partial list can be found at https://www.wmiff.net/nominees. Congrats to our whole team on all 3 projects!

INSPIRE US Music Video Coming to Wavestock October 15th

Got the news this morning that our music video “Inspire Us” for Milan Lazistan’s album MUSIC AT MIDNIGHT was selected to screen at the Wavestock Film Festival in Staten Island, NY on October 15! It was absolutely some of the most fun we ever had working on a production. The event will take place at Flagship Brewery on 40 Minthorne Street. Stay tuned for more news about the screening time and block. Congrats to everyone!

Screening Times Announced for DISMISSAL TIME & ANGELINA at Newark International Film Festival

We have a jammed-packed weekend full of opportunities to see Dismissal Time as well as Milan Lazistan’s pandemic-themed music video “Angelina”. The Newark International Film Festival has announced its schedule with Dismissal Time playing the same day as the NYC premiere at the NY True Venture Film Festival. All the information you need is listed below with ticket links:

Dismissal Time
Newark IFF
Friday, September 9th @ 4pm
Cityplex 12 Theater, Screen 3 (Shorts Block)
360-394 Springfield Ave
Newark, NJ 07103
Tickets & Passes: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-newark-international-film-festival-tickets-410066890107
*GENERAL ADMISSION PASSES ARE FREE!

New York True Venture Film Festival
Friday, September 9th @ 8pm
Producers Club Theaters & Bar (Theater II)
358 44th Street btw 8th & 9th Ave
Manhattan, NY
10036
Tickets & Passes: https://filmfreeway.com/NYTVFF/tickets

Angelina (Milan Lazistan Music Video)
Newark IFF
Saturday, September 10th @ 12:30pm
Cityplex 12 Theater, Screen 3
360-394 Springfield Ave
Newark, NJ 07103
Tickets & Passes: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-newark-international-film-festival-tickets-410066890107
*GENERAL ADMISSION PASSES ARE FREE!

Hope to see you all at any of these events!

DISMISSAL TIME and ANGELINA Music Video Receive New Film Festival Acceptances

Another big news day for us at AJ Epyx Productions! First, our newly award-winning short film Dismissal Time has been accepted to screen at the first annual Dirty Popcorn Black Film Festival in Wilmington, DE! Info is as follows:

The event kicks off at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 13th at The Delaware Art Museum and runs until 4:00 PM. Events include short film showings, meet and greet with local filmmakers, Q&A panel and an awards ceremony for selected films. 

The festival is free to the public, but due to limited space, registration is required. Please be sure to register if you plan to attend. Don’t miss the chance to experience the masterpieces created by local filmmakers.

Registration is required. Please go to https://delart.org/event/filmfestival/ or scan the QR code for more information and to register.

Delaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19806

Additionally, Milan Lazistan’s pandemic-themed music video “Angelina” got accepted to screen at this year’s Newark International Film Festival! The event will take place September 7-11. More info to be announced about the screening date and time soon. Congrats to all!

Angelina (2021)