Looking ahead to Nashville
Stranger Things will be hitting Tennessee for the 2011 Nashville Film Festival, where it will be in the New Directors Competition. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on April 7 at nashvillefilmfestival.org. Screenings take place on Sunday, April 17 and Monday, April 18.
Onwards To Ashland
Stranger Things continues its journey with the Ashland Independent Film Festival. We’re thrilled to be in competition at the tenth annual edition of this wonderful festival. Here is the screening information: April 07, 2011 @ 6:20PM April 08, 2011 @ 12:20PM April 10, 2011 @ 6:20PM All the screenings are in Varsity Theatre 2 (166 E Main […]
First Stop: Wisconsin
We’re very excited to announce that Stranger Things will be screening at the Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison. The film will be playing on: March 31, 2011 @ 7:30PM at the Wisconsin Union Theatre (800 Langdon St, Madison WI 53706) Co-director Ron Eyal will be present at the screening. Click here to see the Stranger Things programme […]
Festival Fun
Stranger Things is about to hit some great US regional festivals. We’ll be travelling with the film and attending as many screenings as possible. Stay tuned: we’ll be posting all the info here!
Winging Our Way to Phoenix
In festival news, Stranger Things will be hitting the 2011 Phoenix Film Festival in Arizona this April. Here are our screening times: April 01, 2011 @ 11:30AM April 02, 2011 @ 4:40PM April 03, 2011 @ 11:40AM All the screenings are at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre (7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054) If […]
Film Festival Today Interview
Here’s one more interview from our Slamdance coverage. This one is with Luis Pedron from Film Festival Today. He had a lot of meaty questions for us about the themes behind the film and about the production, and he said that Bridget Collins reminded him of Imelda Staunton. Click here to read the full interview.
What Meets the Eye
While we were in Park City we were interviewed for the Edmonton Journal by Ashley Elaine York. She wrote a very nice piece about Stranger Things, which she chose as her favorite film of Slamdance 2011. She was particularly excited by the cinematography, describing the camera as a character in its own right. Actually, Ashley […]
Sound on Sight Interview
The film blog, Sound On Sight, interviewed the two of us just before the Slamdance Awards. They also seemed to be very interested in how we work as a couple! Click here to read the full interview.
Filmmaker Mag’s “Gems from the Other Festival”
Following Thursday’s Grand Jury Prize win at Slamdance, Filmmaker Magazine has spotlighted Stranger Things in the “Park City Critic’s Notebook.” Filmmaker’s Bradon Harris describes the film as “elegant and evocative” and “as tranquil and refreshing as an autumn afternoon along the rural British coast.” Click here to read the full Filmmaker Magazine article.
Slamdance Win!
We’re so pleased to announce that Stranger Things has won the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival! The award ceremony took place last night at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City in the main screening room. We were awarded a “Sparky” — Slamdance’s bronze dog-shaped award. Best documentary went to Bhopali by […]