Ouat Media

11/05/2024

When a gift reveals more than what the situation seems, BUSINESS TRIP (VIAJE DE NEGOCIOS), dir. by Gerardo Coello Escalante & prod. by Amandine Thomas of Thumper Films, offers a glimpse into the heartache and challenges of childhood anger, frustration, and more. After a world premiered at 2024 Sundance Film Festival, this short film has gone off to screen at numerous film festivals, including 2024 SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL, 2024 Palm Springs International ShortFest, 2024 HollyShorts Film Festival!

10/15/2024

👞We're ecstatic to partner up with the team behind SOLEMATES (dir. James Rathbone & Mike Feswick). With a world premiere at 2024 TIFF, this sly and subversive comedy takes place in an old-school shoe store, an irresistibly potent zone of erotic possibilities!

10/10/2024

With 2024 Festival du nouveau cinéma - FNC underway, we can't wait for the Montreal audiences to catch both of these short films PANADRILO (dir. Marcela Heilbron, prod. Hypatia Films) and 1 HIJO & 1 PADRE (dir. Andrés Ramírez Pulido, prod. Alta Rocca Films and Valiente Gracia, co-distributed in partnership with Manifest) in the International Competition!

And we're honoured to have Inga Diev, General Manager of Ouat Media, back at the festival to sit on the National Competition Jury (Short Films).

10/04/2024

🐼TGIF! Erica hugs pandas for a living but there's more than meets the eye when it comes to the short film THE COST OF HUGGING (dir. Louis Bhose). With a recent North American premiere at 2024 TIFF, we can't wait for more audiences to deep dive into this film!

10/03/2024

🎙️Ahead of 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival kicking off tomorrow, keep an eye out for the short film TERMINALLY ILL (dir. Chris Cole)! We're thrilled to partner with the team behind this comedic and heartfelt short film.

10/03/2024

🤩Congratulations to the team behind Tea, Short Film (dir. Blake Rice) for winning the Narrative Short Film Award at the 2024 Charlotte Film Festival!

Congratulations to our 2024 Charlotte Film Festival Best Narrative Short Film: TEA, Directed by Blake Rice.

Tea, Short Film

09/19/2024

🥳Congrats to both Emma D. Miller and Carlos AF Lopez for being listed in Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Film 2024!

https://filmmakermagazine.com/series/25-new-faces-of-film-2024/

09/09/2024

It's time for the North American premiere of 1 HIJO & 1 PADRE (A SON AND A FATHER), directed by Andrés Ramírez Pulido, produced by Alta Rocca Films and Valiente Gracia, screening as part of Short Cuts Programme 04 at 2024 TIFF! We cannot wait for the Toronto audiences to fall in love with this short film.

Co-distributed in partnership with Manifest

09/03/2024

📅2024 Nordisk Panorama is coming up! Ouat Media is honoured to have Inga Diev, General Manager, back at the festival and this time as a jury member for the Best Nordic Short Film Award!

https://nordiskpanorama.com/en/festival/festival-2024-2/juries-2024/

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08/19/2024

It's a wrap - big thanks to HollyShorts Film Festival for another great edition! Here's a shoutout to these award-winning short films:

⭐️Best International Award - THE MASTERPIECE (LA GRAN OBRA), directed by Àlex Lora Cercós; produced by Euphoria Productions, Monkeys Films, and Calabaza FILMS; festivals by MAILUKI FILMS, S.L.

⭐️Best Midnight Madness Award - DREAM CREEP, directed by Carlos A.F. Lopez; produced by Megan Leonard & Jonathan Caso

⭐️Best Producer Award - Gabriella Piazza of Tea, Short Film, directed by Blake Rice; London Flair PR

08/08/2024

🥂It's the opening night of 2024 HollyShorts Film Festival, which features the LA premiere of Tea, Short Film! Ahead of the film's screening, dive into Pop Culturalist's interview with director Blake Rice on the crafting of this short film.

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Blake Rice, an award-winning producer, screenwriter, and director, stands out as one of the most dynamic and influential voices of his generation. His work, deeply rooted in the human experience, carries a universal appeal that resonates with audiences everywhere. His latest short film, Tea, is crea...

07/30/2024

👏A huge shout out to the team behind Unser Kind - Our Child (dir. Samuel Flückiger, prod. Filmgerberei) for being awarded Best of Fest at the 2024 L.A. Shorts International Film Festival!

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07/26/2024

🎊Earlier this week, Mahnoor Euceph was named a Pillars Artist Fellow! Created in partnership with Riz Ahmed and Left Handed Films, the fellowship provides Muslim filmmakers with mentorship, professional development, networking opportunities, and an unrestricted award of $25,000.

This fellowship champions Muslim filmmakers whose work disrupts tired, harmful narratives while winning over critics and audiences with honest, compelling & unique stories.

You can catch Mahnoor's short film EID MUBARAK on Kanopy
in select territories: https://kanopy.com/node/13979433

07/26/2024

🤩For our LA-based audiences, Unser Kind - Our Child (dir. Samuel Flückiger, prod. Filmgerberei) premieres today at 2024 L.A. Shorts International Film Festival!

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07/22/2024

🎉Shout out to PANADRILO (dir. Marcela Heilbron, prod. Hypatia Films) for being awarded Best Fiction at 2024 Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival!

07/16/2024

👂 DREAM CREEP, also known as "THAT ear movie", is the scariest short film on the festival circuit as featured by IndieWire! Learn more about the initial concept of this terrifying film and making-of that might include some blood-stained walls.

DREAM CREEP (dir. Carlos A.F. Lopez, prod. Megan Leonard & Jonathan Caso) has screened at 2024 Sundance Film Festival, 2024 SXSW, 2024 Fantaspoa, 2024 BIFFF - Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, 2024 Palm Springs International ShortFest, 2024 Florida Film Festival, 2024 SIFF, 2024 부천국제판타스틱영화제 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, and more!

At Palm Springs ShortFest, Carlos A.F. Lopez, Lael Rogers, Megan Leonard, and Jonathan Caso explained the making of 'Dream Creep' to IndieWire.

07/15/2024

🥳Cheers to the team behind THE MASTERPIECE (dir. Àlex Lora Cercós) for being awarded at the 2024 Galway Film Fleadh for Best International Short Fiction!

Produced by Euphoria Productions, Monkeys Films, and Calabaza FILMS.
Festival distribution by MAILUKI FILMS, S.L.

Thrilled to announce that The Masterpiece, by Álex Lora Cercos, won Best International Short Film Award at the ###IV Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland. An Oscar qualifying festival.

The Masterpiece aka La Gran Obra, was premiered and awarded at Sundance Film Festival, USA; Raindance Film Festival, Uk; and Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Australia.

07/12/2024

👏It's official - THREE KEENINGS (dir. Oliver McGoldrick, prod. Natalie Novak Remplakowski) is one of 13 short films selected to premiere in the Competition at 2024 La Biennale di Venezia!

This short film features Seamus O'Hara in the lead role of Ian, a struggling actor who finds himself in the unconventional role of a professional mourner.

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