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Selections+awards

It’s always nice to be picked! Being selected on a elementary school playground was a nice feeling. Winning an award for a contest, also a great feeling. It’s nice to be wanted.

To be clear, there is a wide range of levels of prestige and challenge in life’s various contests. Being the valedictorian in a class of one doesn’t change the fact that you might enjoy some great university scholarships for just showing up. Most of the time, there’s a bit more competition. Well… We are blessed with multiple selections for festivals. This is great! We are definitely hoping for many more to come, but for now, we are thankful that it has started.

Actually, we’ve won a few things along the way as well. Best Cinematography in New York City! Best Social Short in an Indian festival. Best Dramatic Narrative Short in Austin. Great stuff! Fifteen (15) selections as of November 2019, with many other festivals to come.

Earlier this year, a number of people contributed to an IndieGoGo campaign we launched to help fund the final steps of completing ADNAN Far from Home, a short film we produced. In addition to finishing the project, the funding has been used to enter a number of wide-ranging film festivals in an attempt to broaden the number of people who might enjoy seeing this eight minute short film on “the big screen.” It really is amazing to see a project in a theater environment with a crowd. It’s actually very special!

Even though this IndieGoGo campaign officially concluded earlier this year, it is still “UP” on IndieGoGo and still enabled to receive funding since these funds could still go towards the stated goal… entering more festivals. If we understand it correctly, this campaign will continue to be active through at least part of November. Even though it no longer shows a deadline date, you can still click on the various perks found down the right side of the page. You would be added to the final rendition of the project in the future and receive the same perks.

If you would like to read about this project, you can see the UPDATES by clicking here. As these updates state, we are truly appreciative to those who added to the available funding for ADNAN. We are proud that this short film will be seen by more and more over time. If you would like to be part of this, please join us.

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DIG

DIG_ClipsDIG is a short film by Toby Halbrooks.

Featured at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and top finisher for the online public choice competition, DIG is a new favorite for other film festivals including 2014’s SXSW.

Mustang International was privileged to help support this effort through video assist services and other general support to the film’s producer and long-time friend, Shaun Gish.

We count Toby and crew as friends long before he and fellow film maker David Lowery produced part of their feature length AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS at the Wallace family farm in 2012 in Bosque County, Texas.

Check out the short online as the number of views is approaching 1/4 of a million.

 

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Ain’t Them Bodies Saints

Mustang International assisted the director and production crew of Ain’t Them Bodies Saints as key scenes were shot on the Wallace farm in Bosque County. Producer Toby Halbrooks and Director David Lowery decided that the farm and area had the look they wanted for their movie. The farm was established in 1893 by Matt Wallace’s great-great-grandfather, and after multiple visits, the crew was supported by Mustang International for a multi-day shoot in the fall of 2012.

The first five scenes in the movie trailer, in addition to other scenes, were shot on the Wallace farm and were used to establish the appropriate look for a story set in central Texas.

Link to Ain’t Them Bodies Saints on IMDB.

 

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Behind the Scenes of AFTERSHOCKS

Executive Summary: Mustang International was tasked with capturing behind-the-scenes video and photographs during the filming of the movie promotional short for Aftershocks.

Short films are becoming more and more important in the entertainment world as companies want to produce something powerful and engaging, while not investing too heavily until an audience can be confirmed. AFTERSHOCK is a short film that lets the audience get a taste of the storyline that includes a strange twist in conjunction with what appears to be a hostile alien invasion. The project is produced using top quality personnel and equipment. The process of showing the competency of those producing it is often as important as the final piece since pieces like this can be springboards to much bigger things. Mustang International was tasked with this job.

WATCH AFTERSHOCKS