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EXO226 MAKES OFFICIAL SELECTION SYDNEY SCI FI FILM FESTIVAL 2023

Thrilled to finally be able to announce that EXO226 has been officially selected to screen at the Sydney Sci Fi Film Festival 2023. The proof of concept short was written, directed and produced by Denai Gracie, alongside Producer Dan Sanguineti and John DeMargheriti in collaboration with AIE Canberra. It's now in feature development.

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FRAGMENTS WINS BEST WEB SERIES AND BEST SCREENPLAY AT CSFF 2022

Fragments picked up Best Web Series and Best Screenplay at Canberra Short Film Festival 2022. The episode titled She was directed by Denai Gracie, produced by Dan Sanuineti and written by Maura Pierlot. The series was officially released online March 2023.

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OFFICIAL SELECTION SITGES, SXSW, SCREAMFEST, SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL & THE LIST GOES ON! SISSY CLEANS UP ON FESTIVAL CIRCUIT & RELEASES ON SHUDDER 2022

Arcadia & DEMS Entertainment's feature film Sissy, is smashing the festival circuit. "Wildly Entertaining" Hollywood Reporter.  "Gross and darkly funny" The AU Review. "A breath of fresh air" FilmInk. 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.  The film had its world premiere at SXSW, and will be released as a Shudder Original Halloween 2022.

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AT THE PHOENIX NOMINATED FOR BEST WEBSERIES AT THE GOLD COAST FILM FESTIVAL 2022

Comedy web series At The Phoenix has made official selection at the Gold Coast Film Festival, and is in contention for best web series.  The series features episodes directed by Denai Gracie, Joshua Koske, Christian Doran and Dan Sanguinetti, among others. Season two is now in the works, following the success of the series' online release.

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DEADHOUSE DARK HITS THE MARK FOLLOWING SHUDDER RELEASE

Deadhouse Dark  sustaining an enviable 'four skulls' rating on Shudder following its release on April 29, 2021. Nerds that Geek reviews the series calling it a "unique and refreshing horror anthology".

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DEADHOUSE DARK NOW STREAMING ON SHUDDER

Deadhouse Dark is now streaming on Shudder.  Six Stories. Six Directors. The horror thriller anthology features a series of shorts written and directed by Australia's most promising emerging talents;  Denai Gracie, Rachele Wiggins, Enzo Tedeschi, Rosie Lourde, Megan Riakos and Joshua Long. 

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DEADHOUSE DARK WILL BE A SHUDDER ORIGINAL SERIES PREMIERING APRIL 29th 2021

It has been a long time in the making, but I'm ecstatic to share the news that anthology series Deadhouse Dark is now a SHUDDER ORIGINAL SERIES, premiering on April 29 in US, CA, UK, AUS & NZ, As part of their Halfway To Halloween promotion.

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DEADHOUSE DARK SELECTED FOR HOLLYSHORTS AND MARSEILLE WEB FEST

Following its world premiere at Canneseries, Deadhouse Dark has been selected for the Oscar accredited Hollyshorts Film Festival and will be screening online via the virtual festival on November 12th, 2020, as part of the Series For The Web.

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DEADHOUSE DARK CANNESERIES 2020 ONLY AUSTRALIAN CONTENDER

With its trailer launching today, Deadhouse Dark - written and directed by some of Australia's finest; Enzo Tedeschi, Rachele Wiggins, Denai Gracie, Megan Riakos, Rosie Lourde and Joshua Long, will represent the nation at Canneseries 2020. It is the only Australian entry to make official selection this year.

 

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DEADHOUSE DARK MAKES OFFICIAL SELECTION AT CANNESERIES

Horror Thriller Anthology Deadhouse Dark, will have it's world premiere at Canneseries.  It will screen as part of the short form official selection, and is the only Australian series in competition for 2020.  

 

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DEADHOUSE DARK IGNITES THE CANNES SERIES LINEUP

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SCREEN AUSTRALIA AWARDS FUNDING FOR FIVE ONLINE PROJECTS

Deadhouse Dark anthology gets Screen Australia support.  Six Stories.  Six Directors.  Six powerhouse Australian talents.

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SHIFT SHINES AT TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL

Short film Shift, killed it at Toronto After Dark Film Festival!!  The short, which is also a proof of concept for a series adaptation, is a love project.  So thrilled at audience response to the project, which I produced alongside producer extraordinaire Rachele Wiggins, and long time co-collaborator Johan Earl.

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SCREEN CANBERRA SUPPORTS LOCAL FEATURE ONE EIGHT ZERO

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LOCAL FILMAKER PUTS CANBERRA IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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FORBIDDEN GROUND NOW STREAMING ON AMAZON PRIME

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LIONSGATE ACQUIRES WW1 PICTURE BATTLE GROUND

Forbidden Ground (aka Battle Ground as released in USA), produced by Denai Gracie & Johan Earl, has been snapped up Lionsgate (USA), EOne (UK), Star Alliance (China), Pandastorm (Germany), Dutch Film Works (Benelux), and the list continues to grow.

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