Thanks to HAVELOCK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL for awarding Mike Messier “Best Actor, Micro Short” in the April 2022 edition of their wonderful festival out of Port Blair, Andaman, and Nicobar Island, India. This accolade is the second Acting Award for this piece after Toronto’s Mike Messier’s Best Actor Award from Toronto’s Couch Film Festival.
Category: Movie Maker
Airbnb adventure to New York/New Jersey!
Mike recently used the Airbnb service for the first time in back to back stays in Princeton, New Jersey, and Mellville, New York for his respective appearances at the Nassau Film Festival and The Evan Ginzburg Show.
History of C.OR.E. A.C.T.I.N.G.
C.O.R.E. A.C.T.I.N.G. is an acting class for all acting skill levels, ages 14 and up. Small group classes and private, one-on-one coaching are also available. C.O.R.E. is the perfect class for any new actor, as well as for experienced actors looking for a fresh start and raw challenge, and an engagement of the senses!
Mike Messier wins Best Actor Award from Toronto’s Couch Film Festival
Mike Messier’s Seduction of Distance short film has won the Best Actor Award from Toronto, Canada’s Couch Film Festival in the 1-5 minute film category. Seduction of Distance is… Read more “Mike Messier wins Best Actor Award from Toronto’s Couch Film Festival”
Blood! Sugar! Sid! Ace! earns Best Drama & Best Cast (feature film category) nominations from Alternative Film Festival Spring 2022
Blood! Sugar! Sid! Ace! earns Best Drama & Best Cast (feature film category) nominations from Alternative Film Festival Spring 2022
Mr. Birthday premiere party with Eric Roberts, cast and crew, co-starring Mike Messier as Hank
Mr. Birthday premiere party with Eric Roberts, cast and crew, co-starring Mike Messier as Hank
Mr. Birthday, co-starring Mike Messier as “Hank”, to be released by VMI Worldwide on 12/17/21
ComingSoon is debuting the exclusive trailer for the upcoming comedy Mr. Birthday, starring Jason London (Dazed and Confused, The Man in the Moon, Wildfire) and Oscar nominee… Read more “Mr. Birthday, co-starring Mike Messier as “Hank”, to be released by VMI Worldwide on 12/17/21″
Mike’s fun at Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival 2021
Mike Messier’s screenplay FIGHT OR PLAY BASKETBALL was recently selected into the Fort Meyers Beach International Film Festival 2021 and Mike went down to BEACH THEATER in Fort Meyers Beach to enjoy many of the great narrative films, documentaries, film panels and networking events as part of the fun.
The Shawna Shea Film Festival accepts “Seduction of Distance” by Mike Messier
Great news that The Shawna Shea Film Festival https://www.shawnasheaff.org/ has accepted Mike Messier’s Seduction of Distance short film which aims to promote Mike’s A DISTANCE FROM AVALON novel, screenplay and stageplay.
Fight or Play Basketball by Mike Messier now available on Kindle Vella; screenplay version accepted into Fort Meyers Beach International Film Festival.
Kindle Vella from Amazon allows writers to share their long-form written work with readers in an episodic fashion (reminiscent of Stephen King’s release of The Green Mile) in a unique and interactive format.
I’ve decided to adapt my Award Winning screenplay Fight or Play Basketball into the Kindle Vella format, which you can check out here:

The screenplay version of Fight or Play Basketball has just been accepted into the 2021 Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival screenplay competion. https://fmbifilmfest.com/

More about the Fight or Play Basketball story and its many previous screenplay accolades can be read here: https://mikemessier.com/2020/07/24/fightfestivals/