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Two recent nominations join Disregard’s eight previous awards
During various 2022 sessions across two states, Messier and frequent collaborator Tim Labonte of Stand Still Pictures salvaged the remnants of the footage first explored in Disregard the Vampire – A Mike Messier Documentary. They teamed with composer Tony Caramadre of Phattones Studios for this re-imagined vision which aims to honor the efforts put forth by the cast and crew, albeit in a new narrative presentation than what was originally intended (watch the aforementioned documentary for the full story).
Disregard wins Best Short Surreal from Cult Movies International Film Festival
Thanks to Cult Movies International Film Festival for naming Disregard as its Best Short Surreal film for their eighth season.
Two more awards for Mike Messier’s Seduction of Distance from Makizhmithran International Film Festival
Happy to report that Mike Messier’s proof-of-concept video/short film derived from Mike’s novel A Distance from Avalon: when the dying and the dead reunite has received two awards (below) from Makizhmithran International Film Festival.
Mike Messier wins a Best Actor Award from India’s Havelock International Film Festival
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.
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.