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Named one of Backstage Magazine's Top 30 Actors to Watch in 2014, O-T Fagbenle can next be seen starring as sweet and sensitive musician Frank, in the highly anticipated, HBO dramedy Looking (2014). Set to premiere January 19, 2014 the show follows a group of gay friends living in San Francisco. Born in London and raised across London, Spain, and Nigeria, Fagbenle was a world traveler at a young age. As a child, music was his passion and he played the saxophone in bands across Europe, performing at the Edinburgh Festival, Wembley Arena, the Royal Albert Hall, and even touring Spain. When he was 16 years old, Fagbenle landed his first proper role in a Nigerian adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. Originally hired to play the saxophone, Fagbenle was also given several lines in the play, and he knew at that moment that acting was his calling. The director was so impressed by Fagbenle's work, by the second revival of the play he had secured the lead role. Fagbenle went on to attend the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating early in 2001 and joining alumni such as Sean Bean, Ralph Fiennes, and Anthony Hopkins. Theatre became his passion, as he appeared in dozens of plays across the UK, working in notable productions including the national tours of shows such as Ragamuffin, Romeo & Juliet [as Mercutio], and the West End debut of Porgy and Bess, the musical. Fagbenle was soon offered his first lead role for the stage, in John Guare's award winning play Six Degrees of Separation. His work was met by outstanding reviews, and a M.E.N. Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. While Fagbenle's career flourished on the theatre front, he also made his break into film and television. In 2006, Fagbenle made his feature film debut, appearing in The Weinstein Company's Breaking and Entering (2006) opposite Jude Law, Robin Wright, and Juliette Binoche. He was next seen in I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) in 2007 alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, and Saoirse Ronan. In 2008, he made his first appearance on US television, starring on NBC's Quarterlife (2007) playing John, a singer songwriter-- where Fagbenle was able pen and perform all the songs his character played on the show. 2008 also brought starring roles for Fagbenle in the UK; as he appeared in the critically acclaimed Walter's War (2008) as Walter Tull, a biopic of the first mixed heritage officer in the British Army, and Consuming Passion (2008) for the BBC. In 2010, Fagbenle took a leading role as Chris in the BBC One flagship show Material Girl (2010). He also starred in the television series Thorne: Sleepyhead (2010) and Thorne: Scaredycat (2010), adaptations of the Mark Billingham novels Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat. Directed by 24 (2001) producer Stephen Hopkins, the six one hour episodes also starred Sandra Oh, and David Morrissey, and was sold to over 100 countries. 2010 also brought Fagbenle back to the states, where he starred opposite Tia and Tamera Mowry in the Lifetime movie Double Wedding (2010). Fagbenle went back to his theatre roots in 2012, taking on the role of Slupianek ginated by Alan Cumming] in The Conquest of the South Pole at the Arcola and Rose Theaters. Once again he won critical acclaim across the board, and secured a nomination for Best Male Performance at the Off West End Awards. In 2013, he landed a series regular role in the BBC comedy Quick Cuts (2013) and also was cast on the HBO series Looking (2014) set for debut in 2014. Some of his additional credits include: Happy Endings (2011), Brothers (2009), My Boys (2006), and Doctor Who (2005). In addition to his work in front of the camera, Fagbenle has a passion for working behind the scenes, recently completing two shorts films which he directed, wrote, and produced: Big Bad Blood (2014) and Moth (2014). He also occasionally lends his voice out to projects, working with various programs for BBC Radio reaching over 2 million listeners, and he can be heard as the voice of 'Calico' Jack Rackham in the internationally bestselling video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013). Music is still a passion in Fagbenle's life and he loves to collaborate with artists from time to time. He recently worked with Grammy nominated artist Tyga, co-writing the single "Storm" for his Black Thoughts Vol. 2 mixtape. In his down time, Fagbenle loves to go backpacking, play basketball, and volunteers at numerous schools, putting on free drama and music classes for kids.

About the Director

Marc Roussel studied film at Humber College and The New York Film Academy and has over 16 years experience in post-production on several TV series and feature films.

Marc has written and directed the short films Dear Barry, Dead Clown, Sweet Tooth, Alchemy, Remote, Rewind My Love, The Elusive Man, and two BravoFACTS’s: The Sweetest Hippopotamus and The Last Halloween. He has been nominated twice for a Director’s Guild of Canada award (for Remote and The Sweetest Hippopotamus) and has picked up multiple festival awards around the world.

Through his company Red Sneakers Media, Marc is currently in development on a feature film version of his hit short film Remote, the feature screenplays Psycho Psychic and All My Friends Are Dead and producing the short film Heir in partnership with Fatal Pictures.

Red Sneakers Media, the Toronto-based film-makers behind such award-winning short films as "Remote" and "The Sweetest Hippopotamus", have once again teamed up with BravoFACT in order to deliver a chill-inducing tribute to every horror fan's favorite holiday: "The Last Halloween"! Based on an original comic tale, this spooky confection serves up sufficient scares to please genre aficionados while still being appropriate for audiences of all ages. Not an easy feat in this era of cinematic excess! And yet, despite harkening back to a bygone age, "The Last Halloween" doesn't suffer from nostalgia. Rather, it's that rarest of things: a truly original take on a classic idea. With its contemporary twist, high production values and powerhouse performances, "The Last Halloween" could very well become one of those evergreen holiday classics that people return to, again and again, year after year!

"The Last Halloween" owes its success to the wonderful collection of talented individuals both behind and in front of the cameras. Writer/director Marc Roussel ("Remote") and his long-time writing partner Mark Thibodeau ("The Sweetest Hippopotamus") have crafted a taut, engaging visual experience from Thibodeau's original comic. Director of Photography Michael Jari Davidson ("Familiar", “Sick”, “Mourning Has Broken”) imbues every frame with that elusive "big budget" feel so essential to the success of any genre film. Lead actors Ron Basch ("Remote", “My Ex-Ex”) and Emily Alatalo (“If A Tree Falls”, “Fortune Cookie Prophecies” and "The Scarehouse") burn up the screen with performances worthy of a full-length drama, while a surprise turn by industry veteran Julian Richings ("Supernatural", “Septic Man” and "Man of Steel") is sure to shock and delight his many fans, both old and new. And of course there's our troop of creepy young trick-or-treaters... oh, and did we mention there are MONSTERS, courtesy of The Butcher Shop (“The Collapsed”, “Familiar”, “Berkshire County”)!?

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About the Director

Alicia was an avid reader since she was a little girl and soon she began writing her own stories. She started working in films since she was 19 years old, so has already got a lot of knowledge and skills in cinema matters. To the other side is her first short film, which has written, directed and produced with her own production company. www.alotrolado.es www.whiteleafproducciones.com www.facebook.com/aliciaalbaresmartinez

About the Director

Born and based in Barcelona (Spain). Graduate in film direction, screenplay and production for "Bande a Part Cinema School of Barcelona" in 2011. "Refugio 115" was my first professional short film in 35mm, after leading advertising spots for other events such as the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2010. “Refugio 115” was selected in more than 200 film festivals and wons more than 30 awards (two times nominated as Best European Short Film at Melies d’Argent Award). “Mr.Dentonn” is my second short film.

About the Director

Macarena was born in Madrid. She’s got a degree in Audiovisual Communication and graduated in Sciences of the Education by the University of Malaga. Carried away about the image in movement and for the technology. She makes several courses of script and filmmaking. Since 2004 she is professor of Image and Sound in the IES Guadalpín of Marbella where he teaches class in the Senior Cycle of Audiovisual.

She has realized different audiovisual works between which we can emphasize the video one "Women who say action", about women directors of Spanish cinema of the decade of the nineties, "The memory slept", realized for the Festival of Andalusian Cinema and of the Mediterranean , and especially, the documentary "Voices against the silence" with the one that has obtained numerous national and international prizes.

In 2011, she made the documentary "Brahim's eyes", with that disclosed in the national film scene recognition as important as getting the best you RTVA Award Andalusian audiovisual or Plata Biznaga Film Festival Malaga Spanish, among others.

In 2012, she directed his first work of fiction, the short film "Transit" which won an award for best screenplay RTVA Andalusian audiovisual.

About the Director

“Science fiction grabbed hold of me early on. I saw Ripley battle the alien queen in the theatre when I was 9; let’s just say it changed me forever.” Passionate about the genre, Nicholas was influenced early on by the films of Ridley Scott and James Cameron. “At the end of the day, whether it takes place at the bottom of the ocean or on LV-427, great characters and strong stories are all that matters.”

​ ​Nicholas Treeshin is a writer director with over 75 episodes of television under his belt, directing for National Geographic, OLN, HGTV, OWN, CityTV & W Network. Constantly creating, pitching & evolving new television concepts, Nicholas was recently hired as the development producer-director for Force Four Entertainment. His love of music has led him to numerous collaborations with hip-hop music producer Religion, directing videos for Moka Only, EDGE & Pittsburgh native Jasiri X. Passionate about the scripted side of things, Nicholas has completed three feature-length screenplays & is excited to have the Los Angeles premiere for his latest short film Leave Us Alone at Screamfest 2013. With a BFA in film production, Nicholas is a graduate from the University of Regina.

About the Director

Peter Czikrai - born on 12th May 1981 in Bratislava, attained bachelor degree in Animation and being graduated in Film and Television Direction from Academy of Perfoming Arts. Peter is a big fan of horror scenes and exploitation genre. He has been dedicated to animation film for nine years, makes advertising storyboards and writes headlines for TV trailers.

The Good night is the director’s debut work within horror genre. He set to cover the costs of the whole production himself which, as he admitted, brought about a few obstacles, however priceless experiences in the end. For all participants – from composers to actors – recasting the screenplay into gripping visual form came as real trial for each of them. Being sealed into sturdy masks lend role players not only peculiar appearance but was probably the hardest part of their performance. However, based on that, they all showed strong determination. In some cases, making-up visual identity of the heroins took nearly 7 hours before shooting proceeded. Ironically, shooting gory scenes was sometimes hilarious session – blood spread out on the whole set. And, however, far from being cheery, shooting climax of plot was labour of Hercules.

About the Director

Before returning to his native Canada to participate in the Canadian Film Centre's 2011 Directors' Lab, Jeremy spent over 10 years in the People's Republic of China where he studied Mandarin, completed an MA in Film Studies at the Beijing Film Academy, and worked in the Art and Visual Effects departments of numerous large scale Chinese and Western productions. His recent work includes The Archivist, a sinister short film commemorating Toronto's historic Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres that will screen during the 2013 Toronto Film Festival, and an episode of Vincenzo Natali's digital urban horror series Darknet.