Two new WAFFLE reviews

The film has recently gotten two new, positive reviews! One is at the Chuck Norris Ate My Baby blog: http://www.chucknorrisatemybaby.com/2011/11/salute-your-shorts-waffle.html

The other review is at Arrow In The Head: http://www.joblo.com/arrow/dvd_reviews.php?id=2987

Official Selection & Award: GIAA Festival of Short Movies & Screenplays

WAFFLE was awarded "Best Horror" from the GIAA Festival of Short Movies & Screenplays! The screening at that festival will be on Saturday, November 19, 2:00pm at the Anthology Film Archives in NYC.

Official Selection: Royal Flush Film Festival & Fargo Fantastic Film Festival

WAFFLE recently screened at the Royal Flush Film Festival this past Saturday, October 15th in Brooklyn, NY. http://www.royalflushfest.com/

The film will have its next screening this Friday, October 21 at the Fargo Fantastic Film Festival in Fargo, ND!

Official Selection: Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival

WAFFLE has been selected to screen at the Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival, taking place October 27-30! http://film-festival.org/Horror_ri.php

Official Selection: Mayhem Horror Film Festival

WAFFLE will have its UK premiere at the Mayhem Horror Film Festival on Saturday, October 29th in Nottingham! http://www.mayhemhorrorfest.co.uk/

Official Selection: Terror Film Festival & Horror Quest Film Festival

WAFFLE has been selected for the Terror Film Festival where it has received the following three award nominations:

Best Actress - Kerri Ford
Best Supporting Actress - Andrea Shannon Young
Best Horror Short

The festival takes place October 27-29 in Philadelphia, PA. http://www.terrorfilmfestival.com


The film will also screen on Tuesday, October 25 at the Horror Quest Film Festival in Atlanta, GA. http://www.thehorrorquest.com

Official Selection: Freak Show Horror Film Festival

WAFFLE has just been accepted into the Freak Show Horror Film Festival, taking place in Orlando, Florida from October 7-9! http://www.freakshowfilmfest.com/

Official Selections: Coney Island Film Festival & Mile High Horror Film Festival

WAFFLE will screen at the Coney Island Film Festival in Brooklyn, NY! The festival runs September 23-25. If you're in the NYC area and haven't been to this awesome festival yet, mark your calendars. More screening info coming soon. http://www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com


Also, the film will return to Denver, CO for the Mile High Horror Film Festival, which takes place October 7-9. http://www.milehighhorrorfilmfestival.com

Official Selections: Macabro Film Festival, Atlanta Horror Film Festival, Dark Bridges Film Festival

WAFFLE has been accepted into three more festivals. It will screen at the Macabro Film Festival in Mexico City this week on Thursday, August 25th.


A screening at the Atlanta Horror Film Festival will take place on Friday, September 16th.
http://atlantahorrorfilmfest.com/schedule.html


And at midnight, October 1st, the film will screen in front of the feature film RABIES at the Dark Bridges Film Festival in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada! http://www.darkbridges.com/

Official Selection: NYC Filmmaker's Festival

WAFFLE will have its next New York City screening at the NYC Filmmaker's Festival on Saturday, August 27th at 3:00pm. More info here: http://filmfestny.com/

Official Selection: Fantasia Film Festival

WAFFLE will have its Canadian premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal! It will screen as part of the "Small Gauge Trauma 2011" program on August 3rd. Check out the website and complete schedule here: http://www.fantasiafestival.com

Award: Best Horror Short at Puerto Rico International Film Festival

WAFFLE won the award for "Best Horror Short" at the Puerto Rico International Film Festival, Vieques Island! Congrats to the cast and crew! http://priff.org/awards.html

WAFFLE mention in Olympia Awesome Film Festival review

WAFFLE got a cool mention in this blog post about the Olympia Awesome Film Festival, where the film screened on May 14th. http://decorabilia.blogspot.com/2011/05/olympia-awesome-film-festival-lives-up.html

A look back at SXSW and more!

Back in March, I had the pleasure of attending the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, TX, where WAFFLE screened as part of the Midnight Shorts program. The film screened three times throughout the festival week to packed audiences alongside other great shorts at the Alamo Drafthouse theaters. I had read so much about these theaters and about the awesome screenings that have taken place, so I was thrilled to watch WAFFLE there on the big screen.

Aside from all the WAFFLE-related stuff, I had a great time racing from panel to panel, screening to screening in the lively downtown Austin area and meeting new people everwhere I went. I think this was the first film festival I attended where I was actually able to watch a lot of the other films programmed and it was great to see the work of so many talented filmmakers and meet some of them as well. Being at SXSW was an amazing experience and I would love to go back, whether I have a film there or not.

Last month, WAFFLE screened at the Tromadance Film Festival in Asbury Park, NJ. Unfortunately, I was only able to attend for a short amount of time, but it was definitely worth it. I was very impressed with a lot of the short films I saw. WAFFLE played great and the audience responded really well to it. All of the screenings were free too! Tromadance is an awesome festival and I highly recommend it.

On May 3rd, WAFFLE screened as part of a Latin Horror showcase in NYC. There were some really good films on display here. I had already seen a few of them prior to the event, but it was great to experience them again on the big screen and with an engaging audience. WAFFLE had another great audience reaction here as well.

I think it's safe to say that WAFFLE has been having a very successful festival run so far. Audiences are really enjoying it and there will be more screenings to come throughout the rest of the year. Thank you to the great cast & crew and to those who have been supportive of the film.

Stay tuned for more updates!

- Rafael

Article/Review on Latin Horror screening

Here is an in-depth article on the Latin Horror event last week in NYC. WAFFLE gets a positive review! http://horrornews.net/34322/latin-horror-cinco-de-miedo/

WAFFLE screening in NYC tomorrow!

WAFFLE will have its 2nd NYC screening tomorrow at the Anthology Film Archives as part of a Latin Horror showcase. The film program starts at 7:00pm. All the information can be found here: http://www.latinhorror.com/horrorphiles7

Tromadance Film Festival screening info

WAFFLE screens on Saturday, April 23 at 3pm as part of the Tromadance Film Festival in Asbury Park, NJ. The theater is The ShowRoom and all of the festival screenings are free! http://www.tromadance.com

Official Selection: Telluride Horror Show

WAFFLE will make its way back to Colorado later this year for the Telluride Horror Show! The festival dates are October 14-16 in Telluride. http://www.telluridehorrorshow.com

WAFFLE review at The Man-Cave

Another positive review of WAFFLE was just posted on The Man-Cave. Check it out here: http://www.theman-cave.com/2011/03/short-review-waffle-2010-is-just.html

WAFFLE review at Inside Pulse

A brief, positive WAFFLE review was posted at Inside Pulse, along with reviews of other shorts from SXSW. http://insidepulse.com/2011/03/10/sxsw-11-spotlight-on-shorts/

Official Selection: Motor City Nightmares Film Festival

WAFFLE has just been accepted into the Motor City Nightmares Film Festival, part of a horror convention taking place April 15-17 in Novi, MI. http://www.motorcitynightmares.com

Official Selection: Puerto Rico International Film Festival, Vieques Island

WAFFLE will have another screening in Puerto Rico as part of the Puerto Rico International Film Festival, Vieques Island. The festival dates are June 23-26. http://www.priff.org

Official Selection: Latin Horror screening in NYC

WAFFLE will have its next NYC screening as part of a Latin Horror showcase on Tuesday, May 3. All the info can be found here: http://www.latinhorror.com/horrorphiles7/

WAFFLE review on The Jaded Viewer

Here's another positive WAFFLE review: http://jadedviewer.blogspot.com/2011/03/shortround-waffle-review.html

Official Selection: Rincon International Film Festival

WAFFLE has just been selected for the Rincon International Film Festival, which takes place April 12 - 16 in Rincon, Puerto Rico! The screening will be Wednesday, April 13. http://www.rinconfilm.com

WAFFLE spotlight on Film Festival Secrets

A filmmaker/WAFFLE spotlight was recently posted on Film Festival Secrets. Check it out here: http://www.filmfestivalsecrets.com/2011/03/sxsw-2011-filmmaker-spotlight-rafael-de-leon-jr/

WAFFLE review at I Like Horror Movies

A new, positive WAFFLE review has just been posted on I Like Horror Movies! http://www.ilikehorrormovies.com/2011/03/short-waffle-2010.html

Official Selection: Tromadance Film Festival

WAFFLE has just been selected to screen at the Tromadance Film Festival, which takes place April 22 - 23 in Asbury, NJ. http://www.tromadance.com

Official Selection: Bodega Bay International Short Film Festival

WAFFLE will screen at the Bodega Bay International Short Film Festival in Bodega Bay, CA, where Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" was shot! The festival dates are May 28-29. http://www.bodegabayfilmfest.org

Official Selection: A Night of Horror International Film Festival

WAFFLE will have its overseas premiere in Sydney, Australia as part of the A Night of Horror International Film Festival. The festival dates are March 31 - April 8. http://www.anightofhorror.com

Coverage at Dread Central

New WAFFLE coverage was recently posted on Dread Central. Check it out! http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/42886/indie-horror-month-exclusive-two-tasty-new-stills-rafael-de-leons-short-film-waffle

Official WAFFLE website

WAFFLE now has a new official site: http://www.rdfilm.com/waffle. Updates will still be posted here and on the Facebook page as they come in.

South by Southwest schedule

The SXSW schedule is now available. WAFFLE will screen 3 times during the festival as part of the Midnight Shorts program. The first screening will be on March 11 at the Alamo Ritz at 11:30pm. The second will be on March 13 at the Alamo Lamar at 11:15pm. The third will be on March 19 once again at the Ritz at 11:30pm. All the screening information can be found on the film's festival page here: http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_FS11261

Official Selection: South by Southwest Film Festival

WAFFLE is an official selection of the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, TX! The festival dates are March 11-19. The screening dates/times will be available soon. Congrats to a great cast and crew! http://sxsw.com/film

New York No Limits screening

WAFFLE's NYC premiere at the New York No Limits Film Series two Saturdays ago went extremely well. A lot of people were in attendance and the audience reaction to the film was great! Afterwards, I participated in a brief discussion/Q&A, where I touched upon how the story for the film came about and spoke a bit about my influences as a filmmaker. It was a fun night overall. A big thanks to those who came out to support the film! - Rafael

Review at All Things Horror

WAFFLE just received a positive review over at All Things Horror. Check it out! http://www.allthingshorroronline.net/2011/02/short-round-waffles-is-breakfast-of.html

Official Selection: Washington DC Independent Film Festival

WAFFLE will screen at the Washington DC Independent Film Festival, which runs March 3 - 13. Screening details are not yet available. www.dciff.org

Official Selection: Love Your Shorts Film Festival

WAFFLE is off to a great start this year! It will also screen at the Love Your Shorts Film Festival in Sanford, Florida. The film will screen on February 12th at 9:30pm. The festival dates are February 11-13. www.loveyourshorts.com

Official Selection: New York No Limits Film Series

WAFFLE has just been chosen to screen at the inaugural New York No Limits Film Series, which runs from January 28-29. The tentative screening date/time is the 29th at 8:00pm. This will mark the film's first NYC screening. www.newyorknolimits.com