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SEPTEMBER FESTIVALS

Posted on August 29, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

Four Festivals Feature ‘THE TELL-TALE HEART” this month Covid 19 has done a number on the film festival circuit, effecting many festivals that had been scheduled to screen “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” earlier this year. There have been … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE RUNNER UP

Posted on August 1, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

An Acting “Silver Medal” I’m happy to report that I won Runner Up Best Actor of Year 2020 from Flicks Film Festival for my performance in “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“. I’ve already posted about the Flicks Film Festival … Continue reading →

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FESTIVAL PANDEMIC POSTPONEMENTS

Posted on July 22, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

See you in … 2021? Below is the 2020 Official Trailer for the Denali Film Festival. It’s a beautifully put together trailer, full of lovely images of the great outdoors. You get a strong sense for the festival’s overriding theme, … Continue reading →

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30 DAY FILM CHALLENGE

Posted on June 17, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

DAY 1 – the first film you remember watching My memory is tricky here, but it was definitely Disney. I remember being told the first film I saw in the theater (at age 3) was either “Fantasia” or “Pinocchio” (either … Continue reading →

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LUCY TELLS the TALE of the MUSICABRE

Posted on June 6, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

A Tell-Tale Review Lucy Buglass runs the site “Lucy Goes to Hollywood“, where she just posted a four and a half star review of “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” as part of her series “Short Film Saturdays“. I’ll share … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE COMMENTS

Posted on May 26, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

May 25th, in happy, coincidental conjunction with my birthday, the Switzerland International Film Festival made my first short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” available to stream for one day only. By midnight Swiss time “The Tell-Tale Heart – … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE BIRTHDAY SCREENING MAY 25

Posted on May 21, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

  May 25 is my birthday. And my party favor to you is: you can see “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” for free! And your birthday present to me could be leaving a positive comment/rating. 🙂 UPDATE: The Festival … Continue reading →

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4 NOMS from the HOLLYWOOD NORTH FILM AWARDS

Posted on May 19, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

  “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” has been nominated for 4 Hollywood North Film Awards for International Short Films:   Best Production Design – Nicholas Callais Best Original Score – Danny Ashkenasi Best Sound Design – Todd Maki Best … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE Now Playing in the LIFT OFF ONLINE FESTIVAL

Posted on May 6, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

  WATCH & VOTE FOR TELL-TALE!   I’m pleased to announce that “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” has been selected to play on-line in the LIFT-OFF GENRE CONTENT EXTRAVAGANZA, running through May 13.   CLICK HERE TO BE TAKEN … Continue reading →

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The Tell-Tale Award That Got Away

Posted on May 5, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

  I was doing some maintenance work on the Tell-Tale Homepage, when I saw I had noted an award won from Flicks Film Festival, but had not posted a laurel or certificate or even logged what the award was for. … Continue reading →

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PRAGUE BEST ACTOR?

Posted on March 9, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO RECEIVING THIS AWARD   I received this email Sunday: Dear DANNY ASHKENASI, Congratulations! We are happy to announce that your film “THE TELL-TALE HEART – A MUSICABRE“ was a WINNER in our Quarterly Festival’s latest edition in the following … Continue reading →

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L’AGE D’OR AWARDS

Posted on February 25, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

UPDATE 2/25/20 Received notification that L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival has nominated“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” for their first annual Pigeon d’Or Award, in the following categories: Short Film Best Actor Film Score.   From their email: Warm … Continue reading →

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TOP INDIE FILM AWARD

Posted on January 25, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

  The Top Indie Film Awards have given “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” an award for Best Music. It was also nominated for Best Director and Best Actor.        

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TELL-TALE in MADRID & MONTANA

Posted on January 14, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

  “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will play in the 2nd Annual Amazing Shorts Film Festival, which takes place in Madrid, Spain, January 20-25, 2020. My 37 minute musical adaptation of the classic Edgar Allan Poe story, classified as … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE COUCH

Posted on December 30, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  UPDATE 1/6/20: “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” won two awards from the Couch Film Festival:   Best Cast (That’s particularly sweet, since that includes my husband, Ed!) & Best Writer (I’d like to think the musical score falls … Continue reading →

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NEW YORK FILM AWARDS and more

Posted on December 10, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” wins New York Film Awards, plus more awards from Crown Wood, CARE, Oniros and DIFF and the London Independent Film Awards too     The New York Film Awards announced today that “The … Continue reading →

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