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13HORROR.COM reviews P&P

Posted on September 20, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

from Andrew Hannon <editor@13horror.com> Hi Danny,   Thanks again for submitting The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre to the 13Horror.com Film Contest.    It’s an extremely accomplished short. You have some very nicely worked camera movements (most notably … Continue reading →

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SHORT FILM AWARDS nominations for P&P

Posted on September 13, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

The 8th Annual Short Film Awards (AKA The Sofie Awards) nominated “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” for Best Actor and Best Styling Enjoy all the SOFIE Award nominated short films, in person… ​ November 15 – 17, … Continue reading →

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NYTVFF Awards BEST MUSIC SCORE to P&P

Posted on September 11, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” receives the award for “Best Music Score” from New York True Venture Film Festival The day after the screening of my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe classic short story adaptation (how … Continue reading →

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AFRAID. ONLINE FILM AWARD for P&P

Posted on September 7, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Update (9/9/22): Afraid. Online film awards gives “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” the award for Best Horror Film (over 25 minutes). Click here for full awards listing Previously posted: Afraid. Online film award is streaming “The Pit … Continue reading →

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P&P Screening in NEW YORK this Friday

Posted on September 6, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” will screen this Friday at 6:15pm as part of the New York True Venture Film Festival You have another chance to see my second singing horror short screen in NYC. The New … Continue reading →

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BEST HORROR MUSICAL IN CYPRUS

Posted on August 31, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

3 AWARDS for THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – a musicabre from THE CYPRUS HORROR SOCIETY The Cyprus Horror Society will screen an award-winning selection of short films this Saturday, including yours truly’s “The Pit and the Pendulum – a … Continue reading →

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P&P for FREE on FRIDAY!

Posted on August 25, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

FOTOFILM INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IS SCREENING “THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – A MUSICABRE” ONLINE FOR FREE ALL DAY FRIDAY AUGUST 26 “THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – A MUSICABRE” is also nominated for BEST HORROR SHORT The 3rd … Continue reading →

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The FILM FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE at INDIE GATHERING, CHAIN NYC and NYACK

Posted on August 20, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Over the course of five days this past week “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screened in film festivals in Cleveland, New York City and Nyack. This blog post is about all three. I was in New York … Continue reading →

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P&P WEDNESDAY in KOLKATA and NYACK

Posted on August 15, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Last Friday and Saturday “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screened in festivals in Cleveland and New York City respectively (more on that in a-soon-to-be-posted blog piece), but Wednesday just said “hold my beer”, because on Wednesday, August … Continue reading →

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P&P at CHAIN NYC FILM FESTIVAL

Posted on August 5, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre will screen August 13, 1:30pm as part of the Chain NYC Film Festival “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my second musical short film adaptation of a classic Edgar Allan … Continue reading →

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MONTAUK EXCURSION

Posted on July 19, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Overnighting in the Far East of Long Island to Attend the Screening of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” at the Offshore Art and Film Festival Me on the Long Island Railroad last Friday – a three hour … Continue reading →

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P&P at the OFFSHORE FILM FESTIVAL

Posted on July 13, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” is playing as part of the Offshore Film Festival, enjoying its inaugural year in the tony vacation town of Montauk at the far eastern tip of Long Island. The festival runs today … Continue reading →

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P&P SILVER MASK AWARD

Posted on July 10, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” received the award for Best Horror Short from Silver Mask Live Festival Silver Mask Live Festival requested that I send them selfies with my award certificates, so I obliged:

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Short-Filmz Reviews P&P

Posted on July 9, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

I don’t generally publish back to back blog posts on the same day, but mere hours after I posted about the award from the Royal Society of Television and Motion Pictures for my short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The … Continue reading →

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P&P ROYAL AWARD

Posted on July 9, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

The Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards gives “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” an Outstanding Achievement Award for Short Film

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P&P at NEW YORK LIFT-OFF FILM FESTIVAL

Posted on July 4, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation (say that 3 times fast) is currently playing on-line as part of the New York Lift-Off Film Festival through the month of July. For … Continue reading →

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