Sweatshop poster signing

On April 30th, the cast and crew of Sweatshop were present in Dallas, Texas for a special screening at Texas Frightmare Weekend, followed by a panel discussion hosted by Dai Green of HorrorNews.Net. Saturday, the entire cast and crew signed free posters and gave away free shirts for convention fans for nearly three hours.

At the convention award ceremonies on Sunday, director Stacy Davidson and Special Effects artist Marcus Koch were on hand to accept the award for Best Special Effects.

The whole convention was covered by on HorrorNews.net in “Horror Gossip w/ Rebekah the Jew.”

Sweatshop cast/crew accepts Best Special Effects award

Sweatshop panel after the screening. Visit HorrorNews.net for full coverage.

For Immediate Release to All Media Outlets - 05.07.2010

Bloodline Entertainment and Odyssee Pictures, in association with Starving Kappa Pictures and Upstart Filmworks, are proud to announce the online debut of the international trailer for their upcoming release, SWEATSHOP. Accompanied by striking foreign sales art that accentuates the film’s darker aspects, the new trailer will officially debut at The 2010 Cannes Film Festival’s Le Marché du Film.

SWEATSHOP, represented internationally by New York-based Screen Media Ventures LLC, was directed by Texas-based filmmaker Stacy Davidson, best-known for his acclaimed 2007 creature feature DOMAIN OF THE DAMNED.

SWEATSHOP was written by Davidson and Ted Geoghegan, who also produced the feature with Bloodline Entertainment’s Laura Bryant. The Houston-lensed film stars Ashley Kay, Peyton Wetzel, Julin, and Danielle Jones. The picture, which pits a group of unsuspecting ravers against an unstoppable monster wielding an oversized foundry hammer, will have two market screenings at Cannes 2010’s Le Marché du Film, courtesy of Screen Media Ventures, on May 13th and 17th.

The international trailer and sales art are available exclusively at www.SweatshopFilm.com courtesy of Screen Media Ventures LLC, all rights reserved. Outside usage of Screen Media Ventures’ international trailer must receive written authorization by both Odyssee Pictures and Screen Media Ventures LLC. If posting information regarding the trailer’s release, please link directly to on the main page of the official website. Do not embed the trailer.

For your convenience, a high-res version of the international sales art has been attached below. Please note that the art is © Screen Media Ventures LLC, 2010.

For all foreign sales queries or questions regarding international distributors’ screenings, kindly contact Screen Media Ventures’ Vice President of International Sales and Acquisitions, Michael Dwyer, at Michael [at] screenmedia [dot] net or visit The Palais des Festivals, Riviera Hall, Stand E25 at Cannes 2010’s Le Marché du Film.

Today, Dai Green published her Top 5 Independent Films to watch out for in 2010 list in her column, Horror Talk With Dai.  Sweatshop topped the list at #1!

http://www.horrornews.net/bloody_deal/html/dai_28.html#HOME

Staci Layne Wilson published her 27 Top and Terrible DVDs of 2009 at Horror.com which included seven unreleased films in the mix, and Sweatshop made the grade as one of the “best films!” Other featured titles included Carriers, Vampire Party, Fear(s) Of The Dark, The Children, and Dave Parker’s The Hills Run Red.

Check it out:  http://www.horror.com/php/node/2757/

John Torrani and Ted Geoghegan accept the award.

Sweatshop producer and co-writer Ted Geoghegan was joined with associate producer John Torrani at the New York City Horror Film Festival at the Tribeca Cinemas Sunday, November 22 to accept the award for Best Special Effects on behalf of the Sweatshop effects team.

(left to right) Ted Geoghegan, Stacy Davidson, John Torrani

The film screened at the Tribeca cinemas just two days earlier to a packed house, turning away dozens of horror fans who had been standing in line for an hour in hopes of catching the film.

Screening before the feature were a number of short horror/sci-fi films, including Attackazoids Deploy!!, Sinkhole, Wheels of Death, Hunger, and Death In Charge.

When Sweatshop began to a pounding industrial beat, twirling glow sticks illuminated the darkened theater, followed by roaring cheers for every moment of blood and carnage.

Afterward, audience members and Sweatshop cast and crew mingled in the adjoining lounge where free “retro” Sweatshop posters were signed and handed out.

Other feature films that played the festival included Must Love Death, Maidenhead, Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet, and The Revenant, which became the only other feature to win awards.

The Sweatshop effects team honored included special effects artists Kristi Boul, Marcus Koch, Mike Oliver, and visual effects supervisor Stacy Davidson.  Davidson also co-wrote and directed the movie.

Sweatshop is screening Friday, November 20th, at 7:30PM at the Tribeca Cinemas, as a part of the New York City Horror Film Festival.

Like all features playing the festival, we’re teamed up with a number of short films, including Attackazoids Deploy!!, Sinkhole, Wheels of Death, Hunger, and Death In Charge.  Other features playing at this year’s festival include The Revenant, Must Love Death, Maidenhead, and Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet. Other short films include Thirsty (starring our good friend Joe “Wrong Turn 2″ Lynch) and The Resurrection of Officer Rollins (starring Jason 2009, Derek Mears).

You can pick up tickets at www.nychorrorfest.com

SWEATSHOP wins * CRITICS CHOICE AWARD, * Lou Perryman AUDIENCE AWARD, and * BEST PICTURE at TEXAS BLOOD BATH FILM FESTIVAL! 

HUGE thanks to the organizers of the festival, and all who voted for SWEATSHOP!

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-Stacy D.