Thanks to my son’s, Blake Laitner, hard work we have entered the following film festivals and have won one:

1.The Miami Jewish Film Festival;
2. The Girona Film Festival;

3. International Hollywood Short Film Festival;

4. The Boca Raton Jewish/Israeli Film Series;

5. Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival;

6. Hollywood Verge Film Awards;

7. Naples International Film Festival;

8. International Hollywood Short Film Festival;

9. Snowdance Independent Film Festival;

!0. WNY Film, Art and Music Event;

11. Top Indie Film Awards; (Winner of “Best Documentary Short”)

12. Toronto Jewish Film Festival;

13. The Portland Indie Film Festival;

14. Roselle Park Loves Short! Film Festival;

15. Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival;

16. INDEP Arts and Film Festival;

17. San Diego Jewish Film Festival;

18. BECTU Freelancers’ Fair;

19. Kansas International Film Festival;

20. Miami Short Film Festival;

21. Bend Film Festival;

22. Milwaukee Film Festival;

23. Central Florida Film Festival… We need to send them 3 DVD;

24. District Festival Human;

25. XIII Int. Low & No Budget Film-Sharing Festival 2016;

26. Boston Jewish Film Festival;

27. Naqsh Short Film Festival 2016;

28. Rubber Film Fest;

29. Macabro: Mexico City International Horror Film Festival;

30. Festival Europeen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg—They are putting French

subtitles on our film.

31. Miami Cine International;

32. Golden Panda International Short Film Festival;

33. Jordan Film Festival;

34. Flagler Film Festival;

35. Melbourne Independent Film Festival;

36. Woodstock Museum Film Festival;

37. International Shorts –Washington D.C.;

38. Seattle Shorts;

39. Spirit Film Festival—Tel Aviv;

40. Near Nazareth Film Festival—Israel;

41. Indiana Short Film Festival;

42. Autumn Short Film Festival;

43. Ekurhuleni International Film Festival;

44. Ohrid Film Festival —Macedonia;

45. Warsaw Jewish Film Festival;

46. Short Film Festival North Shore Towers;

47. Two Riverside Film and Art Festival—Poland;

48. Bloodstained Indie Film Festival;

49. Everyday Arias— Fringe Film Festival;

50. SoDak Motion;

51. Hak-Is Short Film Festival;

52. Chicago Independent film Festival;

53. Show Me Shorts—Academy Awards Qualifying Film Festival;

54. Boston Jewish Film Festival;

55. Indiana Short Film Festival;

56. Ozark Shorts;

57. Meters International Film Festival;

58. Florida Movie Festival;

59. Love Your Shorts;

60. Fort Lauderdale Film Festival;

61. Top Indie Film Awards—ACCEPTED—official nominee– which award  decision May 10, 2016;

63. Miami Independent Film Festival;

64. The New Classic Cinema Film Festival;

65. Traveling Shorts Film Festival;

66. Portland Film Festival (one of the top 50 festivals in America);

67. The 43 Northwest Filmmakers Festival.

68. The International Kansk Video Festival (Russia)

69. Femart Festival

70. Indie Film Night at the Luna Theater (New England)

 

Thanks Blake. We are in the running for an Oscar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some more comments about the trailer for “The Stairs” :

I have read your story, “The Stairs”, many times and each time I find something new in the telling.  This trailer makes me excited to watch the completed film and see your words truly come to life.  Congrats. This is a true wow moment!— Author Tracie Dickerson

You have quite a story there, Mort, quite different from “The Hanukkah Bunny,” isn’t it?—Lois Stern, Editor of Tales2Inspire

The picture gave me chills—Sue

Nice work. Good looking Dennis Fitzpatrick— Jimbo

I am interested in the rest!—Noelia

Sounds intriguing.—Etta

Nice trailer, Mort!— Author Louis Lowy

Great to see the trailer !!! I cannot wait for more!! —Marianne

WOW!!! Impressive…Love it.. Congratulations— Author, Norma Chew

How exciting!—Gabby

Here is the trailer to The Stairs: