Our Naughty Baby’s Growing Up
LIBIDOLAND won a STIFFY Award from Seattle’s True Independent Film Festival for “Most Romantic Auto-Asphyxiation.” We’re very proud. Our moms will be, too. LIBIDOLAND is scheduled to play at STIFF at an over-21 show at the Jewelbox Theater on Saturday, June 5th, at 10:15pm. Be there or be square. Before LIBIDOLAND hits Seattle, it’s screening [...]
Got to Getchoo Into My Life: A Kfink Year in Review
Happy birthday to us. Happy birthday to us. Happy birthday, little Kfink blog. Happy Birthday to us! Snow Bunny. One year ago (according to our blog, without which we’d have NO RECORD of what we’ve done) we’d just finished shooting. Jessica was in the process of editing. We were working with our musical director Jeffrey [...]
The Kings of Queens: QIFF Day #3 + Wrap-Up
We came to NYC on 11/13 to screen our short film Snow Bunny at the Queens International Film Fest. Here’s what we did on Day #1. Here’s what we did on Day #2. DAY THREE, SUNDAY, 11/15 Still high from our screening on Saturday night, Jessica and I skipped to a coffee shop in Jackson [...]
The Kings of Queens: QIFF Day #2
So, we came to NYC on 11/13 to screen our short film Snow Bunny. You heard what happened on Day #1, right? If not, click here. DAY TWO, SATURDAY, 11/14: We started the day with a surprisingly lovely complimentary breakfast + free espresso drinks at The Verve Hotel, then walked through Queens toward the main Queens [...]
The Kings of Queens: QIFF Day #1
Our short film Snow Bunny was accepted into the Queens International Film Festival. We went to the fest. Here’s what happened… DAY ONE, FRIDAY 11/13 Left our humble Chicago home while it was still dark. Our bags were packed with DVDs, posters, postcards, and business cards. And a couple of pieces of clothing. Once at [...]
The Kings of Queens: King is a Fink at QIFF
When we came out to New York this weekend, we had 3 main goals: To survive the screening of Snow Bunny at the Queens International Film Festival (QIFF) To catch up with old friends from high school and college To meet up with new friends we’ve made through Twitter We are happy to report that [...]
We're on the Road to Somewhere
This has been a great, productive year for King is a Fink Productions. We wrote and produced 4 short films (Snow Bunny, Sound Sleeper, Anxiety Acres & Libidoland). Snow Bunny was accepted into 2 film fests (Lakedance International Film Festival & Queens International Film Festival) and nominated for an award. We’re on our way to [...]
Update: Snow Bunny's 1st Night Out
Last night Snow Bunny screened at the Lakedance International Film Festival in beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho, at the historic Panida Theater. Even though we couldn’t make the trip, we were honored, excited, and, strangely, nervous last night when the screening was scheduled to begin. A little under the weather, we toasted each other with OJ and [...]
Festival Update: Snow Bunny at QiFF
IT’S OFFICIAL: SNOW BUNNY will be screened at the Queens International Film Festival on Saturday, 11/14, at 8pm at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts (White Room). Click here for details and tickets.
Snow Bunny @ Lakedance International Film Festival
Check it out! Snow Bunny is on the Lakedance International Film Festival line-up. Snow Bunny will be shown on Wed, November 4th at 7pm as part of Block 4, ‘Love, Death & Baseball.’ The LIFF is held in beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho. If you’re up for a road trip, then “get your boots on, bunny!”
He's a Big Deal: Dan Hein, Snow Bunny Poster Artist
Chicago painter Dan Hein is having a hell of a year. New collection of rural pin-ups getting lots o’ attention. Shows at the Morpho Gallery, Detroit’s Dirty Show, and Packer Schopf Gallery. Featured in the current issue of New American Paintings (Issue #83). And that doesn’t even include the Dan Hein project nearest and dearest to [...]
Go, Snow Bunny, Go!
Snow Bunny is now an official selection of the Lakedance International Film Festival in Idaho. Between our acceptance into the Queens International Film Festival last week and Jessica’s obsession with the skinny part of Idaho, we’re over the moon. Snow Bunny was our labor of love throughout the winter of 2008/2009. This 26-minute short film [...]
UPDATES: Snow Bunny News + Weekend Contest
OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING! We found out today that our 2009 short film ‘Snow Bunny‘ has been accepted into the 2009 Queens International Film Festival. In its 7th year, QIFF is dedicated to creating an event that ‘educates, inspires,and enlightens.’ For our purposes, we definitely appreciate their dedication to giving new and low-budget filmmakers [...]
Snow Bunny Screening
Last night we held a private screening of Snow Bunny for cast, crew, friends, and family. Julie and I were very nervous and excited. It is much more nerve-racking to share your work with those closest to you than to do so with complete strangers. Overall, the response was positive. People laughed, people cried, and [...]
What are Julie and Jessica doing now?
Update on projects finished and projects in the works: 1. Snow Bunny will screen on July 12 for friends, cast, and family. 2. So far, we’ve submitted Snow Bunny to the following film festivals: The Chicago Underground Film Festival, The Tallgrass Film Festival, The Great Lakes Independent Film Festival, and the Queens International Film Festival. [...]
Snow Bunny is Officially Finished!
Snow Bunny is officially finished. We’ve even submitted it to two festivals already and will be weighing other entries soon. Screening information is forthcoming.
Facebook Fan Page for Snow Bunny
We’ve created a fan page for Snow Bunny. Furthermore, we will soon be adding bios for all of the amazing and talented people involved in the film as well as screening information.
On directing children
We cast two of our nieces in our two most recent projects, Sound Sleeper and Snow Bunny. I’m incredibly happy with both of their performances in both projects, but there were definitely some trying moments. The main issues are very much tied to their personalities, and perhaps even their ages. Naomi, 8, is very strong [...]
Get your boots on, bunny!
Here is the trailer for Snow Bunny. There are still two essential steps before the film is complete. We are having it scored by Jeffrey Bouthiette of Bareboned Theatre and Dan Hein will be making the movie poster.
Snow Hunt for Snow Bunny
We finally finished filming our first ever winter film, Snow Bunny. Last year I had hoped to film part of Girl Rods 5: Prim and Proper in the snow, but that didn’t happen. Instead we filmed it in the rain, which worked just fine. Who doesn’t want to see four girls in tank tops carrying [...]