It is a pleasure to announce that “The Call” has been accepted to the 2010 Garden State Film Festival. This marks the second official selection for the film after last year’s successful screening at the HP Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon.

All of us at Killer Goose Films couldn’t be happier and would like to thank everyone who has worked with and supported us. None of this could or would be possible without our network of family, friends and supporters.

“The Call” will be screening on March 27th at 9:15pm at The Showroom in Asbury Park. We would like everyone to be a part of this accomplishment so if you can make we would love to have everyone come down and be a part of the Killer Goose Experience.

For more information on how to attend please follow the links below.

Garden State Film Festival Website:

http://www.gsff.org/

Ticket Purchase Information for “The Call” Screening:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/101032

See the trailer here:

It has been a little while since we’ve had any updates but boy have we got one for you now. Below you can see the first Official Trailer for “Dead for Life,” the latest production from Killer Goose Films.

The film completed principle photography in August and immediately went into post production. Unfortunately, editing was halted temporarily as the guys had festival responsibilities across the country. Then the holidays rolled around and before you knew it the New Year had dawned on us.

However, once the calendar changed over work was immediately restarted and quickly shaped up. “Dead for Life” is on schedule to be completed and released in April of 2010.

But for now, please enjoy the exclusive trailer for Dead for Life.

“Dead for Life” was Written & Directed by Dale DeVino and stars David Pringle, Michael Perrotti, Dallas Coyle and Joe Pohl

Killer Goose Films is proud to present the brand new trailer for “The Call.” It’s been a long time since the premiere of the teaser trailer for this flick and we felt we owed it to everyone who has been following this project to come out with something fresh and new. That being said, I know many of you are anxious to see the film and continue to ask if it will ever see the light of day, not just the steady barrage of festival news, little clips and trailers. On that front, we at KG Films will be making a BIG announcement this week on how you, yes YOU, will be able to see the film in its entirety, uninterrupted and commercial free. So stay tuned for that announcement and in the meantime, enjoy the new trailer!!

“The Call” was written & directed by Daniel O. Linke and stars David Pringle, Kutcha, Brenda Cooney, Jaylen Sansom & Vin Reccoppa.

“The Call” is currently making the festival rounds and will be available on DVD and the site once the circuit has been exhausted. We’ll be posting clips and interviews as we move forward with the promotion of this film. But for now, check out this clip as this is the first time a film from Killer Goose has played on the big screen.

And please excuse the head in front of me but hey, what do you want, I told you it was a bootleg.

Travelling to see the country is one thing. Travelling to show a sci-fi film in front of some of the most educated sci-fi& horror film geeks (I use the word with the utmost reverence and respect) in the world is a daunting and intimidating task. However, after showing “The Call” to packed audiences twice over the weekend I can safely (and proudly) report that we walked out of there unscathed with some excellent feedback and a few decent contacts in our pockets.

It’s taken us just about a year to finish a 16 minute movie. That statement seems incredible and perhaps laughable. There were so many problems and obstacles that popped up at every phase of this production (car accidents and color mainly) that when I boarded my plane for Oregon it seemed surreal. That was a sentiment repeated constantly throughout the trip as in, “I can’t believe we’re here right now.” Despite all the problems we’ve endured, our focus never left the end goal: get to Portland.

This festival was always the goal. The HP Lovecraft Fest was our Golden Globes and Oscars rolled into one. It was the festival we wanted to get into because, honestly, it’s where we thought we had the best shot. I mean, the festival is named after the man who inspired “The Call” to begin with. If we couldn’t show there it was time to put the film out to stud or euthanize it right there on the track. But luckily Andrew and the good people who run the festival felt we were worthy enough to show and now, as far as I’m concerned, everything else is gravy.

As great as getting into the festival was for us, there was still the daunting task of actually going and screening this thing for a bunch of people we’d never met before. And while most people are nice and cordial, who knows what might happen. All I could envision was the crowd turning on the film, tossing movie house concessions at the screen and screaming obscenities from the dark theatre. Alas, that didn’t happen but the moments leading up to our first screening certainly didn’t make it easy.

Picture this. You’re film is going to screen in the 7 o’clock hour on Saturday night and you figure it’s a good idea to check out some of the other movies from the block just before yours. You walk through the theatre, which is littered with people but not overly crowded. So in your mind you think, maybe 100, 150 people will be in the theatre. You get to the main theatre doors, grab the greasy handle and pull only to find yourself staring at someones back. What the hell?? Jesus, it’s standing room only and the auditorium holds 500. So now you know what you’re in for. But 7 o’clock rolls around and everything is fine. Sure the theatre is packed but the screening goes off without a hitch except of course when you watch your Director sprint from his seat and almost bust his ass when he thinks the movie is about to start so he can watch safely from the rear of the theatre.

Up until that moment, “The Call” had only screened for cast, crew and family members. What a difference watching it with a huge amount of strangers. You really get a feeling for what works and what doesn’t. The reaction is almost tangible. The flick played again on Sunday to a slightly smaller crowd but was still received well.

So we survived our first festival experience and now we move on to some other submissions so hopefully we can have screenings closer to home. DVD’s will be available soon and maybe, just maybe a t-shirt.

Just a quick note regarding Portland itself. While I will not speak directly about Portland or its people I will refer you to South Park Season 11: Episode 7 – Night of the Living Homeless. While this is not an indictment of Portland or the wonderfully nice inhabitants of Oregon, it is merely a glimpse into what life is like in Downtown Portland.

Also a quick shoutout to a filmmaker we met, Steve Daniels. The guy is wicked talented and a dead ringer for Kevin Smith. No, really he is. Check out his YouTube page HERE. Don’t miss the trailer for “The Dirt Dauber, ” which won best short at the festival & “The Gibbering Horror of Howard Ghormely.”

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Daniel O. Linke’s, “The Call” has been officially invited to screen at the 14th annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival & Cthulhucon in Portland, Oregon. The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival promotes the works of H.P. Lovecraft, literary horror, and weird tales through the cinematic adaptations by professional and amateur filmmakers. The festival willbe held on October 2,3,& 4th. Updates, pictures and video will be posted following the festival.

The official Killer Goose Films YouTube page is up. Here you will be able to access special behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, and audition tapes as well as our collection of student films and original Killer Goose content. We will be updating often as our material continues to grow. Check out the page HERE.

Daniel O. Linke’s, “The Call” throws its hat into the festival ring this week as official submissions to festivals across the country begin. First up for the film is the HP Lovecraft film festival which is held in Oregon in October. More updates to follow. Keep checking back!

The new short film from KG entitled “Dead-4-Life” completed principle photography on August 9th. The film stars former “God Forbid” guitarist Dallas Coyle, Killer Goose veteran David Prinlgle and newcomers Michael Perrotti and Joe Pohl. Filming took place on location in Towaco and Paterson, NJ. Dead-4-Life marks the directorial debut for Dale DeVino, a co-founding member of the Killer Goose team. Aaron Garfinkel & Ramiro Quintero produced. Post-Production has already begun and D4L is on target for a January 2010 release.

Dasein (a German word roughly translating to “being there”) was written and directed by Fred Henry and stars Jason Tomarken, Jaylen Sansom (who stars in “The Call”), Leo Goodman and Coleen Sciacca.