The day is upon us. Festival season for The Mechanic has officially ended with our run lasting roughly 17 months! 2 awards later, countless roadtrips, and a shoebox of memories wraps up this short film’s excellent lifespan. But what, if anything, will James and Mike do with all of this new found free time you ask???

First of all thanks for asking. Secondly, all i can say is White Collar Poet. Reuniting almost all of The Mechanic‘s cast (in reprised roles!) featuring the likes of Viv Leacock, David Lewis, Christine Chatelain, Lori Triolo, and new comers, Ben Cotton, Agam Darshi, and Daniel Bacon, this new web-series is sure to be a thrill-a-minute, with laughs to boot.

News and info on the way, Look for a teaser trailer coming soon!

Lastly, thanks again to all who supported The Mechanic through the months. Hope to see everyone soon!

Best,
James

Good showing at the Seattle True Indie Fest this past weekend. Michael, Zoe (art director extraordinaire) and I made it down to see the film play to a packed house on Sunday eve. The weather was fine, and Seattle never disappoints! Although we came home sans an award – the competition was steep – we did get upgraded passes upon arrival to VIP status. Still not sure what this means in the grand scheme of things, but hey we’ll take what we can get!

More updates from MIFF, and Okanagan as they happen….

Talk soon,

James

This will be the second time around for director M. Grand at MIFF. Previously he showed Warrior II: A yoga comedy at the festival last year.

**interesting fact: James Brown spent the majority of his childhood living in/around the Mississauga area.

We’ll be posting some pictures of our recent trip to <strong>Seattle’s True Independent Film Fest this past weekend. Stay tuned everybody….

Jb

In the 2nd Edition of the High Desert Shorts International Film Festival, we are so happy to say that The Mechanic took home the prize for top comedy!!

We had no idea we’d even been entered into this edition, but apparently Nevada has had a secret love affair with our film (see previous posts). We couldn’t be happier! Thanks all, pictures to come soon!

Best,
James + Mike

1st: Friday June 4 1:30pm at the Jewelbox Theatre
2nd: Sunday June 13 6:00pm at the Jewelbox Theatre

If you can, check out one of the screenings! Myself and Michael Grand will be attending the screening on the 13th (but will be in town on the Sat night for both awards ceremony and perhaps a little celebration). Please join us if you’re in town…

Best,
James

Great news, The Mechanic will continue its festival run into the summer with 2 new festivals on its hit list!
1st up is the Seattle True Independent Film Festival taking place from June 4-13th.
2nd is the Okanagan Film Festival happening from July 21-25th.

Screening times are TBD, and since these are semi-local film festivals – if you can make it down, please join us!

Best,
M&J

Great News from Vancouver Island! The Mechanic has just won “Best Film 2010″!!

Here’s an except from the VISFF Program Director Johnny Blakeborough:
“Your film was a huge success at our film festival this year. We had over 500 people cheering and laughing at your entry. And the judges selected “The Mechanic” as the best film of 2010! “

Great job all!

With the Olympics in full swing, The Mechanic is playing as part of the Made in Vancouver Film Festival – a part of the larger (and awesome) I Heart Van Art.

Screening in Yaletown on Feb 16th from 6-9pm, there are about 45 short films to tantalize your film taste buds. Come down and check them out if possible!

Best,
James

The Mechanic will be screening with several other shorts, as per usual there are prizes and good times to be had by all. Special guest in attendance (not affiliated with us but still very cool to chat with):
David Scearce – writer of A Single Man – An 2010 Oscar nominated film.

Also a trailer for Christine Chatelain’s webseries, “Riese” will be shown. Christine for those who remember, graced the screen for us as “Jenny”.

Hope to see you all out!