The Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival has just wrapped up and what a festival it was! VOLITION played to a packed theater and walked away with TWO of the festival’s TOP PRIZES. The cerebral science-fiction feature won for BEST SCI-FI/HORROR FILM and for BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY! To top things off, VOLITION was nominated in an impressive […]
Special thank you to Sci-Fi Fiesta (a Top 30 Science Fiction Blog) for their glowing review of VOLITION! Reviewer Christopher Christoploulos had this to say about the film: “Volition is a compelling sci-fi film that will grab and hold fast your attention from the start through to the very end. It deals with themes we are familiar […]
We’ll let you sing the theme song yourself as you check out VOLITION’s mention on the Entertainment Tonight site. The post features images of Director/Co-writer Tony Dean Smith on the Phoenix Film Festival red carpet with his Co-writer/Producer brother, Ryan W. Smith. VOLITION’s festival run continues. Next up, the Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival, on April […]
With VOLITION a feature presentation at the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival this weekend, a new teaser trailer has been dropped. Without dialogue, the trailer’s pounding score (composed by Matthew Rogers) matches its dynamic images. Little of the plot is revealed. More to come as the film continues its festival run! https://vimeo.com/329225817/5dc4295665
Wolf of Geek Street.com has reviewed the Phoenix Film Festival‘s screening of VOLITION, and the praise is high! Reviewer Zach Pope likened the film to a Robert Rodriguez-style mix of Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION with Rian Johnson’s LOOPER. For the full review, see below! WOLF OF GEEK STREET — “VOLITION”: The Next Generation Filmmaker Picture Robert […]
VOLITION’s film festival run continued to build as it played to packed theaters at the Harkins 101 Scottsdale for the Phoenix Film Festival. Each screening was followed by a Q & A period with Director/Co-writer Tony Dean Smith and Co-writer/Producer Ryan W. Smith. The pair also took part in industry panels, with Tony Dean Smith speaking […]
Thanks HorrorBuzz.com for the shoutout about our BEST FEATURE win at The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival. We’re honored and thrilled to be part of celebrating PKD’s legacy! For more details, see the HorrorBuzz.com article. Next stop for the film is the Phoenix Film Festival. Hope to see you there!
Thanks to OC Weekly for covering the wild night of VOLITION’s World Premiere!
After an unforgettable evening as the opening night headline presentation in Santa Ana, VOLITION took home the festival’s top prize as Best Feature! What a way to start the film’s festival run! Members of the Volition team in attendance included Tony Dean Smith, Ryan W. Smith, Adrian Glynn McMorran, John Cassini, Amroe Anderson, Dusty Anderson, Pia […]
Thanks to Ellen Palestrant for her coverage of VOLITION and the creative process that went into crafting it! For the extended interview about the creative process of bringing VOLITION to life, see Ellen’s book, Conversations About Creativity.
