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P2-GTA is an Official Selection at SWF 2019
P2-GTA has been accepted as an official selection at the 2019 Sicily Web Fest taking place August 8th to 11th.
For more info check out their official website https://sicilywebfest.com/SWF2019.html
P2-GTA nominated for Best Action Series at Seoul Webfest 2019
P2-GTA is an official selection at Seoul Web Fest 2019, furthermore the series has been nominated in the category of ‘Best Action’.
Check out the link below to learn more.
https://www.seoulwebfest.com/2019-nominations.html
P2-GTA Wins at HollyWeb 2019!
P2-GTA won the Best Action/Adventure Award at Hollyweb Festival 2019!
Here’s a list of all the 2019 winners: Hollyweb Festival 2019 winners.
P2-GTA is an Official Selection at the 2019 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
P2-GTA has been accepted as an official selection at the 2019 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival taking place May 8-11, 2019 in Philadelphia.
For more info check out their official website: Philadelphia Independent Film Festival.
P2-GTA is an Official Selection at the 2019 Pilot Light TV Festival
P2-GTA has been accepted as an official selection at the 2019 Pilot Light TV Festival taking place May 16-19, 2019 in Manchester, England.
For more info check out their official website: 2019 Pilot Light TV Festival.
P2-GTA is an Official Selection at HOLLYWEB 2019
P2-GTA has been accepted as an official selection at the Hollyweb Festival taking place March 26-30, 2019 in Universal Studios Hollywood.
For more info check out their official website: Hollyweb Festival.
P2-GTA is an Official Selection at CIFF 2019
P2-GTA has been accepted as an official selection at the 2019 Canada Independent Film Festival taking place February 15 and 16 in Toronto and Montreal.
For more info check out their official website: Canada Independent Film Festival.
P2-GTA is an Official Selection at BITS 2018
P2-GTA has been accepted as an official selection at the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival taking place November 22-27, 2018 in Toronto at the Royal Cinema theatre.
For more info check out their official website: Blood in the Snow Film Festival.
Petrol gets 5 Nominations at the IAWTV Awards
Petrol the Series was nominated for 5 categories at this year’s IAWTV Awards in Los Angeles! Nominations include: Best Directing for Ant Horasanli, Best Dramatic Series, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Ensemble Drama.
The prestigious International Academy of Web Television will host its 5th IAWTV Awards at a gala celebration honoring the best in streaming series on October 4, 2017, in the Ahmanson Ballroom at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
For more information about the festival visit: www.iawtv.org
The Age of the Webseries
The Scottish Geek Network includes Petrol the Series on it’s list of web series to check out from across the Pond.
Check out their blog post here: The Age of The Webseries – Part I: Outside the UK
BAM! Director Ant Horasanli speaks in Colombia
Director Ant Horasanli was invited as a special guest and industry expert to speak at BAM 2017 about the strategies of building an audience for a web series. As a member of the Canadian delegation, he also met with other Colombian filmmakers, attended conferences and panels, and screened some of the latest in Colombian films, web series and tv pilots.
The Bogota Chamber of Commerce and Proimágenes Colombia, with support from the Colombian Film Development Fund, hosted the 8th Annual Bogota Audiovisual Market (BAM) this year in Bogota from July 10-14.
The BAM offers an opportunity to discover the best Colombian audiovisual projects and talents. For more information: BAM 2017
Oh la la… Petrol is going to France!
Petrol the Series is an Official Selection of the Marseille Web Fest! One of 21 webseries from around the world that will be a part of the festival in Marseille, France from Oct 19-21, 2017.
Since its creation in 2011, the Marseille Web Fest has remained faithful to its founding purpose: to reveal and highlight digital series to serve the changing digital, promote the development of the industry in the world or just celebrate the digital series internationally.
Check out more information about the festival at www.marseillewebfest.com.
The Boys of the Oakville Film Festival
Some of the team from Petrol the Series was at hand at the Willson Oakville Film Festival for the screening of their webseries on June 25, 2017 at 6:30 pm ET at the Film.ca Theatre in Oakville. (Photo 1 Left to Right: Reza Sholeh, Ant Horasanli, Tyler Blake Smith, Len Greenaway)
The screening was followed by a lively Q & A session where the team talked about everything from production to budget and on-set antics.
The Oakville Film festival ran from June 23-25, 2017. For more information, check out their website at www.offa.ca.
Petrol is going to Buffalo
Petrol the Series is an official selection at the Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival this year!
The Festival will take place from September 20 – 30, 2017.
For more information on the festival: www.thebnff.com
Banff World Media Festival 2017
Co-producer Ant Horasanli of Petrol the Series got to attend the World Media Festival in Banff Alberta from June 11-14, 2017, thanks in part through the support of the Independent Production Fund. The 4 day event was jam-packed with conferences, Master Classes and notable speakers.
Check out more information on the festival: Banff World Media Festival
Oakville Festivals of Film & Art screens Petrol
Director Ant Horasanli will have two of his latest works screened at the Oakville Festivals of Film & Art – one of them being an episode of his webseries Petrol.
Established in 2014, the Oakville Festivals of Film & Art (OFFA) is a cultural not-for-profit organization that provides Oakville’s only independent film festival.
For more information about the festival, check out their website at www.offa.ca.
T.O. WebFest announces 2017 official selections & awards nominations
T.O WebFest has announced it’s 2017 Official Selections and they include Petrol the Series! The webseries is also nominated for a genre award – Best Action & Thrills’!
The IWCC will host the 4th Annual Web Festival from May 25-27, 2017. This year’s venue will be the iconic Toronto landmark, the CN Tower.
T.O. WebFest supports, connects, promotes and celebrates independent content creators from Canada and around the world. The three day festival offers engaging panels and workshops, networking, screenings, installations, awards, and special events.
For more information about the Festival, visit their website : T.O. WebFest
Hollywood called out our name
Petrol the Series took home the Best Action/Adventure Award at the 2017 HollyWeb Festival in Hollywood. The Awards were presented at the Fonda Theatre on April 2, 2017.
Here’s a list of all the 2017 winners: HollyWeb Fest 2017 winners
Petrol the Series makes the top 20
Petrol the Series has made it onto the Web Series World Cup (WSWC) 2017 list. It’s currently ranked 19th amongst web series from around the world.
With 15 eligible web fests still to take place until December 2017, Petrol the Series is on track to move up even higher through the standings!
In it’s 3rd year, the WSWC seeks to provide international recognition that aims to recognize, support and promote the world’s most talented content makers.
Petrol the Series wins at VanWebFest 2017
Petrol the Series wins Best Mystery at Vancouver Web Fest 2017!
Check out the full list of nominees and winners : Vancouver Web Fest 2017
