Behind the Scenes Gallery
“Andrea Fantauzzi excelled in her station as Producer, always doing more than what was required, and even saved several of the scenes before something disastrous went wrong.”
– Jeffrey N Albert (Creator of Black Zone)
Filmmaker Reels
“It’s a joy to work with Andrea and her professionalism is top notch.“
– Jake J. (Producer, Special Makeup Effects Artist)
Letters from a Father
Plot Outline: A young woman must make the choice whether to allow her abusive father back into her life.
Tagline: Forgiving is not Forgetting.
Synopsis: Tina is a young woman who was single-handedly raised by her mother after the divorce and prosecution of her father. Years later, after her father is released from prison and about to be off parole, Tina receives a letter from him asking to be part of her life again. Tina must then make the choice whether to allow him back into her and her siblings lives or choose to alienate him for the abuse he committed against herself and her family.
“Outstanding work, and very well directed.” – Festigious International Film Festival
“Letters from a Father is well-directed, memorable, and dramatic. Cam did a wonderful job as young Sam.” – Los Angeles Film Awards
“Letters from a Father was wonderful. Well done!” – FilmCon Awards
“Jury members have gone through each and every film under official selection and have loved Letters from a Father.” – Kalakari Film Fest
“In this touching drama, Tina must make the choice of whether to allow her abusive father back into her life. In her directorial debut, Andrea Fantauzzi creates a magical little film, gets the most out of her actors, and excels in bringing this story from script to screen, in her unique, sensitive way.
Very well produced (Lydia Anderson), beautifully shot (Christopher Commons), and well-performed by Katie Coryell Hall (Tina) and her on-screen young brother Cam Burns (Sam). The flashback scenes shed light on Tina’s heartbreaking story, and create a powerful plot, that keeps the viewer engaged throughout.” – FilmCon Awards
Watch Letters from a Father now on VYRE Network (under Drama Short Film):
Running Time: 15 minutes
Rated: PG-13 (Theme, Language)
Genre: Short, Drama
Film Festival Wins (Selected)
Best Director
I See You Awards (2020) – I See You Award
Best Female Director
Phoenix Monthly Short Film Festival (2021) – May Award
Best Debut Director Short (Jury Choice)
Accord Cine Fest (2020) – July Award
Best First Time Director
Festigious International Film Festival (2020) – July Award
FilmCon Awards (2020) – May FilmCon Award
New York Film Awards (2020) – April Award
Top Shorts Film Festival (2020) – May Award
Vegas Movie Awards (2019)- Award of Excellence
Best First Time Director (Short)
Festigious International Film Festival (2020) – Annual Award
Los Angeles Film Awards (2020) – LAFA April Award
Best Picture
FilmCon Awards (2020) – May FilmCon Award
I See You Awards (2020) – I See You Award
Best Drama Short (Jury Choice)
Accord Cine Fest (2020) – July Award
Best Narrative Film
FilmCon Awards (2020) – May FilmCon Award
Best Narrative Short
New York Film Awards (2020) – April Award
Audience Award
Kansas International Film Festival (2017) – 2nd place, Audience Award
Film Festival Nominations (Selected)
Best First Time Director of the Year
Top Shorts Film Festival (2021) – Annual Award
Best of Fest
FilmCon Awards (2020) – Annual FilmCon Award
Best First Time Director
New York Film Awards (2020) – Annual Award
Best Picture
Festigious International Film Festival (2020) – July Award
Los Angeles Film Awards (2020) – LAFA April Award
New York Film Awards (2020) – April Award
Top Shorts Film Festival (2020) – May Award
Best Original Screenplay
I See You Awards (2020) – I See You Award
Best First Time Director (Short)
Los Angeles Film Awards (2020) – Annual Award
Best Narrative Short
New York Film Awards (2020) – Annual Award
Event Virus
Plot Outline: In the wake of a cyber doomsday device, a survivalist fights to hang onto a living, holographic copy of his late brother in a world where any remaining technology is worth killing for.
Running Time: 18 minutes
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Drama, Short
Film Festival Wins (Selected)
Best Short Film
LA Sci-Fi Film Festival (2024) – H.G. Wells Award
Best Sci-Fi
Zepstone Film Awards (2024) – Best Sci-Fi Film
The Dreamers Film Festival (2024) – Jury Prize
Rome International Movie Awards (2024) – March Award
Best Director
Rome International Movie Awards (2024) – March Award
Florence Film Awards (2024) – April Award
Best Producer
Rome International Movie Awards (2024) – March Award
Best American Indie Action Film
The Dreamers Film Festival (2024) – Jury Prize
Fanta-Zee: Custom Scenes Division - Directorial Stills
Premieres and Film Festivals
Titles produced by Andrea Fantauzzi (selected)
Black Zone (produced and edited by) – Completed
Plot Outline: An unknown event disables electronics in the Midwest, and causing extreme manias in the population. At its center, John is enhanced by an extra-worldly object. Desperately seeking the tech, Echo Company hunts John within the Black Zone.
Tagline: When insanity become the norm, the sane must fight to survive.
Run Time: 102 minutes
Rated: R (Violence, Language, Nudity, Sensuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
Red Valley (produced by) – Released
Plot Outline: After 100 years of bloody conflict, the opposing sides agree to have their two greatest warriors fight in unarmed, single combat to decide the war.
Running Time: 15 minutes
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Drama, Short
Failure to Comply (produced by) – In-Development
Plot Outline: Born in the inner city, Bobbie Irvin draws from his Native American roots to find his brother’s killer. Based on true life events.
Tagline: Don’t let your past define your future.
Synopsis: Raised in the inner city, Bobbie Irvin and his brother, Chad, spend summers on a Native American reservation – away from their abusive father and the drug infested streets, where violence and crime are a daily occurrence. There, Bobbie learns to channel his rage and gain the survival skills of his ancestors. After a close friend becomes a casualty to drugs, Bobbie vows to escape his life and serve in the Armed Forces. Upon his return, Bobbie finds Chad has slipped further down the dark path. With renewed purpose, Bobbie joins the police force and begins assisting in cleaning the streets within his hometown. Then, tragedy strikes when Chad is murdered by a rival gang after robbing one of their drug houses. Grieving for his brother, Bobbie calls upon his ancestral Spirit Bear to grant him the strength and power he’ll need to bring righteous justice to all involved. Based on real-life events.
Running Time: 100 minutes
Rated: R (Violence, Language)
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime
Tonton Macoute (produced by) – In-Development
Plot Outline: An unruly teen survives the night while being hunted by the Haitian Boogieman.
Synopsis: For generations, Haitian parents would warn their children of Tonton Macoute. A mysterious man that goes out at night hunting down bad children out after dark and stuffing them into a sack where no one will ever see them again – thus encouraging generations of good behaving children.
On his eighteenth birthday, Francis celebrates by sneaking into his high school with a group of his friends in the middle of the night – free to do whatever they want with no one watching.
As the night progresses and friends start disappearing, Francis realizes that Tonton Macoute is more than a just a bedtime story – he is real, and no matter how old you are, if you misbehave he’ll come for you.
Tagline: Dwe Bon Pitit (Be Good Child)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Rated: R (Theme, Violence, Language, Nudity, Sensuality)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Icebox (first assistant directed and produced by) – Released
Running Time: 18 minutes
Genre: Drama, Short
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