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TROMADANCE 2012 Schedule can be downloaded HERE.

We are pleased to announce the two feature films selected to screen at the 13th Annual TromaDance Film Festival, the only truly independent film festival that is completely FREE! The FP and Manborg will screen along with thirty-six short films from all over the world.

Opening the festival on Friday, May 4 is Manborg, directed by Steven Kostanski of filmmaking collective Astron-6, Read more…

Father’s Day will screen for FREE in Toxie’s home state of New Jersey, at The Showroom in Asbury Park at 10 pm on May 3.  Lloyd Kaufman will be in attendance for a Q&A hosted by Asbury Park Press’ Alex Biese!

We are pleased to announce that filmmaker Ti West will join James Gunn, Tony Timpone, Roy Frumkes and Katha Cato on the panel at the 13th Annual TromaDance Film Festival, the only truly independent film festival that is completely FREE! The panel will be moderated by Lloyd Kaufman.

Ti West is best known as the writer and director of House of the Devil (2009), Read more…

We are pleased to announce that filmmaker James Gunn will be on the panel at the 13th Annual TromaDance Film Festival, the only truly independent film festival that is completely FREE!

James Gunn wrote the cult hit Tromeo & Juliet (1997), the re-imagined Dawn of the Dead (2004), and box office hits Scooby-Doo (2002), and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). He wrote and directed the acclaimed horror comedy SLiTHER (2006) as well as SUPER (2010) which stars Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page & Liv Tyler. His video game, Lollipop Chainsaw, will be released June 12 on PS3 and Xbox by Warner Interactive.

Gunn joins the panel along with former editor of Fangoria Magazine and Fangoria.com, Tony Timpone, and co-director of the Queens World Film Festival, Katha Kato. Discussion will be moderated by President of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger, Lloyd Kaufman. The panel will discuss independent filmmaking at 5pm on Saturday May 5 at Asbury Lanes.

 TromaDance will be held at Asbury Lanes in historic Asbury Park, New Jersey on May 4th and 5th. All TromaDance screenings are free and with the festival’s “No VIP Policy”, celebrities and fans are treated equally. Unlike mainstream, elitist festivals like Cannes and Sundance, TromaDance does not charge film makers anything to submit their films. As is the tradition, part of the TromaDance 2012 budget is funded by fans. This year the festival is being partially crowd-funded through Kickstarter, and the campaign has raised over $5000.

FATHER’S DAY will have its European premiere at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival on April 10. The screening will be hosted Lloyd Kaufman, and FATHER’S DAY director Jeremy Gillespie. Read more…

Troma Entertainment is proud to announce that Lloyd Kaufman will give his renowned Make Your Own Damn Movie! Masterclass at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Belgium on April 10. Kaufman will also join director Jeremy Gillespie to present Troma’s FATHER’S DAY at the festival that evening.

Make Your Own Damn Movie! is an informative, interactive and highly entertaining crash course on filmmaking, aimed at anyone who’s ever wanted to make movies but doesn’t have the cash. Using real-life examples from Kaufman’s own decades of experience in the business, Make Your Own Damn Movie! illustrates the whole independent filmmaking process from conception to completion.

We are pleased to announce the first tranche of films officially selected for the 13th Annual TromaDance Film Festival, the only truly independent film festival that is completely FREE! This year the festival received a record number of entries from independent filmmakers all over the world, and thirty-six short films have been selected to screen, with feature films still to be announced. The complete list of selected shorts can be found at http://tromadance.com/makeyourown.php.

TromaDance will be held at Asbury Lanes in historic Asbury Park, New Jersey on May 4th and 5th. Read more…

A limited edition 3-disc version of FATHER’S DAY will be released on June 12, just in time for Father’s Day. It’s the perfect gift for your dad. Only 10,000 copies will be available, and the release will contain the film on blu-ray, a making-of documentary on DVD and a CD soundtrack

Troma Entertainment is proud to announce that Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma and creator of The Toxic Avenger, will deliver a keynote address at Mediatech’s Packaged Media and Beyond conference in Las Vegason April 20, 2012. Kaufman will also appear at the Las   Vegasscreening of Father’s Day that evening at Theatre 7.

The conference focuses on issues facing physical media and the ever-changing media landscape as digital media becomes part of daily life. Read more…