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Center of Communication presented Make Your Own Man Movie! Master Class last night at the School of Visual Arts theatre and was met by an overflowing crowd of young film students and fans Read more…

“Winnipeg collective Astron-6’s first feature, Father’s Day, is a gleefully tasteless quasi-grindhouse nasty that’s funnier than most of the many such parodic cheesefests that have been created since, well, Grindhouse.”  Read more

Wednesday, November 16th @ 7:00PM *Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead* screening @ Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue, NYC
Lloyd will be attending!

Tuesday, November 15th 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM  *Sell Your Own Damn Movie* Master Class at the School Of Visual Arts Moderated by Professor Brian Rose
@ School of Visual Arts Theater, 333 West 23rd Street – Followed by a book signing and Troma merchandise for sale. Read more…

FATHER’S DAY THE WINNER OF “BEST FILM, MOST ORIGINAL FILM, BEST HERO, BEST KILLS, BEST TRAILER, BEST POSTER” AT TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL!

“Lloyd Kaufman, the president and co-founder of Troma Entertainment in Long Island City, has never been one to sacrifice his art to please a mainstream audience. Though some may scoff at the idea of horror or shockingly gory films as art, Kaufman’s charismatic personality would tell you otherwise.” For full article click here:

England’s prestigious Oxford University has invited Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and Creator of The Toxic Avenger, to teach his acclaimed Make Your Own Damn Movie Master Class on the essentials of filmmaking and film distribution at St. Hilda’s College on November 5th. Read more…