Michael Mongillo

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Michael Mongillo

Michael Mongillo is an American feature film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for the 2007 mockumentary Being Michael Madsen, [1] [2] the 2017 supernatural mystery Diane, [3] and the 2021 sci-fi thriller The Changed . [4]

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Career

Mongillo founded Mean Time Productions in 1997. [5] The production company credits include the Shriekfest award-winning psychological horror The Wind (2001), the sci-fi dramedy Welcome to Earth (2005), [6] [7] the mockumentary Being Michael Madsen (2007), the supernatural mystery Diane (2017), [5] [8] and the sci-fi thriller The Changed (2021). [9] His work has screened worldwide, including the Raindance Film Festival, the Denver Film Festival, [10] San Francisco Independent Film Festival, Screamfest, [11] FrightFest London, [12] and the New Filmmakers Series, receiving positive press from The New York Times , Variety , BoxOffice, Fangoria , LA Weekly , Time Out, Film Threat , Londonist , and others. Mongillo has also directed several shorts, music videos, and commercials.

Mongillo co-founded the annual New Haven Underground Film Festival, which was launched with Todd Dzicek in 2004. [7] In 2009, Mongillo spearheaded its rebranding as the Maverick Movie Awards and, with Dick Boland, engaged in forming a diverse network of entertainment industry professionals to participate in this international “filmmakers honoring filmmakers” cooperative. Its exponential growth precipitated Maverick Awards for the films Sound City, The Imposter, Downloaded, The Maiden Danced to Death , and more celebrated features and shorts. Mongillo departed the MMA in 2013 to devote more time to his pursuits as a filmmaker. [13] [14]

In 1993, Mongillo wrote the comic book The Philistine and co-creator Michael Zittel illustrated the series. The super-spy-turned-superhero saga was originally distributed by One Shot Press, which went out of business after publishing only three of the six issues in the mini-series. The Philistine was revived a decade later by United Comics and the original mini-series plus several subsequent stories were released as a graphic novel anthology in 2003. In 2012, Mongillo created and wrote the graphic novel The Lost Girl with artwork by Rob Ten Pas. This fantasy-horror romance was originally released by Arcana Studio and in 2015 it was republished in Heavy Metal and digital. [15]

Along with Chris Wiedemann (vocals/guitar), Bobby Judkins (drums), and John Thudium (guitar), Mongillo (bass) was a founding member of the Rock band, 50 Feet Tall (a.k.a. Fifty Feet Tall), [16] a mainstay of NYC's original music scene in the '90s. Band highlights include a release on Deep Elm Records with positive reviews from Alternative Press, CMJ, Hits, Magnet, and more. [15]

Awards and honors

YearRecipient/Nominated WorkEventAward
2022The ChangedAward This!
  • Best Indie Sci-fi Nominee
  • Best Director Nominee
  • Indie Movie of the Year Nominee [17] [18]
2022The ChangedRondo Hatton Classic Horror AwardsBest Independent Film Nominee [19]
2021The ChangedScreamfest, Los Angeles, CACompetition Selection [11]
2021The ChangedFrightFest, London, UKCompetition Selection [20]
2021The ChangedNew York City Horror Film Festival, New York, NYCompetition Selection [21]
2021The ChangedSouth African Horrorfest, Cape Town, South AfricaSpecial Selection [22]
2018DianeRondo Hatton Classic Horror AwardsBest Independent Film Nominee [23]
2017DianeNew York City Horror Film Festival, New York, NYCompetition Selection [3]
2017DianeFrightFest, London, UKCompetition Selection [24]
2012Mockumentary Retrospective: Being Michael MadsenNew Horizons International Film Festival, Warsaw, PolandHonoree [25]
2009Opening Night Feature: Being Michael MadsenDances With Films, Hollywood, CAHonoree
2008Being Michael MadsenMockumentary Film Festival, Hollywood, CABest Director [26]
2008Being Michael MadsenFaux Film Festival, Portland, ORAudience Award [26]
2008Being Michael MadsenSan Francisco Independent Film Festival, San Francisco, CACompetition Selection [27]
2007Being Michael MadsenDenver Film Festival, Denver, COCompetition Selection [28]
2007Being Michael MadsenRaindance Film Festival, London, UKCompetition Selection [29]
2007The Lost GirlShriekfest Film Festival, Hollywood, CABest Screenplay [30]
2006Welcome to EarthWorldFest Houston, Houston, TXBronze: Remi Award
2006Welcome to EarthBare Bones International Film Festival, Muskogee, OK
  • Best Dramedy Feature Nominee
  • Best Ensemble Cast Nominee
2003UnSeen (with James Charbonneau)Shriekfest Film Festival, Hollywood, CABest Screenplay [31]
2002The WindBare Bones International Film Festival, Muskogee, OKBest Picture: Horror/Sci-Fi [32]
2002The WindValleyfest Film Festival, Knoxville, TennesseeCompetition Selection
2001The WindShriekfest Film Festival, Hollywood, CABest Picture [33]
2001The WindDances With Films, Hollywood, CACompetition Selection

References

  1. ↑ Leydon, Joe (6 December 2007). "Review: 'Being Michael Madsen'". Variety. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Saito, Steven (7 September 2008). "MICHAEL MADSEN LEARNS TO BE, ZOE KAZAN EXPLODES, AND MORE NEW ON DVD". IFC.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Diane - NYC Horror Film Festival". NYC Horror Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  4. ↑ says, The Changed-Chimpy (2021-10-12). "The Changed | Film Threat" . Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  5. 1 2 Cookson, Chris (August 2015). "Award-Winning Producer/Director Michael Mongillo Discusses DIANE and His Passion for Indie Filmmaking" (PDF). Inktip. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Emirzian, Stephen. "Mike Mongillo:Connecticut Filmmaker Brings Aliens to Earth". imaginenews.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 Everleth, Mike (11 June 2007). "Welcome to Earth Makes Landing". undergroundfilmjournal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Mongillo, Michael (2017-10-28), Diane, Jason Alan Smith, Carlee Avers, Margaret Rose Champagne, retrieved 2018-03-07
  9. ↑ "Tony Todd Stars in the Trailer for the New Horror Film 'The Changed'". ScreenAge Wasteland. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  10. ↑ Leydon, Joe (2007-12-06). "Being Michael Madsen". Variety. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  11. 1 2 The Changed, 2021-09-02, retrieved 2022-05-05
  12. ↑ "Eye For Film: Article about highlights of Frightfest 2021". www.eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  13. ↑ "New Haven Underground Film Festival has a new venue". filmfestivals.com. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Shriekfest Radio! Denise Gossett interviews filmmaker Michael Mongillo!". blogtalkradio.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Review of The Lost Girl and Interview with Michael Mongillo". The Quillery. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "FIFTY FEET TALL - Superhighway" . Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "2022 Nominees & Winners". Film Threat's Award This!. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  18. ↑ "Presenting the Award This! 2022 Nominees | Film Threat - Part 3". 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  19. ↑ "The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards – Honoring the best in classic horror research, creativity and film preservation". rondoaward.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  20. ↑ Ganiveta (2021-10-20). "Sci-fi horror "The Changed" screens today at Screamfest Horror Film Festival". Ganiveta. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  21. ↑ "New York City Horror Film Festival Virtual Dec 2 - 9, 2021". nychff21.eventive.org. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  22. ↑ "THE HORRORFEST FILM FESTIVAL". www.horrorfest.info. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  23. ↑ "The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards – Honoring the best in classic horror research, creativity and film preservation". rondoaward.com. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  24. ↑ "HORROR CHANNEL FRIGHTFEST | DIANE". www.frightfest.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  25. ↑ "Being Michael Madsen". New Horizons Film Festival. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  26. 1 2 Everleth, Mike (10 September 2010). "On DVD: Being Michael Madsen". undergroundfilmjournal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  27. ↑ Schieron, Sara (15 February 2008). "A mockumentary that 'plays both sides against the middle': Being Michael Madsen". boxoffice.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  28. ↑ Emirzian, Stephen. "Being Michael Madsen". fandor.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  29. ↑ Ballantyne, Suzanne. "Being Michael Madsen". Raindance Film Festival. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  30. ↑ "2007 Shriekfest Winners". Shriekfest Film Festival. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  31. ↑ Cooke, Chris (1 October 2003). "Industry News". Shriekfest Film Festival. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  32. ↑ "BONEHEAD AWARDS & GLORY". Bare Bones Film Festival. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  33. ↑ "Shriekfest Horror Film Festival". www.shriekfest.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
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