{"id":8435,"date":"2023-10-17T13:32:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T19:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/?p=8435"},"modified":"2023-10-17T13:32:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T19:32:23","slug":"a-rocket-from-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/2023\/10\/17\/a-rocket-from-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rocket from Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in March, we showed our short film NIGHT OF THE COOTERS at the Midwest Weirdfest festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and won the award for Best Science Fiction Short.<\/p>\n<p>The trophy was not ready at the time, but it is now, and the good folks in Eau Claire were kind enough to send it to us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8436\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1887-749x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"749\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1887-749x1024.jpg 749w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1887-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1887-768x1050.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1887-1124x1536.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1887-1498x2048.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1887.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very cool, and we&#8217;re pleased to add it to the awards shelf.<\/p>\n<p>NIGHT OF THE COOTERS had a good run on the festival circuit.\u00a0\u00a0 We exhibited the film at LA Shorts and NY Shorts, Genreblast (Provo, Utah), Midwest Weirdfest (Eau Claire), Atlanta Film Festival, Santa Fe International Film Festival, Dubuque Film Festival, and took home five awards. \u00a0 At this point, though, COOTERS is retiring from the festival circuit for the time being, while we try to put together a distribution deal.\u00a0 Meanwhile, we have two more Howard Waldrop shorts almost ready to go.\u00a0 Watch this space. \u00a0 When we have some details on times and showings, I will be glad to share them here.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NIGHT OF THE COOTERS | George RR Martin, Lumenscapes, Trioscope Studios | A Vincent D&#039;onofrio film\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C73mShwkH5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>NIGHT OF THE COOTERS was based on Howard Waldrop&#8217;s short story of the same title, with a screenplay by Joe Lansdale.\u00a0\u00a0 Vincent d&#8217;Onofrio directed, and also starred as Sheriff Lindley of Pachuco, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8439\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_6483-Copy-867x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"867\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_6483-Copy-867x1024.jpg 867w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_6483-Copy-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_6483-Copy-768x907.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_6483-Copy-1301x1536.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_6483-Copy-1735x2048.jpg 1735w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in March, we showed our short film NIGHT OF THE COOTERS at the Midwest Weirdfest festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and won the award for Best Science Fiction Short. 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