Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire
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Smiling Fish And Goat On Fire is a film about brothers, made by brothers Derick Martini
and Steven Martini
who wrote, produced and portrayed two brothers. It's reported that the film was shot on 35mm film but only cost fifty thousand dollars and was completed in twelve days, which is false. The film was filmed on Super 16mm and eventually blown up to a 35mm print. Martin Scorsese
served as the Executive Producer and it won the Discovery Award at the Toronto International Film Festival
. The film also won the Audience Award at the 2000 Milan International Film Festival It was released theatrically in September 2000 by the now defunct Stratosphere Entertainment.
Derick Martini
Derick Patrick Martini is an American screenwriter and film director.-Film and television:Martini's film writing credits include the coming of age comedy Lymelife...
and Steven Martini
Steven Martini
Steven Martini is a writer, actor, composer, editor, and singer/songwriter who with his brother Derick Martini wrote the film Lymelife. Based on experiences from the Martini's childhood, Lymelife won the FIPRESCI award at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, and premiered at the 2009...
who wrote, produced and portrayed two brothers. It's reported that the film was shot on 35mm film but only cost fifty thousand dollars and was completed in twelve days, which is false. The film was filmed on Super 16mm and eventually blown up to a 35mm print. Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
served as the Executive Producer and it won the Discovery Award at the Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
. The film also won the Audience Award at the 2000 Milan International Film Festival It was released theatrically in September 2000 by the now defunct Stratosphere Entertainment.