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New and Upcoming Sci-Fi and Fantasy

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New Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-Offs

Mathew Fisher is an award-winning, underground filmmaker from Massachusetts. Who's been building up his filmography and audience, producing films in the range of anywhere from $10k to $300k in and around the east coast area. In the early 2000's he started making short films and compilation videos using his families high 8 camcorder, after years of shooting family events. Once acquiring his own camera, he continued with the shorts and during this time he also started directing music videos and documenting live musical acts that came into Boston on tour as well as acts already apart of the underground music community. He's worked with a full spectrum of budgets and studios from Troma Entertainment and Full Moon Features all the way to Columbia Pictures and the TLC network. His work has reached overseas acclaim at film festivals and collaborations with artists from the United Kingdom, Germany, Iceland, France, Mexico, Argentina back to the States and Canada. He continues to write, direct and produce for himself and other filmmakers under the BoomBastic Films brand. In 2017 a podcasting and web show branch was added, at this moment there's over ten shows on the BoomBastic Media Network.

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Awards

Mathew Fisher

Top Indie Film Awards

L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film & Script Festival

Lift-Off Film Festival, Manchester

IndieWise Film Festival

Independent Horror Movie Awards

Fake Flesh Film Fest

InShort Film Festival

Kalakari Film Fest

Aasha International film Festival

Kalaburagi International Short Film Festival

Venus on Broadway International Film Festival

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