"The Reach"‬ won the Best Short Award and the Best Actress Award for Jana Balkan at the Puerto Aventuras International Film Festival in Mexico, in the stunning setting of the Riviera Maya! Here is the statement from the jury, whom I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart:

"Your work is outstanding and our jury, our audience, the community here, and the fellow filmmakers were all incredibly moved by your film."

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"The Reach is Worthy of the King": with this headline begins the wonderful review of my short film in “Rue Morgue”, a prestigious and cult international magazine. I'm honored. I would like to truly thank Jamie Zaccaria for the beautiful words dedicated to my film. My thanks also go to Stephen King for the opportunity to adapt his extraordinary short story, and to Bruce Springsteen and Sony Music for the authorization to use the enchanting “Moonlight Motel” in the soundtrack. The film, starring Jana Balkan, is produced and distributed by Nuove Officine Cinematografiche. You can read the full article at the link below: https://rue-morgue.com/short-shrieks-the-reach-is-worthy-of-the-king/ #TheReach #StephenKing #BruceSpringsteen #SonyMusic #RueMorgue #JamieZaccaria #LucaCaserta #JanaBalkan #NuoveOfficineCinematografiche #Cinema #CinemaItaliano #IndependentFilm #ShortFilm