The 2023 Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film was a welcome return to the glitz and glamour the live event is known for, especially since it’s three year absence in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Beside the stars in attendance like Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Natalie Portman, Harrison Ford, Sean Penn, Cate Blanchett, […]
P2-GTA wins ‘Best Action/Adventure’ at HollyWeb 2019
Los Angeles, California (March 31, 2019) The latest digital series from N5 Pictures, P2-GTA won ‘Best Action/Adventure’ at the 2019 HollyWeb Festival at a blue carpet ceremony in Los Angeles. This is the second award for producers Ant Horasanli and Reza Sholeh, having won the same category in 2017.
N5 Pictures joins Canadian Delegation of Web Series Creators in New York
Toronto July 9, 2018 For immediate release. Canadian Delegation of Web Series Creators heads to New York’s Stareable Fest Producers and creators of 18 scripted short-form web series produced in Canada have been invited to participate in the official program of Stareable Fest and in a Best of Canada Showcase screening session, in New York, […]
N5 Pictures wins funding from Bell Media for latest digital series
Bell Fund distributes $4.1M across 23 digital projects Gearshift Films’ Gay Mean Girls, N5 Pictures’ The Runner and Attraction Images’ Fourchette were among the recipients in the inaugural round of the Short-Form Digital Series (Fiction) Program. By Jordan Pinto June 29, 2018 Read more: http://playbackonline.ca/2018/06/29/bell-fund-distributes-4-1m-across-23-digital-projects/#ixzz5KmYSJvXD
Petrol gets 5 Nominations at the IAWTV Awards
Petrol the Series was nominated for 5 categories at this year’s IAWTV Awards in Los Angeles! Nominations include: Best Directing for Ant Horasanli, Best Dramatic Series, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Ensemble Drama. The prestigious International Academy of Web Television will host its 5th IAWTV Awards at a gala celebration honoring the best in streaming […]
Director Ant Horasanli speaks at BAM 2017!
Director Ant Horasanli was invited as a special guest and industry expert to speak at BAM 2017 about the strategies of building an audience for a web series. As a member of the Canadian delegation, he also met with other Colombian filmmakers, attended conferences and panels, and screened some of the latest in Colombian films, […]
Petrol the Series goes to Marseille
Petrol the Series is an Official Selection of the Marseille Web Fest! One of 21 webseries from around the world that will be a part of the festival in Marseille, France from Oct 19-21, 2017. Since its creation in 2011, the Marseille Web Fest has remained faithful to its founding purpose: to reveal and highlight digital series to […]
Petrol the Series plays at the Buffalo-Niagara Film Festival
Petrol the Series is an official selection at the Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival this year! The Festival will take place from September 20 – 30, 2017. For more information on the festival: www.thebnff.com
N5 Pictures goes to Banff World Media Festival 2017
Petrol the Series Producer / Director Ant Horasanli, was invited to attend the World Media Festival in Banff Alberta from June 11-14, 2017, thanks in part through the support of the Independent Production Fund. The 4 day event was jam-packed with conferences, Master Classes and notable speakers. Check out more information on the festival: Banff World Media […]
Petrol announced as an Official Selection at T.O. WebFest
T.O WebFest has announced it’s 2017 Official Selections and they include Petrol the Series! The IWCC will host the 4th Annual Web Festival from May 25-27, 2017. This year’s venue will be the iconic Toronto landmark, the CN Tower. T.O. WebFest supports, connects, promotes and celebrates independent content creators from Canada and around the world. The […]
Petrol wins at HollyWeb 2017
Petrol wins “Best Action/Adventure’ Award at the 2017 Hollyweb Festival in Los Angeles, California. Read more about Petrol The Series winning the award at Hollyweb here: https://www.hollywebfestival.com/previousawards
Petrol wins VWF 2017!
Petrol the series won “Best Mystery’ at the 2017 Vancouver Web Fest. Check out the video here.
N5 Pictures at Canadian Screen Week
Co-producers (left to right), Reza Sholeh and Ant Horasanli, of the nominated web series Petrol the Series at Canadian Screen Week 2017 in Toronto. Co-Producer and Director, Ant Horasanli, of Petrol at the Canadian Screen Awards Digital Media Gala & Awards Night in Toronto. Here’s a full list of Digital Media nominees for 2017.
New Media Panelist at the Oxford FF
Ant Horasanli, one of Petrol’s co-producers, has been invited to take part in the new media panel at the Oxford Film Festival during the Fest Forward event on Friday, February 17 at the Powerhouse. The general focus is on careers in new media. The School of Journalism at Ole Miss will be doing a news coverage event […]
Producers from N5 Pictures on iHeart Radio with David Eddie
Ant Horasanli and Reza Sholeh are in the Newstalk 1010 studios (iHeart Radio) to talk with David Eddie about all things Petrol. Tune in and listen as they discuss the making of their web series about 5 getaway drivers who all work for a mysterious figure known only as the “Employer”.
Petrol receives 2 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announces the nominees for the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards in March. Petrol the Series received two nominations: Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media – Fiction Best Performance by an Actor in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media (Kane Mahon)
Another Petrol article featured in wheels.ca
The Toronto Star’s Wheels Section – Wheels.ca – published another article about the webseries, Petrol. This time it focuses around director Ant Horasanli’s top car picks that have been featured in the webseries. Check out the full article at: http://www.wheels.ca/news/the-cars-of-petrol-the-series/
N5 Pictures Inc. now a member of the IWCC
With the success of it’s web series, Petrol, N5 Pictures Inc. is proud to announce that they are now an official member of the Independent Web Creators of Canada (IWCC_CIWC). “We’re excited to join this community of web content creators.” Learn more about the IWCC_CIWC at: http://www.iwcc-ciwc.org/
Petrol Nominated for Best Mystery and Best Actor at 2017 VWF
N5 Pictures’s Petrol is an Official Selection at the 2017 Vancouver Web Fest and as been nominated for Best Mystery and Best Actor for Kane Mahon. Visit the VWF web site for details. http://www.vancouverwebfest.com/
Petrol showcased on Stareable.com
Petrol is now one of the many web series being featured on Stareable.com – a NewYork based platform that showcases different web series from channels such as AMC, Lifetime, Vice, alongside independents. Check it out here: Stareable.com
Petrol selected for competition at the 2017 Oxford Film Festival
Petrol selected for competition at the 2017 Oxford Film Festival. Playing alongside films starring, Holly Hunter, Janeane Garofalo and other notables, Petrol will be in good company as it takes part in the Festival under the New Media category from Feb 15-19, 2017. View the full lineup for #OXFF here:
N5 Pictures Petrol to get Feature Treatment
Read the full article here: http://playbackonline.ca/2016/11/17/n5-pictures-petrol-to-get-feature-treatment/
SCREEN Exclusive on Petrol and N5 Pictures!
Exciting news from the AFM with the sale of distribution rights for the feature film version of Petrol The Series. Check out the exclusive article in Screen Daily by clicking here:
Playback Magazine interviews Petrol
Playback Magazine’s Jordan Pinto interviews Ant Horasanli and Reza Sholeh on N5 Pictures’ headline grabbing action web series, Petrol. To read the Playback article which was released during the 2016 American Film Market click here:
N5 Pictures attends AFM 2016
Producers Ant Horasanli and Reza Sholeh from Toronto based production company N5 Pictures Inc, will be heading down to the 2016 American Film Market with their latest series Petrol and the crime thriller feature film Gear http://www.gearthemovie.com The 2016 AFM takes place from Nov 2 – 9, 2016.
Petrol Nominated for 2 Awards at RioWebFest
The Official Selection for RioWebFest 2016 has just been announced and Petrol the Series produced by N5 Pictures Inc. has been nominated for two awards, Best Ensemble Performance and Best Male Performance. Check it out here http://www.riowebfest.net/ The festival takes place December 1-4 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is the final round of the Web Series World Cup, an international web fest contest […]