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[UPDATED] Japanese Cult Action Star TAK SAKAGUCHI To Attend Iron Dragon TV Action Fest This August

EXCLUSIVE: Japanese action star, actor Tak Sakaguchi will share the floor as a guest panelist among other headliners for this year’s sophomore entry of the Iron DragonTV ActionFest. Submissions are now underway for the upcoming event which will be held at the Galaxy Highland 10 Theater in Austin, Texas from August 10 through 12. The humble Ishikawa native is a naturally well-known fan favorite credited for such films as Battlefield Baseball, Versus, Alive, Samurai School, Yakuza Weapon and Sono Sion’s Why Don’t You Play In Hell? to name a few. His latest action-packed starring role now sees him carving and beating armies of villains to a pulp for longtime friend and film partner Shimomura Yuji’s second directing effort, Re:Born, which has since been subject to a raft of critical praise from the festival circuit since last year. Obligatory rules for IDTV Action Fest submissions and entries therein are listed in […]

THE HIT LIST: August 14, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

My weekend was pretty huge for movies. My thoughts on Wolf Warrior 2 are up on my Instagram as well as posts about S.S. Rajamouli’s Bahubali saga so feel free to skim those through and follow me as well as I also cross post news there. The news also includes the latest on what’s what in the weekly Hit List and we begin with a new round of stunt and training reels from around the web. Anna Akimova gets things going this week with her latest reel followed by Jake Teel, D.L. MacDonald, Tyler Street, Jessica Stafford, Graham Hooper, Andy Whitmarsh, Samuel Horowitz, Monica Lopez, Noel Martinez, Casey Michaels, Bronson Cameron, Yessenia Cossio, Aaron D. Alexander, Antjuan Rhames, Donovan Law, Ai Ikeda, Justin Mane, Lukaz Leong and Cassie Lee Minnick, along with Benjamin J. Redic III and the crew at Ballistic Blade, multifaceted stuntmen and fight choreographers Fernando Jay Huerto and Geo Corvera, and Australia’s own Asaya Yasushi with a […]

Hey Austin, TX! IRON DRAGON TV ACTION FEST Debuts This August. Peep The Official Line-Up!

Lee B. Golden III

The launch of Iron Dragon TV in late 2014 was nothing short of a milestone effort for a fledgling banner looking to help represent Asian action and martial arts cinema for netizens and U.S. fans alike. Its current growth, led by founder, Iron Dragon Productions CEO, actress and martial artist Janell Smith, has since begun lending its flourishing stage to available creatives since then and as we speak, it all comes down to the first-annual Iron Dragon TV Action Fest which kicks off in Austin, Texas on August 11 and August 13. The official website has made available its entire line-up of shortfilm in several blocks and host to a raft of titles both familiar and new (Clayton Barber’s Blindsided, Benedict Sanderson’s Kung Fu Darling, Paul Dreschler-Martell’s John Wick Origins: Kirill and Andrew Suleiman’s You Can’t Hear Me, You Can’t See Me to name a few), as well as celebrity […]

The Iron Dragon TV ActionFest Extends Its Submission Deadline By Two Months

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Filmmakers and performers will have a chance this summer to bring their projects to an audience in Austin events officially kick off for the Iron Dragon TV ActionFest. Submissions are still open but the word now is that the program has extended its deadline period (previously announced through May) through July 1 instead. The festival marks a first for Iron Dragon Productions CEO own Janell Smith, a proficent martial artist herself, who founded the film streaming service back in 2014 with an explicit goal toward the proliferation and posterity of classic and contemporary, hard hitting and edgy martial arts and Asian action titles by some of today’s top stars and directors. Iron Dragon TV is currently downloadable on multiple platforms. Iron Dragon TV ActionFest is an international film festival devoted to the multiple facets of action cinema. A festival that honors the men & women who bring the audience to […]

Hey Filmmakers! The IRON DRAGON TV ACTION FEST Is Open For Submissions With Cash Prizes Available And More!

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It’s been well over two years since Iron Dragon Productions CEO and martial arts exponent Janell Smith launched Iron Dragon TV – currently downloadable on several platforms. Now, with Iron Dragon TV laying the groundwork for bigger prospects in the world of martial arts and Asian cinema, such prospects are now aiming at creators themselves. Yes, if you’re a filmmaker reading this article, you might find the following something useful with the martial arts film streaming network open for submissions for the 1st annual Iron Dragon TV Action Fest in May of next year. The earlybird deadline lands on January 1, 2017 with the first of every month marked for extinuating deadlines through and on May 10, skipping April, followed by the showcase to be held at a venue in Austin between May 25 and 27. Iron Dragon TV ActionFest is an international film festival devoted to the multiple facets […]