Michael Schaar-Ney has experience in all facets of the filmmaking industry. He wrote, directed and
acted in the award-winning short film Mind Games.
He is also a co-writer and associate producer for the feature-length film John, 316.
Michael has recently finished 2 short films, one that is just finishing it's festival run, the other just starting.
The Moustache has been seen around the world, and has won many laurels, including Programmer's Choice; Best Alberta short at the Edmonton International Film Festival.
The Test, is the proof of concept short for the feature length script of the same name. the screenplay was recently a semi-finalist in Stage 32's 4th annual Feature Screenplay contest, and the short film is currently entered in their short film contest.
Michael is currently in pre-production for his project entitled Motel 13, in which he has secured a very strong cast to support this dialogue driven thriller.
Motel 13 Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller ⋄ Horror A man must escape an isolated motel after being lured there and held captive by the demented owner and her two adult daughters, who kidnap men, searching for the ideal husband and father for their family.
The Test Budget: $1M - $5M | Action ⋄ Thriller A brilliant young man, contracted by his company to work on a global solution to the recent resource depletion epidemic, realizes that they aren't going far enough and takes matters into his own hands.
Quebec Country Side
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TV Series
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Grilling with Gryba
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TV Series
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The Test
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Film
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The Gray House
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Film
(Horror)
Producer/ Actor A young nurse on the run from the law hides out in a small town where she takes a job caring for an elderly woman who turns out to be possessed.
Black and Blue
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Film
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How to Hunt
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TV Series
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Beautiful Cake
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Film
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Emily
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Film
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Motel 13
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Film
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Producer/ Lead Actor A man must escape an isolated motel after being lured there and held captive by the demented owner and her two adult daughters, who kidnap men, searching for the ideal husband and father for their family.
The Zombie Apocalypse in Apartment 14F
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Film
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2nd. A.D./ Actor When three stoners launch a camera drone off their balcony in the hopes of spying on their sexy neighbor they overshoot the target and see what appears to be a zombie attack in the apartment two floors below theirs. Mistaking this for the beginning of the zombie apocalypse they barricade themselves in the apartment where everything that happens only reinforces their belief that zombies are taking over the building. Written by Shaun Donnelly
Who Killed Mary Sue
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Film
(Short and Thriller)
Actor Three hostages realize they know each other. All three are the number one suspect for Mary Sue's murder and their captor is bent on finding out which one is the killer.
Mind Games
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Film
(Drama and Short)
Writer/ Producer/ Director/ Actor Conscience. An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior. Emily has been pushed around all her life. When she's finally pushed too far and comes to a dramatic crossroad in her life, how will she deal with her conscience and the possible consequences? Written by mschaarney
I Phub You
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TV Movie
(Comedy)
Actor After an accident that leaves the world around him "silent", Kurtis rediscovers what it means to communicate in a society that is dependent on technology.
John, 316
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Film
(Drama)
Actor/Co-Producer A new patient at a mental institution stirs up trouble when he shows up thinking he's Jesus.
Canada Hunts East
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TV Series
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Canada Hunts West
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TV Series
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Prairie Pursuit
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TV Series
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The Moustache
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Film
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Under the Bed
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Film
(Horror and Short)
Actor/ 1st. A.D. A little girl comes into her parents' room one night complaining that there's something under her bed. They don't believe her...at least not at first.
I'm in Love with a Dead Girl
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Film
(Short, Comedy and Drama)
Actor Spencer is prompted by his friends and family to find love, and ends up looking in some pretty dark places.
Mental Case
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Film
(Short and Action)
Actor Elya Virk is a strange, quiet young woman. Just don't make her mad.
The Edge
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TV Series
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Cold Comfort
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Just Hunt
TV Serie
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Down Range
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The Moustache. Edmonton International Film Festival. Programmer's Choice Award; Best Alberta Short
(2018)