Jason Tostevin
Jason Tostevin is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, film festival director, and founder of Hands Off Productions, a boutique studio with a worldwide reputation for its short genre films. Jason graduated from The Ohio State University with an honors degree in English. He has worked as a brand, communications and marketing leader and producer for agencies and Fortune 100 businesses. A longtime fiction writer, in 2009 he made the switch to writing and directing short films, beginning with thriller, horror and documentary shorts for sprint contests. In 2010 he directed the fantasy short "Stones," which was named to the final international best-of list and DVD for the 48 Hour Film Project, and was presented in a special screening during the Cannes Film Festival. He also starred in his first three shorts. In 2011 he created and co-developed the broadcast television series The Screen, which ran for a six-episode season in Columbus before being syndicated on PBS stations around the country. Jason has directed commercials, corporate videos and championship short films - but his first and longest love is genre movies. Jason has directed and produced a string of festival-hit short genre films, including horror comedy 'Til Death (included in the anthology Seven Hells), Twilight Zone-thriller I Owe You (Cinema Constant's indie short of the year), crime drama A Way Out (more than 100 fest selections; starring Robert Costanzo) and horror comedy Born Again (released by Short of ...
Seven Hells (2014)
Seven festival-winning shorts. Seven horrifying and hilarious tales of people trapped in their own special hells. The perfect Halloween movie. (more)
Seven festival-winning shorts. Seven horrifying and hilarious tales of people trapped in their own special hells. The perfect Halloween movie. (more)
Born Again (2017)
When a group of bumbling Satanists has their summoning ceremony go terribly right, they're left to face the decidedly holy shit consequences. (more)
When a group of bumbling Satanists has their summoning ceremony go terribly right, they're left to face the decidedly holy shit consequences. (more)
A Way Out (2015)
For aging gangster Vic, a ride with his upstart protege becomes a twisted game of cat and mouse when both killers discover the other has been keeping a deadly secret. (more)
For aging gangster Vic, a ride with his upstart protege becomes a twisted game of cat and mouse when both killers discover the other has been keeping a deadly secret. (more)
A Nun's Curse
(2020)
A group of travelers are forced to seek shelter inside an abandoned jail where a notorious nun named Sister Monday had once been assigned and was suspected of murdering prisoners. (more)
A group of travelers are forced to seek shelter inside an abandoned jail where a notorious nun named Sister Monday had once been assigned and was suspected of murdering prisoners. (more)
Hellarious
(2019)
Introducing Hellarious: a once-in-a-lifetime feature collection that brings together seven of the most legendary horror comedy shorts ever made. The stories, from some of the world’s best genre filmmakers, feature a hilarious menagerie of zombie wives, amateur ... (more)
Introducing Hellarious: a once-in-a-lifetime feature collection that brings together seven of the most legendary horror comedy shorts ever made. The stories, from some of the world’s best genre filmmakers, feature a hilarious menagerie of zombie wives, amateur ... (more)
The 5 Year (2017)
Seven friends gather for an impromptu five year reunion that brings all the buried issues they have with their lives and with each other into the forefront. (more)
Seven friends gather for an impromptu five year reunion that brings all the buried issues they have with their lives and with each other into the forefront. (more)
Obstacle Corpse (2022)
A teen out to prove herself to her dad stumbles into the world's most terrifying obstacle course. (more)
A teen out to prove herself to her dad stumbles into the world's most terrifying obstacle course. (more)