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FAMILY FEATURES / ACTION ADVENTURES / SCI - FI FANTASY
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Welling Films is a Houston-based production company dedicated to producing innovative feature films that reflect the diversity from action adventure, sci-fi fantasy to family narrative.
The company was founded in 2002 by Shawn Welling with extensive experience conceiving, producing and choreographing off-broadway shows.
IDEA TO SILVER SCREEN
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WELLING FILMS CAN TAKE YOUR MOVIE IDEA TO SCRIPT DRAFT IN UNDER 30 DAYS AND HAVE THE FILM CASTED, SHOT, EDITED AND ON THE SILVER SCREEN IN UNDER 8 MONTHS. OUR IN HOUSE POST PRODUCTION MEANS YOU WAIT FOR NO ONE. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR THEATRE PARTNERS THAT SHOW OUR PAST FILMS OVER THE YEARS: AMC, SUNDANCE CINEMA, LANDMARK AND CINEMARK THEATRES
JUMP PAST 2019
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THE COMPANY HAS JUST DELIVERED A RECENTLY COMPLETED PRODUCTION FOR DEEPWATER PRODUCTIONS MOTION PICTURE GROUP "NARCO SUB / THE SHIPMENT" WITH SHAWN AS SCREENPLAY WRITER, DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER - NOW STREAMING AMAZON & ROKU AFTER A THEATRE RUN.
WELLING WOULD RETURN BACK TO DIRECTING LEE MAJORS IN THIS FILM ALONG WITH ROBERT LASARDO AND ACTION FAVORITE TOM SIZEMORE - FOLLOWED BY AN ADVENTUROUS SCI-FI DRAMA "MONSTROUS: INTERVIEW WITH A KILLER".
NOTED ACTORS
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WELLING FILMS WOULD FOLLOW 2021 WITH THE AMBITIOUS DARK COMEDY FEATURE "THE GREAT AMERICAN ACTION HERO" BRINGING BACK LEE MAJORS PLUS ADDING JAKE BUSY (STARSHIP TROOPER) AND TERRY KISER OF (WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S) TO THE CAST ALONG WITH SOME STRONG LOCAL ACTORS FROM "MONSTROUS" AND "NARCO SUB / THE SHIPMENT".
OTHER KNOW ACTORS WELLING HAS DIRECTED ARE MICHAEL BIEHN (TERMINATOR) WILLIAM FORSYTHE (ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA) PLUS DANCE LEGENDS LES TWINS, BRIAN FREEDMAN AND PHILLIP CHEBEEB.
FALL LEAVES AND HORSES
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IN THE FALL OF 2021 WELLING FILMS WOULD REUNITE WITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DON MILLER (IF I COULD RUN) FOR THE EXCITING CINEMA RETELLING OF THE NOVEL "IF I COULD RIDE," A FANTASTIC COMING OF AGE FEATURE FILM OF TWO TEENS (EVA IGO AND LEXI ARNOLD) SET IN THE BACKDROP OF WINDSOR VERMONT AMONGST EQUESTRIAN COMPETITIVE HORSE VENTURES.
MASTERS OF CINEMA – ROME, ITALY / “BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY"
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT
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THE FILM "IF I COULD RIDE" WOULD GARNER OVER 100 GLOBAL FESTIVAL WINS INCLUDING 8 BEST ACTOR AWARDS AND A BEST CAST ENSEMBLE. WELLING FILMS IS SLATED FOR 3 NEW FEATURES IN 2022-23.
TOTAL TO DATE WELLING FILMS HAS PRODUCED OVER 8 SHORT FILMS 33 TV/WEB EPISODES IN 5 SEASONS, 4 DOCUMENTARIES AND OVER 14 FEATURE FILMS. Welling films own streaming platform has delivered OVER 32 Million VIEWS/DOWNLOADS TO DATE.
THE FINAL FRONTIER
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Welling Films, has grown in stature, with notable releases such as, the action thriller "Narco Sub / THE SHIPMENT", "Great AMERICAN ACTION HERO", and FAMILY FUN of "IF I COULD RIDE." WELLING FILMS RECENTLY TEAMED UP WITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, LEE MAJORS, for "Mission from Outer Space 2037" (2022), starring Lee Majors. The film would mark Tom Sizemore's final role before his passing.
In 2024, Welling FILMS completed the remarkable documentary Alive: A True Story of Hope, which he is currently expanding into a multi-part series. WELLING FILMS continues TO BE dedicatED to writing, directing and PRODUCING THAT ensures that It's influence in the world of independent filmmaking remains strong.
MORE TO COME
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CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO SEE WHAT's IN PRODUCTION HERE AT WELLING FILMS.
IN PRODUCTION
NBC WORLD OF DANCE "WOD INDUSTRY AWARD" – BEST DIRECTOR
WELLING FILMS STUDIO
TOM SIZEMORE ON WELLING FILMS
