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The Naughty List

On Christmas Eve, two American mobsters come face to face with Santa Claus, and discover what it really takes to get on the Naughty or Nice list.

  • Paul Campion
    Director
    The Devil's Rock, Eel GIrl, Night of the Hell Hamsters
  • Paul Campion
    Writer
    The Devil's Rock, Eel Girl, Night of the Hell Hamsters
  • Brian Keene
    Writer
    Fast Zombies Suck,
  • Paul Campion
    Producer
    The Devil's Rock, Eel Girl, Night of the Hell Hamsters
  • Michelle Cullen
    Producer
    Dear Marie
  • Vincenzo Nicoli
    Key Cast
    The Dark Knight, Captain Phillips, Alien 3
  • Sebastian Knapp
    Key Cast
    Sone of God, 28 Days Later, Below
  • Mac Elsey
    Key Cast
    Amelia and Michael, Gifts
  • Jono Smith
    Director of Photography
    Blood Moon, Night of the Hell Hamsters, Bollywood Queen
  • Rob Hall
    Editor
    Son of God, Night of the Hell Hamsters, The Tournament
  • Andrea Possee
    Composer
    The Devil's Rock, Night of the Hell Hamsters
  • James West
    Sound Designer
    The Devil's Rock, Eel Girl, Night of the Hell Hamsters
  • Alina Morar
    Costume Designer
    Chuck Norris vs Communism
  • Maryam Golrokh
    Production Designer
    Love Quake, Open Winds
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Christmas, Black Comedy, Crime
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 19, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • One-Reeler Short Film Competition

    United States
    January 28, 2017
    Award of Excellence
  • FILMSshort Competition

    United Kingdom
    January 15, 2017
  • BoneBat Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    April 8, 2017
  • CyberiaVR
    San Francisco
    United States
    May 21, 2017
  • MidWest WeirdFest
    Eau Claire
    United States
    March 5, 2017
    North American Premiere
  • Austin Comedy Short Film Festival
    Austin
    United States
    April 10, 2017
    Winner: Best Ensemble Cast; Nominated for Best Original Music, Best Comedy Short
  • Comicpalooza
    Houston
    United States
    May 12, 2017
  • Fantasia Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    July 28, 2017
    Canadian Premiere
  • Genre Blast Film Festival
    Winchester
    United States
    September 9, 2017
    Nominated for Best Screenplay, Funniest Short Film and Best Overall Short Film.
  • Nightmares Film Festival
    Columbus
    United States
    Nominated for Best Horror Comedy Short
  • Dead Witch Film Festival
    Newman
    United States
    November 10, 2017
  • Another Hole in the Head
    San Francisco
    United States
  • FKM Fantastic Film Festival
    La Coruña
    Spain
    October 20, 2017
  • Freedom Shorts
    Philadelphia
    United States
    November 8, 2017
  • Buried Alive Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    November 17, 2017
  • Stark County International Short Film Series
    Canton
    United States
    December 6, 2017
  • Fantastics Planet Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    December 3, 2017
    Australian
Director Biography - Paul Campion

Paul began his career as an illustrator before working as a visual effects artist on films such as THE LORD OF THE RINGS, SIN CITY and recently CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR and FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM.

His previous multi-award winning short films EEL GIRL and NIGHT OF THE HELL HAMSTERS have screened at almost every major genre film festival worldwide.

Paul’s debut feature film THE DEVIL'S ROCK was co-funded by the New Zealand Film Commission and by Paul re-mortgaging his house, and features special makeup effects by 5 times Oscar winning Weta Workshop.

He is currently in developing feature film adaptations of Brian Keene's novels DARK HOLLOW and KILL WHITEY, a horror/thriller with writer Paul Finch (THE DEVIL'S ROCK) and the short film The Librarian, based on a short story by US author Josh Viola.

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Director Statement

I love black comedies. Twisted tales that make you laugh when you know you shouldn't.

THE NAUGHTY LIST is ELF meets RESERVOIR DOGS. Two bumbling mobsters who are as much children as they are men, and a happy, sweary, alcohol swigging Santa Claus who's not averse to watching a bit of adult entertainment with Mrs. Claus. Definitely not one to show your kids.