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Short Film Program Announced at Biblioteca Cinema Europa
May 12, 2026
The Biblioteca Cinema Europa in Campo de Ourique has just announced the upcoming “Ciclo Curtas Metragens” (Short Film Program) exclusive screening of five films written and directed by Randy Scott Steinlauf. The program will include two live-action Shirasuna Productions films (Fortificada - Family Council and The Festival) and three Bad Sushi Pictures AI films (Wine Bar - The Remake, Results May Vary, and Helen).
The screening and follow-on Q&A session is set for May 23, 2026 from 3-4pm at the library. You can contact us via our website contact form for more information.
Bad Sushi Pictures Returns with Don't Quote Me On That
April 10, 2026
Following the success of Breaking Bard, Bad Sushi Pictures launches its second AI micro comedy series — Don't Quote Me On That.
Where Breaking Bard took Shakespeare's greatest lines completely out of context, Don't Quote Me On That turns its attention to history's most famously misquoted minds. Churchill. Twain. Lincoln. Einstein. Franklin. Wilde. Napoleon. Victoria. Hemingway. Freud. Monroe. Ten historical figures confronting the words everyone thinks they said but never actually did.
"Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted." — Hesketh Pearson, 1934
Two new episodes release every week on Instagram (Tue and Thu) and on YouTube (Thu and Sat). None of them said it. All of them are here to set the record straight.
Shirasuna Productions Launches Bad Sushi Pictures with Breaking Bard
Shirasuna Productions announces the launch of Bad Sushi Pictures, a new division dedicated to AI-generated micro-short comedy film. Bad Sushi Pictures produces short satirical films that take great literature, history and culture completely out of context.
The inaugural series, Breaking Bard, launches today with ten episodes reimagining Shakespeare's most famous lines in completely wrong contexts. Two new episodes release every week on Instagram (Tue and Thu) and on YouTube (Thu and Sat). Shakespeare has been informed. He is not pleased.
March 10, 2026
Shirasuna Productions at Series Mania Forum 2026
Shirasuna Productions is pleased to announce that we will be attending for the first time Series Mania 2026 in Lille, France from March 24-26, 2026. We are attending in support of two series projects we have in development: Villon and RockBar Tokyo. Find out more about these projects here. More details to come prior to the event.
February 13, 2026
The Frog-Prince Finishes Principal Photography
Shirasuna Productions completed principal photography on December 16, 2025 in London for our upcoming mockumentary The Frog-Prince. The project moves into post-production in January 2026 and is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2026.
December 21, 2025
Fortificada - Family Council Selected for Lift-Off Global Network London
We are pleased to announce that our historical fiction short Fortificada - Family Council has been selected for this year’s Lift-Off Global Network London film festival!
November 20, 2025
The Festival Screening at Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage
Shirasuna Productions will be in Münsingen, Switzerland from November 7-9, 2025 for the screening of The Festival. The film will be be shown multiple times over the course of the weekend.
November 7, 2025
We are thrilled to share that Randy Scott Steinlauf’s debut novel, The Expat, is officially out now. You can read the press release below for more details — and get your copy today! Available on Amazon worldwide.
The Expat Novel is Out Now!
November 4, 2025
The Festival and Manifestation Selected in Melbourne
Our satirical comedy, The Festival has been selected in this year’s Hidden Universes International Film Festival in Melbourne. Additionally, our real-time, contained dramedy screenplay Manifestation is an award winner at the festival.
October 13, 2025
Manifestation Selected By Rocket City Short Film Festival
Our real-time, contained dramedy screenplay Manifestation has been selected by the Rocket City Short Film Festival in Huntsville, Alabama.
October 14, 2025
The Festival and Manifestation Selected by Folkestone Film Festival
Our satirical comedy short film, The Festival,has been selected to screen at the Folkstone Film Festival in Folkestone, U.K. Our screening block is set for 3:30pm on November 1 at Stella Gallery on Old High Street.
Also, our real-time, contained dramedy stage play, Manifestation, has also been selected by Folkestone.
October 14, 2025
The Festival Selected by Rocket City Short Film Festival
Our satirical comedy short film The Festival has been selected to screen at the Rocket City Short Film Festival in Huntsville, Alabama (October 23-25, 2025).
September 27, 2025
Manifestation Selected by Austin Film Festival
We are pleased to announce that the Austin Film Festival has selected Randy Scott Steinlauf’s stage play Manifestation as a Second Rounder for their 2025 playwriting competition.
September 12, 2025
Manifestation Selected by Othismos Film Festival
We are excited to receive our first selection for our first ever stage play script (also a screenplay now) by Randy Scott Steinlauf titled Manifestation. It’s a real-time, chamber drama set in a wine shop in modern day Paris that explores themes of manipulation, identity performance, and the chaos beneath civility.
September 2, 2025
Shirasuna Productions in Annecy for 2025 Mifa
Shirasuna Productions is at the Annecy Film Festival and Film Market (Mifa) 2025. We have no films in competition but we do have a couple animation projects in development.
June 9, 2025
World Premiere of The Festival at Oxford Shorts
Shirasuna Productions is proud to announce the world premiere screening today of our latest short film, The Festival, at Oxford Shorts short film festival. We are honored to be part of this program.
April 4, 2025
The Festival Selected by Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage
The Festival has been selected to screen at the Aaretaler Kurzfimtage in Münsingen, Switzerland (November 7-9, 2025).
March 20, 2025
The Festival Selected by Oxford Shorts
Our satirical comedy short film The Festival has been selected to screen at the Oxford Shorts in Oxford, England (April 4-6, 2025).
February 24, 2025
World Premiere of Fortificada - Family Council in Lisbon
The world premiere of Fortificada - Family Council was held today at the Cinema São Jorge in Lisbon. We had the privilege of screening our film as part of the Ciclope program in the magnificent 800-seat Manoel de Oliveira auditorium.
Janaury 25, 2025
Fortificada - Family Council Selected for Ciclope 2025
Fortificada - Family Council has been selected to be screened at the Cinema São Jorge in Lisbon as part of the Ciclope program (Ciclo de Primeiras Estreias).
Janaury 25, 2025
The Festival Has Been Completed
Shirasuna Productions is pleased to announce that our latest short film, the satirical comedy The Festival, is now complete. Keep a eye out for more announcements about festival screenings throughout 2025.
October 3, 2024
The Festival Moves Into Post-Production
The Festival is currently in post-production and on track to complete within the next month. Behind-The-Scenes excerpts coming soon to Instagram!
September 2, 2024
The Festival Finishes Principal Photography
It’s a wrap! We just completed shooting our next short film,The Festival, in the Algarve, Portugal. Pleased to work on this project with our production partners at Fat Kat Productions.
August 18, 2024
New film project, The Festival, Moves Into Pre-Production
Randy Scott Steinlauf will be writing, directing and producing our next film, The Festival. It’s an “Art House-American Eccentric Cinema-Sci-Fi-Documentary” narrative fiction satirical comedy short film. Principal photography is now scheduled for mid-August in Portugal.
July 29, 2024
Special Screening of Fortificada - Family Council in Espinho, Portugal
Special screening tomorrow night of Fortificada - Family Council during the FEST film festival!
Date and Time:Thursday, June 27 at 18:00
Venue: Filmmakers Corner, Centro Multimeios, Espinho.
June 26, 2024
Shirasuna Productions Coming to FEST in Espinho, Portugal
Shirasuna Productions will be attending the FEST film festival in Espinho, Portugal from June 24 to July 1. Come meet Randy Scott Steinlauf and Valérie Steinlauf while you’re there.
June 22, 2024
Fortificada - Family Council Screens at Quinta do Vale Meão
An unexpected but much appreciated screening of our short film Fortificada - Family Council at @quintadovalemeao this week. Quinta do Vale Meão was the last property Antónia Adelaide Ferreira built — from scratch no less! — in the Douro Superior. A big thank you to @luisaolazabal for taking the initiative to show the film to their guests. @fortificadamovie
June 11, 2024
It’s a wrap! This marks the end of the 2024 Marché du Film in Cannes. We’ve had an outstanding series of meetings during these last 9 days. Lots of follow up ahead on our fantastic slate of projects: historical fiction and comedy, features and limited series, and even one animation.
Au Revoir Cannes! À bientôt!
May 22, 2024
Cannes 2024: Creative Europe MEDIA Stand
Shirasuna Productions will be attending the Marché du Film (Film Market) during this year’s festival. Come visit us at:
Creative Europe MEDIA Stand
European Pavillion No. 123
International Village
May 11, 2024
Shirasuna Productions will be in Cannes from May 13-25. Come visit us at the Creative Europe MEDIA stand while you’re there!
Cannes 2024
April 14, 2024