ABOUT US

Nick + Lexie Trivundza are an award-winning directing duo. Their work has screened at Film Festivals around the world and their client list includes the biggest brands in the world.

Their most recent film, BackSpace, gained 100K views in its first 24 hours. The series has since been viewed over 1M times. Their previous work includes the feature film Danger! Danger! which made its World Premiere at the Pasadena International Film Festival, with an international release on March 15, 2022. This was their second feature film following their award-winning debut, The West and the Ruthless, which premiered at AIFF with a global release by Sony Pictures.

Their commercial work includes clients and brands such as Apple, The Academy Awards, Visa, Google, Mattel, Harper Collins, and Adobe to name a few. They have also worked on award-winning documentaries, such as the Emmy winning series, The Dead Unknown.

"STAND-OUT RISING INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS"

El Rey Network

Clients + Brands

Select Screenings, Festivals & Awards

Select Press + Publications

“STARPOST: Unreal Engine For Indie Filmmakers”
Raindance, April 29, 2025
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“STARPOST: A Thrilling New Adventure Where Star Wars Meets Top Gun”
The Good, The Bad, and the Verdict, April 21, 2025
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“From Footage to Fable”
Raindance, December 5, 2024
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“Black Manor and The Rise of Anthologies”
Horror Fuel, November 26, 2024
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“Tales from Black Manor and the Rise of Anthologies”
Geek Tyrant, November 24, 2024
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“Cool Sci-Fi Short Film Trilogy BACKSPACE and Interview with Filmmakers Nick Trivundza and Lexie Trivundza”
Geek Tyrant, June 22, 2024
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“BackSpace Trilogy Concludes with the Premiere of "BackSpace Forever" on DUST”
The Good, The Bad, and the Verdict, May 9, 2024
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“Tales from Black Manor, Creating Meaning and Context from Stock”
RAINDANCE, December 7, 2023
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“Tales from Black Manor, Series 2 is Underway!”
Horror Fuel, December 1, 2023
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“Meet Nick + Lexie Trivundza”
Bold Journey, September 22, 2023
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“Meet Lexie + Nick Trivundza”
Canvas Rebel, August 28, 2023
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“BackSpace” Unreal Engine Short Film by Nick + Lexie
Stash, December 8, 2022
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Dust Filmmakers Q&A, Nick + Lexie Trivundza
Watch Dust, May 11, 2022
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Meet Nick + Lexie Trivundza | Adventure Filmmakers & Creatives
Shoutout LA, March 14, 2022
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Tales From Black Manor, Interview with the Filmmakers (And how they want to make a horror film set in the Harry Potter universe)
Uphill Both Ways, September 24, 2021
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Filmmakers Nick + Lexie Discuss Their Horror/Dark Fantasy Series “Tales from Black Manor”
When it was Cool, July 29, 2021
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Three Bloodcurdling “Tales from Black Manor” Coming This Fall
Rue Morgue, July 13, 2021
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Tales from Black Manor, A Film Series Made Entirely from Stock
Raindance, July 8, 2021
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Horror Reigns in “Tales from Black Manor” Series
Horror Fuel, July 3, 2021
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Rising Stars: Meet Nick and Lexie Trivundza
VoyageLA, Feb 11, 2021
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Directing Duo Nick and Lexie Trivundza Score Sixth FilmQuest Selection with “Danger! Danger!”
Horror Fuel, August 10, 2020
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Former STLer Nick Trivundza Lands Film in Festival
STL Today, February 10, 2020
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El Rey Network to Air Handpicked Animated Shorts
LMR Online, March 19, 2018
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Modesto-Born Filmmaker Scores Again with TV Network
Modesto Bee, Sep 24, 2017
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STL Man Nick Trivundza's Western Picked up by Sony
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Aug 25, 2017
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Three Myths About Westerns and Why We Actually Love Them
Script Magazine, May 16, 2017
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Arizona International Film Festival Returns in April
Zocolo Magazine, Mar 31, 2017
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A New Generation of Short Film Directors
Good Short Films 2016
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Modesto-Native Filmmaker Wants You To Get Ripped for Halloween
Modesto Bee, Oct 13, 2016
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Former STL Man Will Have Horror Short Broadcast on Cable
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Oct 5, 2016
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El Rey Launches Short Film Anthology Series With Premiere Hosted By John Carpenter
Deadline Hollywood, Sep 22, 2016
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FimQuest 2015 Film Festival Announces Official Selections
Geek Tyrant 2015
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FANTASYCON 2014: FILMQUEST
Slug Magazine, July 4, 2014
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FilmQuest: Sneak Peek of Screenings for the First Two Days
Herlad Extra, Jun 30, 2014
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The Umbrella Factory Comes to AEAF 2014
AEAF, 2014
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SELECT PANEL DISCUSSIONS / Q&A’S / TV APPEARANCES

2026
Orlando Urban Film Festival
Director’s Q&A

2024
DUST
Live Stream, Discussion and Q&A

2022
FilmQuest
Directors Panel Discussion and Q&A

2021
FilmQuest
Directors Panel Discussion and Q&A

2021
Fantaspoa International Fantastic Fest
Filmmaker Q&A

2020
Pasadena International Film Festival
Danger! Danger! Premiere and Q&A

2018
El Rey Network, TV Appearance
TV Episode: Filmmakers discussing their work and cinematography
Hosted by Jorge R. Gutierrez

2018
Red Dirt Film Festival
Judge

2017
El Rey Network, TV Appearance
TV Episode: Filmmakers Discussing their work in film and animation
Hosted Jorge R. Gutiérrez

2017
Arizona International Film Festival
The West and the Ruthless Premiere and Q&A

2016
TV Appearance (El Rey Network)
TV Episode: Filmmakers Discussing their work
Hosted by John Carpenter

2014
Napa Film Festival
Filmmaker Discussion about Short Films
Presented by Amazon

2014
FilmQuest
Opening Night, Filmmaker Q&A

Awards & Festivals by Film

November 2026 - Fantasy Fest (Los Angeles, US)

May 2026 - Orlando Urban Film Festival (US)
May 2026 - May The 4th Film Festival / Award Nominations: Best International Short Film, Best Editor, Best Visual Effects, and Best Score (Ireland)
Oct 2024 - FilmQuest (US)

May 2024 - Dust (US)
May 2024 - May The 4th Film Festival (Ireland) - Special Achievement Award

April 2024 - the International Space Film Festival (Russia)

March 2024 - Animation Expo (US)

December 2023 - Icona Animation Festival (Greece)

November 2023 - ROS Film Festival (Spain)

September 2023 - Universal Film Festival (US)

September 2023 - Digerati Film Festival (US)

September 2023 - Reels on Wheels (Germany)

August 2023 - Web Series Awards - Best Direction Award

August 2023 - Summer Film School (Czech Republic)

July 2023 - Film Night at the Castle (Slovakia)

May 2023 - Red Movie Awards (France) - Best Animation Winner

April 2023 - Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival (Brazil)

March 2023 - Dust (US)

February 2023 - iShorts (Czech Republic)

December 2022 - Stash

October 2022 - Filmquest (US) Best Animated Film Nominee

September 2022 - Chaniartoon, International Comic & Animation Festival

July 2022 - LA Sci-Fi Film Festival (US) - Platinum Jury Prize for Best Picture, Europa Award

June 2022 - Plissken Festival (Greece)

May 2022 - FutuRetro (Greece)

May 2022 - Dust (US)
2022 Sacramento International Film Festival
2022 The American Screenwriters Awards
2022 NYLA International Film Festival - (Audience Choice Award & Award of Excellence)
November 2022 - Universal Film Festival (Germany) - Best Horror Award
May 2022 - Fear Faire (Las Vegas)
May 2022 - OIFF Short Film Festival (Italy)
December 2021 - Webfest Berlin (Germany)
November 2021 - FilmQuest Film Festival (Utah)
November 2021 - Festival Boca Do Inferno (Brazil)
November 2021 - Heroes International Film Festival (Italy)
November 2021 - Penitente Film Festival (Colombia)
October 2021 - The World Independant Cinema Awards (New York)
September - Up Hill Both Ways (Interview)
July 2021 - When it Was Cool (Article)
July 2021 - Horror Fuel (Article)
July 2021 - Raindance (Article)
July 2021 - Rue Morgue (Article)
May 2021 - FilmQuest (Nomations: Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble, best Visual Effects, Minerva Award, Best Score, Best Sound).
April 2021 - Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival
March 2020 - Pasadena International Film Festival
April 2017 - Arizona International Film Festival
March 2017 - Genre Celebration (Wins: Best Actress, Best FX, Best Western / Nominations: Best Actor, Best Cinematography)
December 2016 - Hollywood Weekly Magazine Film Festival
September 2015 - Filmquest (Screenplay Finalist)
September 2015 - Filmquest (Screenplay Finalist)
March 2024 - Animation Expo (US)
July 2016 - Santa Monica International Film Festival
March 2016 - Open World Animation Festival
February 2016 - SoCal Film Fest (California)
November 2015 - Gold Coast International (New York)
November 2015 - North Carolina Film Awards (President’s Award)
October 2015 - Loft Film Fest 2015 (Arizona)
October 2015 - Red Dirt International Film Festival (Oklahoma)
October 2015 - Film Shortage
October 2015 - Bant Magazine (Turkey)
September 2015 - Rome International Film Festival
September 2015 - Catalina International Film Festival (California)
September 2015 - Burbank Film Festival (California) (Best Animated Short Nomination)
September 2015 - Sacramento Film and Music Festival
September 2015 - Full Bloom Festival (North Carolina)
August 2015 - Ireland Underground Film Festival
August 2015 - We Like ‘Em Short (Oregon)
July 2015 - San Antonio Film Festival
July 2015 - Vienna Short Film Festival
July 2015 - SoCal CIFF (Hollywood, California)
July 2015 - The Monthly Film Festival (Online)
June 2015 - Long Day Film Festival (San Francisco, California)
June 2015 - Filmquest (Utah)
June 2015 - British Animation Film Festival (UK)
June 2015 - Little Rock Film Society - Good Things Small Packages (Arkansas)
June 2015 - Blue Plum Animation Festival (Tennessee) (Best Professional Filmmaker Award)
June 2015 - The North Carolina Film Awards
May 2015 - Seattle True Independant Film Festival
April 2015 - From Up North
April 2015 - Disney and More
March 2015 - I Heart Chaos
March 2015 - Tool Farm
March 2015 - Lester Banks
March 2015 - Diesel Punk
March 2015 - MG25
March 2015 - Geek Art Gallery
2016 Emmy Award
Webby Awards (Honoree)
Cleveland International - Official Selection
Houston International Film Fest (Platinum Remi Award)
Society for Professional Journalists (National, Sigma Delta Chi Award in Public Service)
Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards (Finalist)
Edward R. Murrow Awards (Overall Excellence)
National Headliner Awards (First Place)
49th Annual WorldFest
July 2019 - Crypt TV
August 2017 - Delirium Nerd
January 2017 - Mulheres No Horror
July 2016 - The Best Microfilms
March 2016 - Film Doo (UK)
October 2015 - Moon and Roses
April 2015 - Awardeo
March 2015 - Cyprus Motion Festival (Greece)
September 2014 - Red Dirt Film Festival, Oklahoma
August 2014 - Sacramento Film and Music Festival
June 2014 - Salt Lake City FilmQuest
May 2014 - Seattle True Independant Film Festival
April 2014 - London Independant Film Festival
December 2013 - RIP Horror Film Festival (Los Angeles)
November 2013 - Epic Short Films
November 2013 - Belio Magazine (Spain)
October 2013 - I Heart Chaos
October 2013 - Film Shortage
October 2013 - Vimeo Halloween Select
October 2013 - The Daily Column
October 2013 - News Blur
October 2013 - Creepy Twin
March 2024 - Animation Expo (US)
May 2019 - Crypt TV
October 2016 - El Rey Network (Television)
October 2016 - Modesto Bee (California)
October 2016 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 2016 - Open World Animation Festival
July 2015 - Notodoanimacion (Spain)
March 2015 - Geek Tyrant
March 2015 - Cyprus Motion Festival (Greece)
September 2014 - Red Dirt Film Festival
OklahomaJuly 2014 - The Daily Herald
July 2014 - Slug Magazine
July 2014 - The Ticket
June 2014 - Salt Lake City FilmQuest
June 2014 - British Animation Film Festival (United Kingdom)
June 2014 - Shorts Non Stop International Film Festival (Canada)
September 2013 - Sacramento Film and Music Festival
September 2013 - Jaxon Film Festival
August 2013 - Citizen Jane Film Festival (Los Angeles)
July 2013 - The Curious Brain (Greece)
July 2013 - Animations Filme Channel (Germany)
July 2013 - Langweile Dich (Germany)
July 2013 - Awesome Robo
July 2013 - Epic Short Films
July 2013 - One Small Window
March 2024 - Animation Expo (US)
May 2019 - Crypt TV
September 2017 - El Rey Network (Television)
October 2016 - Modesto Bee (California)
April 2016 - Mucho Media
March 2016 - Open World Animation Festival
March 2016 - Film Doo (UK)
December 2015- Journal of Short Film (Ohio)
October 2015 - International Film Festival of Shimla (India)
October 2015 - Tic City International Fantastic Film Festival (Washington)
August 2015 - 2015 Worldcon (Washington)
August 2015 - Sasquan International Film Festival (Washington)
August 2015 - Bant Magazine (Turkey)
August 2015 - Sinema Kutuphanesi (Turkey)
July 2015 - Gold Coast Film Festival (New York)
July 2015 - The Monthly Film Festival (Online)
July 2015 - Monsters Aliens Robots and Zombies
June 2015 - The North Carolina Film Awards (Founders Award, Highest Festival Award)
May 2015 - Seattle Crypticon (Washington)
April 2015 - Samurai Office
April 2015 - i09
April 2015 - Awardeo
March 2015 - Cyprus Motion Festival (Greece)
February 2015 - RadCon (Washington)
November2014 - Mucho Miedo (Mexico)
November 2014 - Napa Film Festival
November 2014 - Gold Coast Film Festival (New York)
November 2014 - Ojai Film Festival (California)
October 2014 - Open Wound Film Festival, New Mexico (Audience Choice Award)
September 2014 - San Diego Film Festival
September 2014 - Red Dirt Film Festival, Oklahoma (Best Animation Award)
August 2014 - Hollyshorts, Hollywood Chinese Theater (Special Audience Honorable Mention Award)
July 2014 - Slug Magazine
June 2014 - Salt Lake City FilmQuest
June 2014 - British Animation Film Festival (United Kingdom)
June 2014 - The Long Day Short Film Festival (California)
May 2014 - Edinburgh Short Film Festival (Scotland)
May 2014 - Hollywood Weekly
May 2014 - American Online Film Awards (New York)
May 2014 - Seattle True Independant Film Festival
May 2014 - Thomas Meighan Film Festival
April 2014 - London Independant Film Festival
February 2014 - Kultura W Plot (Poland)
December 2013 - 17th International Film Festival, Videomedeja (Serbia)
November 2013 - Aesthetica Film Festival (United Kingdom)
October 2013 - VFX Festival (Australia)
October 2013 - Kerry Film Festival (Ireland)
October 2013 - Tucson Film Festival
September 2013 - Peckham Film Festival (United Kingdom)
September 2013 - Sacramento Film and Music Festival
September 2013 - Leamington Underground Film Festival (United Kingdom)
September 2013 - Jaxon Film Festival
August 2013 - Film Shortage, The Weekend Feature
August 2013 - The Dare Media Underground Short Film Festival (Ireland)
August 2013 - Citizen Jane Film Festival (Los Angeles)
August 2013 - Short Film Company
July 2013 - LAMP Festival (United Kingdom)
May 2013 - Epic Short Films
May 2013 - Redux Reanimation
May 2013 - Steller Shorts
August 2012 - The Dare Media Underground Short Film Festival (Ireland)
March 2012 - Short Film Fests
September 2011 - International Film Festival of Ireland
March 2011 - Art of the Title
March 2011 - Motionographer
December 2011 - Angry Film Festival (Australia)
March 2018 - El Rey Network (Television)
November 2011 - Thomas Meighan Film Festival
August 2011 - The Dare Media Underground Short Film Festival (Ireland)
September 2010 - International Film Festival of Ireland (Best Animation Nomination)
July 2010 - Long Island International Film Festival (Best Animation Nomination)
May 2010 - Swansea Bay International Film Festival (Wales)
August 2013 - Annfis Korea Film Festival (Korea)
March 2013 - DC Environmental Film Festival
November 2012 - New York International Children’s Film Festival
November 2012 - Napa Valley Film Festival
October 2012 - La Femme International Film Festival
October 2012 - Silent River Film Festival (Winner of Activist Award, Jorja Fox)
October 2012 - Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (Winner of Animal Hero Award, Juliette West)
October 2012 - Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (Winner of Animal Filmmaker Award, Tim Gorski)
October 2012 - Silent River Film Festival (Winner of River Quest Award)
October 2012 - Artivist Film Festival
October 2012 - Czech Repulic Premiere
September 2012 - Kingston Film Festival
August 2012 - Santa Clara Activists for Animals
August 2012 - Kingston Film Festival (Winner of Best Documentary)
August 2012 - National Animal Rights Conference
May 2012 - Sausalito International Film Festival (Winner of Best Documentary)
May 2012 - International Wildlife Film Festival
May 2012 - Los Angeles Awareness Film Festival (Visionary Award)
April 2012 - Hot Docs Doc Shop (Canada)
April 2012 - Sarasota Film Festival
April 2012 - First Glance Film Festival of Hollywood
April 2012 - First Glance Film Festival (Winner of Best Director, Tim Gorski)
January 2013 - Fearnet Television Premiere
September 2011 - FrightFest Film Festival (United kingdom)
October 2010 - ScreamFest Horror Film Festival
December 2010 - Sacramento Horror Film Festival (Winner of Audience Choice Awards, Winner of Best Feature Film)
April 2010 - Gasparilla International FIlm Festival
July 2009 - Sacramento Film and Music Festival
January 2010 - Shorts Non Stop International Film Festival (Canada)
September 2009 - Current TV
July 2009 - Sacramento Film and Music Festival (Best Music Video Runner Up)
June 2009 - CNN iReport Feature
June 2009 - Independent Media Front Page Feature

ABOUT US

"STAND-OUT RISING INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS"

Clients + Brands

Select Screenings, Festivals & Awards

Select Press + Publications

SELECT PANEL DISCUSSIONS / Q&A’S / TV APPEARANCES

Awards & Festivals by Film

STARPOST

The BackSpace Trilogy

Love’s Gate, TV Pilot

Tales From Black Manor

Danger! Danger!

The West and the Ruthless

Patients of Hyde Park

Around the World in 80 Days

The Dead Unknown (Main Titles)

Haunting of the White Sparrow

Jack the Ripper

The Umbrella Factory

One Shot

Little Red Riding Hood

How I Became an Elephant (Main Titles)

Rogue River (Main Titles)

Sensored (Main Titles)

Grey (Music Video)