CHAPTER 5: On the Festival Circuit
Following its 2026 release, Double Payday achieved international recognition across Double Payday is moving into the next round. Right now, we are in the middle of our international festival run. We put everything we had into this film to deliver something we can really be proud of, and the first results are already coming in.
Following its 2026 release, Double Payday achieved international recognition across North American film festivals. Lead actor and director Taro Donatella was awarded Best Actor at the Alternative Film Festival (AltFF Toronto), where the project also secured a nomination for Best Action-Thriller / Mystery. The film continued its festival run with a nomination for Best Action-Thriller at the Toronto Couch Film Festival and was officially selected as a Finalist at the Oniros® Film Awards in New York. Double Payday also took home the win for Best Action Film at the New York Movie Awards.
Our festival run is set to continue until summer 2027, which is when Double Payday will finally be released to the public. In the meantime, Taro Donatella is already fully focused on his next project: the script for his upcoming full-length action feature is officially complete, with production scheduled to kick off in 2027.
Keep your fingers crossed for us at the upcoming festivals, and thank you for being on this journey with us.
