Miccajet Studios

10/06/2026

‘CURSE OF THE WERE-PUPPET’ has received an Official Selection at Toronto Arts & Entertainment Film Festival!

Directed by .mattjeston
Starring , , and .james2399

Thirty years after a string of unexplained disappearances, three friends uncover a hidden crawlspace containing an old puppet buried beneath their home. The night quickly spirals into a wacky nightmare when the puppet comes to life and unleashes its curse.
Trapped inside the house with the unhinged puppet, the three friends must find a way to break the curse before they become part of its twisted story forever.

Blending practical puppet effects, body horror and dark comedy, Curse of the Were-Puppet is a blood-soaked love letter to 1980s B-grade horror and children’s puppet shows gone horribly wrong.

10/06/2026

FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

'Curse of the Were-Puppet' has received an Official Selection at Toronto Arts & Entertainment Film Festival!

Toronto Arts & Entertainment Film Festival is a two day festival that kicks off on June 27 in Toronto, Canada with a networking hour, followed by film screenings. This is then followed with a Q&A from filmmakers and actors in attendance along with awards to be announced.

Written & Directed by Matt Jeston
Starring Thien-Tam Nguyen, Jay Rowe, Joseph Allison and Jesse James

Thirty years after a string of unexplained disappearances, three friends uncover a hidden crawlspace containing an old puppet buried beneath their home. The night quickly spirals into a wacky nightmare when the puppet comes to life and unleashes its curse.
Trapped inside the house with the unhinged puppet, the three friends must find a way to break the curse before they become part of its twisted story forever.

Blending practical puppet effects, body horror and dark comedy, Curse of the Were-Puppet is a blood-soaked love letter to 1980s B-grade horror and children’s puppet shows gone horribly wrong.

11/05/2026

Axielle Doddridge has officially been cast in the lead role of Emma in our upcoming horror short film ‘EFFINGO’

(effingo) latin. to shape. to become. to imitate.

Directed by Matt Jeston & Jesse James
Miccajet Studios & Ham and Shield Productions presents ‘EFFINGO’

11/05/2026

CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT:

Axielle Doddridge has officially been cast in the lead role of Emma in our upcoming horror short film 'EFFINGO'.

Directed by Matt Jeston & Jesse James
Miccajet Studios & Ham and Shield Productions presents ‘EFFINGO’

10/05/2026

Our new short horror film ‘EFFINGO’ is officially rolling into pre-production in association with Ham and Shield Productions.

Stay tuned and don’t open the door.

I am so glad to say we are in preproduction on our new project 'Effingo'

I will be posting updates as they come. But am very excited to start.

Watch this space.

02/05/2026

Check out Matt Jeston's new showreel featuring snippets of his projects as a Director, Producer, Editor & Cinematographer working in film over the past few years.
These projects were shot across Brisbane, GoldCoast and Ipswich featuring a mix of narrative work.

1 like. "MATT JESTON | SHOWREEL"

10/04/2026

FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

'Curse of the Were-Puppet' has received an Honorable Mention at Kraken International Film Festival

Written & Directed by Matt Jeston
Starring Thien-Tam Nguyen, Jay Rowe, Joseph Allison and Jesse James

When Norman helps Ash and Clarice move into their new home, the three of them accidentally unearth an old puppet with a life of its own. What begins as harmless curiosity soon descends into a nightmare as the puppet’s dark curse takes hold.

Curse of the Were-Puppet is a twisted love letter to 1980s VHS horror — blending practical effects, dark humour and handcrafted puppet terror.

09/04/2026

Our award winning short film 'DEADLY SIN' starring Thien-Tam Nguyen and Dylan Stumer is now available to stream on Vimeo!

Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/1181399551?fl=pl&fe=sh

'DEADLY SIN' is a Thriller/Time Travel film directed by award winning film director Matt Jeston. Starring Best Actress Nominee Thien-Tam Nguyen & Dylan Stumer.
This film was made as an entry for the 48 Hour Film Project (2022), where Matt Jeston won the award for Best Director along with Daniel Goldie winning the award for Best Sound & Sonny Ford who received an Honourable Mention for Best Music, the film also gained nominations for Best Actress, Best Editing and Best Picture.

A food delivery driver stumbles into an intense and messy situation while making a food drop. This calls her to question both the reality of her present situation and the future.

Directed by Matt Jeston
Written by Matt Jeston, Rani Whiddett, Adam Shepherd, Alex Morrison
Produced by Matt Jeston, Dylan Stumer, Isaac Ford, Laura Jia
Starring Thien-Tam Nguyen & Dylan Stumer
Director of Photography Brodie Ramsay
Original Music Score by Sonny Ford

09/04/2026

FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

We're excited to share that 'Curse of the Were-Puppet' has officially been nominated for Best Original Score at IndieX Fest!

The film features an original music score composed by Sonny Ford known for his musical talents scoring films such as Flensing, Deadly Sin, No Witnesses, Mysterium and in his band Rainy Masquerade.

Written & Directed by Matt Jeston
Starring Thien-Tam Nguyen, Jay Rowe, Joseph Allison and Jesse James

When Norman helps Ash and Clarice move into their new home, the three of them accidentally unearth an old puppet with a life of its own. What begins as harmless curiosity soon descends into a nightmare as the puppet’s dark curse takes hold.

Curse of the Were-Puppet is a twisted love letter to 1980s VHS horror — blending practical effects, dark humour and handcrafted puppet terror.