Simwig Studios

01/08/2025

Venture into the Wacky World of Tommy's Toons and explore the filmmaking feats of Simwig Studios!

Then join us for the world premiere screening of Fuzzysurf’s “SUCKY” during the 2025 MKE Short Film Fest - Saturday, September 6th at 7pm at the Avalon Theatre in Bay View.

Thank you Keegan Mihm and The Shepherd Express for this wonderful feature!

Tommy Simms’ music video for Fuzzysurf’s “Sucky” will be screened in September at the Milwaukee International Short Film Festival.

08/09/2024

Riding off to the film festival circuit…
This afternoon, “Top Secret Jazz” has its world premiere up on the silver screen as an Official Selection of the 2024 Milwaukee International Short Film Festival.

Grab yer partner, round up yer posse, and hit the trail for the in Bay View. “Top Secret Jazz” screens at 3pm today, September 8th, during the festival’s Film Block 4.

Thank you for the honor,
& Congratulations to everyone who helped us raise this Midwestern Western from the great beyond. Joeboy couldn’t have ridden off into the sunset without you.

- - - - - - - -
presents TOP SECRET JAZZ
A production MMXXIV
- - - - - - - -

A lone stranger rides into a weathered settlement and tussles with the locals. After a lethal encounter, the gunslinger is transported to a secret lounge, where he learns secrets of a trade he never imagined.

Directed by & Starring
&

With the talents of
.she.roat & more!

Filmed on location at

22/04/2024

Thank you for featuring “Liberty” as an Official Selection of the 2024 Film Festival! It was an honor to be included in the return of The Milwaukee Music Video Show. So much wonderful local talent packed into a single evening! Congratulations to all of the filmmakers and musicians - keep up the creativity! We salute you!

Fuzzysurf’s “LIBERTY”
A production
Directed by &
Starring:


Watch “Liberty” anytime at fuzzysurf.com

Red Carpet photo by .jpg

02/04/2024

A lone stranger rides into a weathered settlement and tussles with the locals. After a lethal encounter, the gunslinger is transported to a secret lounge, where he learns secrets of a trade he never thought possible.

Lovely Socialite presents:
“TOP SECRET JAZZ”

A Simwig Studios Production (2024)

Experience this epic today
on Lovely Socialite’s YouTube Channel
https://youtu.be/VABfAOXrQgQ?si=ULF_eDI1fzZits7o
Watch It Now!

20/12/2023

“SHEEP SHED” keeps cruisin’ the Festival Circuit!

Our award-winning music video put the pedal to the metal and was officially selected as a Finalist for the Best Rock Music Video at the International Music Video Awards, held in Budapest, Hungary this year.

Congratulations to our entire cast and crew,
& thank you for this honor.

🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑

“SHEEP SHED”
A production
Produced by
Directed by &
Starring Fuzzysurf:
Sean Lehner

RoughTurf:



🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑

07/12/2023

Bloody Good News!
We are incredibly honored to announce that our little slasher flick, “KILLING TIME,” won several awards from the 2023 Twisted Dreams Film Festival in the Wisconsin Short Film category!

🔪 JURY AWARD
🔪 BEST DIRECTORS: TOMMY SIMMS & JOE LUDWIG
🔪 BEST GORE

& A Nomination for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Thank you and the jury for shining a spotlight on local Wisconsin Filmmakers.

Congratulations all around to our killer cast and crew (and puppets)!

Blood-red carpet photo by

🩸🩸🩸

"Killing Time" was co-directed by
Tommy Simms ()
and Joe Ludwig ()

Props, Set Design, & Make Up
by Ann Vollrath ()

Starring Fuzzysurf:
Sean Lehner ()
Mike Roy ()
Corey Murphy ()
Ben Giddens ()

Jake Wylie Hess ()
Franki Ludwig ()
Jamie Lehner ()

A Simwig Production () • 2020

02/12/2023

✨ Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire 🔥

We’re thrilled to announce “KILLING TIME” made the cut as an Official Selection of the 2023 Sin City Horror Fest in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Our award-winning puppet slasher flick hits the big screen in the heart of Sin City TONIGHT, December 2nd, at 4pm during the Horror Festival’s “Shorts Block 3” at the Art Houz Theater in Downtown Las Vegas.

Congratulations to our killer cast & crew
& thank you, for this incredible honor.

~ Viva Las Vegas, baby!

🔪 🔪 🔪

"Killing Time" was co-directed by
Tommy Simms ()
and Joe Ludwig ()

Props, Set Design, & Make Up
by Ann Vollrath ()

Starring Fuzzysurf:
Sean Lehner ()
Mike Roy ()
Corey Murphy ()
Ben Giddens ()

Jake Wylie Hess ()
Franki Ludwig ()
Jamie Lehner ()

A Simwig Production () • 2020

20/10/2023

🍭 Oh, Sweet! ~ Our award-winning animated music video, “SHE WAS CRYING SUGAR,” made it as a Semi Finalist of The 2023 San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival!

Congratulations to our entire team of Cinematic Confectioners & Thank you for the recognition, !

🍭 🍭 🍭 🍭 🍭 🍭 🍭

“SHE WAS CRYING SUGAR”
A short
Produced by
Directed & Animated by
Sets by
Compositing & Live Action Cinematography by
Starring Fuzzysurf:
Sean Lehner


🍭 🍭 🍭 🍭 🍭 🍭 🍭

18/10/2023

Welcome to my nightmare ~
“KILLING TIME,” Fuzzysurf’s cinematic puppet slasher short, has been chosen as an Official Selection of
The 2023 Twisted Dreams Film Festival.

“KILLING TIME” screens this Saturday, October 21st at 7:30 PM as part of the “Twisted Wisconsin Shorts” program at The Times Cinema in Milwaukee, WI.

Thank you
& congratulations to our killer cast and crew!

Get your tickets today!
The Festival runs October 20-22.

~ Unpleasant Dreams…

🔪 🔪 🔪

"Killing Time" was co-directed by
Tommy Simms ()
and Joe Ludwig ()

Props, Set Design, & Make Up
by Ann Vollrath ()

Starring Fuzzysurf:
Sean Lehner ()
Mike Roy ()
Corey Murphy ()
Ben Giddens ()

Jake Wylie Hess ()
Franki Ludwig ()
Jamie Lehner ()

A Simwig Production () • 2020

17/10/2023

It’s time to *shake* things up!
Fuzzysurf’s “SHEEP SHED” is flocking to Fort Wayne, Indiana as an Official Selection of the 2023 Hobnobben Film Festival.

Our Award-Winning Short Film screens this Saturday, October 21st at 4:45pm in the Fort Wayne Cinema Center’s Main Theater as part of the film block, “This Block is Chaotic Good.”

On behalf of our entire cast and crew, thank you & for this incredible honor.

🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑

“SHEEP SHED”
A production
Produced by
Directed by &
Starring Fuzzysurf:
Sean Lehner

RoughTurf:



🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑

15/10/2023

We’ve got s’more great news from the 2023 ~ In addition to being an Official Selection of this year’s Film Festival, VHS has nominated “KILLING TIME” for “Best Short Horror Comedy”

From everyone involved with our little puppet thriller, we’d like to thank VHS for the nomination.
It’s quite an honor!

“KILLING TIME” screens TODAY, October 15th at 4:00 PM as part of VHS’ Shorts Program II at the Scotiabank Theatre in Vancouver, Canada. The horror show runs October 13-22.

- - - - -

"Killing Time" was co-directed by
Tommy Simms ()
and Joe Ludwig ()

Props, Set Design, & Make Up
by Ann Vollrath ()

Starring Fuzzysurf:
Sean Lehner ()
Mike Roy ()
Corey Murphy ()
Ben Giddens ()

Jake Wylie Hess ()
Franki Ludwig ()
Jamie Lehner ()

A Simwig Production () • 2020