Zwart

Short film

Synopsis

When the slightly naïve Ronnie gives up a tad too much personal information during verification questions on his computer, he receives a fully customized invitation from his OS in return. After accepting the offer his OS takes over his computer, forcing Ronnie to do everything in his power to keep his dark desires a secret for his approaching wife.

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Credits

Directed by: Tom Geraedts
Production company: ThePanics
DP: Maxime Desmet

Awards

_{Lift-off Season awards 2020

Best Post Production - FIRST PRIZE

1.4 Awards 2020

Best short film - SHORTLISTED
Flickers’ Vortex sci-fi, fantasy and horror film festival (Academy award qualifying)

Best short Sci-fi - FIRST PRIZE

Blackbird Film Festival

Best Cinema Editing - WINNER

Most Original Film - FINALIST

Bristol independent film festival

Best foreign film - WINNER
Indie Short Film Fest LA

Best sci-fi short - FINALIST

Rotterdam Open Doek

Best short - MONTHLY WINNER

Limburg Film Festival

Best short - FINALIST

SFTF Film Festival

Best short - FINALIST

Skepto International Film Festival

Best short - FINALIST
IMDB Independent shorts awards

Best VFX - GOLD

Best sci-fi - SILVER
Best original story - SILVER

Best sound design - SILVER

Best editing - SILVER}

Official selection (2019/2020 festival year)

_{Nederlands Film Festival (NL)

IMAGINE Film Festival (NL)

Sapporo International Short Film Festival (JP)

Interfilm Berlin (DE)
Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA)

Soria International Short Film Festival (ES)

Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror Film Festival (USA)

Bristol Independent Film Festival (UK)
IndieCork (Ireland)

LA Crime and Horror Film Festival (USA)

Lift-Off Film Festival (AMS)

Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival

Screamfest LA (USA)

Blackbird Film Festival (USA)

Fargo Fantastic Film Festival (USA)

DeadCenter Film Festival (USA)

Tally Shorts (USA)

LACH Fest (USA)

NewRenaissanceFilmFestival (UK)

Shortcutz Amsterdam (NL)

Goa short film festival (India)

Sunday shorts (Portugal)

Rotterdam open doek (NL)

Landshut Short Film Festival (DE)

Euregion Film Festival (NL)

Mecal Pro Barcelona (CA)

Sci-Fi London (UK)

Minikino Bali (INDO)

Zuidelijk Filmfestival (NL)

BUSHO Film festival (HU)

Galacticat Festival (CAT)

SciFi Film Festival (AUS)

Filmzeitkaufbeuren (DE)}

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Tommie Geraedts
Rienus Krul, julia van de graaff, Belle Venema
Roy van Kessel & Arthur Menko
Liene Berina, House of Panic
Maxime Desmet
Inez Poortinga
Vincent-Paolo Corputty
Klevr
Postpanic
The Artel
Tess van Rooijen