The teaser for the short horror film Swipe starring Ebony Obsidian (‘If Beale Street Could Talk’). Directed by Niels Bourgonje, produced by Steffie van Rhee | Beforefilms, cinematography by Fletcher Wolfe, score by Jesper Ankarfeldt, edited by Wietse de Zwart and presented by BNNVARA and De Ontmoeting. Winner of more than 50 awards.
Contact: niels@nielsbourgonje.com
Official Selections include:
HollyShort Film Fest (ACADEMY AWARD QUALIFYING, Los Angeles, USA)
Flickers’ Vortex Sci-Fi Fantasy & Horror Film Fest (ACADEMY AWARD QUALIFYING, Providence, USA)
Odense Film Fest (ACADEMY AWARD QUALIFYING, Odense, Denmark)
Bolton International Film Festival (BAFTA QUALIFYING, WINNER BEST HORROR, Bolton, UK) PopcornFrights / Nightstream (WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL MIDNIGHT SHORT, USA)
Nederlands Film Festival (Golden Calf competition, Utrecht, The Netherlands) shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival (International competition, Bern, Switzerland)
Sapporo ShortFest (International competition, Sapporo, Japan)
London Short Film (Out of competition, London, UK)
Gasparilla International Film Festival (In competition, Tampa Bay, USA)
Mecal Pro International Film Festival (out of competition, Barcelona, Spain)
Screamfest Film Festival (In competition, Los Angeles, USA)
Abertoir Film Festival (Méliès d’Argent competition, Aberystwyth, Wales)
Imagine Film Festival (Méliès d’Argent competition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Filmquest (In competition, Provo, USA)
Salem Horror Fest (WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD, Salem, USA)
Vancouver Horror Show (WINNER BEST SOUND, Vancouver, Canada)
Janara Horror Fest (WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT, Formia, Italy)
LA Crime & Horror (WINNER BEST SOUND DESIGN, Los Angeles, USA)
Dublin Independent Film Festival (WINNER BEST THRILLER, Dublin, Ireland)
Copa Shorts FilmFest (WINNER BEST FOREIGN SHORT, Maricopa, USA)
Krampusnacht Illinois (WINNER BEST HORROR, Illinois, USA)
Horror Bowl Movie (WINNER JUDGE’s SPECIAL MENTION, USA)
Halloween Horror Fest (WINNER BEST ACTRESS, Tienen, Belgium)
International Film Fest Kalmthout (WINNER BEST DUTCH FILM & CINEMATOGRAPHY, Kalmthout, Belgium)
Things 2 Fear FilmFest (WINNER BEST FOREIGN SHORT, Bunker Hill, USA)
Clean Shorts Film Fest (WINNER BEST EXOTIC SHORT, Choctaw, USA)
NOX Film Festival (WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY, Salto, Uruguay)
A Night of Horror Film Fest (WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DIRECTOR, Sydney, New Zealand)
Independent Horror Movie Awards (WINNER BEST SHORT, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST ACTRESS, USA)
Melbourne Short Film Festival (WINNER BEST SHORT THRILLER, Melbourne, Australia)
MFF Friday Night (WINNER BEST OF THE BEST & AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD, Media, USA)
Top Indie Film Awards (WINNER MOST TERRIFYING, USA)
Medeira Fantastic Film (WINNER BEST POSTER, Madeira, Portugal)
SHORT to the Point (WINNER BEST HORROR, Bucharest, Romania)
iHorror Film Festival (WINNER BEST DIRECTOR, Florida, USA)
The Hague Global Cinema Festival (WINNER BEST NARRATIVE SHORT RUNNER-UP, The Hague, NL)
Tri-Cities International Film Festival (WINNER BEST HORROR SHORT, West Richland, USA)
The Magic of Horror (WINNER HONORABLE MENTION, Richmond, USA)
Bristol Independent Film Festival (WINNER BEST HORROR SHORT, Bristol, UK)
Horror Movie Freaks (WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, Walnut Cove, USA)
Genre Celebration Festival (WINNER BEST EDITING, Tokyo, Japan)
Rock Horror in Rio Film (WINNER BEST SCARY FILM UNDER 10 MIN, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Highlands Film Fest (WINNER BEST SUSPENSE, Highlands, USA)
Hollywood Horrorfest (WINNER BEST FOREIGN SHORT, Los Angeles, USA)
Nassau Film Festival (WINNER BEST OF THE FEST, Princeton, USA)
Shiver International Film Festival (BEST THRILLER, Canada)
Dark Arts Film Festival (WINNER BEST THRILLER, Amsterdam, NL)
ScorpiusFest (WINNER BEST DIRECTOR OF A SHORT FILM, Utah, USA)
Foreman Empire International Film Festival (WINNER VARIOUS AWARDS, Atlanta, USA)
Anatomy Crime and Horror Film Festival (WINNER BEST SHORT THRILLER, Athens, Greece)
Spookscreen Film Fest (WINNER ‘GAVE US THE CREEPS’, Cork, Ireland)
Carcosa Film Festival (WINNER RUNNER-UP, San Francisco, USA)
HorrOrigins Film Fest (NOMINATION BEST FOREIGN SHORT, Tucson, USA)
Austin After Dark Festival (NOMINATION BEST HORROR MICRO FILM, Austin, USA)
Requiem Fear Fest (NOMINATION BEST SHORT, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTOR, Montreal, Canada)
Southern Horror Film (NOMINATION BEST DIRECTOR AND BEST HORROR, Flint, USA)
Oregon Scream Week (NOMINATION BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, Oregon, USA)
Death Parade FilmFest (NOMINATION BEST SCREENPLAY, San Jose, USA)
The Dark Hedges (FINALIST, Belfast, Ireland)
Midnight Film Festival (FINALIST, New York, USA)
Carnival of Darkness: The Haunted Pamlico Film Festival (FINALIST, Washington, USA)
