cast
Marinko Prga / Man
Lara Vouk / Woman
crew
director, screenwriter and editor: Tomaž Gorkič
director of photography: Igor Pečoler
costumography: Sanja Grcič
scenography: Zoran Lesjak
music: Jani Mujič
make-up: Eva Uršič
sound processing and special sound FX: Boštjan Kačičnik
colourist : Teo Rižnar
special digital FX and 3D: NuFrame
tehnical data
genre: thriller / horror
year of production: 2022
duration: 6:36
format: 2K, 2.39:1
The mysterious man performs a mystical pagan ritual in the name of the forgotten ancient Slavic gods. Is this a fertility ritual performed by a priest or a serial killer? The bloody moon of Kurent has risen.
Awards
Nomination for award Méliès d’argent, 18. Grossmannov festival fantastičnega filma in vina 2022, Ljutomer, Slovenija
Award for Best Director, 3. Demonic Brilliance Film Festival, Frederiction, Canada
Special Jury Mention, 16. Festival of Serbian Fantastic Film 2022, Belgrade, Serbia
Nomination for award Méliès d’argent, 18. Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 2023, Haapsalu, Estonia
Special Mention by the Jury in category Méliès d’argent, 18. Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 2023, Haapsalu, Estonia
Best Horror Short Film, 2. South Italy International Film Festival 2023, Barletta, Italy
Honorable Mention Best Cinematography – Short, 13. HorrorHound Film Festival 2023, Ohio, USA
Honorable Mention Best Production Design – Short, 13. HorrorHound Film Festival 2023, USA
Special Mention by the Jury – 7. Dark Veins Film Festival 2023, Maglie, Italy
Best Music – 7. Dark Veins Film Festival 2023, Maglie, Italy
Award SKOM for best make-up – 5. KRAFFT 2025, Kranj, Slovenia
selected festivals screening
18. Grossmannov festival fantastičnega filma in vina 2022, Ljutomer, Slovenia
8. FeKK – festival kratkega filma 2022, Ljubljana, Slovenia
17. Trash Film Festival 2022, Varaždin, Croatia
3. Demonic Brilliance Film Festival 2022, Fredericton, Canada
55. Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia 2022, Sitges, Spain
10. Dracula Film Festival 2022, Brasov, Romania
Terror en la Bahia – Festival Internacional de Cine Fantastico da Vina del Mar 2022, Valparaiso, Chile
50. Curtas – Festival do Imaxinario de Vilagarcia de Arousa, Vilagacia – Pontevedra, Spain
25. Festival slovenskega filma 2022, Portorož, Slovenia
15. Morbido Film Fest 2022, Mexico City, Mexico
20. Film Front – International short film festival 2022, Novi Sad, Serbia
4. Halloween Horror Special Screening, Fixion Fest in Montevideo Fantastic Festival 2022, Santiago, Chile
1. Dark Red Horror Film Festival 2022, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
16. Festival of Serbian Fantastic Film 2022, Belgrade, Serbia
6. International Independent Film Festival of Mexico STUFF MX 2022, Mexico City, Mexico
7. FIXION Fest – Fantastic & Horror Film Festival 2022, Santiago, Čile
13. MikroFAF 2022, Belgrade, Serbia
7. Incorto Film Festival 2022, Mexico City, Mexico
6. MANIATIC – Fantastic International Film Festival 2022, Valencia, Spain
4. Be Afraid Horror Fest 2022, Gorizia, Italy
Horror Unleashed 2022, Porto, Portugal
4. Bloody Festival Roma 2022, Roma, Italy
2. Obscura Short Film Night 2022, Obscura Filmfest, Berlin, Germany
Kurz Klub 2023, Radovljica, Slovenia
3. Bizarrya Short Film Festival 2023, Porto, Portugal
7. Frostbiter: Icelandic Horror Film Festival 2023, Akranes, Iceland
7. Pumpkin Fantasy Film Festival 2023, Peking, China
Paris In The Dark Film Festival 2023, Paris, France
12. Shock Stock Horror & Underground Film Festival 2023, London, Canada
18. HOFF – Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 2023, Haapsalu, Estonia
2. South Italy International Film Festival 2023, Barletta, Italy
Croatia Creators International Film Festival 2023, Zagreb, Croatia
9. Balkan Panorama Film Festival 2023, Karşıyaka – Izmir, Turkey
7. Midsummer Scream – Halloween and Horror Convention 2023, Los Angeles. USA
12. HorrorHound Film Fest 2023, Milford, USA
2. Perth Horror Film Festival 2023, Perth, Australia
16. The Indie Horror Film Festival 2023, Chicago, USA
16. BUT Film Festival 2023, Breda, Netherlands
5. Fantasmagoria Film Festival 2023, Medellin, Colombia
33. Festival of Fantastic Films Manchester 2023, Manchester, UK
24. Chicago Horror Film Festival 2023, Chicago, USA
25. Trasharama 2023, Australia
12. Monster Fest 2023, Melbourne, Australia
4. Sacalacalaca, Interdimensional Horror & Sci-Fi Festival 2023, Mexico City, Mexico
7. Anatomy Crime – Horror International Film Festival 2023, Athens, Greece
7. Dark Veins Film Festival 2023, Maglie, Italy
9. Nox Film Fest 2024, Salto, Uruguay
Jersey Devil Film Festival 2024, New Jersey, USA
Muestra Fantasmagoría en Bogotá 2024, Bogota, Columbia
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