The Eve - Short film 2015 (English version with Italian subtitles) Winner of 309 awards (check awards section - project website)
Simon is an eight-year-old boy who seems to have everything from life. He’s a handsome child, he’s rich yet unhappy. He senses that there’s something wrong with his life and this leads him to wander off thanks to his fervid imagination. His greatest wish is to leave the materialistic world behind since he isn’t fond of it. That’s why the only present he wants for Christmas is for Santa Claus to take him away to live in his fairyland toy factory. At the same time, a secret that his family has been keeping for a long time suddenly comes to the surface and it is feared that the worst might happen soon. The expectation for the stroke of midnight on the night before Christmas is transformed into reality for everyone on the eve of something truly different. Something terrible that might happen.
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Luca MachnichDirector
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Luca MachnichWriter
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Luca MachnichProducer
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Valerio SantosuossoKey CastSimon
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Mary WallKey CastMother
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Maurizio RapotecKey CastFather
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Ulf KusdasKey CastSanta Claus
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Giulio PietromarchiKey CastDirector of photography
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Sandro Di StefanoKey CastOriginal soundtrack
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Horror, Drama
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Runtime:19 minutes 24 seconds
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Completion Date:August 18, 2015
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Production Budget:160,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Italy
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Super16mm
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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GLOBAL INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDSUSA
October 10, 2015
NO
SILVER MEDAL BEST ACTOR UNDER 18 AND BEST ACTRESS SUPPORTING ROLE - BRONZE MEDAL BEST COSTUMES -
THE BEST SHORTS COMPETITIONLa Jolla, CA
United States
October 10, 2015
NO
AWARD OF RECOGNITION: FILM SHORT AND EXPERIMENTAL -
INDEPENDENT HORROR MOVIE AWARDS 2015Usa
August 20, 2015
YES
MOST EXPERIMENTAL -
L.A. SHORTS AWARDS 2015Los Angeles, CA
United States
November 12, 2015
NO
BEST EDITING (BRONZE) -
SOUTHEAST ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2015Usa
November 6, 2015
NO
BEST HORROR -
TOP INDIE FILM AWARDS 2015Usa
November 1, 2015
NO
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA -
12 MONTHS FILM FESTIVAL 2015Cluj-Napoc
Romania
November 3, 2015
YES
WINNER DIRECTOR OF THE MONTH (2ND) -
EURO FILM FESTIVAL 2015Marbella
Spain
YES
WINNER BEST EDITING/ SPECIAL EFFECTS -
OREGON FILM AWARDS 2015
United States
October 30, 2015
NO
GOLD AWARD EXPERIMENTAL FILM COMPETITION -
HOLLYWOOD MOVING PICTURES FILM FESTIVAL 2015
United States
September 26, 2015
NO
AWARD OF RECOGNITION DRAMEDY (SHORT) -
HAUNTED HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2015
United States
October 7, 2015
NO
WINNER BEST FOREIGN SHORT HORROR FILM -
TERROR FILM FESTIVAL 2015
United States
November 10, 2015
NO
CLAW AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGN -
PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL MELBOURNE 2015Australia
November 28, 2015
YES
BEST HORROR -
STEAM HOUSE COFFEE CO INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 2015Modesto, CA
United States
October 2, 2015
NO
BEST HORROR -
ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL AND SCREENPLAY COMPETITION 2015
United States
November 7, 2015
NO
OUTSTANDING SCREEN STORY -
SPOTLIGHTS SHORT FILM AWARDS 2015
United States
NO
SILVER AWARD -
SARMAT INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2015
United States
October 30, 2015
NO
BEST DIRECTOR -
INDIE FEST FILM AWARDS 2015La Jolla, CA
United States
November 6, 2015
NO
AWARDS OF RECOGNITIONS: FILM SHORT -
FRIGHT NIGHT HORROR WEEKEND 2015Louisville, KY
United States
October 16, 2015
NO
BEST EXPERIMENTAL HORROR FILM -
ACCOLADE GLOBAL FILM COMPETITION 2015La Jolla, CA
United States
November 27, 2015
NO
AWARD OF MERIT FILM SHORT -
NYC INDIE FILM AWARDS 2015New York, NY
United States
December 5, 2015
NO
PLATINUM AWARD BEST SHORT FILM - PLATINUM AWARD BEST DIRECTOR - GOLD AWARD BEST SCREENPLAY - GOLD AWARD BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - PLATINUM AWARD BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS -
INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2015Encino, CA
United States
November 27, 2015
NO
GOLD WINNER: DIRECTING - BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - ORIGINAL SCORE- SOUND DESIGN/EDITING - EDITING -- SILVER WINNER: COSTUME DESIGN - PALTINUM WINNER: SPECIAL EFFECTS -
LOS ANGELES HORROR COMPETITION 2015Los Angeles, CA
United States
December 11, 2015
NO
DIAMOND AWARD BEST SHORT- BEST DIRECTOR- BEST SCREENPLAY - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- GOLD AWARD BEST EDITING - BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS- PLATINUM AWARD BEST SCORE -
CAL-TEX WORLDWIDE HORROR FEST 2015USA
United States
December 2, 2015
NO
BEST INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT HORROR -
LOS ANGELES CINEMA FESTIVAL OF HOLLYWOOD 2016Los Angeles, CA
United States
January 9, 2016
NO
BEST EXPERIMENTAL -
INTERNATIONAL FILM & PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2015Jakarta
Indonesia
January 17, 2016
NO
PLATINUM AWARD SHORT FILM -
CALIFORNIA FILM AWARDS 2015San Diego, CA
United States
NO
SILVER AWARD SHORT FILM COMPETITION -
IDYLLWILD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CINEMA 2016Idyllwild, CA
January 8, 2016
NO
BEST EDIT FEATURETTE - INDIE SPIRIT AWARD -
NORTH WALES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016North Wales
United Kingdom
YES
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT -
DEPTH OF FIELD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITION 2016Nassau, DE
United States
NO
BEST OF SHOW: CINEMATOGRAPHY - BEST OF SHOW: LOOSE SHORTS (HORROR) - BEST OF SHOW: EDITING - BEST OF SHOW: DIRECTION - BEST OF SHOW: SOUND EDITING - BEST OF SHOW: VISUAL SPECIAL EFFECTS -
MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL 2016Mammoth Lakes, CA
United States
NO
SIERRA NEVADA AWARD WINNER SHORT FILM COMPETITION -
MAGWILL FILM FESTIVAL 2016Los Angeles, CA
United States
NO
GRANT BEST SHORT FILM -
HOLLYWOOD FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL 2016Hollywood, FL
United States
NO
BEST DIRECTOR OF A SHORT FILM -
INTERNATIONAL MOVIE AWARDS 2016Jakarta
Indonesia
August 20, 2016
NO
GOLD AWARDS WINNER: SHORT FILM - DIRECTOR - MUSIC DIRECTOR - EDITOR - AWARDS OF MERIT WINNER: PRODUCTION DESIGN - CINEMATOGRAPHER -
FILMMAKER WORLD FESTIVAL 2016Jakarta
Indonesia
NO
PLATINUM AWARD: INTERNATIONAL FILM - DIRECTING - GOLD AWARD: EDITING -
LOS ANGELES FILM REVIEW INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 2016Los Angeles, CA
United States
NO
SILVER AWARD -
NEVADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016Las Vegas, NV
United States
NO
SILVER SCREEN AWARD EXPERIMENTAL FILM COMPETITION -
BUFFALO NIAGARA FILM FESTIVAL 2016Buffalo, NY
United States
NO
MOST INNOVATIVE FILM -
CALIFORNIA FILM AWARDS 2016San Diego, CA
United States
NO
SILVER AWARD SHORT FILM COMPETITION -
COMME IL FAUT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016Minsk
Belarus
YES
BEST EDITING -
LOS ANGELES REEL FILM FESTIVAL 2016Los Angeles, CA
United States
NO
1ST PLACE EXPERIMENTAL - BEST ORIGINAL SCORE -
WORLD FILM AWARDS 2016Jakarta
Indonesia
NO
GOLDEN WORLD AWARD: INTERNATIONAL FILM -
EURO FILM FEST 2016Saint. Petersburg
Russian Federation
YES
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -
MEXICO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016Mexico City
Mexico
YES
SILVER AWARD PALM WINNER: NARRATIVE SHORT COMPETITION -
BARCELLONA FILM FESTIVAL 2016Barcellona
Spain
NO
CASTELL AWARD -
INTERNATIONAL HORROR HOTEL 2016Cleveland, OH
United States
June 12, 2016
NO
HONORABLE MENTION -
DOWN EAST FLICK FEST 2016Greenville, NC
United States
NO
THIRD PLACE WINNER: BEST HORROR SHORT -
ATLAS AWARDS 2016Boston,MA
United States
NO
WINNER BEST HORROR FILM -
SPOTLIGHT HORROR FILM AWARDS 2016Atlanta, GA
United States
NO
SILVER AWARD WINNER -
INDIEPOSSIBLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND SCREENPLAY COMPETITION 2016Providence, RI
United States
June 30, 2016
NO
BEST HORROR -
FANTASMAGORICAL FILM FEST 2016Kentucky, KY
United States
July 29, 2016
NO
OUTSTANDING VISUAL FILM - OUTSTANDING SCREEN STORY -
DOCUMENTARY & SHORT INTERNATIONAL MOVIE AWARD 2016Jakarta
Indonesia
NO
INTERNATIONAL PLATINUM AWARD: EUROPEAN SHORT FILM, INTERATIONAL GOLD AWARD WINNER: DIRECTOR, EDITOR, FILMAKER OF INSPIRATION, MEDAL OF INSPIRATION , INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF RECOGNITION: LEAD ACTOR, STORY -
COLORTAPE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016Brisbane
Australia
NO
TOP 10 FILMS AWARD: BEST DEBUT -
INTERNATIONAL FILM COMPETITION 2016Jakarta
Indonesia
NO
PLATINUM AWARD: SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -
AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE FILM FESTIVAL 2016Miami, FL
United States
NO
BEST GRINDHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL SHORT HORROR FILM -
TABLOID WITCH AWARDS 2016Santa Monica, CA
United States
NO
BEST AVANT-GARDE HORROR SHORT -
INTERNATIONAL FILM COMPETITION 2016Depok
Indonesia
NO
BEST FILM - INTERNATIONAL PLATINUM AWARD: SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -
LOS ANGELES FILM AWARDS 2016Los Angeles
United States
NO
BEST HORROR -
AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE FILM FEST 2016Miami, FL
United States
NO
BEST EXPERIMENNTAL SHORT HORROR FILM -
LAKE VIEW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016Ludhiana Punjab
India
NO
BEST FILM OF THE MONTH - BEST DIRECTOR OF THE MONTH -
FEARNYC 2016New York, NY
United States
October 26, 2016
NO
BEST SHORT FILM -
DIRECTOR AWARDS 2016
NO
DIAMOND AWARD: DIRECTOR AWARD FOR VISIONARY DIRECTING -
FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR FILM FESTIVAL 2016Bali
Indonesia
NO
GOLD AWARD: INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM, DIRECTOR - SILVER AWARD: FILM CONCEPT -
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY, SHORT AND COMEDY 2016Bali
Indonesia
NO
INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE WINNERS: INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM - INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS: STORY -
AAB INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016Moga, Indonesia
NO
BEST MID SHORT FILM -
THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM AWARD 2016
France
NO
DIAMOND AWARD: BEST SHORT FILM - PLATINUM AWARD: BEST DIRECTOR - PLATINUM AWARD: BEST VISUAL FX - DIAMOND AWARD: BEST EDITING -
NORTH AMERICAN FILM AWARDS 2016New Brunswick
Canada
November 27, 2016
NO
BEST EDITOR -
US HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS 2016Hollywood, CA
United States
NO
GOLD AWARD: BEST MAKE-UP -
THE BARNI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALBarnaul
Russian Federation
NO
BEST HORROR FILM -
INTERNATIONAL FILM & PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVALJakarta
Indonesia
NO
DIAMOND AWARD: SHORT FILM -
INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS & MOVIE AWARDSJakarta
Indonesia
NO
INTERNATIONAL DIAMOND AWARD WINNER: INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM -
STONEFAIR FILM FESTIVAL 2016Piatra-Neamt
Romania
NO
BEST FILM - BEST DIRECTOR - BEST EDITOR -
HONOLULU FILM AWARDS 2016Honolulu,HI
United States
NO
ALOHA ACCOLADE WINNER -
FILMSTRIP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017Iasu
Romania
NO
BEST FILM, BEST EDITOR -
INTERNATIONAL FILM & PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2017Jakarta
Indonesia
NO
DIAMOND AWARD: SHORT FILM -
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF PRAYAG 2017
India
NO
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM -
WOLRD SHORT DIRECTOR AWARDS 2017Bali
Indonesia
NO
DIAMOND AWARD: DIRECTING IN SHORT NARATIVE FILM, EDITOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER, NEWCOMER FILM - PLATINUM AWARD: STORY, SOUND -
FREEDOM FILM FESTIVAL 2017
United States
NO
BEST EXPERIMENT -
MINDFIELD FILM FESTIVAL 2017Los Angeles, CA
United States
NO
DIAMOND AWARDS: SHORT FILM -
CINEMA WORLDFEST AWARDS 2016Ottawa
Canada
NO
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: VISUAL EFFECTS -
ELVATION INDIE FILM AWARDS 2017Dublin
Ireland
NO
THE SPOTLIGHT AWARD -
EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2017Warsaw
Poland
YES
WINNER HORROR FILM -
INFLUX MAGAZINE FILM AWARDS 2017Huntington Beach, CA
United States
NO
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -
BEST SHORT CINEMA PRIZE 2017Bali
Indonesia
NO
SHORT DIAMOND PRIZE AWARD -
AAB INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017Monga Punjab
India
NO
WINNER OF THE YEAR -
PLANET 9 FILM FEST 2017Chicago, IL
United States
NO
OFFICIAL WINNER, RADICAL MIND BLOW FILM AWARD -
NORTH BAY ART AND FILM FESTIVAL 2017Benicia, CA
United States
NO
2ND PLACE BEST HORROR/THRILLER FANTASY SHORT FILM -
FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017Lecheria
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
YES
BEST SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH, AUDIENCE AWARDS 2ND PLACE, BEST DIRECTOR FILM EX AEQUO, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST SOUND DESIGN, BEST HORROR, SPECIAL MENTION FX SHORT FILM, SPECIAL MENTION COSTUME DESIGN SHORT FILM, BEST YOUNG ACTOR, BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT FILM, SPECIAL MENTION EDITING SHORT FILM, BEST OF FICOCC'S FIRST YEAR -
VIRGIN SPRING CINEFEST 2017Kolkata
India
NO
SILVER AWARD: SHORT FILM -
EL THE REEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017Glasgow
United Kingdom
NO
3ND BEST OF THE FEST, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE -
CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL SHORTS FESTIVAL 2017Encino, CA
United States
NO
BEST FOREIGN SHORT -
OMICHIKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017Omsk
Russian Federation
NO
BEST EDITING -
GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS 2017Los Angeles, CA
United States
NO
GLOBAL FILM OF THE MONTH, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST VISUAL EFFECTS, BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, BEST SOUND DESIGN -
SOUTHERN SHORTS AWARDS 2017Roswell, GA
United States
NO
AWARD OF MERIT: MUSIC -
AMERICAN FILMATIC ARTS AWARDS 2017New York, NY
United States
NO
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT -
OUT OF THE CAN FILM FESTIVAL 2017Stonebroom
United Kingdom
NO
BEST HORROR -
VIDEOSCREAM 2018Portland, OR
United States
NO
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -
SOUTH FILM AND ARTS ACADEMY FESTIVAL 2018Rancagua
Chile
YES
SPECIAL AWARD: SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH, BEST HORROR SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR IN A SHORT FILM, BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT FILM EX AEQUO, BEST YOUNG ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A SHORT FILM, ART DIRECTION HONORABLE MENTION IN A SHORT FILM, EDITING HONORABLE MENTION IN A SHORT FILM, ORIGINAL SCORE HONORABLE MENTION IN A SHORT FILM, BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A SHORT FILM, BEST VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SHORT FILM -
CULT CRITIC MOVIE AWARDS 2018Kolkata
India
NO
CULT CLASSIC FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST EDITING,, BEST SOUND DESIGN, BEST ACTOR, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS -
VIRGIN SPRING CINESFFEST 2018Kolkata
India
NO
GOLD AWARD: BEST ACTRESS, GOLD AWARD: BEST SOUND DESIGN, GOLD AWARD BEST DIRECTOR, GOLD AWARD BEST VFX, SILVER AWARD CINEMATOGRAPHY, SILVER AWARD BEST ACTOR -
INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL "THE DAY IS SHORT" 2018Puerto La Cruz
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
NO
BEST HORROR SHORT FILM -
BARCELLONA PLANET FILM FESTIVAL 2018Barcellona
Spain
NO
BEST MAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST EDITING -
EURASIA INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY FILM FESTIVAL 2018Moscow
Russian Federation
NO
BEST EXPERIMENTAL -
INDEPENDENT SHORT AWARDS 2018Los Angeles, CA
United States
NO
GOLD AWARD: BEST ACTRESS, SILVER AWARD: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BRONZE AWARD: BEST HORROR SHORT, BEST SOUND DESIGN, HONORABLE MENTION: BEST MALE DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING, BEST VISUAL FX -
ST. TROPEZ FILM FESTIVAL 2018Paris
France
NO
BEST EDITING, BEST HORROR, BEST SOUND DESIGN -
JAKARTA FILM AWARDSJakarta
Indonesia
NO
PLATINUM AWARD: DIRECTOR, GOLDEN AWARD: INTERNATIONAL FILM, EDITING -
SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2018San Antonio de Ibarra
Ecuador
YES
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -
ASIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER FESTIVAL AND AWARDS 2018Java
Indonesia
NO
ASIA PACIFIC PLATINUM AWARD -
FEAR INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM GENRE AWARDS 2018
Canada
NO
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -
GOLDEN EARTH FILM AWARDS 2018Kolkata
India
NO
BEST DIRECTOR'S DEBUT OF THE MONTH, BEST D.O.P. OF THE MONTH -
INTENDENCE FILM FESTIVAL 2018Lakewood CO
United States
NO
BEST FOREIGN HORROR -
JOGJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018Jogjakarta
Indonesia
NO
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS OF OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE -
LOS ANGELES COMPETITION AND AWARDS 2018Los Angeles CA
United States
NO
BEST HORROR SHORT FILM, BEST MUSICAL SCORE SHORT FILM -
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL NOLLYWOOD FILM FETIVAL 2018Toronto
Canada
NO
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY -
JEAN LUC GODARD AWARDS 2018Kolkata
India
NO
BEST DIRECTOR , BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, CULT CLASSIC -
5TH PINK CITY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2018Jaipur
India
NO
BEST SOUND DESIGN -
SHORT CINE FEST 2018
India
NO
WINNER CINEFEST 2018 -
VARIOUS ARTISTS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2018Chicago (IL)
United States
NO
BEST HORROR/THRILLER SHORT -
6IX SCREAMS INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2018Toronto
Canada
NO
CREEPY SOUND AWARD -
DIRECTORS AWARDS 2018Jakarta
Indonesia
NO
PLATINUM AWARD: DIRECTORS AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTING IN SHORT FILM, DIRECTORS AWARDS FOR EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTING, NEW DIRECTORS OF THE YEAR AWARD, DIRECTORS AWARDS FOR MUSIC , GOLD AWARD WINNER: DIRECTORS AWARDS FOR CINEMATOGRAPHER, DIRECTORS AWARDS FOR EDITOR -
BALI FILM AWARDS 2018Bali
Indonesia
NO
PLATINUM AWARDS: INTERNAYIONAL FILM, DIRECTOR GOLDEN AWARDS: ACTOR, EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY -
SIERRA INTERNATIONAL FILM WEEKEND 2018Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
YES
BEST SCREENPLAY -
BOROBUDUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018Borobudur
Indonesia
NO
BOROBUDUR AWARD OF OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE -
MIRABAN UK FILM AWARDS 2018London
United Kingdom
NO
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT -
CROWN WOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019Kolkata
India
NO
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS -
SAINT-PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019Saint-Petersburg
Russian Federation
NO
BEST EDITING, BEST ART DIRECTION, BEST SFX -
SOUTHERN CORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019Valparaíso
Chile
YES
GREAT PRIZE TO THE BEST SHORT FILM -
LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019Mumbai
India
NO
BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR -
MOODY CRAB FILM FEST 2020Moga
India
NO
JURY'S SPECIAL MENTION -
KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL MICRO FILM FESTIVAL 2020Kolkata
India
NO
2ND BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM -
WHITE UNICORN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020Kolkata
NO
BEST EDITOR -
BEYOND EARTH FILM FESTIVAL SEASON 5 2020Chennai
India
NO
BEST SOUND DESIGN -
WHITE UNION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020Kolkata
India
NO
BEST FILM, BEST EDITOR -
TRIPVILL TV GLOBAL CINEFEST 2020Kolkata
India
NO
BEST SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST EDITING, BEST SOUND DESIGNING -
THINKING HAT FICTION CHALLENGE 4TH SEASON 2020Either in Chandigarh or in Kolkata
India
NO
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS -
WORLD FILM CARNIVAL SINGAPORE 2020Singapore
Singapore
BEST DIRECTOR, BEST FEATURE FILM (CATEGORY HORROR), BEST MUSIC SCORE. BEST VFX ARTIST, BEST EDITING, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, BEST PRODUCER, BEST SOUND DESIGNING, OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD -
TAGORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020Bolpur
India
NO
BEST HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM, BEST ACTOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, BEST SOUND DESIGNING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, BEST EDITING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, BEST DIRECTOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, BEST VFX ARTIST, BEST FILM SCORE SOUNDTRACK OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, BEST SHORT FILM OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD -
SOUTH FILM AND ARTS ACADEMY FESTIVAL 2020Rancagua
Chile
NO
BEST VFX IN A SHORT FILM, BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN A SHORT FILM, BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A SHORT FILM, PRODUCTION HONORABLE MENTION IN A SHORT FILM, ORIGINAL SCORE HONORABLE MENTION IN A SHORT FILM, BEST EDITING IN A SHORT FILM, BEST ART DIRECTION IN A SHORT FILM, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A SHORT FILM, BEST CHILD ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM, SUPPORTING ACTRESS HONORABLE MENTION IN A SHORT FILM, BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR IN A SHORT FILM, BEST TERROR SHORT FILM, SPECIAL AWARD SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH -
MONT BLANC INTERNATIONAL MOVIE FEST 2020Paris
France
NO
CINEMATOGRAPHY OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, SHORT FILM OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, DIRECTOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD -
SAND DANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020jaisalmer
India
NO
SHORT FILM OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD , BEST ACTOR, BEST DIRECTOR , DEBUT FILMMAKER OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, EDITING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The director is a grandnephew of Anton Machnich, one of the movie pioneers in Italy, who opened the first movie theaters in Italy, in Romania and in Ireland (the latter in partnership with the famous writer James Joyce) in the early 19th century. He studied film direction at the Los Angeles Film School after working as a production assistant in several screen and TV movies (also with Ettore Scola).
THE EVE is a story that echoes the style of the great American thriller writer Robert Bloch (whose novel "Psycho" was filmed by Hitchcock) in its macabre irony, of Dino Buzzati, the most important Italian fantasy writer in its longing for the transcendent and the desperate waiting for an opportunity of redemption from a tragic life, and of the great American fantasy fiction writer Henry James in its interior monologues and in the psychological narration of the leading characters. Instead, it distances itself from a certain Italian film genre that was exploited until the end of the 19th century and whose formulas now appear repetitive.
The film gives the opportunity to explore in an international film language the purity and fantasy of a child's world violated by the cynicism of the world of adults, and to narrate it through the dilated times of dream and imagination in the setting of a Christmas that has nothing joyful and mystical and where the waiting for another future, symbolized by the bell tower, is the leading character of the story