Private Project

BLUE GLASS

After a decade of struggling to come to terms with his comatose wife, Alice's deteriorating condition, Adam accepts the unusual offer from a pioneering Doctor that will aid his grieving process. But what happens when 3 becomes a crowd? And how far does the rabbit hole go when you are lost in the illusion of reality?

  • Janusz Madej
    Director
    SHIFT, STIGMA, 11
  • Henrietta Bryant
    Writer
  • Janusz Madej
    Writer
  • Janusz Madej
    Producer
  • Henrietta Bryant
    Producer
  • Ivar Brinkman
    Producer
  • Marcel Romeijn
    Key Cast
    "Adam Shivers"
  • Henrietta Bryant
    Key Cast
    "Alice and Alison"
  • Hank Botwinik
    Key Cast
    "Dr. OSCAR KOZKINS"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 6, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Netherlands
  • Country of Filming:
    Netherlands
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED, 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • INDO AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF WORLD CINEMA 2021

    India
    Best International Short Film Award
  • Oasis Inter Continental Film Festival, 2021

    India
    Best International Short Film Award
  • OASIS CINE AWARDS 2021!

    Best Director - International Short Film Award
  • VIEWER'S CHOICE FILM FESTIVAL 2021

    India
    Official Selection
  • INTERNATIONAL HALICARNASSUS FILM FESTIVAL, 2021.
    Bodrum
    Turkey
    February 9, 2021
    BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
  • REELS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2021!

    Official Selection
  • Cult Film International Film Festival, 2021

    April 12, 2021
    WINNER - BEST ACTRESS
  • Phoenix Shorts 2021

    Official Selection
  • ROMA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2021
    Roma
    FINALIST
  • Nawada International Film Festival

    FINALIST
  • VESUVIUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2021

    Italy
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • ANATOLIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL , 20201
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    WINNER -BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
  • HOLLYWOOD INDIE FILM AWARDS
    Los Angeles
    United States
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • SUPER INDIE FILM FESTIVAL, 2021
    Los Angeles
    United States
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • PARIS FILM FESTIVAL

    NOMINATED
  • ACCORD CINE FEST

    WINNER- BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
  • ATHENS INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY ART FILM FESTIVAL, 2021

    HONORABLE MENTION
  • V.i.Z. Film Fest 2021

    Award Winner : BEST SHORT FILM. |. BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT FILM. |. BEST SHORT FILM DIRECTOR. |. BEST SHORT FILM SCREENWRITER. | BEST SHORT FILM CINEMATOGRAPHY
  • Silver Screen Short Film Awards, 2021

    Official Selection
  • ROTTERDAM INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, 2021

    Nominee
  • VIENNA INDIE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2021
    Vienna
    Austria
    SEMI-FINALIST
  • FLORIDA SHORTS, 2021
    Florida
    United States
    SEMI-FINALIST
  • PARIS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FESTIVAL, 2021
    Paris
    France
    FINALIST
  • BERLIN SHORTS AWARD, 2021
    Berlin
    Germany
    WINNER - BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
  • Nicomedia International Bi-Monthly Film Awards!

    WINNER -‘BEST FICTION FILM’
  • ONYKO FILM AWARS

    BEST FICTION , BEST EXPERIMENTAL
  • NEW CREATORS FILM AWARDS

    HONORABLE MENTION
  • 4theater Selection Film Festival 2021

    WINNER
  • BIG SCREEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2021

    Official Selection
  • RIMA - (Rio de Janeiro International Monthly Awards)
    Rio
    Brazil
    Official Selection
  • CINEMAKING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021

    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • MONSTERFLIX AWARDS

    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • ARTHOUSE FESTIVAL OF BEVERLY HILLS 2021
    Beverly Hills
    United States
    SEMI-FINALIST
  • KALAKARI FILM FEST, 2022

    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • PEPPLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021

    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Bettiah International Film Festival, 2021
    Bettiah
    India
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
Distribution Information
  • February 9, 2021
Director Biography - Janusz Madej

Janusz Madej is an actor, director, producer known for SH!FT (2018) (premiered at Cannes Film Festival), RESOLVE (2017), 11 (2014) and STIGMA (2011) as well as multiple award winner BLUE GLASS (2019) He was born in Warsaw, Poland and was trained as a ballet dancer in Warsaw School of Ballet and Central School of Ballet in UK. He left Poland when he was 17 to pursue the career of a professional Ballet dancer. He subsequently had a 12 year successful career as a ballet dancer in two world known ballet companies. Northern Ballet Theater in Leeds, UK and 10 years with Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In 2007 Janusz met in Amsterdam renown Hollywood acting teacher Ivanna Chubbuck who invited him to study acting in her masterclass in Hollywood. After his retirement from ballet in 2008 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue Acting and Filmmaking career. He graduated from The Los Angeles Film School with Science in Film Degree in 2010 and his theses short film STIGMA had since received a critical acclaim and was selected on numerous film festivals around the world. In 2014 his feature film debut "11" was premiered at 18th Temecula Valley Film and Music Festival in California. Janusz in his acting/directing career was fortunate to encounter many Hollywood prominent celebrities such as: Ed Harris, Jon Voight, Peter Bogdanovich, Virginia Madsen, Jemie Kennedy, Jeroen Krabbé, Oren Peli, Billy Dee Williams, Joseph Bologna, Connie Stevens, Brett Ratner, Matt Craven, Patricia Velasquez, Stu Stone, Rob Schneider, to just to name a few. Janusz's experience both in front and behind the camera makes him very accomplished artist that is able to direct actors with ease being an actor himself. His directing/producing experience ranges from feature films through short films to music videos and commercials. Following in foot steps of Polish master directors like Krzysztof Kieslowski and Roman Polanski Janusz specializes in affecting the viewers subconscious mind through technics like Neuro Linguistic Programming (nlp) and always is searching to ad an extra layer of narrative communication in to every project he is part of. In 2010 Janusz started his own film production company called 'Pineal Films Production'. In 2018 he fulfilled his dream by premiering Sh!ft which he produced as part of HP "Masters of Short Film" Competition at Cannes Film Festival. On April 13th, 2013 Janusz founded the Janusz Madej Technique Acting for Camera that offers an acting and filmmaking workshops for the English speaking actors and filmmakers.

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