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Dawn of Spectral Darkness

After finding the virility formula Prof Gustav decides to find the cure for Covid. But an entity from a parallel dimension warns him not to. Otherwise...

  • Leonidas Stanescu
    Director
    Dark Dawn in Tokyo , Operacion Banana the Formula, After 19
  • Leonidas Stanescu
    Writer
    Dark Dawn in Tokyo , Operacion Banana the Formula, After 19
  • Leonidas Stanescu
    Producer
    Dark Dawn in Tokyo , Operacio Banana the Formula, After 19
  • Leonidas Stanescu
    Key Cast
    "Zoltan"
    Dark Dawn in Tokyo , Operacion Banana the Formula, After 19
  • Leonidas Stanescu
    Key Cast
    "Prof Gustav"
    Dark Dawn in Tokyo , Operacion Banana the Formula
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Dark Fantasy, Supernatural, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 20, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    150 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Singapore
  • Country of Filming:
    Singapore
  • Language:
    Romanian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Uruvatti International Film Festival
    Uruvatti
    India
    March 9, 2021
    WINNER Best Mobile Short Film
  • Sweden Film Awards

    Sweden
    March 1, 2021
    SEMI-FINALIST
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    March 1, 2021
    Honorable Mention
  • London International Monthly Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    March 1, 2021
    Honorable Mention
  • Altff Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    March 21, 2021
    Award Winner Quarantine Category
  • Cult Movies International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    March 21, 2021
    Semifinalist
  • Wallachia Int'l Film Festival
    Bucharest
    Romania
    March 21, 2021
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Andromeda Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    March 10, 2021
    Award Winner Best Sci-fi
  • Austin International Art Festival
    Austin,Texas
    United States
    March 7, 2021
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Monthly Indie Shorts
    DUBAI
    United Arab Emirates
    April 1, 2021
    Award Winner Best Mobile
  • Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival
    istanbul
    Turkey
    May 9, 2021
    Official Selection
  • GIMFA Gralha International Monthly Film Awards

    Brazil
    May 1, 2021
    Award Winner Best Mobile Film
  • BIMIFF Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    May 16, 2021
    Nominee
  • Austin International Art Festival
    Austin
    United States
    May 26, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Hollywood Indie Film Awards
    Hollywood
    United States
    April 4, 2021
    Award Winner Best Mobile Film
  • Monthly Indie Shorts
    DUBAI
    United Arab Emirates
    April 1, 2021
    Award Winner Best Editing
  • Independent Horror Movie Awards

    United States
    May 8, 2021
    Award Winner Best Sound, Nominee for Best Music, Best editing, Best Acting and Best Director
  • 1st Monthly Film Festival
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    May 1, 2021
    Honorable Mention
  • Accord Cine Fest

    India
    April 3, 2021
    Nominee
  • World Film Carnival Singapore
    Singapore
    Singapore
    April 23, 2021
    Award Winner Best Mobile Film
  • Vesuvius International Film Festival
    Napoli
    Italy
    April 30, 2021
    Award Winner Best Mobile Film, Nominee for Best Actor and Best Short Film
  • Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
    Kosice
    Slovakia
    April 12, 2021
    FINALIST Mobile Phone
  • Tagore International Film Festival
    Tagore
    India
    April 30, 2021
    Award Winner Best Mobile Film
  • Thessaloniki Free Short Festival
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    May 9, 2021
    Honorable Mention
  • Anatolian Shot Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    May 7, 2021
    Award Winner Best Actor
  • Best Indie Film Award
    London
    United Kingdom
    April 30, 2021
    Semifinalist Experimental Short
  • Golden Wheat Awards
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    May 9, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Leonidas Stanescu

Romanian - Spanish actor based in Singapore. His passion for film industry brought him to produce pure zero budget films using a smartphone for filming, a tablet for editing, a small room in his house painted green as filming set and most of time being himself the actor in multiple roles. Among others his most noticeable characters are Anton, the drug dealer, Detective Bautista, a crooked cop, Prof Gustav, a crazy scientist and more recently Zoltan, from a parallel dimension.

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Director Statement

Dream small and you won't achieve anything.
Dream big and you'll get the scraps.
Dream the impossible and everything will be possible