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Triangle

Countries of Origin: UK-Hungary

Triangle, the graduation film of Peter Engelmann from the Arts University Bournemouth, is a sci-fi pseudo-docu drama exploring the dark realms of the human mind. The story follows three strangers who - based on a 1997's psychological experiment on the bonds of friendship - are about to become friends for life, separated only by 36 questions...

Premiered internationally at the Oscar Qualifying Indy Shorts International Short Film Festival in the US, shortlisted for the 2021 BAFTA Student Awards, received a Royal Television Society Award and qualified for the 2022 BIFA and the 2023 BAFTA.

Engelmann Péter Arts University Bournemouth/Bournemouth Film School MA Film Practice szakán készült diplomafilmje, melyben Arthur Aron 1997-es pszichológiai kísérlete nyomán 3 idegen készül életre szóló barátságot kötni, melytől mindössze 36 kérdés és 45 perc választja el őket...

  • Péter Engelmann
    Director
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  • Peter Engelmann
    Writer
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  • Peter Engelmann
    Producer
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  • Janka Gyapai
    Producer
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  • Bournemouth Film School
    Executive
  • Lili Vetlényi
    Key Cast
    "Vic"
  • József S. Kovács
    Key Cast
    "Perp"
  • Dániel Gaál
    Key Cast
    "ByStan"
  • Lilla Kovács
    Key Cast
    "Young Vic"
  • Dávid Zoltán György
    Key Cast
    "Scientist/Brother/Narrator"
  • Simon Bazsányi
    Key Cast
    "Young Narrator"
  • Csaba Bántó
    Director of Photography
  • Peter Engelmann
    Editor
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  • Janka Szécsényi
    Production Design
  • Sam Dinley
    Composer
  • Gábor Kerekes
    Location Sound
  • Buzady Zhang Ge
    Line Producer
  • Milán Kovács
    1st AD
  • Bence Bujdosó
    1st AC
  • Dávid Rözge
    1st AC/B Cam
  • Bence Nagy-Berzsenyi
    2nd AC
  • Szilárd Kovács
    3rd AC/ C Cam
  • Márton Kovács
    DIT
  • Lili Molnár
    Costume & Hair & Make-Up
  • Peter Engelmann
    VFX
    The Community
  • Peter Engelmann
    Colorist
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  • Zoltán Kadnár
    Sound Editing
  • Blanka Kovács
    Script Supervisor
  • Zsombor Tű
    Set Decorator
  • Julie Tanner
    Production Coordinator
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Pseudo-documentary, drama, sci-fi
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 18, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    3,650 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Hungary
  • Language:
    Hungarian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Arts University Bournemouth
  • The Shortest Nights

    United Kingdom
    May 29, 2021
  • Barnes Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    June 18, 2021
    Best UK Short Fiction nominee
  • GSA BAFTA Student Film Awards

    Shortlist
  • Indy Short International Film Festival
    Indianapolis
    United States
    July 20, 2021
    International premiere
    Official Selection
  • SHOTS Film Festival
    Slovenj Gradec
    Slovenia
    August 5, 2021
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • The International Film and Television Festival SIMFEST
    Singeorgiu de Mures
    Romania
    September 13, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Indigo Moon Film Fest
    Fayetteville
    United States
    October 8, 2021
    Best Student Film
  • Aesthetica Film Festival
    York
    United Kingdom
    November 2, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Pannonfíling Mozgóképes Találkozó
    Veszprém
    Hungary
    November 6, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Birmingham Film Festival
    Birmingham
    United Kingdom
    November 19, 2021
    Best Ensemble Cast
  • INTERNATIONAL FILMSCHOOL FESTIVAL TETOUAN
    Tetouan
    Morocco
    November 22, 2021
    African Premiere
    Official Selection
  • FECEA - Festival Internacional de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada
    Alvorada
    Brazil
    December 2, 2021
    South American Premiere
    Best Supporting Actor (József S. Kovács)
  • Budapest Film Awards
    Budapest
    Hungary
    January 25, 2022
    Best Student Film
  • The 5th Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival

    Japan
    Official Selection
  • Notts Fest
    Nottingham
    United Kingdom
    March 14, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Mlada kamera
    Unicov
    Czech Republic
    March 18, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Gila Valley Film Festival
    Safford
    United Kingdom
    April 22, 2022
    Official Selection
  • WIFI Film Festival
    Topeka
    United States
    April 29, 2022
    Best Lead Actress (Lili Vetlényi) & Best Production Design & Special Achievement is Social Progress Through Film nominations
  • Phoenix Rising International Film Festival
    Luton
    United Kingdom
    May 13, 2022
    Best Director & Best Student Short awards, Best Short & Best Screenplay & Best Lead Actor (József S. Kovács) & Best Lead Actress (Lili Vetlényi) & Best Cinematography & Best Editing & Best Sound Design nominations
  • Carmarthen Bay Film Festival
    Llanelli
    United Kingdom
    May 16, 2022
    Best Foreign Short nominee
  • Nassau Film Festival
    Princeton
    United States
    May 21, 2022
    Best of Fest Audience Award (short film category)
  • Ceglédi Filmfesztivál
    Cegléd
    Hungary
    May 28, 2022
    Hollywood Golden Star Award by the Hungarian Hollywood Council
  • Zanzibar International Film Festival
    Zanzibar
    Tanzania, United Republic of
    August 18, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Royal Television Society Student Television Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    June 24, 2022
    Postgraduate Craft Skills - Writing Award, Postgraduate Drama nomination
  • Durban International Film Festival
    Durban
    South Africa
    Official Selection
  • Kino Bled
    Bled
    Slovenia
    August 8, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Adolph Zukor International Film Festival
    Mátészalka
    Hungary
    August 13, 2022
    Best Student Film
  • Bujtor István Filmfesztivál
    Balatonszemes
    Hungary
    August 21, 2022
    Best Lead Actress (Lili Vetlényi)
  • Fort Smith International Film Festival
    Fort Smith
    United States
    August 26, 2022
    Best Experimental Short
  • Brussels Fantastic Film Festival
    Brussels
    Belgium
    August 29, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Soo Film Festival Soo Film Festival
    Sault Ste. Marie
    United States
    September 14, 2022
  • THE GALACTIC IMAGINARIUM FILM FESTIVAL (Sci-Fi & Fantasy)
    Dumbravita
    Romania
    September 17, 2022
  • ME Film Festival
    Milledgeville
    United States
    September 22, 2022
    Best Ensemble Cast award, Best Director nomination
  • Malter Vándor Filmfesztivál
    Debrecen
    Hungary
    October 21, 2022
  • Cornwall Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    November 14, 2022
  • Student World Impact Film Festival
    Paramus
    United States
    November 13, 2022
  • Rapid Lion International Film Festival

    South Africa
    March 4, 2023
  • Las Cruces International Film Festival
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    United States
    April 12, 2023
Director Biography - Péter Engelmann

Péter is a 28-years-old Hungarian filmmaker currently living in the UK.
He started to work on his first small projects, etudes, web series with his classmates in 2012 when he was studying Television Studies at the Budapest Metropolitan University. After that, he started as a video editor and videographer intern and went on to study Directing, Screenwriting and Editing at the Budapest Film Academy. Besides, in 2014, he also went on to study BA Psychology at the Eötvös Loránd University.
In 2015, he made his first narrative short film #HELP - a 20-minutes satirical thriller about people living in pseudo-reality - that went on to receive several awards and nominations at various domestic and international film festivals and was also screened at the Oscar-qualifying Durban International Film Festival.
Throughout these years in Hungary - when his studies allowed him - he was working on music videos and other short-form content as a director and editor until 2019.
In September 2019, he moved to the UK to study MA Film Practice at the Arts University Bournemouth, where he continued to develop his craft as a writer-director. As part of his second semester's exercises, he directed, filmed and edited a 4-and 7-minutes social short film about domestic violence and planned suicide. During his last semester, he went back to Hungary to shoot his graduation film 'Triangle', a sci-fi pseudo-docu drama about the dark realms of the human mind. He graduated in September 2020.

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