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The Nightmare of the Running Ones

"The Running Ones" is a symbiosis between art and personal stories of people fleeing terror, war, political repression and persecution.

  • Ivan Kashlakov
    Director
  • Daniel Nenchev
    Producer
  • Anna Simeonoff
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Art
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 26, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Bulgaria
  • Country of Filming:
    Bulgaria
  • Language:
    Bulgarian, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, MPG4, 4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The Running Man Project
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    November 26, 2023
    Dom na Kinoto
  • New York Film and Cinematography Awards 2024
    New York
    United States
    Award Winner in category “Experimental Film”
  • Istanbul and New York International Short Film Festival 2024
    New York, Istanbul
    United States
    Award for" Best Movie Poster"
  • Rome Prisma Film Awards 2024
    Rome
    Italy
    Nomination for an award in the "Experimental Short Film" category for the month of July 2024
  • Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    September 15, 2024
    Finalist, Official Selection
  • Los Angeles Short Film Award
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 10, 2024
    Official Selection
  • RED MOVIE AWARDS
    Paris
    France
    May 23, 2025
    Official Selection
  • LA Film & Documentary Award
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 10, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork

    United Kingdom
    August 26, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Sugar Loaf Film Festival (SLFF)

    United States
    October 5, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Sustainable Stories Film Fest (SSFF)
    Houston
    United States
    October 16, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Lift-Off First-Time Filmmaker Sessions 2024

    United Kingdom
    August 12, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 1, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Golden Short Film Festival
    Abruzzo
    Italy
    July 3, 2024
    Official Selection
  • New York Istanbul Short Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    September 20, 2024
    Official Selection
  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    October 1, 2024
    Nominated for an award in Super Short Films category
  • Fortean Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    October 31, 2025
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Ivan Kashlakov

Ivan Kashlakov is a visual artist, web and graphic designer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. He participated in 500 international exhibitions in Korea, China, Japan, Poland, Switzerland, USA, Peru, Mexico, etc. Winner of 90 international awards, among which: Platinum award at Graphis Poster Awards 2024; 1st prize in the II International poster competition dedicated to the 130th anniversary of El Lissitzky UNOVIS XXI century; Featured in art and design publication "100 Best of 2022" in the "Graphic Design'' category by Creative Quarterly, Brooklyn, New York; Prize of the 11th Typography Competition of Communication Arts(CA), 2020; He has professional membership in Graphis, United Designs Alliance (UDA) and China-European International Design and Culture Association (CEIDA); part of an international jury in different competitions.

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Director Statement

The artistic provocation of our moral values and emotional perceptions. What does the running man dream of? What is he running from? What does the running man long for? What is reality and what is beyond it in the context of the events that have happened in the last 3 years in the world.