VIOLET DAZE
BODY-HORROR SHORT FILM | Completed 2021 | Shooting Gauge: HD | Duration: 15:27 minutes
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Violet and Daisy have been best friends since they were five. Total besties. BFFs. Joined at the hip. How close can two best friends get? What would they do if anyone tried to separate them?
The project has received some attention as a proof of concept for the feature, being selected as a finalist in the Continue Short Film Initiative (AUS) and a Quarter Finalist in the ScreenCraft Horror Concept Contest (USA). CAST
Violet Bonnie Ferguson Daisy Emma Horn Violet (8 yrs) Ellison Haughie Daisy (8 yrs) Rosie Lang Violet's Parents Luke McWilliams and Clare Langsford Daisy's Parents Marisa Martin and David Tynan Extras: Radha Foster Tynan, Mimi Sko, Isla Sko, Clark Sexton, Matilda Vassarotti Bran, Millie Pellegrino AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS
AWARD WINS Best Horror Film (Audience Award) Cannes Short Film Festival 2022 Best Australian Short Film Director, A Night of Horror Film Festival, Australia, 2022 Best Original Concept, Ethereal Horror Film Festival, Texas, 2022 Best Visual Effects, Hex After Dark Film Festival, Canada, 2022 Best Special Effects, Canberra Short Film Festival, Australia, 2022 NOMINATIONS Best Actor, Bonnie Ferguson, FANtastic Horror FF San Diego, USA Best Supporting Actor, Emma Horn, FANtastic Horror FF San Diego, USA Goriest Film, FANtastic Horror FF San Diego, USA Best Fantasy Short, Ethereal Horror Fest, Austin Texas USA Best Horror Film, Ethereal Horror Fest, Austin Texas USA Best International Short, Ethereal Horror Fest, Austin Texas USA Best Practical Effects/Makeup, Ethereal Horror Fest, Austin Texas USA Best Special Effects, Ethereal Horror Fest, Austin Texas USA Top Twenty - AACTA + Monster Pictures Feature Pitch Competition Finalist – Continue Short Film Initiative Finalist- ScreenCraft Horror Concept Contest OFFICIAL SELECTIONS Cannes Short Film Festival, France Atlanta Horror Film Festival, USA FANtastic Horror Film Festival, San Diego USA Hex After Dark, Canada A Night of Horror Film Festival, Sydney Australia Canberra Short Film Festival, Australia Be Afraid Horror Fest, Gorizia, Italy Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival, Arkansas USA Bleedingham Horror Film Festival, Washington USA Monsterfest, Melbourne Australia |
CREW
Director of Photography Robb Shaw Velzen ACS
Camera Assist Matthew Ong Camera Attachment Ashley Parker Production Designer Janine Jeffreys Set Dresser Deanna Mann Set Construction Paul Martin & David Tynan Set Construction Attachment Sage Tynan Makeup Artist Chloe Dodgson FX Makeup/Prosthetics James Moudakis Additional Prosthetics Marisa Martin Prosthetics Attachment Tiana Henry Audio Post Production Tim Duck Foley Claire Wade & Duncan Lowe Location Sound Alistair Lauro Composer Munro Melano Music Mix Robin Waters Guitar Julian Abrahams Drums Anthony Murray Editor Clare Langsford Visual Effects Marisa Martin First AD David Tynan Script Surgeon Luke McWilliams Script Editor Bruce Davie Production Assistant Laura Cotterill Directing Attachment Jianna Catabagan MEDIA
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CROWDFUNDING SUPPORTERS
HUGE thanks to these amazing people who helped us gather the funding we needed to make the film ❤️️
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Alice Furze
Alison Crossley Andrew Moore Anna Lee Anonymous x 6 April Hbaika Becca Howard Belinda Cox Beth L’Estrange Big Tim Stiles |
Bree Element
Bron Vickers Bronwynne Jones Charlie Sage Chris & Ray Tynan Chris Grady Clare L’Estrange Dan Sanguineti David Tynan Elisa Cristallo |
Elisa, Isla & Mimi Sko
Elizabeth Milton Emily Mackay Emma Taylor Hana Tow Helen Perris James Trianta Janine Jeffreys Jason Ezra Jeanette Bradfield |
Julie Golledge
Kate Churchward Kazuyo Kitada Leah Baulch Lisa Richards Mark Brunacci McCallum Family Minxy Langsford Monica Penders Morgan Gardiner |
Mosh and Sue Riakos
Nathan Armstrong Paul Martin Pauline Green Robb Shaw-Velzen Sarah Tynan Scott Cadzow Sherryn Gallagher Tanner Smedley Wesley Miles |