An Artist's Curse - Awards & Official Selections

  

An Artist's Curse: 27 Official Selections, 7 Awards

 

An Artist's Curse is a short narrative film directed by Steven J. Mihaljevich shot on location in Perth, Western Australia. To contact the filmmaker, email jayjayaustralia@hotmail.com. 

AN ARTIST'S CURSE (OFFICIAL SELECTIONS)

(1) Venus on Broadway International Film Festival, New York, USA, 19 May 2024 (Nominee, Best Horror)

(2) Fort Myers Film Festival, Florida, USA, 22-26 May 2024 

(3) Festival Corto Rodinia, Valladolid, Spain, 30 Nov - 31 Dec 2024

(4) COLIFFE - Coliseum International Film Festival, Roma, Italy, 5-22 Dec 2024

(5) The White Rose International Film Festival, Harrogate, UK, 7 Dec 2024 (Grand Final)

(6) 10 Festival Internacional Cine En Las Montañas, Quindio, Colombia, 1-8 July 2024

(7) Antares International Film Festival, Sochi, Russia, 25-30 June 2024

(8) Spotlight International Film Festival, Las Vegas, USA, 20 Sept 2024

(9) UUCP Film Fest, Dumaguete, Philippines, Jan - Mar 2025

(10) Tabor Film Festival, Zupanija, Croatia, 6-7 July 2024

(11) Tigertail Asian Film Festival, Tampa, Florida, USA, 13 July 2024

(12) 22° MonFilmFest, Giochi Di Cinema Senza Frontiere, Torino, Italy, 4-13 July 2024

(13) The Sluagh Horror Film Festival, Louth, Ireland, 4 Oct 2024

(14) Tiny Mountains Winterland Dark Films, Cooran, Queensland, Australia, 6th July 2024

(15) Mostra de Cinema do Rosal, Pontevedra, Spain, 7-11 Aug 2024

(16) Perth Horror Film Festival, Australia, 15-18 Aug 2024

(17) Chroma Art Film Festival, Miami, Florida, USA, 17-18 Aug 2024

(18) In-FCTA. Festival de Cinema de la Terra Alta, Tarragona, Spain, 4-19 Aug 2024

(19) Victory International Film Festival, Evansville, Indiana, USA 12-14 Sept 2024 (Nominee: Best International Film)

(20)  WeirdFest, Okanagan, BC, Canada, 31 Aug 2024

(21) Reel Rhythm Music & Film Festival, Texas, USA, 31 Aug 2024

(22) Sunbury Indie Creature Kon (SICK), Ontario, Canada, 27-28 Sept 2024

(23) Festival du Fantastique Beziers, France, 4-5 Oct 2024

(24) Demonic Brilliance Film Festival, New Brunswick, Canada, 3 Oct 2024

(25) Indigo Moon Film Festival, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, 11-13 Oct 2024

(26) FICCON Festival Internacional de Cine de Constitución, Maule, Chile, 8-12 Oct 2024

(27) Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei, Molins Horror Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain, 8-17 Nov 2024

 

AN ARTIST'S CURSE (AWARDS)

(1) Best Short Horror - The White Rose International Film Festival, Harrogate, UK, Q1 2024 (Juried)

(2) Best Editing - The White Rose International Film Festival, Harrogate, UK, Q1 2024  (Juried)

(3) Best Original Score - The White Rose International Film Festival, Harrogate, UK, Q1 2024 (Juried)

(4) Best Cinematorgaphy - The White Rose International Film Festival, Harrogate, UK, Q1 2024  (Juried)

(5) Best Producer - The White Rose International Film Festival, Harrogate, UK, Q1 2024  (Juried)

(6) Runners-Up, Best Director - The White Rose International Film Festival, Harrogate, UK, Q1 2024  (Juried)

(7) 1st Place - People's Choice Award - Tiny Mountains Dark Films 2024, Cooroy, Queensland, Australia, 6 July 2024

 

SYNOPSIS

When a malevolent creature resides inside the artwork of a 10 year old girl, fate is sealed, with trauma from her childhood echoing across her life. Art and horror collide when the girl becomes a Mother and desperately tries to come to terms with her delusions and the shocking truth of her daughter. 

CAST & CREW

Director: Steven J. Mihaljevich

Producer: Jay Jay Jegathesan

Director of Photography: Shane Piggot

Author: Steven J. Mihaljevich

Editor: Steven J. Mihaljevich

Production Design: Helena Polley

Music: Ben Chase & Steven J. Mihaljevich

Georgia Eyres: Sonya

Jay Jay Jegathesan: Demon Artist

Valentina Blagojevic: Daughter

Mani Shanks: Sonya as Child

Simon Carter: Father

Countries Selected In (13): Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, France, Ireland, Italy, Philippines, Russia, Spain, USA, UK