Allerseelen is a horror short film directed by Michael J. Keplinger, starring Magdalena Mayr and Florentina Leitner.
Rendered in black and white and reduced in language, Allerseelen is the retelling of an actual nightmare. It therefore places the exploration of this dream state above a concrete and coherent narrative structure.
Simona Ascher co-wrote the story with Michael J. Keplinger, while Niklas Strahammer served as director of Photography. Along with Alexandra Bogner, who co-produced the film, this core team would later also work on IRIS together.
The short film was released digitally on November 2, 2021 and premiered on April 28, 2022 at the Crossing Europe film festival in Linz, Austria. The horror short film Allerseelen has since won several awards including Best Horror/Thriller Film at the Austrian Filmfestival in Vienna, Austria.
11 Awards & Nominations
- 3x Nominated, incl. Remarkable Filmic Narrative
Festival der österreichischen Filmautoren (Austria, 2023) - Winner: Silver Medal
Festival der österreichischen Filmautoren (Austria, 2023) - 3x Winner, incl. Gold Medal
Festival der Film-Autoren von Oberösterreich und Salzburg (Austria, 2023) - Winner: Best Horror/Thriller Film
Austrian Filmfestival (Austria, 2022) - Nominated: Best Short Gasp
Riservati Pictures Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2022) - Winner: Best Super Short Experimental
Flatness Film Awards (Türkiye, 2022) - Nominated: Short Film
Golden Wire (Austria, 2021)
10 Festivals & Screenings
- Festival der österreichischen Filmautoren (Austria, 2023)
- Festival der Film-Autoren von Oberösterreich und Salzburg (Austria, 2023)
- Wisdom Tree International Film Festival (India, 2023)
- Austrian Filmfestival (Austria, 2022)
- Kursaal Film Festival San Sebastián (Spain, 2022)
- Moscow Shorts ISFF (Russia, 2022)
- Flatness Film Awards (Turkey/Online, 2022)
- Riservati Pictures Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2022)
- Crossing Europe Filmfestival (Austria, 2022)
- Golden Wire (Austria, 2021)