Fatum is the boundless force of opposition against free will... After reading bad news in the morning paper a man becomes a victim of his own fears.
Production Year: 2010
Length: 9'
Written and Directed by: Pablo Millan
Produced by: Ana Lombao, Pablo Millan
Leading Actor: Luis Iglesias
Assistant Director: Ana Lombao
Post-production: Pablo Millan & Ana Lombao
Music composed by: Pablo Millan
"Technique extraordinarily original. A most engaging work" - Black Maria Film Festival
"Ingeniously dramatized in this innovative dark comedy" - Florida Film Festival
"An imaginative vision of the most apparent reality" - Jury of Huesca Int'l Film Festival
"A little masterpiece" - Brugges Fantastic Film Festival
"One of the most loved films of this year's PiFan" - PiFan.Puchon Int'l Fantastic Film Festival
"Visually sublime and striking. Great Film" - DC Shorts Film Festival "
"... Almost saw Rod Serling himself watching off-camera" - Steve Green, Festival of Fantastic Films of Manchester
"Beautiful, stylish and artistic short; an ingenious use of animation" - Derek Horne, Anaheim Film Festival
Winner "Director's Choice Award" at 30th Black Maria Film + Video Festival, 2011, USA.
Nomination “Méliès d'Argent Award” Lund International Fantastic Film Festival, Sweden.
Winner "Special Jury Award" at 44th WorldFest-Houston, 2011.
Winner Special Commendation at the 39th Festival de Cine de Huesca.
Winner Best Experimental Short Film in the 20th Euroshorts 2011, Poland.
Winner "Director’s Award of TIC Brno"52nd BRNO16 International Short Fiction Film Festival, Czech Republic
Winner Best Film Editing Award at IV Festival de Curtas de Sada, Spain.
Winner Best Int'l Short Film in II Certamen Segundo de Chomón of Short Films with FX.
Official selection the 14th LA ShortsFest, USA
Official selection 20th Florida Film Festival, 2011, USA
Official selection 42th Nashville Film Festival, 2011, USA
Official selection 22nd New Orleans Film Festival 2011, USA
Official selection at 18th Raindance Film Festival
Official selection 18th Raindance Film Festival, UK
Official selection 29th Uppsala International Short Film Festival,Sweden
Official selection 12th Newport Beach Film Festival, 2011, USA
Official selection 14th Brussels Short Film Festival, 2011 Belgium
Official selection Boston Underground, USA
Officia Selection 8th Tirana International Film Festival, Albania
Official selection 30 Festival international du film d'Amiens, France
Official selection 15th PiFan-Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea
Official selection 8th DC Shorts Film Festival 2011, Washington
Official selection 10th Sopot Film Festival, 2010 Poland.
Official selection 6th Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, United Kingdom.
Official selection Anaheim International Film Festival, USA.
Official selection 21st Festival of Fantastic Films of Manchester, UK
Official selection 15º Festival de Cine Internacional de Ourense, Spain
Official selection 42nd Bolzano Short Film Festival, Italy
Official selection 23 Cineuropa Film Festival, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Official selection Câo Amarelo Mostra Internacional de Cinema Alternativo, Portugal
Official selection 8th Curtocircuito International Short Film Festival, Spain
Official selection VIII Festival de Curtas de Cans, O Porriño, Spain
Official selection at the 9th Irpen Film Festival, Ukraine
Official selection at the 14th Just for Laughs Film Festival in Montreal, Canada
Official Selection 7th BuSho Short Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary
Official Selection I'VE SEEN FILMS-Int'l Film Festival in Milan
Official Selection 4th Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival 2011, Belgium
Official Selection 16 Festival de Cine de Zaragoza 2011
Official Selection at Outbox International Short Film Festival 2012, Lebanon.