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Awards

"Now You See Me, Now You Don't": 18 awards. 11 nominations.

• BEST DIRECTOR
Short Film
Newport Beach Film Festival 2006

• GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD
Short Features
Berkeley Video & Film Festival 2008

• BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
Ojai Film Festival 2005

• BEST SHORT FILM
Harlem International Film Festival 2006

• BEST SHORT FILM
Utopia Film Festival 2008

• BEST SHORT DRAMA
Lake County Film Festival 2008

• BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORT
Oxford International Film Festival 2008

• BEST FOREIGN SHORT FILM
Cackalacky Film Festival 2006

• BEST THRILLER
Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival 2006

• BEST FILM UNDER 30 MINUTES
Victoria Independent Film Festival 2007

• SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Dramatic Short - Original
WorldFest Houston 2005

• AUDIENCE AWARD
MisCon Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival 2008

• REDEMPTIVE STORYTELLER AWARD
Professional
Redemptive Film Festival 2008

• HONORABLE MENTION
Best Drama
West Chester Film Festival 2008

• SPECIAL MENTION
World Fiction
Sedicicorto Forli International Film Festival 2007

• SPECIAL JURY AWARD
International Shorts
Angry Film Festival 2009

• RUNNER UP SHORT FILM 10-30 mins
Home Brewed International Film Festival 2007

• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Narrative Short
Golden Eye Film Festival 2005

• BEST SHORT FILM - nominee
Anchorage International Film Festival 2006

• BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT - nominee
Rome International Film Festival 2008

• BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - nominee
Great Lakes Independent Film Festival 2008

• BEST INTERNATIONAL-AMERICAN CROSSOVER AWARD - nominee
Great Lakes Independent Film Festival 2008

• BEST FOREIGN FILM - nominee
Portobello Film Festival 2008

• BEST FOREIGN FILM - nominee
Action On Film International Film Festival 2007

• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - nominee
Action On Film International Film Festival 2007

• BEST SCREENPLAY - nominee
Hermosa Shorts Film Festival 2008

• BEST FILM UNDER 35 MINUTES - nominee
International Film Festival South Africa 2007

• BEST SHORT FILM - finalist
Moondance International Film Festival 2006

• BEST SCORE - finalist
Moondance International Film Festival 2006

Festivals

"Now You See Me, Now You Don't": 108 festivals. 34 countries. 5 continents.

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2005
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (USA)
Hollywood Film Festival (USA)
Ojai Film Festival (USA)
WorldFest Houston (USA)
Regensburg Short Film Week (Germany)
FIKE: Evora International Short Film Festival (Portugal)
Brno 16 (Czech Republic)
Euroshorts Film Festival (Poland)
Golden Eye Film Festival (Hungary)

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2006
Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA)
Stony Brook Film Festival (USA)
Sedona International Film Festival (USA)
Newport Beach Film Festival (USA)
Indianapolis International Film Festival (USA)
Santa Fe Film Festival (USA)
Anchorage International Film Festival (USA)
Annapolis Film Festival (USA)
Temecula Valley International Film Festival (USA)
Big Bear Lake International Film Festival (USA)
Ohio Independent Film Festival (USA)
Northampton Independent Film Festival (USA)
Moondance International Film Festival (USA)
Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival (USA)
Crested Butte Reel Fest (USA)
Miami Short Film Festival (USA)
Long Island International Film Expo (USA)
Harlem International Film Festival (USA)
Queens International Film Festival (USA)
Cackalacky Film Festival (USA)
Sao Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil)
Expresion en Corto International Film Festival (Mexico)
Las Garzas International Film Festival (Panama)
Bahamas International Film Festival (Bahamas)
Winnipeg International Film Festival (Canada)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival (Spain)
Badalona International Short Film Festival (Spain)
Alpinale European Film Festival (Austria)
Tirana International Film Festival (Albania)
Muuuvi International Short Film Festival (Romania)

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2007
Shriekfest Los Angeles Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival (USA)
Woods Hole Film Festival (USA)
Action On Film International Film Festival (USA)
SiliCon Short Film Festival (USA)
Home Brewed International Film Festival (Australia)
SnowyFest International Film Festival (Australia)
Victoria Independent Film Festival (Australia)
Swansea Bay Film Festival (UK)
Salento International Film Festival (Italy)
Sedicicorto Forli International Film Festival (Italy)
United Nations of Film Festival (Netherlands)
Istanbul International Short Film Festival (Turkey)
Sapporo International Short Film Market (Japan)
Beijing International Movie Festival (China)
CamboFest: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia (Cambodia)
Dominican International Film Festival (Dominican Republic)
Zimbabwe International Film Festival (Zimbabwe)
Gold Lion Film Festival (South Africa)
Lowveld International Film Festival (South Africa)
International Film Festival South Africa (South Africa)

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2008
California Independent Film Festival (USA)
Rome International Film Festival (USA)
Asheville Film Festival (USA)
Lake County Film Festival (USA)
West Chester Film Festival (USA)
Oxford International Film Festival (USA)
Montclair International Film Festival (USA)
River’s Edge International Film Festival (USA)
Nevada City Film Festival (USA)
Port Townsend Film Festival (USA)
Berkeley Video & Film Festival (USA)
Great Lakes Independent Film Festival (USA)
Rockport Film Festival (USA)
Tacoma Film Festival (USA)
Solstice Film Festival (USA)
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival (USA)
Estes Park Film Festival (USA)
ION International Film Festival (USA)
Utopia Film Festival (USA)
Redemptive Film Festival (USA)
Santa Fe Metaphysical Film Festival (USA)
Flyway Film Festival (USA)
Hermosa Shorts Film Festival (USA)
Very Short Movies Festival (USA)
MisCon Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival (USA)
Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival (USA)
Carrousel International Youth Film Festival (Canada)
Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival (Canada)
Bay Street Film Festival (Canada)
Fantaspoa Porto Alegre International Fantastic Film Festival (Brazil)
RIOFAN: Rio de Janeiro Fantastic Film Festival (Brazil)
FIXION-SARS: Festival de Cine Fantástico y de terror de Santiago (Chile)
Montezuma International Film Festival (Costa Rica)
Dhaka International Short & Independent Film Festival (Bangladesh)
Libertas Film Festival (Croatia)
Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (Turkey)
Cyprus International Short Film Festival (Cyprus)
Screamin’ Athens Horror Film Festival (Greece)
X_Science: Cinema Between Science and Science Fiction (Italy)
Spiez Film and Video Festival (Switzerland)
Amberg Horror Fest (Germany)
Konstanz Short Film Festival (Germany)
Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival (Germany)
Portobello Film Festival (UK)
Filmstock International Film Festival (UK)
DeReel Independent Film Festival (Australia)

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2009
Angry Film Festival (Australia)
Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival (Uruguay)

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About me:

Father of two boys, director of over 100 commercials, writer-director of the award-winning short NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON'T and the upcoming feature film ZOE.





Who I'd like to meet:


Reviews of
"Now You See Me, Now You Don't"

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"One of the most memorable films
I’ve seen all year"
- Paul Pritchard, PULPMOVIES


"Incredibly powerful and brilliant"
- Rob O'Hara, REVIEW-O-MATIC


"It will leave you breathless"
- Melissa Bostaph, DREAD CENTRAL


"A masterfully spun hypnotic short"
- Mark Watts, ART NOUVEAU MAGAZINE


"A masterpiece"
- Richard Propes, THE INDEPENDENT CRITIC


"Stunning cinematography and
fantastic directing style"
- Andrew James, MOVIE PATRON


"A rollercoaster ride from which you can't possibly tear your eyes or soul"
- Lisa Pas, POPCORN PREVIEWS


"A heart wrenching supernatural drama"
- Felix Vasquez Jr, CINEMA CRAZED


"Tense and thrilling...both logical and disturbing"
- J.C. Macek III, THE WORLD'S GREATEST CRITIC


"Attila Szasz is going to play us
like a piano"
- Tony Farinella, COMIC BOOK BIN


"Szasz not only entertains the audience
he makes them think as well"
- Bob Trate, MANIA


"A masterfully intense piece of art"
- Clay Dempsey, CINEPHELIA


"An example of how to manipulate audience perceptions, but still tell the story well"
- Kevin Wohler, FILMGURU


"It will tear your heart out"
- Nick Kelly, HORRORVIEW


"It is not often that an independent filmmaker manages to create a flawless film"
- Steve Dale, FILM APOCALYPSE


"The crushing finale is pitch-perfect"
- M.G. Wood, AMERICAN VULTURE


"This is what cinema can be"
- Daniel Edward, MYSTERIOUS MR. MUNGO


"Either brilliantly simple
or simply brilliant"
- David Stephenson, ROGUE CINEMA


"A damn good movie with
a very clever twist"
- Andrew Boatright, MOVIE COMPOUND


"Exceptionally taut and tense"
- Dylan Charles, DVD VERDICT


"We are no doubt looking at
the next great master of cinema"
- Ryan Midnight, GEEKS OF DOOM


"A masterful moment in subtle genre filmmaking"
- James O'Brien, CINESCARE


"The punch that it delivers in its short running time is nothing short of phenomenal"
- Jude Felton, BLOODTYPE ONLINE


"A brilliant mystery drama that takes the viewer on an emotional ride"
- Ricardo Barberini, MOVIEBUFFS


"Clever, subtle and well-crafted...
a tour de force"
- Mr Intolerance, DVD RESURRECTIONS


"Extraordinary and unforgettable...
a must watch"
- "The Angry Princess, HORROR-FANATICS


"If I could write the way Szasz wields a camera, I could rule the world"
- Corbyn Bricie, UNSIGNED THE MAGAZINE


"Truly breathtaking"
- Fatally Yours, FATALLY YOURS HORROR REVIEWS


"Truly beautiful, in every sense
of the word"
- John Floyd, THE INDEPENDENT FILM CORNER


"The way Szasz is able to manipulate the audience is genius"
- Rev. Phantom, MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS


"Visually poetic…intelligent, stunning and beautiful"
- Lori Abel, REVIEWER MAGAZINE


"Keeps the viewer nailed to the seat"
- Thomas Lundmark, MOVIEMIX


"Szasz has an eye for cinema that is going to take him far"
- Luke Franklin, HORROR-MOVIES


"The payoff is powerful and unforgettable"
- Jeffrey M. Anderson, COMBUSTIBLE CELLULOID


"It heralds the entrance of Szasz as a very talented young director"
- Sam Bathe, LOAD MAGAZINE


"Both haunting and touching
at the same time"
- Chad Connolly, THE MOVIES MADE ME DO IT


"Richly mysterious, chilling and heartbreaking"
- Logan Crow, MONDO CELLULOID


"Leaves an indelible mark on the brain
long after it's over"
- Steve Pattee, HORROR TALK


"A wonderfully visual piece of work"
- Michael Sheridan, TAIL SLATE


"Engaging, haunting and it sure as hell is surprising"
- Tony DeFrancisco, FILM ARCADE


"One of the best short films
I have ever seen"
- Matt Molloy, HORROR REVIEWS


"Chilling and well-written...
a stunning effort"
- Troy Michael, INNOCENT WORDS MAGAZINE


"Beautifully directed and subtle...
a visual feast"
- MaT, DEAD LANTERN


"Extremely impressive"
- David Beckett, MYREVIEWER


"Gripping and harrowing...grasps you by the mind and never lets you go"
- Erich Becker, ENTERTAINMENTOPIA


"A sleek, stylish, dramatic thriller"
- Alex DiVincenzo, HORROR-101..




Hungarian actress Dora Letay in one of the chilling scenes of "Now You See Me, Now You Don't"


BEHIND THE SCENES

Click on the Directors Notes logo to listen to the podcast of an in-depth interview with director Attila Szasz about the making of "Now You See Me, Now You Don't"




Click on the ShortEnd Magazine logo to read an interview with director Attila Szasz about how to be an independent outsider, while making a Hollywood-style movie




Click on the CineScare logo to read another interview with director Attila Szasz, this time about his love of the genre and the joy of making "Now You See Me, Now You Don't"




WATCH IT ON TV

Click on the photo to find out the screening times of
"Now You See Me, Now You Don't" on SHORTS TV




OWN IT ON DVD

- Stephen Simon, co-founder of
SPIRITUAL CINEMA CIRCLE

Click on the Spiritual Cinema Circle logo to find out how you can order "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" on DVD - just search the 2007 September titles


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    Click on the photo to read a short interview with me about my past, my work, my influences and my dreams



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