Now You See Me, Now You Don't
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A short film by Attila Szász
Male
36 years old
Budapest,
Hungary
Last Login: 7/6/2009
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Now You See Me, Now You Don't's Film Bio
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| Influences | Now You See Me, Now You Don't
(Most latszom, most nem latszom)
2005 - Hungary - 30 min.
| | Directors | Written and Directed by
Attila Szasz
Produced by
Dalma Hidasi
Director of Photography
Tamas Kemenyffy
Co-producer
Attila Szasz
Tamas Kemenyffy
Edited by
Laszlo Hargittai
Sound
Csaba Major
Production & Costume Designer
Ibolya Bardosi
Starring
Erno Fekete
Dora Letay
Vitez Abraham
| | Awards | 17 awards.
10 nominations.
• BEST DIRECTOR
Short Film
Newport Beach Film Festival
• GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD Short Features
Berkeley Video & Film Festival
• BEST NARRATIVE SHORT Ojai Film Festival
• BEST SHORT FILM
Harlem International Film Festival
• BEST SHORT FILM
Utopia Film Festival
• BEST SHORT DRAMA
Lake County Film Festival
• BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORT
Oxford International Film Festival
• BEST FOREIGN SHORT FILM
Cackalacky Film Festival
• BEST THRILLER
Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival
• BEST FILM UNDER 30 MINUTES
Victoria Independent Film Festival
• SPECIAL JURY AWARD Dramatic Short - Original WorldFest Houston
• AUDIENCE AWARD
MisCon Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival
• REDEMPTIVE STORYTELLER AWARD
Professional
Redemptive Film Festival
• HONORABLE MENTION
Best Drama
West Chester Film Festival
• SPECIAL MENTION
World Fiction
Sedicicorto Forli International Film Festival
• RUNNER UP SHORT FILM 10-30 mins
Home Brewed International Film Festival
• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Narrative Short
Golden Eye Film Festival
• BEST SHORT FILM - nominee
Anchorage International Film Festival
• BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT - nominee
Rome International Film Festival
• BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - nominee
Great Lakes Independent Film Festival
• BEST INTERNATIONAL-AMERICAN CROSSOVER AWARD - nominee
Great Lakes Independent Film Festival
• BEST FOREIGN FILM - nominee
Portobello Film Festival
• BEST FOREIGN FILM - nominee
Action On Film International Film Festival
• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - nominee
Action On Film International Film Festival
• BEST SCREENPLAY - nominee
Hermosa Shorts Film Festival
• BEST FILM UNDER 35 MINUTES - nominee
Everglades International Film Festival
• BEST SHORT FILM - finalist
Moondance International Film Festival
| | Festivals | 105 film festivals.
33 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)
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)
| | Professional Affiliations | OFFICIAL SELECTION 2007 Shriekfest Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival (USA)
Woods Hole Film Festival (USA)
Action On Film Int’l Film Festival (USA)
SiliCon Film Festival (USA) Home Brewed Int’l Film Festival (Australia)
SnowyFest Int’l Film Festival (Australia)
Victoria Independent Film Festival (Australia)
Swansea Bay Film Festival (UK)
Salento Int’l Film Festival (Italy)
Sedicicorto Forli Int’l Film Festival (Italy)
United Nations of Film Festival (Netherlands)
Istanbul Int’l Short Film Festival (Turkey)
Sapporo Int’l Short Film Market (Japan)
New Beijing Int’l Film Festival (China)
CamboFest (Cambodia) Dominican Int’l Film Festival (Dominican Republic) Zimbabwe Int’l Film Festival (Zimbabwe)
Golden Lion Film Festival (South Africa)
InniBos Int’l Short Film Festival (South Africa)
Everglades Int’l Film Festival (South Africa)
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2008 California Independent Film Festival (USA)
Rome Int’l Film Festival (USA) Asheville Film Festival (USA) Lake County Film Festival (USA)
West Chester Film Festival (USA)
Oxford Int’l Film Festival (USA) Montclair Int’l Film Festival (USA)
River’s Edge Int’l 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 Int’l 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 Film Festival (USA) Carrousel Int’l Youth Film Festival (Canada)
Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival (Canada)
Bay Street Film Festival (Canada)
Fantaspoa Porto Alegre Int’l Fantastic Film Festival (Brazil) RIOFAN Rio de Janeiro Fantastic Film Festival (Brazil) FIXION-SARS (Chile)
Montezuma (Costa Rica)
Dhaka Int’l Short & Independent Film Festival (Bangladesh)
Libertas Film Festival (Croatia) Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (Turkey)
Cyprus Int’l Short Film Festival (Cyprus)
Screamin’ Athens Horror Film Festival (Greece)
X_Science (Italy)
Spiez Film and Video Festival (Switzerland)
Amberg Horror Fest (Germany)
Konstanz Short Film Festival (Germany)
Radar Hamburg Int’l Independent Film Festival (Germany)
Portobello Film Festival (UK) Filmstock Int’l Film Festival (UK)
DeReel Independent Film Festival (Australia) |
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Now You See Me, Now You Don't's Interests
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| General | Click on the photo to read a short interview with me about my past, my work, my influences and my dreams
| | Heroes | Orson Welles
Alfred Hitchcock
Steven Spielberg
David Fincher
M. Night Shyamalan
Alejandro Amenabar
Brian De Palma
Richard Curtis
Stephen King |
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Now You See Me, Now You Don't's Details
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| Status: | Married | | Here for: | Networking | | Orientation: | Straight | | Zodiac Sign: | Libra | | Smoke / Drink: | No / Yes | | Children: | Proud parent | | Education: | College graduate | | Occupation: | Director/Writer/Producer |
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Reviews
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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.COM
"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.NET
"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.COM
"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, MYSPACE FILM COMMUNITY
"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.CA
"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, FILMARCADE.NET
"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.COM
"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 Dark Romance/Shriekfest logo to read a quick Q&A with director Attila Szasz about some background data on his Shriekfest finalist short "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" and his favorites in the horror/thriller genre 
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" 
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"Perhaps the most powerful and intense film that we'd ever brought to you in the almost four years we'd been together in the circle...you might find yourself not being aware of taking a breath from the beginning to the end."
- 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 look for the 2007 September films 
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