david cave
writer/filmmaker/poet
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Dystopia St. Official Selections/Screenings
2011 Concept Film Night, UK, 2011
Kirkwood Media/UK Film Council/Northern Film & Media Grimm Up North Film Festival, UK, 2011
10m 40s International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus, 2011 Cornwall Film Festival, UK, 2011
'Pray you don't wake up there...' Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival, Belgium, 2011
Lost in a nightmare world, a man must unravel the mystery 6th Cinefantasy International Film Festival, Brazil, 2011
of his plight in order to find the key to his escape. Alternative Film/Video Festival, Serbia, 2011
Sundown Film Festival, Australia, 2012
Sci-Fi on the Rock Film Festival, Canada, 2012
The Arc Horror & Dark Fairytales Shorts, UK, 2012
Independent Days Film Festival, Germany, 2012
2nd Kalat Nissa Film Festival, Italy, 2012
Deep Fried Film Festival, UK, 2012
Whitley Bay Film Festival, UK, 2012
Portobello Film Festival, UK, 2012
Long Halloween 2 Film Festival, UK, 2012
Freaked-Out Film Festival, Poland, 2012
Kino Shorts, UK, 2012
Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK, 2012
ProFire Short Film Festival, UK, 2012 - Winner 'Best Edited Film'
S.W.I.F.F. , UK, 2012 - Winner 'Best Fiction Film'
New Delhi International Film Festival, India, 2012
Macabre Faire Film Festival, USA, 2013
0110 International Digital Film Festival, India, 2013
Houston Worldfest, USA, 2013 - Winner 'Platinum Remi Award'
Fuse Film Festival, UK, 2013
Voghera Film Festival, Italy, 2013
Edinburgh Short Film Festival, UK, 2013
"Dystopia St. plays like a homage to David Lynch in the VII Alto Vicentino International Film Festival, Italy, 2013
morbid darkness and non-seqential logic of it's vision Stand Up For Shorts, UK, 2013
and also in the referencing of the mobility symbolised Shortini International Film Festival, Italy, 2013
in the titles of two of Lynch's greatest works: Lost Highway Macabre Faire Parafest, USA, 2013
and Mulholland Drive." 4th Underground Cinema Film Festival, 2013
(Radmila Djurica - Alternative Film/Video Festival) Middlesbrough International Film Festival, UK, 2013 - Winner 'Best Film'
8th Trash Film Festival, Croatia, 2013
San Germano Film Festival, Italy, 2013
Oshkosh Horror Film Festival, USA, 2013
Puerto Rico Horror Film Festival, Puerto Rico, 2013
Festival of Serbian Fantastic Films, Serbia, 2013
Horror Quest Film Festival, USA, 2013
Malta Horror Film Festival, Malta, 2013
PRHFF Best of the Fest, Puerto Rico, 2013
"Blurring the line between reality, fantasy and nightmare, Hrizantema Horror & Fantasy Film Festival, Serbia, 2013
Dystopia St. is a warped vision reminiscent of Silent Hill, NJ Horror Film Festival, USA, 2013
yet remains original." Underground Cinema 5th Season Screenings, UK, 2013
(Horror Cult Films) 23rd Fancine Fantastic Film Festival, Spain, 2013
Two Short Nights Film Festival, UK, 2013
Horror-on-Sea Film Festival, UK, 2014
6th Cine de Alcantarilla Film Festival, Spain, 2014
15th Landshuter Kurz Film Festival, Germany, 2014
Loch Ness Film Festival, UK, 2014
Slaughter Movie House, USA, 2014
Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival, USA, 2014
Horror Realm Film Festival, USA, 2014 - Winner 'Best Actor'
"If David Lynch did Dark City...intriguing." Winner 'Best Cinematography'
(Festival of Fantastic Films) Phoenix Comicon Film Festival, USA, 2014 - Winner 'Best Director'
Horror in the Hammer Fright Night Film Festival, Canada, 2014 Full Moon Horror & Fantasy Film Festival, Romania, 2014
Ferfilm International Film Festival, Kosovo, 2014
Mascara & Popcorn Short Film Festival, Canada, 2014
360 Taratsa Film Festival, Greece, 2014
Medway Visions Film Festival, UK, 2014
Making Waves Film Festival, UK, 2014
Clip Award International Short Film Festival, Germany, 2014
"An intriguing short film with surprising twists and turns." No/Gloss Film Festival, UK, 2014
(Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival) Halloweenapalooza Film Festival, USA, 2014
Art City Film Festival, Africa, 2014
Indiana Short Film Festival, USA, 2014
Salty Horror International Film Festival, USA, 2014
Candle & Bell Short Film Night, UK, 2014
Freak Show Horror Film Festival, USA, 2014
Shortcutz Xpress Viseu, Portugal, 2014
Shock Shiver International Film Festival, USA, 2014
South African Horrorfest, Africa, 2014
Florida Horror Film Festival, USA, 2014
ZZUB Short Film Festival, UK, 2014
Horror-on-Sea East Film Festival, UK, 2014
TusCon 41 Film Festival, USA, 2014 - Winner 'Best Foriegn Film'
"A supernatural fantasy, far too weird to describe." To Horror Film Festival, Italy, 2014
(Deep Fried Film Festival) Twisted Tails Film Festival, USA, 2014
Corto Di Sera Independent Short Film Festival, Italy, 2014
IMA International Film Festival, India, 2014
Eyes Wide Open, UK, 2014
Kanyakumari International Film Festival, India, 2014
iChill Theatre Film Festival, Philippines, 2014
Dream Film Showcase, USA, 2015 - Winner 'Selection Award'
To Horror Black Monday, Italy, 2015
Radcon 6C Fantasy Convention, USA, 2015
X Aurora International Film Festival of Horror, Mexico, 2015
Festival Courts Des Iles, Tahiti, 2015
Bunter Hund International Film Festival, Germany, 2015
"Wild, surreal, dreamlike and subject to interpretation. Horror Hound Weekend Film Festival, USA, 2015
It's what great art does." Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival, USA, 2015
(Mark Krawczyk - The Final Cut) Sanford International Film Festival, USA, 2015
Plumeria Short Film Festival, India, 2015
Windsor Independent Film Festival, USA, 2015
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2015
Innovative Film Festival, USA, 2015
FilmQuest Film Festival, USA, 2015
Latronichorror Film Festival, Italy, 2015
Liberty Massacre II Film Festival, USA, 2015
Fantasmagorical Film Festival, USA, 2015
Global Revolution Film Festival, USA, 2015
CineMe Short Film Night, UK, 2015
Sasquan (Worldcon) International Film Festival, USA, 2015
"Dystopia St. stayed with me all the way home and I Geek Out Film Festival, USA, 2015
have to admit, it was rather disconcerting." Ottawa Spookshow Film Festival, Canada, 2015
(Victoria Watson - Whitley Bay Film Festival) Post Mortem International Short Film Festival, Mexico, 2015
Indieflicks Film Festival, UK, 2015
Fargo Fantastic Film Festival, USA, 2015
Smallmovie Film Festival, Italy, 2015
Fright Night Film Festival, USA, 2015
Rugged Phoenix Underground Film Festival, USA, 2015
Cornwall Horror Festival, UK, 2015
Paranormal Media Festival, Italy, 2015
Weekend of Horrors, Germany, 2015
6th ITSA Film Festival, USA, 2015
M.A.C. Horror Film Festival, Brazil, 2015
Days of the Dead Film Festival, USA, 2015
"It's as if Terry Gilliam took his holiday in Silent Hill and I-Filmmaker International Film Festival, Spain, 2015
filmed the result. It really has to be experienced and even Big As Texas Short Film Festival, USA, 2015
then, understanding is not guaranteed." Film Festival of Kashmir, India, 2015 - Winner 'Best Experimental Film'
(Beer Mat Movies) Focus International Film Festival, USA, 2015 - Winner 'Best Practical FX'
Winner 'Audience Choice'
Super Geek Film Festival, USA, 2016
Night Terrors Film Festival, Denmark, 2016
Horror & Thriller Film Festival, Italy, 2016
Mysticon Indepedent Film Festival, USA, 2016
Space and Time Film Festival, Canada, 2016 - Winner 'Best Short Film' Fi-Pi-Li Horror Film Festival, Italy, 2016
World Horror Convention, USA, 2016 - Winner 'Best Sound Design'
Outlantacon Short Film Festival, USA, 2016
Forest City Comicon, USA, 2016
ConQuest Science Fiction Convention, USA, 2016
"Claustrophobic and disturbing visuals all emphasize the Ozark Shorts, USA, 2016
non-sensical and utterly unbearable world of Dystopia St." Fantafestival 36, Italy, 2016
(Celinka Serre - Binky Productions) Scares That Care Film Festival, USA, 2016 - Winner 'Best Cinematography'
Shortz! Film Festival, USA, 2016
European Film Festival, Russia, 2016
Scare-A-Con Film Convention, USA, 2016
The Strange Film Awards, Canada, 2016 - Winner 'Best of Fest'
Underground Film Festival, Germany, 2016
Afterlife Paranormal Film Festival, USA, 2016
Exposure Short Film Festival, UK, 2016 - Winner 'Audience Choice'
Access Code Short Film Festival, India, 2017
Nova Nights: Progressive, Transgressive & Underground, UK, 2018
"Dystopia St. channels the twisted imagination of David 2nd Free Independent Film Week, Germany, 2020 Lynch via Alex Chandon. A disturbing short that is visually Carlisle Cult Cinema Screenings, UK, 2021
stunning" (Movie Scramble)
Dystopia St. is available to buy on Blu-ray/DVD on the short film anthology
'The Void - Volume 1' released by SGL Entertainment and the 'MRG Collective - Horror Volume 6' released by Meridian Releasing Group.
Click here for a review of Dystopia St. courtesy of UK Film Review
Dystopia St. has opened for the following feature films;
Dir. Emanuele De Santi
Grimm Up North
Film Festival, 2011
Dir. Simon Pearce
Freak Show Horror
Film Festival, 2014
Dir. Matthan Harris
Horror-on-Sea
Film Festival, 2014
Dir. Drew Rosas
Slaughter Movie
House Film Festival, 2014
Dir. Kiah Roache-Turner
HorrorHound Weekend
Film Festival, 2015
Dir. Lucio Fulci
Carlisle Cult Cinema
Screenings, 2021