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Copyright © 2012 Shawn Christensen

Curfew

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Synopsis
At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his nine-year-old niece, Sophia, for the evening.

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Curfew has received a new award at Academy Awards. | more...
25 February 2013
Curfew has received a new award at Sequence International Short Film Festival. | more...
25 December 2012
Curfew has received 4 new awards at Soria Short Film Festival. | more...
27 November 2012
Curfew has received a new award at Stockholm International Film Festival. | more...
18 November 2012
Curfew has received 3 new awards at Seattle Shorts Film Fest. | more...
13 November 2012
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Copyright © 2012 Shawn Christensen

Awards and nominations

Audience Award - International
34th Festival International du Court Metrage Clermont-Ferrand | 2012
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
27 Jan – 4 Feb | France
Creativity Prize
16th Regard Sur le Court Métrage au Saguenay | 2012
Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival
14 Mar – 18 Mar | Canada
Best Live Action Short Film
36th Cleveland International Film Festival | 2012
22 Mar – 1 Apr | United States
Best Narrative Short Film
Nashville Film Festival | 2012
19 Apr – 26 Apr | United States
Best Male Actor - International (Shawn Christensen)
15th Brussels Short Film Festival | 2012
27 Apr – 6 May | Belgium
Audience Award - International
15th Brussels Short Film Festival | 2012
27 Apr – 6 May | Belgium
Audience Award - International
14th Short Shorts Film Festival Asia | 2012
1 Jun | Japan
Youth Jury Award
11th Concorto Film Festival | 2012
25 Aug – 1 Sep | Italy
Best Young Actress (Fatima Ptacek)
7th Sapporo Short Fest | 2012
12 Sep – 17 Sep | Japan
Audience Award
7th Sapporo Short Fest | 2012
12 Sep – 17 Sep | Japan
Special Jury Commendation
13th Port Townsend Film Festival | 2012
21 Sep – 23 Sep | United States
Best Narrative Short Film
7th Tacoma Film Festival | 2012
4 Oct – 11 Oct | United States
Best Narrative Short Film
13th Woodstock Film Festival | 2012
10 Oct – 14 Oct | United States
Audience Award
14th Williamstown Film Festival | 2012
17 Oct – 21 Oct | United States
Best International Live Action Short Film
19th Festival Internacional de Jóvenes Realizadores de Granada | 2012
Granada International Short Film Festival
20 Oct – 27 Oct | Spain
Audience Award
15 Short Film Festival | 2012
28 Oct | United States
Best International Short Film
15th La Boca del Lobo Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes | 2012
La Boca del Lobo International Short Film Festival
17 Oct – 28 Oct | Spain
Best Actor (Shawn Christensen)
14th 24fps International Short Film Festival | 2012
2 Nov – 3 Nov | United States
2nd Place
14th 24fps International Short Film Festival | 2012
2 Nov – 3 Nov | United States
Audience Award
14th 24fps International Short Film Festival | 2012
2 Nov – 3 Nov | United States
Best Director
2nd Seattle Shorts Film Festival | 2012
10 Nov | United States
Best Actor (Shawn Christensen)
2nd Seattle Shorts Film Festival | 2012
10 Nov | United States
Best Film
2nd Seattle Shorts Film Festival | 2012
10 Nov | United States
Audience Award
20th Yasujiro Ozu Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio | 2012
Yasujiro Ozu International Short Film Festival
9 Nov – 18 Nov | Italy
Best Short Film
23rd Stockholms Filmfestival | 2012
Stockholm Film Festival
7 Nov – 18 Nov | Sweden
Grand Jury Prize
20th Yasujiro Ozu Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio | 2012
Yasujiro Ozu International Short Film Festival
9 Nov – 18 Nov | Italy
Audience Award
Ciudad de Soria: Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes | 2012
Soria Short Film Festival
12 Nov – 25 Nov | Spain
Grand Jury Prize - International
Ciudad de Soria: Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes | 2012
Soria Short Film Festival
12 Nov – 25 Nov | Spain
Youth Jury Prize - International
Ciudad de Soria: Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes | 2012
Soria Short Film Festival
12 Nov – 25 Nov | Spain
Best Screenplay
Ciudad de Soria: Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes | 2012
Soria Short Film Festival
12 Nov – 25 Nov | Spain
Audience Award - International
21st Festival International Séquence Court-Métrage | 2012
Sequence International Short Film Festival
16 Nov – 2 Dec | France
Best Live Action Short Film
85th Academy Awards | 2013
24 Feb | United States

Previous screenings

2012
34th Festival International du Court Metrage Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
27 Jan – 4 Feb | Clermont-Ferrand, France
Audience Award - International
16th Regard Sur le Court Métrage au Saguenay
Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival
14 Mar – 18 Mar | Chicoutimi, Canada
Creativity Prize
36th Cleveland International Film Festival
22 Mar – 1 Apr | Cleveland, United States
Best Live Action Short Film
14th Mecal: Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Barcelona
Mecal: International Short Film Festival of Barcelona
13 Apr – 29 Apr | Barcelona, Spain
21st Florida Film Festival
13 Apr – 22 Apr | Maitland, United States
11th Tribeca Film Festival
18 Apr – 29 Apr | New York, United States
Nashville Film Festival
19 Apr – 26 Apr | Nashville, United States
Best Narrative Short Film
15th Brussels Short Film Festival
27 Apr – 6 May | Brussels, Belgium
Audience Award - International
Best Male Actor - International (Shawn Christensen)
52nd Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy
Krakow Film Festival
28 May – 3 Jun | Krakow, Poland
14th Short Shorts Film Festival Asia
1 Jun | Tokyo, Japan
Audience Award - International
20th Art Film Fest
16 Jun – 23 Jun | Trencianske Teplice, Trencin, Slovakia
34th Moscow International Film Festival
21 Jun – 30 Jun | Moscow, Russia
10th Tabor Film Festival
6 Jul – 14 Jul | Zabok, Croatia
11th Concorto Film Festival
25 Aug – 1 Sep | Pontenure, Italy
Youth Jury Award
16th LA Shorts Fest
6 Sep – 13 Sep | Hollywood, United States
7th Sapporo Short Fest
12 Sep – 17 Sep | Sapporo, Japan
Best Young Actress (Fatima Ptacek)
Audience Award
18th Athens International Film Festival
19 Sep – 30 Sep | Athens, Greece
13th Calgary International Film Festival
20 Sep – 30 Sep | Calgary, Canada
13th Port Townsend Film Festival
21 Sep – 23 Sep | Port Townsend, United States
Special Jury Commendation
50th New York Film Festival
28 Sep – 14 Oct | New York, United States
7th Tacoma Film Festival
4 Oct – 11 Oct | Tacoma, United States
Best Narrative Short Film
13th Woodstock Film Festival
10 Oct – 14 Oct | Woodstock, United States
Best Narrative Short Film
56th London Film Festival
10 Oct – 21 Oct | London, United Kingdom
14th Williamstown Film Festival
17 Oct – 21 Oct | Williamstown, United States
Audience Award
15th La Boca del Lobo Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes
La Boca del Lobo International Short Film Festival
17 Oct – 28 Oct | Madrid, Spain
Best International Short Film
19th Festival Internacional de Jóvenes Realizadores de Granada
Granada International Short Film Festival
20 Oct – 27 Oct | Granada, Spain
Best International Live Action Short Film
15 Short Film Festival
28 Oct | Charlotte, United States
Audience Award
14th 24fps International Short Film Festival
2 Nov – 3 Nov | Abilene, United States
2nd Place
Audience Award
Best Actor (Shawn Christensen)
9th Images en Vues: Festival de Courts Métrages
Images en Vues: Short Film Festival
2 Nov – 3 Nov | Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Canada
16th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
International Short Film Festival Winterthur
6 Nov – 11 Nov | Winterthur, Switzerland
23rd Stockholms Filmfestival
Stockholm Film Festival
7 Nov – 18 Nov | Stockholm, Sweden
Best Short Film
20th Yasujiro Ozu Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio
Yasujiro Ozu International Short Film Festival
9 Nov – 18 Nov | Sassuolo, Italy
Grand Jury Prize
Audience Award
2nd Seattle Shorts Film Festival
10 Nov | Seattle, United States
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actor (Shawn Christensen)
Ciudad de Soria: Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes
Soria Short Film Festival
12 Nov – 25 Nov | Soria, Spain
Grand Jury Prize - International
Best Screenplay
Audience Award
Youth Jury Prize - International
21st Festival International Séquence Court-Métrage
Sequence International Short Film Festival
16 Nov – 2 Dec | Toulouse, France
Audience Award - International
38th Filmets: Festival Internacional de Filmets de Badalona
Filmets: Badalona International Short Film Festival
16 Nov – 25 Nov | Badalona, Spain
2013
22nd Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
11 Jan – 20 Jan | Sydney, Australia
8th Festival Krátkých Filmů Praha
Prague Short Film Festival
17 Jan – 20 Jan | Prague, Czech Republic
9th Boulder International Film Festival
14 Feb – 17 Feb | Boulder, United States
85th Academy Awards
24 Feb | United States
Best Live Action Short Film
18th Kino Pavasaris: Vilniaus Tarptautinis Kino Festivalis
Kino Pavasaris: Vilnius International Film Festival
14 Mar – 28 Mar | Vilnius, Lithuania

Categories

Fiction
Live Action

Dialogue languages

English

Subtitle languages

No subtitles

Picture

Color

Aspect ratio

1.78:1 (16:9)
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Production country
United States
Completion date
January 2012
Running time
19 min
Film type
Fiction
Live Action
User rating
Rating
32 awards
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Damon Russell
Information on this profile is provided by the film owners and/or compiled from available sources | Profile updated 25 Feb 2013