Mark Rosenblatt
DIRECTOR | WRITER | FILM | THEATRE
Oscar Qualified (Live Action Short) 2022
“Writer/director Mark Rosenblatt may have built his career so far largely in theatre but he fully embraces the potential of film…” Eye For Film, 4.5/5*
“Rosenblatt has created a memorable short film…that puts a focus on the visual side of storytelling. With stellar production design and natural performances, Rosenblatt leaves us wanting more.” Upcoming On Screen, 4/5*
A little girl, spooked by a dark tale from her mother’s wartime past, starts to believe her adored cleaner is a thief.
Inspired by stories from the aftermath of my own family’s Holocaust survival, GANEF explores, through the tiniest of domestic details, the subtle and complicated impact of trauma on the next generation.
Special Mention, Young Jury Award for Best Short Film | UK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2020: “a quite magical telling of second generation Holocaust survivor’s grief and emotion [seen] in a very special way through the eyes of a child.” [Jury citation]
Winner, Best UK Narrative Short | NEW RENAISSANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2020
Winner, Best UK Narrative Short | NOTTINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020
Awards Shortlist | LA SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020
Finalist & Best Actress Nominee (Sophie McShera) | MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Nominated, Best Int’l Short Film | SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH
Nominated, Best Director | MADRID INDIE FILM FESTIVAL 2020
Official Film Festival Selections 2022
FESTIVALINTERNATIONAL DU FILM DE FICTION HISTORIQUE (FRANCE)
JOYCE FORUM JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL (CALIFORNIA)
NEW HAMPSHIRE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL (US)
PALM SPRINGS JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL (US)
Official Film Festival Selections 2021
BOSTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL (US) - FRESHFLIX STRAND
NAPLES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (FLORIDA)
OFFLine FILM FESTIVAL (IRELAND)
TIRANA FILM FESTIVAL (ALBANIA) - Oscar Qualifying
MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (US & GLOBAL) - Oscar Qualifying
SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
BOLTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (UK) - BAFTA & BIFA Qualifiying
ADIRONDACK FILM FESTIVAL (NEW YORK)
MIDDLEBURY NEW FILMMAKERS (VERMONT, US)
STONY BROOK FILM FESTIVAL (NEW YORK) - MovieMaker Top 50 Festival
INDY FILM FEST (INDIANA, US)
JULIEN DUBUQUE INTERNATIONAL (IOWA, US) - Moviemaker Magazine Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals
MANCHESTER FILM FESTIVAL (UK) - BIFA Qualifying
DAM SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (NEVADA, US) - MovieMaker Top 50 Festival
TAOS SHORTZ FILM FESTIVAL (NEW MEXICO, US) - MovieMaker Top 50 Festival
CRYSTAL PALACE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (UK)
BOULDER JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL (COLORADO, US)
GREATER PHOENIX JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL (ARIZONA, US)
Official Film Festival Selections 2020
FLICKERS’ ROVING EYE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (RHODE ISLAND, US) - sidebar festival ofOscar QualifyingFlickers’ Rhode Island Film Festival
SHORTS THAT ARE NOT PANTS (TORONTO, CANADA)
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (LA, US) - Oscar Qualifying
LOS ANGELES SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Oscar & BAFTA Qualifying
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL - Oscar Qualifying
NORWICH FILM FESTIVAL (UK) - BAFTA & BIFA Qualifying
UK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL - BAFTA Qualifying
THE SHORTEST NIGHTS (LONDON, UK) - BIFA Qualifying
NOTTINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (UK) - WINNER, BEST UK NARRATIVE SHORT
WARSAW JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
NEW RENAISSANCE FILM FESTIVAL (LONDON, UK) - WINNER, BEST UK NARRATIVE SHORT, Best Actress (Sophie McShera) & Best Historic Dramanominations
MADRID INDIE FILM FESTIVAL (MADRIFF) - Best Director, Best Short nominations
NEW YORK SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Semi-Finalist | FLICKERS’ RHODE ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL - Oscar Qualifying
Cast Lydia Wilson, Sophie McShera, Danny Scheinmann and introducing Izabella Dziewanska.
Writer/director Mark Rosenblatt
Producers Suri Ellerton & Mark Rosenblatt for Dumbfounded Films
Exec Producer Anna Mohr-Pietsch for MetFilm Productions
CinematographerAlana Mejia Gonzalez
Editor Maya Maffioli
Composer Marc Teitler
Sound Design Gunnar Oskarsson
Production Designer Sofia Stocco
Costume Designer Sheara Abrahams
Casting Director Matilda James
Running time: 14 minutes (including credits)
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