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In June 2021, Dan completed his third short film #ALLTHATGLITTERS — a drama fantasy starring Sophia Myles and Alec Newman that tackles the issue of domestic violence through the story of two disparate strangers from across the class divide, whose paths cross by chance, and whose lives are changed forever.
The film was shot in London in October 2020 during the pandemic and in-between national lockdowns.
It has now garnered over 50 international film festival selections and 30 awards including most recently BEST DIRECTOR and BEST DRAMA at “Love Your Shorts” in Florida. We'll keep you posted on its progress here and at Buckle Up Entertainment.
The film was shot in London in October 2020 during the pandemic and in-between national lockdowns.
It has now garnered over 50 international film festival selections and 30 awards including most recently BEST DIRECTOR and BEST DRAMA at “Love Your Shorts” in Florida. We'll keep you posted on its progress here and at Buckle Up Entertainment.
— September 2024 : Dan is selected to be part of Directors UK 2024-25 Inspire Mentoring Programme "I'm honoured to be part of Inspire and to have the support of the very talented director Richard Senior over the next year as I make the move from shorts to features and HETV. Richard has an amazing list of credits and a wealth of production experience that I hope to learn from and apply to my slate of film and series projects at Buckle Up Entertainment." — Dan Bronzite |
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— July 2024 : Buckle Up Entertainment has signed an exclusive international distribution deal for "All That Glitters" with Salaud Morisset whose vocation is to discover and launch emerging filmmakers.
Based in Berlin and Paris, Salaud Morisset has become a leading name in the production and sales of short films. Its highly selective line-up includes shorts from Yorgos Lanthimos, Jonathan Glazer, Molly Manning Walker and Wei Shujun, and they are now also moving into features and have recently acquired the rights to the extensive catalogue of auteur Wim Wenders.
Salaud Morisset has been instrumental in spreading the word about new talent and helping to break the careers of directors such as Molly Manning Walker whose award-winning short “Good Thanks, You?” and her subsequent critically acclaimed debut feature "How To Have Sex" were both an official selection of Cannes in 2020 and 2023 respectively.
— May 2024 : Deadline Hollywood announces Dan's debut feature as director - psychological horror ANTECEDENT
— October 2023 : Breck Film Festival honor Dan with "Filmmaker of the Month" - read the in-depth interview!
— October 2023 : "All That Glitters" secures distribution on Sofy.tv
— February 2023 : "All That Glitters" wins BEST DIRECTOR and BEST DRAMA at Love Your Shorts Film Festival in Florida.
— January 2023 : Dan is named one of the International Screenwriters' Association's "Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2023" on their exclusive annual list!
— January 2023 : "All That Glitters" is selected for 5 more USA Film Festivals: Santa Monica (LA), Love Your Shorts (Florida), Idyllwild (Cailfornia), Sedona (Arizona - Premiere) and Fargo (North Dakota - Premiere)
— December 2022 : "All That Glitters" is selected for the Flathead Lake International Cinemafest with 4 Nominations for BEST SHORT, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY and BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
— Dan is invited on to the International Screenwriters' Association (ISA) Development Slate of Top Tier Writers
— Dan is invited on to the International Screenwriters' Association (ISA) Development Slate of Top Tier Writers
— November 2022 : "All That Glitters" scoops three more awards — now 27 in total, winning BEST FOREIGN DRAMA at San Francisco Shorts Film Festival, BEST FOREIGN SHORT at Studio City Film Festival (LA) and BEST DRAMA at Soho London Independent Film Festival
— October 2022 : Dan's production company Buckle Up Entertainment selected for Creative UK's business development programme 22/23
— August 2022 : All That Glitters is an Official Selection for the Newport Beach Film Festival and its first genre festival at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Belgium where it is in the prestigious European Méliès Competition.
— Dan meets the wonderful actress Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Scrooged) at Woods Hole Film Festival.
— July 2022 : All That Glitters wins BEST SHORT at the Stony Brook Film Festival in New York where he takes part in a fun Q&A
— July 2022 : Dan meets legendary BAFTA/Oscar Nominated Screenwriter William Nicholson (Gladiator, Shadowlands, Mandela, Unbroken, Les Mis) to receive “Best Mise-en-scène” Award + “Best Drama” runner up for All That Glitters at Brighton Rocks Fest.
— All That Glitters Officially Selected for Fort Lauderdale, West Sound and Breckenridge Film Festivals in the USA.
— June 2022 : All That Glitters wins BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FICTION at the Lanzarote International Film Festival in Spain
— All That Glitters receives an amazing review from the Festival Director of the Flathead Lake International Cinemafest, and is also Officially Selected for the Burbank International Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival and Stony Brook Film Festival.
— May 2022 : Delighted to announce my production company Buckle Up Entertainment is now supported by Creative UK in partnership with the BFI in the development of its business and slate.
— All That Glitters is an Official Selection at Lanzarote International Film Festival where it will have its Spanish Premiere, and also at the Long Island International Film Expo
— April 2022 : All That Glitters is an Official Selection at BAFTA-Qualifying Carmarthen Bay Film Festival!
— March 2022 : Honored to have won "Best Drama Short" at the Sonoma International Film Festival!
— February 2022 : Over the moon to have won "Best Short Film" at the Beaufort International Film Festival!
— February 2022 : Thrilled to have won "Best Director for a Psychological Film" at the London Director Awards 2022!
— February 2022 : Thrilled my original near-future psychological thriller I-SELF is a SEMI-FINALIST in the prestigious American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition and among the Top 25 out of 2000 enteries! This will be my debut feature as director.
— January 2022 : Wow! What an amazing month of international film festival selections! ALL THAT GLITTERS has been selected for the Official Competition of the 2022 Dam Short Film Festival (USA), Beaufort International Film Festival (USA), Indie Shorts Awards Cannes (France), DC Independent Film Festival (USA) - the oldest independent film festival in Washington, DC, London Rocks (UK), London Director Awards (UK) and Short. Sweet. Film Fest. (USA, Sonoma International Film Festival (USA)
— December 2021: ALL THAT GLITTERS selected for the Official Competition of the 2022 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival (USA) and Durango Independent Film Festival (USA) and Brighton Rocks Film Festival (UK)
— November 2021: ALL THAT GLITTERS has its Northern Ireland Premiere and wins RUNNER UP for "Best International Short" in the prestigious Light in Motion Competition at the Foyle Film Festival (Oscar, BAFTA & BIFA accredited).
ATG is also selected for the Official Competition of the 2022 Jaipur International Film Festival in India
ATG is also selected for the Official Competition of the 2022 Jaipur International Film Festival in India
— October 2021: ALL THAT GLITTERS selected for competition at Oscar, BAFTA and BIFA Qualifying Foyle Film Festival and wins Best Short at the Budapest Film Festival monthly awards and is in contention for the 2022 awards
— October 2021: Dan's short ALL THAT GLITTERS picks up two awards at the New Renaissance Film Festival (London) its very first festival... and also wins the September monthly award for Best Director, Best Short and Best Actress (Sophia Myles) at the Gold Movie Awards and will be in contention for the 2022 Awards
— September 2021: Dan's short ALL THAT GLITTERS selected for competition at the Rome Independent Film Festival
— August 2021: Dan's short ALL THAT GLITTERS selected for competition at the New Renaissance Film Festival (London)
— June 2021: Dan options LA crime-thriller SMOKE OUT to Foton Films — Menhaj Huda (The Flash, Batwoman) attached to direct
— May 2021: Dan's Pilot DUTY OF CARE selected as Creative Screenwriting's Unique Voices Quarter-Finalist
— February 2021: Dan's Pilot DUTY OF CARE selected as CineStory Quarter-Finalist and CineQuest Semi-Finalist
— November 2020: Dan's YA crime-thriller ALL WE ARE is Semi-Finalist in Stage32's 7th Annual Search for New Blood
— October 2020: Dan shoots short drama fantasy ALL THAT GLITTERS starring Sophia Myles and Alec Newman
— ABSOLUTION nominated Best Short at Marina Del Ray Film Festival and wins Gold Award at LA Neo Noir Film Festival
— Dan's DUTY OF CARE makes ScreenCraft Pilot Launch Quarterfinals
— Dan's supernatural horror EYES OF EVE is Semi-Finalist in Stage32's 5th Annual Search for New Blood
— Dan's sci-fi action-adventure FORTRESS and horror EYES OF EVE make ISA Fellowship Top 50
— Dan's supernatural horror EYES OF EVE is Top Finalist in Breaking Walls Thriller Contest
— ABSOLUTION nominated Best Short at Silicon Beach Film Festival in LA
— Interview with Dan at The Writer's Cookbook