Award Winning short "ONCE UPON A KINGDOM - A fairy tale for hidden souls" I A film by Alex van Ric

Once upon a time, a boy was born to become a king. It is the rise and the fall of the hero. We carry plenty of worlds in us, phantastic worlds, often forgotten when we grow older. A quest for indetity. A search for the true self. It is the endeavour of the wisest of us to become like children again. We all were children once. We still have the little girl and the little boy in us. It is a story about trust. To trust who we really are.

Statement:
"It was an adventure and an endeavour to make this film. Due to the lack of financial resources (I only had a production budget of 350,- Euros) I once again had to do it all myself going out whenever there was time to shoot and then, whenever there was time to get the post-production done. Overall I've been working on this film from February 2022 to November 2022, shooting time was about four months from end of April to end of August. It was a lot of work and not all went well, one scene I had to reshoot thrice, another twice, because sometimes the wheater and the light was not going along with me and the pictures I had in mind. Indeed, frustration was involved but also a lot of satisfaction in the process of creating. To make this film was a matter of the heart for me. It's not at all technically perfect but it's made with heart and soul."

Starring: Alex van Ric
Directed by: Alex van Ric
Produced by: Alex van Ric
Written by: Alex van Ric


AWARD WINNER Best Actor Short Film at:

EUROPE FILM FESTIVAL „Jury Special Award“ (London, UK), 01/2023
SEA OF ART INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Stavanger, Norway), 01/2023
TOP FILM AWARDS (International/USA), 2023
CINEMATIC EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL Special Award“ (Craiova, Romania), 11/22-02/2023
SOFIA ART FILM AWARDS (Sofia, Bulgaria), 12/2022
BODEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Boden, Sweden), 11/2022


Type: Short Film
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Runtime: 32min 44sec
Completion date: November 19, 2022
Production Budget: 350,00 Euro
Country of Origin: Germany
Country of Filming: Germany
Language: English
Shooting Format: Digital
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Film Color: Color
Music: all music under license of Pond5