film - 2024 - NL

mr. k

Mr. K, a travelling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of the hotel he slept in. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper inside, entangling him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.

Mr. K at festivals
2025:
Electricdreams International Film Festival, Italy
Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland
Grossmann Fantastic Film & Wine Festival, Slovenia
Europe on Screen, Indonesia
Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey
Fantastic Film Festival Australia
Kosmorama International Film Festival, Norway
Glasgow Film Festival, UK
Fantasporto, Portugal
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, US

2024:
Les Arcs Film Festival, France
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia
Isla Calavera Film Festival, Spain
Imagine Fantastic Film Festival, Netherlands
Sitges Film Festival, Spain
Busan International Film Festival, South Korea
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada

Awards:
Jabberwock Award for Best Director and Best VFX, Electricdreams International Film Festival
Méliès d'Or for Best Fantastic Genre Feature Film, Sitges
Best Film - Grossmann Fantastic Film & Wine Festival
Audience Award (shared) - Fantasporto
Best Costume Design (Charlotte Willems) - Isla Calavera Film Festival
Méliès d’Argent Award for Best Fantastic Genre Feature Film - Imagine Fantastic Film Festival

director
Tallulah Schwab
script
Tallulah Schwab
main cast
Crispin Glover, Sunnyi Melles, Barbara Sarafian
producers
Lemming Film (NL), The Film Kitchen (NL), A Private View (BE)
co-producers
Take 1 (NO), AVRO/TROS (NL)