2025 Festival
6 Nominations 1 Award

The Shape in the Lake

Runtime: 08:30 Genres: , ,

Synopsis

Recently, an unknown painting was found in an old cellar in Boston Massachusetts.
The painting is now hidden in a secret location. A man tries to discover the mystery behind the unknown painting.

This short film is freely inspired by H. P. Lovecraft‘s „Pickman‘s Model“ from 1926.

Cast & Crew

Directed by
Falko Jakobs
Produced by
Falko Jakobs
Written by
Falko Jakobs
Cast
Adrian Linke

Film Details

Project Type
Short
Runtime
08:30
Genre(s)
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Language
No Dialogue

Production Details

Country of Origin
Germany
Country of Filming
Germany
Production Budget
1.000 €
Shooting Format
Digital
Film Color
Color

Creator / Status

First-time Filmmaker
No
Student Project
No

Festival & Release

Festival Edition
2025

Awards / Nominations

Nomination
Best Short Film
The Shape in the Lake
2025
Nomination
Best Actor
Adrian Linke
2025
Nomination
Best Cinematography
The Shape in the Lake
2025
Nomination
Best Editing
The Shape in the Lake
2025
Nomination
Best Score
The Shape in the Lake
2025
Nomination
best-special-effects-practical-or-cgi
The Shape in the Lake
2025
Winner
best-film-made-for-%c2%a31000-or-less
The Shape in the Lake
2025

Screening took place

UK (GMT) Time
Edition Films
MAY
18
Session No.
8
Session Started
12:15
Played at
12:33
Session Finished
13:11

Session information

This screening has ended. The films below were shown in the same session.

Industry Partner Industry Partner

Interviews, reviews, festival coverage and podcast.

Learn More