FATUM

DIRECTED BY PIM VOGELS

Mystery

Netherlands

14′

2025

SYNOPSIS
In the serenity of the early morning haze, the confident Don marches out of his office. Modestly, in Don’s shadow, Joris follows behind. Don, adorned with status symbols, takes Joris with him, seemingly to a not-so-important meeting. In an expensive Mercedes lacking in comfort, the pair drive through narrow streets. As cigarette smoke fills the car, Joris has to endure his boss’s arrogant bravado. When they have to make a stop at Don’s house, Joris becomes wary and gradually filled with unease, especially when confronted with all the people in the house catering to Don’s every whim.
DIRECTED BY Pim Vogels PRODUCED BY Pim van Gorp WRITTEN BY Pim Vogels WITH Huub Smit Porgy Franssen Renee Fokker DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Dennis de Pijper , Kasper van’t Hoff EDITOR Bram Lemmen SET DESIGNER Anne Alberti COSTUME DESIGNER Amy Plasa MUSIC Milo Paulus VFX ARTIST Job van Etten MAKE UP & HAIR Amy PlasaSOUND DESIGNBram van Kaauwen

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

42. Imagine Fantastic Film Festival
WORLD PREMIERE
2025 - MÉLIÈS D'ARGENT COMPETITION
27. Nevermore Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2026
18. SHORT to the Point
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2026
20. Playgrounds International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2026
6. Zuidelijk Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2026
6. FICIMAD
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2026
13. Torino Underground
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2026
22. Court Métrange
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2026 - MÉLIÈS D'ARGENT COMPETITION
60. Internationale Hofer Filmtage
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2026
18. Grimmfest
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2026 - MELIES QUALIFYING

PIM VOGELS

BIO

 

Pim Vogels is a 30-year-old screenwriter and director from Eindhoven. After graduating from the Academy of Creative Industries in 2019, he focused on building a career as a screenwriter. Through various talent programs, including a fiction development trajectory with dramaturg Ibo Karatay and the Netflix x Playgrounds Writers Room, he refined his storytelling skills and developed a strong creative voice. Over time, he expanded into directing, driven by his interest in absurd and surreal cinema. This ambition took shape while working as an assistant director on Psychonaut. He made his directorial debut with Hou je Haaks (2024), followed by his second short film, Fatum (2025), both reflecting his passion for unconventional storytelling.
2025
FATUM (Mistery, 14', NL)