ECHOES — Partnership Dossier

Asociatia Iura Film x KSM Production

No one sees it transform.

SHORT FILM / CHAMBER THRILLER~1988-94 / ANALOG / 2.39PREMIERE / CLUJ / NOV. 2026

Logline

A veteran hitman breaks in his apprentice over a single night — while his wife, always in frame and never looked at, prepares her own metamorphosis.

Chamber thriller / crimeShort film / 2.39 anamorphicc. 1988-94 analogIn pre-production

Synopsis

A warm, lived-in apartment. Echo — real name Felix — is an operator who cannot sit still. He has a job from Viktor, a voice on the phone: to break in Jonah, an apprentice on his first assignment.

Behind them a television runs a nature documentary about metamorphosis. In the empty space beside Echo, Iris, his wife, cooks with her back to the camera — present, never looked at. Under the noise of the pan, she lifts the receiver and dials.

The real suspense is not who pulls the trigger. It is who the camera refuses to look at.

Genre & tone

Warm. Worn.
Closed in.

A slow burn. A chamber thriller where the cut is the gaze — and what the camera refuses to cut to (Iris) turns out to be the story. Auteur cinema with a universal genre engine.

In the spirit of / A History of ViolenceFunny GamesThe Killing of a Sacred Deer

Visual world

Status comfort.

Warm, lived-in, with a thin layer of grime — at skin temperature. One cold source in the room: the television. 2.39 anamorphic, 16mm grain.

Location

One single volume.

Living room, table and kitchen in the same wide frame. The sofa faces the television.

A neutral place — an apartment that could be anywhere in the world.

Cast

The cast.

ECHOEduard Trică@eduard.trica

IRISAnda Sârbei@andasarbei

JONAHȘtefan Iancu@steffan.iancu

Team & production

PRODUCTION

Asociaţia Iura FilmKSM Production

DIRECTOR

Raluca Netca

SCREENPLAY

Eduard Trică, Raluca Netca
and Bogdan Mărginean

Why it matters

01

A guaranteed premiere

A public screening in Cluj, November 2026, supported by the Cluj City Hall — real audience, press, a real event.

02

Built for festivals

A strong, exportable concept. An auteur thriller made for international selection. Targets: Berlinale, Sundance.

03

A proven team

A fiction portfolio sold internationally. We don't promise — we show.

04

Low risk, agile budget

One location, a compact cast — full production control and every euro on screen.

Audience & visibility

Where people will see it.

Cluj premiere

A public event, November 2026, with partner names announced on stage.

Press & online

Communication across KSM channels and in local and national press.

Festival circuit

Selections and screenings, in Romania and abroad.

Credits & materials

Logo and mention in the film's end titles and on all official materials.

Previous work by the team

The Handler

Feature film, sold internationally through the distributor VMI.

IMDb Trailer

From the team's portfolio.

Previous work by the team

Dosarele Orasului Alb

Feature film.

IMDb Trailer

From the team's portfolio.

Production

One room. Seven days.

2.39 anamorphic

Analog look, c. 1988-94. 16mm grain, warm and worn. One cold light source in the room.

One location

Living room, table and kitchen in a single wide frame. Built and dressed for the camera.

Three actors

A compact cast and a tight crew. Full production control, every euro on screen.

5-11 October 2026

Seven shooting days in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Equipment partners already on board: Nanlite / Bebob / Hollyland

Why a film, not a campaign

A sponsored post lives for a week. A short film keeps screening for years, in rooms full of the people who buy your equipment.

01

Footage you cannot shoot yourself

Your gear on a real narrative set - actors, a director, a lighting plan, a 2.39 anamorphic frame. Not a studio demo. Stills and behind-the-scenes video, yours to publish.

02

You are in good company

Nanlite, Bebob and Hollyland are already on this film. The credit block is being written now.

03

Low risk, fixed window

One room, seven days, one city. Nothing travels, nothing ships abroad, everything comes back on a date agreed in writing.

04

It travels further than we do

Named in every press release, in the end titles, and in front of festival audiences across Europe - long after the shoot is over.

The film is being made either way. What we are offering is a place in the credits of one that travels.

Timeline

Where we are.

Now

Pre-production. Cast attached, location secured, equipment partners confirmed.

5-11 Oct 2026

Seven shooting days, Cluj-Napoca.

November 2026

Public premiere in Cluj, supported by the Cluj City Hall.

2027

International festival circuit.

See you in the credits.

Bogdan Marginean

Producer / KSM Production

+40 742 001 390 · bogdan.marginean@ksmproduction.ro

ksmproduction.ro · @bmarginean1

ECHOES / PARTNERSHIP DOSSIER / 2026

Warm. Worn.Closed in.