Vultures
TITLE
Vultures
DIRECTOR
Dian Weys
COUNTRY
France, South Africa
YEAR
2025
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Fiction
Vultures
In the volatile moments after a car crash, before the authorities arrive, a hot-headed yet desperate tow truck driver fiercely protects his tow. But the situation quickly spirals out of his control.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Dian Weys
Dian Weys is a South African filmmaker born in 1991. He holds an MA in Film Studies cum laude from the University of Cape Town and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Groningen (Netherlands). His first three short films screened at over a hundred international film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs ShortFest, Message to Man, Tampere, and ZINEBI Bilbao. BERGIE also won Tanit d’Argent for Best Short Film at the Carthage Film Festival. His latest short film, VULTURES (2025), was selected in the Official Short Film Competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Unifrance Short Film Grand Prix.
- DirectorDian Weys
- ScreenplayDian Weys
- CinematographyPierre de Villiers
- Cast
- EditingDian Weys
- Producer/s Émilie Dubois, Anais Bertrand, Le Roux Fourie
- Production Company Insolence Productions, Electronic Roof Films
- Distributor/sSalaud Morisset Sales Agent Worldwide All Rights
- Project TitleVultures
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date23 May 2025
- Country of originFrance, South Africa
- Country of filmingFrance, South Africa
- LanguageAfrikaans, English
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Dian Weys
Dian Weys is a South African filmmaker born in 1991. He holds an MA in Film Studies cum laude from the University of Cape Town and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Groningen (Netherlands). His first three short films screened at over a hundred international film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs ShortFest, Message to Man, Tampere, and ZINEBI Bilbao. BERGIE also won Tanit d’Argent for Best Short Film at the Carthage Film Festival. His latest short film, VULTURES (2025), was selected in the Official Short Film Competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Unifrance Short Film Grand Prix.
Cannes Film Festival 2025 (Official Competition)
Cannes
World Premiere
Grand Prix Unifrance
France
