Oliver Park (born 13 April 1986) is a British horror writer and director. He is best known for his 2015/2016 short horror ''Vicious,'' voted as one of the best short horror films ever made by

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. He then went onto make his second short horror ''Still'', released by

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's Crypt TV in 2017. Based in

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, Park is currently developing a number of feature-length film projects.

Early life

Oliver Park was born on 13 April 1986 in Bath, United Kingdom. According to Park, he started writing scary stories and screenplays from a young age, before moving into acting and producing. He studied architecture at

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(formerly UWIC).

Career

Throughout his twenties, Park had roles in various films and commercials, including ''Stop/Eject'' by fellow British filmmaker Neil Oseman, in which he appeared alongside ''The Worst Witch'' star

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. The film was shortlisted for BAFTA 2015. Park also starred in Simon Pearce's 2014 short film ''Watch Over Me'', which went on to win Best Action Short at the New York Film Festival. In 2016, he released his first short horror, ''Vicious'', which centres around a young woman who returns home one night to find the front door unlocked. The film quickly gained over one million views, winning eight awards including the Gold Award for Best International Film at

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2015. It was picked up by dedicated horror short channel ALTER in 2019. In 2017, Park released his second short film, ''Still'', which tells the story of an artist terrorised by a dark figure with a bag over its head. The film was picked up by Crypt TV in December 2017. In June 2020, Park was reported to be directing a film in his feature directorial debut. Under the working title Abyzou, filming began on January 25, 2021, at Nu Boyana Film Studios, in the midst the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria. Safety measures the production crew followed included mask wearing and regular COVID tests and temperature checks. The film was released under the title of The Offering by Decal on January 13, 2023.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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References

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