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Inanimate

Synopsis

English

Katrine has a normal life, a normal job, a normal boyfriend and a normal apartment in a normal city. Or at least thats what she thinks, until one day everything starts falling apart - literally!

Italiano

Katherine ha una vita normale, un lavoro normale, un fidanzato normale e un appartamento normale. O almeno è quello che pensa fino al momento in cui tutto comincia a caderle letteralmente a pezzi!

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Lucia Bulgheroni

Short Film | Animation | Drama

8' 40''

UK, 2018

English

English | Italian

Erin Austen | Jay Taylor | Jassa Ahluwalia

NFTS - National Film and Television School

Lennard Ortmann

Andrew Eu | Lucia Bulgheroni

Lucia Bulgheroni

Ronnie McQuillan

Raphael Pereira

José D. Pavli

Kristina Kovacs

Louise Patricia Burton

Amy Gibson

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Selections & Awards

FESTIVAL DE CANNES, Cannes (FRANCE)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM (CINÉFONDATION) - 3rd place 

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ANNECY – INT. ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL, Annecy (FRANCE)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

Winner of the JURY AWARD

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BAFTA STUDENT FILM AWARDS, Los Angeles (USA)

Winner of the SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

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GUANAJUATO INT. FILM FESTIVAL, San Miguel de Allende (MEXICO)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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ANIMA MUNDI, Rio de Janeiro / Sao Paulo  (BRAZIL)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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MELBOURNE INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Melbourne (AUSTRALIA)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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ENCOUNTERS SHORT FILM AND ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Bristol (UK)

OSCAR® & EFA qualifying festival

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BIAFF - BUCHEON INT. ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Bucheon (SOUTH KOREA)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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TIRANA INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Tirana (ALBANIA) 

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL, Londonderry (IRELAND)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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SANTA BARBARA INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Santa Barbara (USA)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL - SAN JOSE, San Jose (USA)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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BRUSSELS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Brussels (BELGIUM)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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BERMUDA INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Hamilton (BERMUDA)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA, Tokyo (JAPAN)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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ANIMAYO, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (SPAIN)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST STOP MOTION

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ANIMA - BRUSSELS ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL, Brussels (BELGIUM)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL, Sarajevo (BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA)

OSCAR®  & EFA qualifying festival

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UPPSALA INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVL, Uppsala (SWEDEN)

OSCAR® & EFA qualifying festival

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INTERFILM BERLIN, Berlin (GERMANY) 

OSCAR® qualifying festival

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NASTRI D'ARGENTO, (ITALY)

Winner of the SPECIAL AWARD

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SHNIT WORLDWIDE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Bern (SWITZERLAND)

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LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, London (UK)

BAFTA qualifying festival

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3D WIRE ANIMATION, Segovia (SPAIN)

Goya qualifying festival

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EDINBURGH INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Edinburgh (UK)

Winner of  McLAREN AWARD

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MILANO FILM FESTIVAL, Milan (ITALY)

 

SHORTS INT. FILM FESTIVAL - MAREMETRAGGIO, Trieste (ITALY)

Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION for Absolute Short Film

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LILLE INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Lille (FRANCE)

Winner of  the GRAND PRIX

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FESTIVAL INT. DE CINE DE ALMERIA, Almeria (SPAIN)

Goya qualifying festival

Winner of BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER

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HELSINKI FILM FESTIVAL, Helsinki (FINLAND)

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CORTO DORICO, Ancona (ITALY)

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

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CARDIFF ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Cardiff (UK)

 

SÉQUENCE COURT-MÉTRAGE, Toulouse (FRANCE)

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AJYAL FILM FESTIVAL, Doha (QATAR)

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INT. FILMFEST EMDEN-NORDERNEY, Emden (GERMANY)

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SEDICICORTO INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Forlì (ITALY)

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

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BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL, London (UK)

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ANIMAPHIX INT. ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL, Bagheria (ITALY)

Winner of the AUDIENCE AWARD

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ROMA CREATIVE CONTEST, Roma (ITALY)

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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VISIONI ITALIANE, Bologna (ITALY)

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

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ANIM ! ARTE  FESTIVAL, Rio de Janeiro (BRAZIL) 

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VALDARNO CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL, S. Giovanni Valdarno (ITALY)

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ORVIETO CINEMA FEST, Orvieto (ITALY)

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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TRICKY WOMEN, Vienna (AUSTRIA)

 

JAMESON CINEFEST MISKOLC INT. FIM FESTIVAL, Miskolc (HUNGARY)​

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20 MINMAX INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Ingolstadt (GERMANY)

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FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL, Bologna (ITALY)

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

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ST CLOUD FILM FEST, St Cloud (USA)

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ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL, Adelaide (AUSTRALIA)

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ANIMAC - INT. ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL, Lleida (SPAIN)

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SULMONA INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Sulmona (ITALY)

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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PASSAGGI D'AUTORE, Sant'Antioco (ITALY)

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FESTIVAL DE CINE ITALIANO DE MADRID, Madrid (SPAIN)

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MESTRE FILM FESTIVAL, Mestre (ITALY)

Winner of LIONS CLUB SPECIAL AWARD

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LAMEZIA FILM FESTIVAL, Lamezia (ITALY)

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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VIA DEI CORTI, Gravina di Catania (ITALY)

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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ICFF – ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY FILM FESTIVAL, Toronto (CANADA)

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CORTI DA SOGNI - ANTONIO RICCI, Ravenna (ITALY)

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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LINEA D'OMBRA FESTIVAL, Salerno (ITALY)

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TERTIO MILLENNIO FILM FESTIVAL - CONTEST NOI CI SIAMO, Varese/Roma (ITALY)

Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

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AFRODITE SHORTS, Rome (ITALY)

Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION

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CORTO VILLESE, Villa di Serio (ITALY)

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GENOVA FILM FESTIVAL, Genova (ITALY)

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EUREKA FESTIVAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CINE, Bogotà (COLOMBIA)

Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION

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ALL SHORTS IRVINGTON FILM FESTIVAL, New York (USA)

Winner of BEST DIRECTING & BEST EDITING

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CINANIMA, Lisbon (PORTUGAL)

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SAN FRANCISCO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, San Francisco (USA)

Winner of the GRAND JURY AWARD

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FESTIVAL INT. SEQUENCE COURT METRAGE, Toulouse (FRANCE)

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LANDSHUT SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Landshut (GERMANY)

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CORTISONICI, Varese (ITALY)

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FESTIVAL INT. DE CONTIS, Contis Plage (FRANCE)

 

FERRARA FILM CORTO, Ferrara (ITALY)

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FESTIVAL INT. DU FILM DE WIESBADEN, Wiesbaden (GERMANY)

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DIECIMINUTI FILM FESTIVAL, Ceccano (ITALY)

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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ANIMATEKA, Ljubljana (SLOVENIA)

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SKEPTO INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Cagliari (ITALY)

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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FESTIVAL DU CINÉMA INT. EN ABITIBI-TÉMISCAMINGUE ROUYN-NORANDA, Abitibi-Témiscamingue (CANADA)

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BAFF IN CORTO - BUSTO ARSIZIO FILM FESTIVAL, Busto Arsizio (ITALY)

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

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CATANIA FILM FESTIVAL - GOLD ELEPHANT WORLD, Catania (ITALY)

Winner of BEST EUROPEAN SHORT FILM

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CIVITANOVA FILM FESTIVAL, Civitanova Marche (ITALY)​

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

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CAPODARCO L'ALTRO FESTIVAL - PREMIO L'ANELLO DEBOLE, Capodarco di Fermo (ITALY)​

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CINESTESIA LEGNANO, Legnano (ITALY)​

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FIGARI FILM FEST, Olbia (ITALY)​

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FABRIANO FILM FESTIVAL, Fabriano (ITALY)​

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SGUARDI ALTROVE FILM FESTIVAL, Milano (ITALY)​

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IL VARCO INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Pescara (ITALY)

Winner of BEST DIRECTOR & BEST SOUNDTRACK

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ASSURDO FILM FESTIVAL, Cinisello Balsamo (ITALY)

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FREDRIKSTAD ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Oslo (NORWAY)

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ULYSSES FILM FESTIVAL, Formia/Gaeta/Minturno (ITALY)

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BIG CARTOON FESTIVAL, Moscow (RUSSIA)

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ALPINALE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Nenzing (AUSTRIA)

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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PRIMANIMA WORLD FESTIVAL OF FIRST ANIMATIONS, Budapest (HUNGARY)

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ASOLO ART FILM FESTIVAL, Asolo (ITALY)

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MOOSBURG SHORT FILM NIGHT, Moosburg (GERMANY)

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ETNA COMICS, Catania (ITALY)

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BIT BANG FEST, Buenos Aires (ARGENTINA)

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ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL - iINT. FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH, Zlín/Prague 

(CZECH REPUBLIC)

Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION

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MALESCORTO, Malesco (ITALY)​

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CINEMADAMARE, various locations (ITALY)​

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OPENEYES FIM FEST, Marburg (GERMANY)​

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ZABUT INT. ANIMATED SHORT FIM FESTIVAL, Savoca (ITALY)​

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EDERA FIM FESTIVAL, Treviso (ITALY)​

Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION

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TOKO FILM FESTIVAL, Sala Consilina (ITALY)​

Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION "TOKISSIMO AWARD"

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ARIANO FILM FESTIVAL, Ariano Irpino (ITALY)​

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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PERIFERIA DELL'IMPERO FILM FESTIVAL, Sessa Aurunca (ITALY)​

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SATURNIA FILM FESTIVAL, Manciano - Montemerano - Terme di Saturnia (ITALY)​

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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LUCANIA FILM FESTIVAL, Pisticci (ITALY)​

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

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IMAGINARIA FILM FESTIVAL, Conversano (ITALY)​

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THESSALONIKI ANIMATION FESTIVL, Thessaloniki (GREECE)

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CARTOON CLUB, Rimini (ITALY)​

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SAKHALIN INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Moscow (RUSSIA)​

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OUT OF BOUNDS FIM FESTIVAL, Barletta (ITALY)​

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FESTIVAL INT. INVENTA UN FILM, Lenola(ITALY)​

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM (3rd place)

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MOLISECINEMA FILM FESTIVAL, Casacalenda (ITALY)

Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION

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FARM FILM FESTIVAL, Agrigento (ITALY)

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MEDITERRANEO FESTIVAL CORTO, Diamante (ITALY)​

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FESTIVAL STOP MOTION MONTRÉAL, Montréal (CANADA)​

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

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PIAFF - PARIS INT. ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL, Paris (FRANCE) 

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

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SPARK ANIMATION FESTIVL, Vancouver (CANADA)

Winner of BEST STOP MOTION STUDENT FILM

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CORTI IN CORTILE, Catania (ITALY)​

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

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PENTEDATTILO FILM FESTIVAL, Pentedattilo / Reggio Calabria (ITALY)

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TOFUZI INT. ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL, Batumi (GEORGIA)

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STOPTRIK INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Maribor (SLOVENIA) / Lodz (POLAND) 

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HEXAGON FILM FESTIVAL, Grosseto (ITALY)

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DESENZANO FILM FESTIVAL, Desenzano del Garda (ITALY)

Winner of BEST SCREENPLAY

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AMARCORT FILM FESTIVAL, Rimini (ITALY)​

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CORTOCIRCUITO - SAVIGLIANO FILM FESTIVAL, Savigliano (ITALY)

Winner of BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM 

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REGGIO FILM FESTIVAL, Reggio Emilia (ITALY)

Winner of the UNIMORE AWARD (Students Jury)

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CE L'HO CORTO FILM FESTIVAL, Bologna (ITALY)

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FIATICORTI FILM FESTIVAL, Istrana (ITALY)

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AS FILM FESTIVAL, Rome (ITALY)

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RASSEGNA "IL GRIDO", Brussels (BELGIUM)​

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INT. FILM SCHOOL COMPETITION TETOUAN, Tetouan (MOROCCO)​

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CONCORSO PREMIO AQUERÒ, Milan (ITALY)​

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ISMAILIA INT. FILM FESTIVAL FOR DOC. AND SHORT FILMS, Ismailia  (EGYPT)

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QUARANTINE FILM FESTIVAL, Verna (BULGARIA)

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LA GUARIMBA FILM FESTIVAL, Amantea (ITALY)

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FESTIVAL BIENNAL OF ANIMATION BRATISLAVA (BAB), Bratislava (SLOVAKIA)

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ALMAGRO INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Almagro (SPAIN)

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CORTI VIVI FILM FESTIVAL, Soliera (ITALY)

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IVELISE CINE FESTIVAL, Roma (ITALY)

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CISTERNA FILM FESTIVAL, Cisterna di Latina (ITALY)

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LVIV INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL WIZ-ART, Lviv (UKRAINE)

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Lucia Bulghroni - I

Lucia Bulgheroni

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Biography

English

Lucia Bulgheroni is an Italian animation director. While studying filmmaking at Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, Lucia first began exploring stop motion animation and discovered her love for and the potential of the medium. After working in commercials, regularly blending live action and stop motion techniques, Lucia completed an MA in Directing Animation at the National Film & Television School in London. Her main interest lies in exploring issues surrounding philosophy, psychology and her own subconscious - abstract themes perfectly suited to be visualised through the medium of animation. With her short film "Inanimate" (2018) she won major awards at Cannes Film Festival (Cinéfondation), AnnecyBAFTA Student Film Awards and many others. Her latest short film is "Cromosoma X" (2021).

Italiano

Lucia Bulgheroni è una regista di animazione italiana. Mentre studia cinema all'Istituto Europeo di Design di Milano, Lucia inizia a esplorare l'animazione in stop motion e se ne innamora, scoprendo le potenzialità del mezzo. Dopo aver lavorato in pubblicità, mescolando regolarmente le tecniche di live action e stop motion, Lucia completa un Master in Regia di Animazione alla National Film & Television School di Londra. Il suo interesse principale sta nell'esplorare le questioni che riguardano la filosofia, la psicologia e il suo subconscio: temi astratti perfettamente adatti per essere visualizzati attraverso il mezzo dell'animazione. Con il suo cortometraggio "Inanimate" vince importanti premi al Festival di Cannes (Cinéfondation), ad Annecy, ai BAFTA Student Film Awards e in moltri altri festival. Il suo ultimo cortometraggio è "Cromosoma X" (2021).

Filmography

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CROMOSOMA X

(2021 | animated short film)

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INANIMATE

(2018 | animated short film)

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