Luminaris Explained

Luminaris
Director:Juan Pablo Zaramella
Producer:Silvina Cornillon
Mario Rulloni
Sol Rulloni
Starring:Gustavo Cornillón
María Alche
Luis Rial
Cinematography:Sergio Piñeyro
Music:Osmar Maderna
Runtime:6 minutes
Country:Argentina

Luminaris is a 2011 short film directed by Juan Pablo Zaramella, which uses the pixilation technique to blend real actors with animated objects. The film won awards at 324 international film festivals, including the Woodstock Film Festival[1] and Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[2] It won the FIPRESCI prize[2] and made the shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[3] The film incorporates several styles, such as art deco, tango, surrealism, and neorealism.The production of the film took more than 2 and a half years, due to the difficulty of combining pixilation techniques with the movement of natural sunlight.

Plot

Set in Buenos Aires, Luminaris is the fantastical story of a man who works in a factory making light bulbs, but yearns for something more.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woodstock 2011: "On the Ice" Takes Top Award as Mark Ruffalo Slams Cheney and Oil & Gas Industry. Brooks. Brian. Indiewire. 2011-09-26. 2014-04-22.
  2. Web site: Zaramella to helm 'Tiniest Man'. Hopewell. John. Variety. 2012-06-08. 2014-04-22.
  3. Web site: Acad shortlists 10 animated shorts. Dickey. Josh L.. Variety. 2011-12-01. 2014-04-22.