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First Name : Alessandro

Last Name : Squitti

Birth Date : 1973-05-16

Gender : Male

Email : alesquitti@gmail.com

Phone : 14159874044

Address : 540 Powell Street

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City : San Francisco

State : CA

Postal Code : 94108

Country : United States

Tracking Number : 1229

Project Title : On / Off

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Synopsis : Endless distractions threaten to destroy creativity.

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Duration : 0:07:00

Countryof Origin : Argentina

Language : No Dialogue

Trailer URL : https://vimeo.com/404682010

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Project Website : http://redcloverstudios.com

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Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/redcloverstudios/

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Completion Date : 2020-03-31

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Directors : Nicolas P. Villarreal

Writers : Nicolas P. Villarreal

Producers : Nicolas P. Villarreal, Alessandro Squitti

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Other Credits : Music: Michael Brennan; Sound Designer: Andrew Vernon

Submitter Statement : ON / OFF is my view of how today's technology and social media can be a considerable distraction to creative minds and discipline, something that can derail you inadvertently from a passion that you may have and dedicate less time to neglecting it. It's my imagination and perspective of how geniuses like Frida Kahlo, Da Vinci, Beethoven, and Tesla would have interacted with it and their counterparts today. My favorite films, shorts, features, documentaries are the ones that leave me thinking about the content after the fact, questioning my life and or inspiring me. I hope this film does the same about how we interact with technology and social media and shows us how there could be a possibly different future utilizing it for something productive, creating things that we feel we have to get out there. Hopefully, it will make them go back to that passion that they have and the urge to create something that they have been keeping in the back of their minds. You can use social media and technology for your work, but it can also be a black hole that sucks you in it. I hope this film's message leaves the audience thinking if they are sacrificing something great that they could be doing by inconsequential and ephemeral social media content that won't affect their lives positively.

Submitter Biography : Nicolás P. Villarreal was born and raised in La Plata, Argentina. He studied at the Escuela of Animación y Cinematografía de Avellaneda where he earned a degree in 2D Animation. While studying animation, he was taken under the wing of Miguel Alzugaray, a well-known fine artist from Argentina. He continued studying animation and fine art painting until he entered the Master’s Program at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Villarreal graduated with honors in the Spring of 2002, and since then he has been working as a traditional animator, character designer, sculptor and Visual Development artist for films and video games including Walt Disney Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment, Jim Henson Studios, Sega, Reel FX, Digital Domain, Duncan Studios, and Amazon Studios among others. He has given presentations at Pixar Animation Studios, Dreamworks Animation, Apple, Stanford University, The Sydney Opera House, and several universities in South America and Europe as well as a TEDx talk. Nicolás is the co-founder of Red Clover Studios where he is currently developing his first Feature Film as well as the writer and director of the awarded animated short films “Pasteurized”, “Nieta”, co-writer and Director of “The House of Colors” and the live-action short film “Things are looking up”. He is also the Director of the Visual Development and Traditional Animation Department at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where he shares his experience with his students.

Submission Date : 2021-02-06

Submission Status : In Consideration

Judging Status : Selected

Submission Deadlines : Regular Deadline

Submission Categories : Animation

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Submission Link : https://filmfreeway.com/submissions/17715129

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Screenings Awards : LA SHORTS International Film Festival Los Angeles October 5, 2020 World Premiere FINALIST United States CINEQUEST Film & VR Festival San Jose March 20, 2021 North American Premiere OFFICIAL SELECTION United States St. Louis International Film Festival St. Louis November 5, 2020 International Premiere OFFICIAL SELECTION United States Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE Montreal October 1, 2020 Canada Premiere OFFICIAL SELECTION Canada Seoul International Short Film Festival Seoul January 17, 2021 International Premiere BEST ANIMATION Korea, Republic of SPARK ANIMATION 2020 Vancouver October 29, 2020 Continental Premiere OFFICIAL SELECTION Canada San Diego International Kids' Film Festival San Diego November 13, 2020 San Diego Premiere OFFICIAL SELECTION United States ISTANBUL FILM AWARDS Istanbul February 28, 2021 Instabul Premiere BEST ANIMATION Turkey INDIE SHORTS AWARDS NEW YORK NEW YORK March 29, 2021 BEST ANIMATED SHORT United States INDO FRENCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Pondicherry February 15, 2021 BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM India European Cinematography AWARDS (ECA) Amsterdam August 21, 2021 BEST ANIMATION FILM/BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Netherlands Hollywood International Golden Age Festival New York February 10, 2021 BEST ANIMATION United States Toronto Film Channel Awards Toronto February 28, 2021 BEST ANIMATION Canada New York Movie Awards New York March 21, 2021 BEST ANIMATED FILM United States Art Film Awards Macedonia February 23, 2021 BEST ANIMATED FILM Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Hollywood Gold Awards Hollywood March 5, 2021 BEST ANIMATED FILM United States Across the Globe Film Festival Stockholm February 23, 2021 BEST ANIMATION Sweden Los Angeles Cinematography Awards Los Angeles February 24, 2021 BEST ANIMATED FILM United States Gona Film Awards Mumbai March 1, 2021 BEST ANIMATION India Rameshwaram International Film Festival Rameshwaram February 20, 2021 BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM India Milan Gold Awards Milan March 5, 2021 BEST ANIMATED SHORT Italy Big Sur Film Festival Big Sur March 2, 2021 BEST ANIMATED FILM United States Rome International Movei Awards Roma March 1, 2021 BEST ANIMATED SHORT Italy Hollywood Blvd Film Festival Hollywood February 28, 2021 BEST ANIMATED SHORT United States Hong Kong Indie Film Festival Hong Kong March 20, 2021 BEST ANIMATION China New Wave Short Film Festival Munich March 4, 2021 BEST ANIMATED SHORT Germany Golden Short Film Festival Avezzano January 2, 2021 GOLDEN SHORT FILM/ GOLDEN ANIMATED SHORT Italy Prix Royal Paris Animation Awards Paris December 14, 2020 BEST SHORT ANIMATION France Indie Short Fest Los Angeles February 21, 2021 BEST ANIMATED SHORT United States Asian Cinematrography AWARDS Manila February 25, 2021 BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM Philippines New York Tri-State International Film Festival New York February 23, 2021 HONORABLE MENTION United States L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival Kolkata February 27, 2021 BEST ANIMATED FILM India Uruvatti International Film Festival Tamil Nadu March 5, 2021 BEST ANIMATED FILM India White Unicorn International Film Festival West Bengal March 12, 2021 BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM India Halicarnassus Film Festival Bodrum March 16, 2021 BEST ANIMATION Turkey Independent Short Awards Hollywood February 23, 2021 BEST ANIMATED FILM United States ATMAN FILM FESTIVAL West Hollywood February 23, 2021 BEST ANIMATION United States Port Blair International Film Festival Port Blair March 12, 2021 BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM India World Film Carnival FILM FESTIVAL Singapore March 12, 2021 BEST ANIMATED FILM Singapore Berlin Movie Awards Berlin March 25, 2021 BEST ANIMATED FILM Germany

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Submission ID : 17715129

Submission Notes : User: Clinton H. Wallace Time: March 8, 2021 2:00 PM Shared with Submitter: Yes Excellent Work