Al Fresco
Directed by Ignacio Rodó
BLOCK F | Closing time
SATURDAY, APRIL 26 | 7 - 9 PM
LOCATION | Tom S. Gettys Center Courtroom
Al Fresco
SYNOPSIS
Large room in a dream apartment. Unbeatable location. Ready to move in. Plenty of light.
DETAILS
Narrative | 2024 | 8 min.
Suggested Rating | PG
Country | Spain
Language | Spanish
CREDITS
Direction and Production | Ignacio Rodó
Screenplay | Ignacio Rodó, Roc Esquius
Executive Producers | Ignacio Rodó, Eric Oh, Josep Pi
Cast | Roc Esquius, Marc Pujol, Alexandra Agulló
Photography | Eric Oh, CSC
Steadicam Operator | Ferran Vargas
Art | Camila Gutman
Music | Javier Bayón
Production Sound Mixer | Soundee
Sound Design and Mix | Xavi Saucedo
Color Postproduction | Moonlight Cinema
Coloring | Biel Geli
Shot in | Take Studios
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SCREENINGS & AWARDS
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Best Production Design. Bulli ed Eroi (Italy 2024).
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Indie Hero Award. Dingoo Film Festival (Australia 2024).
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Best Terrassenc Short Film. One Shot Terrassa City of Film (Spain 2024).
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Best Actor. One Shot Terrassa City of Film (Spain 2024).
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Pulcinella Festival. Festival Internazionale della Commedia (Italy 2024).
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Dingoo Film Festival (Australia 2024).
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One Shot Terrassa City of Film (Spain 2024).
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Beneath The River Danube (Serbia 2024).
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Humor En Corto. Umorea Labur (Spain 2024).
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Among Others...
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Ignacio Rodó always wanted to be a troubadour. Unfortunately, he was born several centuries too late, so he had to make do with being a filmmaker instead.
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The spaniard likes telling stories, creativity, irony, subtext, minimalism and humor on set, as well as lowercase letters.
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Since directing his first short film in 2007, he has experimented with all of the possible ways to tell a story, which has led him to direct all kinds of formats, screens, and even stages. The only thing he has never tried his hand at, is acting. For the sake of the industry and the world, he has promised never to try.
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His work has won more than 150 awards and has been selected for over 1,000 international film festivals (including several Oscar qualifying), where his style has been called experimentally commercial. A statement that confuses and excites him at the same time.
His short film Tuck me in (2014) is an internet hit, having been viewed more than 30 million times, and gathering more than 30 awards and 250 film festival selections. The rights for his short films El abogado (2016) and Deep down (2019) have been acquired by HBO USA. ​
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In 2024 he established Els Cineminuts in collaboration with the Terrassa Unesco City of Film, a festival dedicated exclusively to one-minute short films. Not only is it a fantastic narrative challenge but the quick format also feels like a breath of fresh air to him in the slow-moving film industry.