Evening Programme




Manual practico del amigo imaginario

by Ciro Altabás

Fiction | Spain | 2008 | 35mm | 19 min.

italian subtitles by EMM

date
friday 3 july
location
TEOLO, Parco delle Fiorine, Monte della Madonna

Fernando is a shy 27 year old young man who receives the visit of an old classmate, Iratxe. This arouses jealousy in his imaginary friend, Captain Kiloton, a superhero that had stood by his side since he was a kid, and who feels their friendship is now in jeopardy...

Ciro Altabás (Saragozza, Spagna) studied Audiovisual Communication in Madrid, Cinema with the New York Film Academy of New York and in the London Film School, where he filmed his first short film, “Phobia”, presented at the 59th edition of the Venice Film Festival. In 2006 he directed the shor movie “DVD”. He then founded the small production company “RETROproducciones” and filmed in Japan the short film “Made in Japan” (2007) and the documentary “Hobby” (2008) about the video game world and some characteristic hobbies in the Japanese culture.

Direction
Ciro Altabás
Script
Iñigo Díaz–Guardamino, Ciro Altabás
Photography
Pedro J. Márquez
Editing
Jose Manuel Jimenez
Music
José Sánchez-Sanz
Cast
Luis Larrodera, Christian Sampedro, Ana Del Arco, Eloy Huerta López, Antonio Chamorro, Nancy Moreno, Pepe Márquez, Blanca Merino
Production
Ciro Altabás e RETROproducciones
Distribution
PROMOFEST

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