Synopsis

Composed mainly of photos animated by computer, Obras wanders through a Barcelona neighborhood undergoing reconstruction, visually translating these wild and irreversible urban mutations by its poetical use of graphics and sound.

Actress

Éva Garcia

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer :

Autour de Minuit

Film exports/foreign sales :

Autour de Minuit

Co-production :

Arcadi

Photos

Full credits (6)

Executive Producer :

Nicolas Schmerkin

Director of Photography :

Hendrick Dusollier

Music Composer :

Jean-François Viguié

Screenwriter :

Hendrick Dusollier

Sound Recordist :

Jean-François Viguié

Special Effects :

NoBrain (Collectif)

Technical details

Short film

Genres :

Animated film

Themes :

City/urban themes

Production language :

No dialogue

Production country :

France

Original French-language productions :

Unknown

Nationality :

100% French (France)

Production year :

2004

Runtime :

12 min

Visa number :

108.658

Visa issue date :

14/09/2004

Production formats :

35mm

Color type :

Color

Aspect ratio :

1.85

Audio format :

Dolby SRD

Rating restrictions :

None

Director

Hendrick Dusollier

Babel (2010), Face (2007), Obras (2004)

Festival Selections (44)

Leipzig - International Documentary and Animated Film Festival - 2018

Leipzig - International Documentary and Animated Film Festival (Germany, 2018)

Selection

REGARD - Festival International du court-métrage au Saguenay - 2011

REGARD - Festival International du court-métrage au Saguenay (Canada, 2011)

Selection

Out of Competition

French Cinema Today Festival in Russia - 2010

French Cinema Today Festival in Russia (Russia, 2010)

Selection

French Cinema Today in Kazakhstan - 2010

French Cinema Today in Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan, 2010)

Selection

Stuttgart Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival - 2010

Stuttgart Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival (Germany, 2010)

Selection

Anima (Belgium, 2010)

Selection

Berlin International Short Film Festival (Interfilm) - 2007

Berlin International Short Film Festival (Interfilm) (Germany, 2007)

Selection

Uppsala International Short Film Festival - 2006

Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden, 2006)

Selection

Stuttgart Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival - 2006

Stuttgart Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival (Germany, 2006)

Selection

International Competition

Bratislava French-Language Film Festival - 2006

Bratislava French-Language Film Festival (Slovakia, 2006)

Selection

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards - 2006

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards (France, 2006)

Selection

Best Short Film

Prague International Short Film Festival - 2005

Prague International Short Film Festival (Czech Republic, 2005)

Selection

Labo

Brief Encounters - International Short Film Festival (Bristol) - 2005

Brief Encounters - International Short Film Festival (Bristol) (Great Britain, 2005)

Selection

International Competition

Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival - 2005

Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival (Germany, 2005)

Selection

Compétition internationale

FIFF (Belgium, 2005)

Selection

Special Progams

International Short Film Festival in Drama - 2005

International Short Film Festival in Drama (Greece, 2005)

Selection

Official Selection

São Paulo International Short Film Festival - 2005

São Paulo International Short Film Festival (Brazil, 2005)

Selection

International Program

FilmVideo - Montecatini International Short Film Festival - 2005

FilmVideo - Montecatini International Short Film Festival (Italy, 2005)

Selection

International Competition

Mayence - Strasbourg - Franco-German Short Film Meetings - 2005

Mayence - Strasbourg - Franco-German Short Film Meetings (Germany, 2005)

Selection

Brooklyn - International Film Festival - 2005 - © Billy Sorrentino

Brooklyn - International Film Festival (United States, 2005)

Selection

Cracow International Documentary & Short Film Festival - 2005

Cracow International Documentary & Short Film Festival (Poland, 2005)

Selection

International Competition - Fiction Films

San Francisco International Film Festival - 2005

San Francisco International Film Festival (United States, 2005)

Selection

Golden Gate Award International Competition

Dresden International Short Film Festival - 2005

Dresden International Short Film Festival (Germany, 2005)

Selection

International Competition

Istanbul International Short Film Festival - 2005

Istanbul International Short Film Festival (Turkey , 2005)

Selection

Official Selection

Lutin Short Film Awards (France, 2005)

Selection

Tampere Film Festival (Finland, 2005)

Selection

International Competition

Vienna Francophone Film Festival (Austria, 2005)

Selection

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - 2005

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2005)

Selection

National Competition

Imola (Corto Imola) - International Short Film Festival - 2004

Imola (Corto Imola) - International Short Film Festival (Italy, 2004)

Selection

International Short Film

Zinebi (Spain, 2004)

Selection

International Competition

Siena International Short Film Festival - 2004

Siena International Short Film Festival (Italy, 2004)

Selection

Official Selection

Braunschweig International Film Festival - 2004

Braunschweig International Film Festival (Germany, 2004)

Selection

Leo Competition

Berlin International Short Film Festival (Interfilm) - 2004

Berlin International Short Film Festival (Interfilm) (Germany, 2004)

Selection

Official Selection

Geneva International Film and Television Festival (Cinéma Tous Écrans) - 2004

Geneva International Film and Television Festival (Cinéma Tous Écrans) (Switzerland, 2004)

Selection

International Short Film Selection

FNC (Canada, 2004)

Selection

International Competition

Cork Film Festival (Corona) (Ireland, 2004)

Selection

International Competition

Fundão (Imago) International Youth Film Festival - 2004

Fundão (Imago) International Youth Film Festival (Portugal, 2004)

Selection

International competition

Festival of European Films on Wheels of Ankara - 2004

Festival of European Films on Wheels of Ankara (Turkey , 2004)

Selection

Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2004)

Selection

New Currents

Locarno International Film Festival - 2004

Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland, 2004)

Selection

Out of Competition

Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival - 2004

Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival (Portugal, 2004)

Selection

International Competition

Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival - 2004

Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival (Spain, 2004)

Selection

International Competition

Message to Man (Russia, 2004)

Selection

International Competition

Rome International Festival of Short Films & New Images (Arcipelago) - 2004

Rome International Festival of Short Films & New Images (Arcipelago) (Italy, 2004)

Selection

New Images Competition

Awards (6)

Stuttgart Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival (Germany, 2006)

Awards

Dresden International Short Film Festival (Germany, 2005)

Awards (2)

Lutin Short Film Awards (France, 2005)

Awards (2)

Lutin Award for Best Special Effects : NoBrain (Collectif)

Lutin Award for Best Original Music : Jean-François Viguié

Berlin International Short Film Festival (Interfilm) (Germany, 2004)

Awards

Award for Best Animated Film

Message to Man (Russia, 2004)

Awards

Centaur Award for Best Film in the First Films Competition

Rome International Festival of Short Films & New Images (Arcipelago) (Italy, 2004)

Awards

Delegations

Lutin Short Film Awards (France, 2005)

Team (2)

Composer of original music : Jean-François Viguié

Special effects : NoBrain (Collectif)