The Birthday Party

A Short film of

Francesco Sossai

Produced by

Kidam

Production year2023

Runtime17 min

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Synopsis

December 1999. I remember that, in the midst of Y2K anxiety, I went to the birthday party of Enrico, a child who lived with his family in an old isolated farmhouse.

Credits

Director (1)

Francesco Sossai
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Actors (6)

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Kidam

Foreign production company : DFBB - Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Full credits (9)

Executive Producer : François-Pierre Clavel

Screenwriter : Francesco Sossai

Director of photography : Giulia Schelhas

Editor : Francesco Sossai

Sound recordists : Sebastian Pablo Poloni, Artiom Constantinov

Costume designer : Ilaria Marmugi

Foreign producer : Cecilia Trautvetter

Associate producers : Alexandre Perrier, François Nabos

Production Manager : François-Pierre Clavel

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Bizarre
Themes : Childhood, Sociology, Memories
Production language : Italian
Coproducer countries : France, Germany
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 50% French (France, Germany)
Production year : 2023
Runtime : 17 min 16 seconds
Visa number : 157.918
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Dolby 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (4)

Festival Internacional de Curtas de São Paulo
Brazil, 2024
International Program
Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble
France, 2024
Compétition officielle
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Canada, 2023
International Competition
Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival
Portugal, 2023
International Competition

Awards (1)

Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival
Portugal, 2023
Candidat au prix du meilleur court-métrage européen
Grand Prize International Competition

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http://www.kidam.net/films/ilcompleannodienrico/

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