Bliss Point
Synopsis
Official Selection Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 26 min
- Format
- ProRes 4K
- Director
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Gerard Ortín Castellví
- Producer
- Gerard Ortín Castellví
- Executive Producer
- Leonardo Bigazzi
- Editor
- Ainara Elgoibar, Usue Arrieta, Gerard Ortín Castellví
- Screenwriter
- Gerard Ortín Castellví
- Director of Photography
- Gerard Ortín Castellví, Pep Bosch, Albert Badia
- Production Designer
- Bianca Hlywa, Lisa Barnard
- Sound
- Oriol Campi Solé, Tom Fisher, Simon Williams
Production Status
Production Company
Spain, UK, Italy co-production
Supported by Lo Schermo dell'Arte, Fondazione In Between Art and Film, AHRC, Medialab Matadero, Tractora
Gerard Ortín Castellví
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