The CICLOPE Festival, to be held in early November, has finally made public its shortlist. In it, we find production companies members of the APCP.
On one hand, Twentyfour Seven has three projects nominated in different categories: ‘Convergence’ for Meow Wolf in the categories of Direction (91 to 180 seconds), Production design and Weird sh*t; the project ‘Cheers through the ages’ for Heineken in the categories of Styling and Costume design; and ‘Believe in time’ for Louis XIII Cognac in the Original music category.
On the other hand, the production company Blur has been nominated in the Campaign category for ‘Winter 22’ for Balenciaga, as well as receiving two nominations in Direction (91 to 180 seconds), the first one for ‘An Unlikely Friendship’ (for Amazon Prime Video) and the second one for ‘Confusing times’ (for Burger King). The ‘Confusing times’ spot is also nominated in the Writing category, while ‘An Unlikely Friendship’ has also made it to the shortlist for Adapted Music. In addition, ‘Fly’ (its production for PRSNT) has received a nomination of the Weird sh*t category.
Furthermore, Mamma Team is one of the finalists for Production Design with ‘Curiosity’, produced for Siemens.
And that is not all. Primo is on the Adapted Music shortlist with ‘Bridgerton’ for Samsung; and in the Cinematography category for ‘Trajectory’, produced for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
In addition to these, Landia is also among the finalists in the Cinematography category with ‘The Dream for Heroes of Today’. Also, their project ‘EOD’ for Sprite has been nominated for its visual effects.
The Festival promises a special edition with globally renowned guests. This is the case of the latest confirmation, director Spike Lee, known for films such as Malcom X or Blackkklansman. The filmmaker will be interviewed during one of the conferences.
But there is more! Matías Dumont, from the production company Antiestático, will be part of the CICLOPE Grand Jury.
Congratulations to all the nominees! You can check the full shortlist, the jury, the speakers and the programme on the Festival’s website.
