Las Memorias Perdidas de los Árboles

INFO

Director

Antonio La Camera

Genre

Fiction

Duration

20’

Year

2023

Nationality

Italian, Spanish

SYNOPSYS

In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest, two trees awaken in the night and embark on a journey spiritual journey to discover a past when they were two sibling children.

STILLS

CREDITS

Director

Antonio La Camera

Genre

Fiction

Duration

20′

Nationality

Italy, Spain

Screenplay

Antonio La Camera

Produced by

Waterclock

Il Varco Cinema

Naffintusi

Playlab Films

Oudeis Pictures

Executive producers

Estephania Bonnett

Andrea Gatopoulos

Producers

Andrea Garofalo

Marco Crispano

Orazio Guarino

Stefano Schiavone

Sound editing & mix

Boris Riccardo D’Agostino

Editing

Antonio La Camera

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

2023
Best Short Film
38. Settimana Internazionale della Critica Festival del Cinema di Venezia
2023
Out Of Competition Screening
4. i-Fest International Film Festival
2023 - OSCAR ® QUALIFYING
Official Selection
24. Izmir International Short Film Festival
2023
Official Selection Premio Emidio Greco
24. Festival del Cinema Europeo
2023
Laura Bassi Student Jury Special Mention
3. Terraviva Film Festival
2023
Official Selection
48. Laceno D'Oro International Film Festival
2023
Official Selection
12. Mostra de Cinema Italià de Barcelona
2023
WeShort Award
7. The Next Generation Short Film Festival
2023
Best Short Film
2. Gelsomini Film Festival
2024 - GOYA ® Qualifying
Official Selection
8. IBIZACINEFEST - Ibiza Independent Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
29. Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris
2024 - OSCAR ® QUALIFYING
Official Selection
63. Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
1. La Citta dell'Utopia International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
17. La Nueva Ola – Festival del Cinema Spagnolo e Latinoamericano.
2024
Special Mention for Audiovisual Experimentation
5. Free Aquila Festival
2024
Official Selection
5. NaNo Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
17. Bali International Film Festival Balinale
2024
Official Selection
27. Festival Cinemambiente
2024
Official Selection
9. Cinemaeambiente Avezzano
2024
Official Selection
22. Ischia Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
28. Umbria Film Festival
2024
Finalist
22. Premio Internazionale Cinearti La Chioma di Berenice
2024
Special Jury prize
11. Lamezia International Film Fest
2024
Official Selection
24. FICICA - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Cine a la Calle
2024
Official Selection
3. Stretto Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
8. Laterale Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
3. Aria Film Fest
2024
Official Selection
35. Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens de São Paulo - Curta Kinoforum
2024
Official Selection
3. Mostra del Cinema di Bracciano - Bracciano International Film Exhibition
2024 - OSCAR ®, EFA ® QUALIFYING
Official Selection
47. Drama International Short Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
2. Festa del Cinema Pirata
2024
Best Short Film
2. Fine Line Film Fest
2024
Official Selection
11. Torino Underground Cinefest
2024
Best Short Film, Best Cinematography
4. Ceprano Film Festival
2024 - OSCAR ®, EFA ® QUALIFYING
Official Selection
22. Tirana International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
7. Entre Dos Mundos - Festival del Cinema Iberoamericano di Firenze
2024
Official Selection
5. Lima Alterna International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
2. Alter Fest
2024
Official Selection
34. Message to Man International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
30. Rabat International Author Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
17. Amarcort Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
11. Cine Cicletada

ANTONIO LA CAMERA

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BIOGRAPHY

Antonio La Camera (1990), after graduating in Cinema and Visual Arts with a grade of 110 cum laude at the DAMS of Roma Tre University, attends directing and screenwriting courses at the “Sentieri Selvaggi” film school. He was later admitted to the High Specialization Course in Film Direction “Fare Cinema” directed by Maestro Marco Bellocchio and held by Manetti Bros.

His short films “Carne e Polvere,” “Il Sogno del Vecchio” and “Nel Ritrovo del Silenzio” have been screened in over 100 national and international festivals, including the Future Film Festival organized by the British Film Institute. He has won more than 30 awards worldwide, including the Best Director Award given to him by the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest.

In 2022 he was admitted to the exclusive CreatorsLab in which he shot the Italian-Spanish short film “Las Memorias Perdidas de los Árboles” in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest under the supervision of legendary director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The short film will have its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival as part of the 38th. International Critics’ Week.

FILMOGRAPHY

LAS MEMORIAS PERDIDAS DE LOS ÁRBOLES

2023

 

NEL RITROVO DEL SILENZIO

2018

 

IL SOGNO DEL VECCHIO

2016

 

CARNE E POLVERE

2015