Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze
An exploration of the world and the work of the most international Catalan filmmaker through the director's entomological vision and his portrayal of the characters and themes he loves and hates.
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Sergi RubióDirector
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Sergi RubióWriter
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Sergi RubióProducer
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Bigas LunaKey Cast"Himslef"
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Project Title (Original Language):Bigas Luna: La mirada entomòloga
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Project Type:Documentary, Short, Television
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Genres:Biopgraphy, Retrospective
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Runtime:25 minutes 51 seconds
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Completion Date:April 10, 2008
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Production Budget:1,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Spain
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Country of Filming:Spain
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Language:Catalan, Spanish
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Shooting Format:Mini DV
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Aspect Ratio:1.78 : 1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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IX International Festival of Independent FilmRoxy Radio City Melany, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Argentina
August 8, 2013
Non competing section PANORAMA DOCUMENTAL -
1st Catalan Cinema Showcase, RomeTeatro Isola del Cinema, Rome
Italy
June 29, 2013
Official Selection -
COR3 International Film Festival 2012West End, Bay Islands Department
Honduras
May 19, 2012
Nominated for Best International Documentary Short Film -
XII European Short Film FestivalTown of Reus, province of Tarragona
Spain
March 4, 2010
Nominated for Best Short Video Award -
Pantalla d’AutorSGAE Barcelona
Spain
April 29, 2013
Film Directors Union and Association of Writers and Editors -
Sicily International Film FestivalSiracusa, Sicily
Italy
May 12, 2018
Award for Best Short Documentary -
Festimatge: Festival de la Imatge de CalellaTeatre Orfeó Calellenc Calella, Barcelona
Spain
April 27, 2012
Honor Torretes Award
Nominated for Best Short Film
With a filmography dating back to 1993, at a mere 15 years of age during the height of his adolescence, and having grown up as avid fan of the movie genre, his Super 8 camera has always been his mode of expression, like a pair of prescription lenses allowing him to see the world and, without question, a means to share and express it all. In an era of analog format for video, Sergi always chose to shoot in celluloid, a choice he continues to defend to this day with the arrival of digital film.
His body of work is often created with melodrama as its' backdrop, filled with visual portraits of environment and moods, almost always without following the accepted classic structure of a script by elaborating and then assembling brief sequences like pieces to a handmade puzzle inside of which impossible romances, farewells and open endings have all proven to be recurring themes in the various works of this filmmaker.
The parallel phase of his career as a filmmaker reflects his work creating documentaries. Starting off with a simple interview, each project quickly becomes a catalyst for an explosion of seemingly unconnected ideas. Only during production and later during post-production do they slowly find their place in the form of a script.