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IRON BODY

A short motivational documentary about Italian actor Paolo Guglielmini's fitness journey. The short film touches upon several aspects of Paolo's acting and bodybuilding journeys, including an assessment on doping which is very common in the professional training and bodybuilding scene.

  • Jamie Pan
    Director
  • Paolo Guglielmini
    Writer
  • Jamie Pan
    Producer
  • Paolo Guglielmini
    Producer
  • Pier Mazzi
    Cinematographer
  • Jamie Pan
    Editor
  • Paolo Guglielmini
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 26, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    400 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - SAE Institute Sydney
  • Halicarnassus Film Festival
    Bodrum
    Turkey
    July 18, 2022
    Best Short Documentary
  • World Film Carnival - Singapore

    Singapore
    August 10, 2022
    Best Documentary Film
  • Short+Sweet Film Festival Illawarra
    Wollongong
    Australia
    September 25, 2022
    Finalist Best Australian Short
  • Stockholm City Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    August 13, 2022
    Official Selection Best Short Documentary
  • Colortape International Film Festival
    Brisbane
    Australia
    Official Selection Best Student Film
  • Druk International Film Festival
    Punakha
    Bhutan
    August 16, 2022
    Best Documentary Film
  • Knight of the Reel Awards
    Telangana
    India
    July 25, 2022
    Special Achievement Award for Documentary Film (Any length)
  • Cuckoo International Film Awards
    Tamilnadu
    India
    July 14, 2022
    Best Documentary Short Film
  • Cuckoo International Film Awards
    Tamilnadu
    India
    July 14, 2022
    Best Editor
  • Virgin Spring Cinefest
    Kolkata
    India
    August 1, 2022
    Best Student Documentary Film
  • Black Swan International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    August 13, 2022
    Best Student Film
Director Biography - Jamie Pan

Jamie was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and moved to Australia in 2009. Jamie is a Sydney/Adelaide based filmmaker, photographer, and musician who has a background in filming music videos and commercials (including Mates Against Melanoma, rock band Santino Salvadore & the 24hrs To Wonderland, and Ceerose constructions). Growing up as an aspiring photographer, Jamie is now a semi-professional specialising in wildlife photography full-time working in the film industry.

Jamie ultimately decided to pursue filmmaking. Jamie is also an Adelaide / Sydney based musician with a music production studio in Sydney and a professional recording / concert room in Adelaide. Jamie sees composers Hans Zimmer, Junkie XL, and Rupert Gregson-Williams as his biggest inspirations in the cinematic music scene.

In the professional filmmaking scene, Jamie was a member of award-winning international filmmaker Drago Lazetich's team of filmmakers based in Sydney, working together in the Australian film industry on original short films, feature films, and commercials.

Jamie Is branching fully into the directing field with his first major directorial effort being the action thriller short A Punch For A Buck, which he co-wrote with Australian actor Martin Cohen. The film will promote female representation in the action drama genre. It will be filmed in Sydney in 2024 with an Australian cast.

A big fan of Action, Psychological, and Crime thrillers, Jamie aims to establish himself as a filmmaker in those genres. Jamie is now also training in stunt action to further his craft in the action scene.

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Director Statement

I wanted to create a pure cinematic and motivational documentary with a distinctive visual style and employing only voice overs. With this short documentary, I hope to inspire people who's into the bodybuilding scene and not look down on yourself when you see others with great successes. Never give up, be persistent, put in the effort, don't be afraid to fail, and you can and will achieve your goals.