Les Dieux Changeants
Les Dieux Changeants is an experimental short film which depicts the destruction and collapse of ancient Greek and Roman statues.
It creates a visually intriguing legacy: the static millenary beauty of those marbles being suddenly put into motion by a physical event, the hit of a bullet.
Realized with refined CGI, philosophical and thought-provoking, the meaning of Les Dieux Changeants is left open to interpretation.
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Lucio AreseDirectorMimic (experimental short, music by Yu Miyashita), Repeatedly (music video, music by Ametsub), Slit Scan Crash Test (experimental short, music by Craig Vear)
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Lucio AreseProducerMimic (experimental short, music by Yu Miyashita), Repeatedly (music video, music by Ametsub), Slit Scan Crash Test (experimental short, music by Craig Vear)
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Project Type:Animation, Experimental, Short
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Genres:Artistic, Philosophical
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Runtime:3 minutes 48 seconds
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Completion Date:April 15, 2021
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Production Budget:3,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Italy
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Country of Filming:Italy
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Shooting Format:Digital 4K UHD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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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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The Lovie AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
Award Winner - The People's Lovie Award / Animation -
The Lovie AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
Award Winner - Silver Award / Animation -
Buenos Aires International Film FestivalBuenos Aires
Argentina
Award Winner - Best Experimental Short -
Antakya International Film FestivalAntakya
Turkey
Award Winner - Jury Special Prize / Experimental Short -
Atlanta Underground Film FestivalAtlanta
United States
September 17, 2021
Award Winner - Best Experimental Short -
Around International Film Festival / ARFF BerlinBerlin
Germany
Award Winner - Best Experimental Short -
Independent Short AwardsLos Angeles
United States
Award Winner - Gold Award (Experimental Short) -
IndieX Film FestLos Angeles
United States
Award Winner - Best Experimental Short -
IndieX Film FestLos Angeles
United States
Award Winner - Best Microfilm -
Vancouver Independent Film FestivalVancouver
Canada
Award Winner - Best Micro Short -
Anatolia International Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
Award Winner - Best low budget Film -
Anatolia International Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
Award Winner - Best Art Design -
London Movie AwardsLondon
United States
Award Winner - Experimental Short -
Indie Short FestLos Angeles
United States
Award Winner - Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short) -
Tagore International Film FestivalTagore
India
Award Winner - Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short) -
Best Global ShortsKolkata
India
Award Winner - Best Experimental Short -
Open Window International Film ChallengeKolkata
India
Award Winner - Best Post Modern Short -
Open Window International Film ChallangeKolkata
India
Award Winner - Best Experimental Short -
White Unicorn International Film FestivalKolkata
India
Award Winner - Best Experimental Film -
Mindfield Film FestivalAlbuquerque
United States
Award Winner - Experimental Short -
Hollywood Gold AwardsLos Angeles
United States
Award Winner - Silver Award (Experimental Short) -
The Lovie AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
Shortlisted - Best Art Direction -
Athens International Monthly Film FestivalAthens
Greece
Honorable Mention - Experimental Short -
Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF)Seoul
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
October 1, 2021
South Korean Premiere
Finalist - Experimental Short -
Phoenix ShortsPhoenix Shorts
Canada
Award nominated - Experimental Short -
New Wave Short Film FestivalMunich
Germany
Finalist - Experimental Short -
Onyko Film AwardsTallinn
Estonia
Finalist - Experimental Short -
Tokyo International Short Film FestivalTokyo
Japan
Finalist - Experimental Films -
London International Monthly Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
Finalist - Experimental Short -
Boden Film FestivalBoden
Sweden
Semi-Finalist - Experimental Short -
Tokyo Lift-Off Film FestivalTokyo
Japan
Official Selection -
Athens International Digital Film Festival - AIDFFAthens
Greece
Finalist - Experimental Short -
Berlin International Short Film Festival - InterfilmBerlin
Germany
Official Selection - Sound & Vision Program -
Split Film Festival / International Festival of New FilmSplit
Croatia
September 19, 2021
Croatian Premiere
Official Selection - International Shorts Competition -
Discover Film AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
October 1, 2021
Official Selection -
International Film Festival Cologne (IFFC)Cologne
Germany
August 19, 2021
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
Atlantic Film FestivalBarranquilla
Colombia
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
Independent Short AwardsLos Angeles
United States
Official Selection - Animation Short -
International Short Film Festival CantonCanton
China
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
Festival Internacional de Cortometraje UVAQMorelia
Mexico
Official Selection - Experimental Short Films -
FLIGHT / Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di GenovaGenoa
Italy
September 26, 2021
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
Venice ShortsLos Angeles
United States
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
Moscow Shorts - International Short Film FestivalMoscow
Russian Federation
Official Selection - Experimental Shorts -
Crossing The Screen Film FestivalEastbourne
United Kingdom
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
Madrid Indie Film Festival - MADRIFFMadrid
Spain
Official Selection - Super Short -
Rome Independent Prisma AwardsRome
Italy
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
Florence Film AwardsFlorence
Italy
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
SHORT To the PointBucharest
Romania
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
CARE AwardsParkersburg
United States
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
Lift-Off Online SessionsLondon
United Kingdom
Official Selection -
Vesuvius International Film FestivalCastellamare di Stabia
Italy
Official Selection - Micro Short -
Vesuvius International Film FestivalCastellamare di Stabia
Italy
Official Selection - Best Director -
Mumbai International Cult Film FestivalMumbai
India
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
Flickfair On Demand Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
Broadway International Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
Official Selection - Avantgarde Short -
Bucharest Shortcut CinefestBucharest
Romania
Official Selection -
New York Movie AwardsNew York
United States
Official Selection - Experimental Short -
London Movie AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
Official Selection - Super Short -
Shockfest Film Festival
United States
Official Selection - Experimental Short
Architect, pianist, guitarist, composer and visual artist, Lucio Arese works as an independent filmmaker since 2008.
In his works he explores the possibilities given by the union of images, motion and music in a thoughtful and personal way.
He collabored with artists, labels and brands such as Ametsub, Yu Miyashita, Suguru Goto, Jimmy Edgar, Bianco, Mille Plateaux, Armando Testa, MPTBOX, Lovestone Films, Onitsuka Tiger, Asics, Karhu, Jacuzzi, McKinsey, De Longhi.
His works have been screened worldwide into the most important festivals dedicated to digital arts like onedotzero Adventures in Motion, Ars Electronica, Ciclope, ArtFutura, SIGGRAPH and many others, as well as aired and showcased into TV networks and magazines such as MTV, Bayerischer Rundfunk, IAMAG, Fubiz, IdN Magazine and many others.
He was one of the 19 directors selected for the Saatchi New Directors Showcase 2013, held at the Cannes Lions Festival.
Taking care of every aspect of the production is a personal trademark for me, which characterized anything I've done since I started a career as a filmmaker back in 2008. Doing everything by yourself means a lot of work and the output is inevitably made of small digital productions, but it also gives continuous learning opportunities in every field of the audiovisual art.
In this regard, Les Dieux Changeants is a work I'm particularly proud of. It synthesizes many of the things I acquired through those years into what I feel as a more mature equilibrium. It also corresponds to a personal turning point in life with the intention to explore new creative directions for the years to come. I tried to realize this short film with a simple, essential approach, well crafted CGI and a philosophical meaning meant to be left open to free interpretation for everyone.
Moreover, this film is a contribution to publicize Open, the National Gallery of Denmark's initiative to digitize their entire art collection to make it freely available for the public to use, remix and re-elaborate to create new art.
I hope to reach people to offer some hint for reflection, inspiration and provoke thoughts, as well as giving an unusual view on some of the most notable gems of Western artistic and cultural heritage.