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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.

  • Lucio Arese
    Director
    Mimic (experimental short, music by Yu Miyashita), Repeatedly (music video, music by Ametsub), Slit Scan Crash Test (experimental short, music by Craig Vear)
  • Lucio Arese
    Producer
    Mimic (experimental short, music by Yu Miyashita), Repeatedly (music video, music by Ametsub), Slit Scan Crash Test (experimental short, music by Craig Vear)
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Artistic, Philosophical
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K UHD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The Lovie Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    Award Winner - The People's Lovie Award / Animation
  • The Lovie Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    Award Winner - Silver Award / Animation
  • Buenos Aires International Film Festival
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    Award Winner - Best Experimental Short
  • Antakya International Film Festival
    Antakya
    Turkey
    Award Winner - Jury Special Prize / Experimental Short
  • Atlanta Underground Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    September 17, 2021
    Award Winner - Best Experimental Short
  • Around International Film Festival / ARFF Berlin
    Berlin
    Germany
    Award Winner - Best Experimental Short
  • Independent Short Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Award Winner - Gold Award (Experimental Short)
  • IndieX Film Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Award Winner - Best Experimental Short
  • IndieX Film Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Award Winner - Best Microfilm
  • Vancouver Independent Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    Award Winner - Best Micro Short
  • Anatolia International Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    Award Winner - Best low budget Film
  • Anatolia International Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    Award Winner - Best Art Design
  • London Movie Awards
    London
    United States
    Award Winner - Experimental Short
  • Indie Short Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Award Winner - Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short)
  • Tagore International Film Festival
    Tagore
    India
    Award Winner - Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short)
  • Best Global Shorts
    Kolkata
    India
    Award Winner - Best Experimental Short
  • Open Window International Film Challenge
    Kolkata
    India
    Award Winner - Best Post Modern Short
  • Open Window International Film Challange
    Kolkata
    India
    Award Winner - Best Experimental Short
  • White Unicorn International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    Award Winner - Best Experimental Film
  • Mindfield Film Festival
    Albuquerque
    United States
    Award Winner - Experimental Short
  • Hollywood Gold Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Award Winner - Silver Award (Experimental Short)
  • The Lovie Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    Shortlisted - Best Art Direction
  • Athens International Monthly Film Festival
    Athens
    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 Shorts
    Phoenix Shorts
    Canada
    Award nominated - Experimental Short
  • New Wave Short Film Festival
    Munich
    Germany
    Finalist - Experimental Short
  • Onyko Film Awards
    Tallinn
    Estonia
    Finalist - Experimental Short
  • Tokyo International Short Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Finalist - Experimental Films
  • London International Monthly Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Finalist - Experimental Short
  • Boden Film Festival
    Boden
    Sweden
    Semi-Finalist - Experimental Short
  • Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Official Selection
  • Athens International Digital Film Festival - AIDFF
    Athens
    Greece
    Finalist - Experimental Short
  • Berlin International Short Film Festival - Interfilm
    Berlin
    Germany
    Official Selection - Sound & Vision Program
  • Split Film Festival / International Festival of New Film
    Split
    Croatia
    September 19, 2021
    Croatian Premiere
    Official Selection - International Shorts Competition
  • Discover Film Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • International Film Festival Cologne (IFFC)
    Cologne
    Germany
    August 19, 2021
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • Atlantic Film Festival
    Barranquilla
    Colombia
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • Independent Short Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection - Animation Short
  • International Short Film Festival Canton
    Canton
    China
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • Festival Internacional de Cortometraje UVAQ
    Morelia
    Mexico
    Official Selection - Experimental Short Films
  • FLIGHT / Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Genova
    Genoa
    Italy
    September 26, 2021
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • Venice Shorts
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • Moscow Shorts - International Short Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    Official Selection - Experimental Shorts
  • Crossing The Screen Film Festival
    Eastbourne
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • Madrid Indie Film Festival - MADRIFF
    Madrid
    Spain
    Official Selection - Super Short
  • Rome Independent Prisma Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • Florence Film Awards
    Florence
    Italy
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • SHORT To the Point
    Bucharest
    Romania
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • CARE Awards
    Parkersburg
    United States
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • Lift-Off Online Sessions
    London
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Vesuvius International Film Festival
    Castellamare di Stabia
    Italy
    Official Selection - Micro Short
  • Vesuvius International Film Festival
    Castellamare di Stabia
    Italy
    Official Selection - Best Director
  • Mumbai International Cult Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • Flickfair On Demand Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • Broadway International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection - Avantgarde Short
  • Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest
    Bucharest
    Romania
    Official Selection
  • New York Movie Awards
    New York
    United States
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
  • London Movie Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection - Super Short
  • Shockfest Film Festival

    United States
    Official Selection - Experimental Short
Director Biography - Lucio Arese

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.

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Director Statement

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.