Private Project

Maestrale (Mistral)

A man goes to work and sees a boat for sale. He dreams of leaving his life behind. He leaves, and the dream gives way to memory, the mistral forces him to a makeshift landing. A woman, another story, a new beginning? As in an Escher drawing, everything starts again where it seemed to have ended.

  • Nico Bonomolo
    Director
    Confino
  • Nico Bonomolo
    Writer
  • Salvo Ficarra
    Producer
  • Valentino Picone
    Producer
  • Attilio De Razza
    Producer
  • Gioacchino Balistreri
    Music composer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Maestrale
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 29, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Accademia del Cinema italiano - David di Donatello Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    May 3, 2022
    David di Donatello Award Best italian short film
  • Nastri d'Argento
    Roma
    Italy
    May 9, 2022
    Nomination
  • Giffoni Film Festival
    Giffoni
    Italy
    July 30, 2022
    N/A
    Official Selection
  • Riverrun International Film Festival
    Winston-Salem
    United States
    Official Selection
  • In The Palace International Film Festival
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    Official Selection
  • St. Louis International Film Festival
    St. Louis
    United States
    November 4, 2021
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • American Doc and Animation Film Festival
    Palm Spring
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Sedicicorto International Film Festival
    Forlì
    Italy
    October 1, 2021
    Italian premiere
    Official Selection
  • Animaphix International Animation Short Film Festival
    Bagheria
    Italy
    August 1, 2021
    World Premiere
    Special Screening
  • Tertio Millennio Film Fest
    Rome
    Italy
    November 4, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Golden Knight Malta International Short Film Festival
    La Valletta
    Malta
    November 27, 2021
    Nominated
  • Certamen Curtas Soria
    Soria
    Spain
    November 7, 2021
    Spain
    Official Selection
  • Buenos Aires International Film Festival
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    South Americ
    Winner Best Short Film Animated
  • Cinelido - Festival del cinema italiano
    Roma
    Italy
    Best of Festival
  • Cinelido - Festival del cinema italiano
    Roma
    Italy
    Best soundtrack
  • Siciliambiente Film festival
    San Vito Lo Capo
    Italy
    Official selection
  • Molise Cinena
    Casacalenda
    Italy
    August 6, 2022
    Best italian short film
  • i-Fest International Film Festival
Director Biography - Nico Bonomolo

Nico Bonomolo was born in Palermo in 1974. Since 2008, in addition to painting and drawing, he dedicated himself to auteur animation cinema, making as self-taught the short film Lorenzo Vacirca, which debuted winning the New Italian Cinema Events Award at the “55th Taormina Film Festival”.
With his subsequent short films he has participated in many of the main international festivals, obtaining numerous awards, among which, a Special Mention at the Nastri d'Argento, the Gryphon Award for the best animated short film at the Giffoni, a David di Donatello nomination, a nomination for a (italian) Golden Globe and the Bruce Corwin Award at the Santa Barbara Festival which made him compete for an Oscar nomination.

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