Mila
MILA is a war story that takes on a child's perspective. Inspired by World War II stories from the director's mother, the character of Mila represents the best of humanity. Although she has lost everything - her family, her house, her peace - she still clings to hope. With a little more than imagination and humanity, Mila manages to profoundly impact others, including a caring stranger who saves her.
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Cinzia AngeliniDirectorBalto, Prince of Egypt, Eldorado, Spirit, Sinbad, Spider-man 2, Open Season, Meet the Robinsons, Bolt, The Minions Movie, Despicable Me 3, The Grinch, Abominable
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Cinzia AngeliniWriter
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Andrea EmmesProducer
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Valerio OssExecutive Producers
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Valentina MartelliExecutive ProducersCalypso, The Magnificient Journey
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Antony HuntExecutive ProducersFearless, Gnome Alone
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Adam NagleExecutive ProducersTrouble
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Flavio GarganoComposerOnly A Child, Le Piccole Cose
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Pepe ValenciaCinematographersAstro Boy
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Oscar LoCinematographers
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Alexandra KavalovaArt DirectorsBarbie: Dolphin Magic, Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher
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Richard SmithemanArt DirectorsPostman Pat: The Movie
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Tim DeninEditors
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Ellery VanDooyeweertEditorsThe Addams Family , Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
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Chris PinkstonSound DesignerLove, Death & Robots, Meet the Robinsons
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Valerio OssVFX supervisorsMenocchio the Heretic, Taras 2050
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Nate BarnardVFX supervisorsThe Addams Family, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
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Eric CheungAnimation SupervisorSurf's Up 2: WaveMania, Open Season: Scared Silly
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Laura BrousseauHead of LightingThe Addams Family
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Project Type:Animation, Short
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Genres:War, Drama, Family, Kids, Youth
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Runtime:19 minutes 50 seconds
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Completion Date:January 20, 2021
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Production Budget:4,000,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:Canada, Italy, United States
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Distribution Information
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RAI RAGAZZIDistributorCountry: ItalyRights: Video on Demand, Paid TV
Cinzia Angelini, a story artist, and director who has collaborated with Imageworks, Walt Disney, Warner Bros, Dreamworks, and Illumination Ent. After writing and directing Mila, a high-quality CG short film produced by the largest independent, world-wide, virtual studio ever created, she joined Cinesite to direct the animated feature film Hitpig.
Today, children continue to suffer the ravages of conflict in many places around the world. Their current plight is what moved me to take action. While it's civilians who are the first to be hit, it’s their children that are the last to be remembered. My wish is that “Mila” could be seen by as many people as possible, to help promote a societal shift in our understanding of what the real, long-term, generational cost of war is. If “Mila” could change even one decision-maker's mind about going to war, then all our efforts will have been worth it.
What I wanted to show with this film is the strength and resilience that kids have, even when they are alone, abandoned and lost. I’m convinced that animation can be exploited as a vehicle for more meaningful messages.
Hollywood might applaud socially relevant features, but it still views animation as essentially little more than “entertainment.” But it’s so much more powerful than that! It has such potential to affect fundamental change in how we approach each other, how we deal with societal challenges. Especially now, we need to exploit that potential as much as we can.