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Times of Plenty

“TIMES OF PLENTY” is an animated short film set in the Italy of the 1980s, the time of the Socialist Party and young, upwardly mobile “Yuppies”.
The life of Cesare, a young boy living in Rome with his parents, is told through comic-dramatic situations through which the Italy of that time is revealed.
Cesare and his family are all over-weight, with the exception of his cousin Roberta (with whom Cesare is secretly in love).
The title refers to the socio-cultural climate of the 80s and 90s which saw, among other things, the introduction of Silvio Berlusconi’s privately owned TV channels and the new agreement with the Holy See; a period in which Italy came to be the fifth leading industrial country in the world, but also a time of spiralling growth in public spending, growth that many already knew could not last long.

  • Claudio Costa
    Director
  • Claudio Costa
    Writer
  • Claudio Costa
    Producer
  • Francesca Romana Brogani
    Producer
  • Federica Lenzi
    Key Cast
    "Roberta"
  • Giorgio Mazza
    Key Cast
    "Padre"
  • Daniel Zibellini
    Key Cast
    "Eraldo"
  • Claudio Costa
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
  • Michele Ruggiero
    Music
  • Biagina Cherubini
    Production Designer
  • Biagina Cherubini
    Costume Designer
  • Cristina Oliva Patrick
    Location manager
  • Maria Allegra Zapponi
    Assistant director
  • Claudio Costa
    Animator
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    I Tempi delle Vacche Grasse
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    3 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Harmony
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • International Cilento Film Festival 2022

    Italy
    January 21, 2022
    Winner - Italian Short Animation
  • 11 ARLINGTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021
    Arlington
    United States
    November 15, 2021
    USA Premiere
    Best Animation Short
  • Willlachen Comedy & Satire Filmprize - the golden cellar rattle Willlachen Comedy & Satire Filmprize - the golden cellar rattle 2020
    Wien
    Austria
    December 19, 2020
    Wien premiere
    Honorable Mention
  • Luleå International Film Festival, Svezia 2020
    Luleå
    Sweden
    November 13, 2020
    Swedish premiere
    Semi Finalist
  • Southern Cone International Film Festival 2021
    Valparaíso
    Chile
    May 20, 2021
    Chile premiere
    In selection
  • New Generation Film Festival 2020
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    December 20, 2020
    Belgrade premiere
    Honorable Mention
  • David di Donatello 2020
    Rome
    Italy
    November 1, 2021
    Italy premiere
    in selection
Distribution Information
  • Ronin Film Production
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Claudio Costa

Claudio Costa writer, director, producer and illustrator, since 2007, directed and produced more than 55 documentaries and shorts, that are now being recognized on the Italian film festival circuit.

COMPLETED FILMS :

Rick The Chick and the Magic EggShell
Animation - Comedy
Made with funding from Fondo PSMSAD
First Season - Coming Soon

2022 Visioni Senza Tempo - Anna Napoli e il Montaggio Cinematografico
TIMELESS VISIONS - ANNA NAPOLI AND THE HISTORY OF FILM EDITING (Subtitles provided with a contribution
from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Documentary 58'

2021 Attraverso l'amore Paola Mazzetti si racconta
THROUGH LOVE - PAOLA MAZZETTI'S STORY
(Subtitles provided with a contribution
from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

2021 YVONNE GIRARDELLO LA PRIMA HOSTESS D'ITALIA
Documentary 56'

2020 TIMES OF PLENTY Short Animation
Director and Animator Comedy 13’
Made with funding from Fondo PSMSAD
(Subtitles provided with a contribution
from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Best Short Animation ARLINGTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021

2020 LA MORALE DELLA FAVOLA - Vita e avventure del Comandante Ivan Mancuso 85'

2019 ADALBERTO PELLEGRINO - Una vita per aria 90'

2018 VISCONTI’S EAGLES 60’

2015 PAN BEFORE PAN 55’ - LE PAN PRIMA DELLA PAN – History of the Italian Aerobatic Team

2014 FROM GOLD TO CONTAINERS FROM SALT TO EMPIRES 80’ based on the book MONEY TALES by Alessandro Giraudo Edizioni Pratiche

2014 ALFONSO SANSONE PRODUTTORE PER CASO 52’
ALFONSO SANSONE PRODUCER BY CHANCE
starring Vittorio Taviani e Citto Maselli, Giancarlo Santi e Tonino valerii
(Subtitles provided with a contribution
from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

2013 L'ULTIMO ESPLORATORE - VITA E AVVENTURE DEL BARONE FRANCHETTI 55’

2013 SIGFRIDO OLIVA MONOLOGO SULL'ARTE 50’

2013 L'UOMO DAI QUATTRO NOMI - MARIO FIORENTINI RACCONTA LA RESISTENZA 60’

2010 PUPI AVATI, IERI, OGGI, DOMANI, starring Lino Capolicchio Diego Abatantuono, Katia Ricciarelli, Alessandro Haber, Carlo delle Piane, Neri Marcorè, Pupi Avati
Screening : BELLARIA Film Festival 2010, BARI FILM FESTIVAL 2011

2009-Current produced and directed the serie WWII Collection about Italian Veterans

1) LO SPIRITO DEL SERCHIO - BIRINDELLI (2009)
2) VOLANDO CON VISCONTI - ERMINIO (2010)
3) IL NEMICO SULLE ALI - SETTI ((2011)
4) MTM 548 - DENTI (2011)
5) UNO SCRITTORE AL FRONTE - CORTI (2011)
6) UNA LUNGA VACANZA - CALLISTO COSULICH (2011) screening
Bari Film Festival 2013
7) COMANDANTE MAX - RENDINA (2012)
8) SOPRA E SOTTO I MARI - BELTRAMI (2012)
9) IL CACCIATORE DEL CIELO - GORRINI (2012)
10) QUANDO PEDRO VOLAVA - PETROSELLINI (2012)
11) L'AVIATORE - BERNARDINI (2012)
12) SABBIA E FERRO - VOLONTE' (2012)
13) DAI PULCINI DI QUARANTOTTI ALLE COMETE DI VISCONTI -
PIZZATI (2013)
14) CIELO E SABBIA - PERONCINI (2013)
15) ET SILENTER DELEO - BOLZONI (2013)
16) DAGLI ASCARI ALL'ALA LITTORIA - FILIPPI (2013)
17) DALLA CORSICA ALLA LINEA GOTICA - MARI (2013)
18) I PILOTI DEL NORD - BENETTI (2014)
19) TORNANDO A CASA - BERTOLDI (2014)
20) UNA VITA PER L'AERONAUTICA - GENTA (2014)
21) MIO PADRE, IL MARE, I DESERTI - BERGAMINI (2014)
22) IN GUERRA CON L'ALA LITTORIA - UGOLINI (2015)
23) IL RAGAZZO DELLA FOLGORE - S. PELLICCIA (2015)
24) NEL SEGNO DELL'AQUILA - A. PELLICCIA (2016)
25) IL PILOTA DELLA CROCE DI FERRO - AIMI (2016)
26) L'ULTIMA LINCE - MIGLIORI (2016)
27) LA SQUADRIGLIA GIGI TRE OSEI - BALDI (2016)
28) VOLANDO CON IL GOBBO - CONSONNI (2016)
29) L'ULTIMO SPARVIERO - PALMIERI (2016)
30) UNO SCALPELLINO A CEFALONIA - DI BERNARDINI (2017)
31) DALLA REGIA MARINA ALLA DECIMA MAS - ANGELINI (2017)
32) LA DIVISIONE ACQUI A CEFALONIA - ZUCCHI (2017)
33) I LEONI DELLA FOLGORE - MURELLI (2017)
34) 4° STORMO CACCIA CAVALLINO RAMPANTE - GALBUSERA (2017)
35) LA CARICA DI ISBUSCENSKIJ - CIOFFI (2017)
36) PRIMO GRUPPO CACCIA ASSO DI BASTONI - AGOSTINIS (2017)
37) UNA VITA PER L'ESERCITO - SORRENTINO (2019)
38) LA NAVE DA BATTAGLIA ROMA – BELLAZZINI (2020)
39) DALLA FOLGORE AI GRUPPI DI COMBATTIMENTO – TOSTI (2020)
40) 94 MISSIONI DI GUERRA – ZAFFINA (2020)

IL FALSO BUGIARDO VITA CINEMA E STORIE DI LUCIANO VINCENZONI
(THE FALSE LIAR the life and adventures of Luciano Vincenzoni) (2008) Documentary 77’
Producer and Director
Starring Luciano Vincenzoni, Dino De Laurentiis, Ennio Morricone, Furio Scarpelli, Vittorio Sgarbi, Felice Laudadio, Carlo Lizzani, Nicola Badalucco, Gianni Bulgari, Tonino Valerii.
(Subtitles provided with a contribution
from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Screening :
Bari Film festival, Genoa Film Festival, Fondi Film Festival, Premio Sergio Amidei, Missing Film Festival

2007 WINE LIFE Documentary 10’
Director

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