VIOLATOR
The future: a totalitarian regime imposes on the world's population "Nectar", an experimental serum whose administration Yul Franken will escape, since the alternative is to be isolated in colonies on the Moon. But his journey beyond the forbidden borders will not be without its unknowns.
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Luigi BonizzatoDirector"1998", "Trashman", "Desolator", "Koburn", "The shadow program", "Aquaend", "The crossing man", "Resta sveglio", "Ray Cyclops", "Play", "Orphic"
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Luigi BonizzatoProducer"1998", "Trashman", "Desolator", "Koburn", "The shadow program", "Aquaend", "The crossing man", "Resta sveglio", "Ray Cyclops", "Play", "Orphic"
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Franco ScaparrottiKey Cast"Yul Franken""The shadow program", "Aquaend", "Resta sveglio", "Ray Cyclops"
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Ivan FerrariKey Cast"Derrick Franken (Yul father)""The shadow program", "Aquaend", "Resta sveglio"
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Marco BazzottiKey Cast""The Shaman""
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Francesco BonizzatoKey Cast"Young Yul Franken"
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Giovanni GiuntaAerial cinematography
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Project Title (Original Language):VIOLATOR
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:25 minutes
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Completion Date:January 1, 2023
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Production Budget:0 EUR
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Country of Origin:Italy
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Country of Filming:Italy
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Language:Italian
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Shooting Format:super 35mm digital
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Aspect Ratio:1.77:1
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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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Indian Independent Film FestivalKolkata, West Bengal
India
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ROSHANI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALAurangabad, Maharashtra
India
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REELS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALchhatrapati Sambhajinagar [Aurangabad], Maharashtra
India
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Temple Tower International Film FestivalKAYAODAI KALAYAR KOVIL SIVAGANGAI, TAMILNADU
India
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Vienna Film StoriesVienna
Austria
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New York Neorealism Film AwardsRome
Italy
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Rieti Film FestivalRoma
Italy
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Your Way International Film FestivalValletta
Malta
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Lion International Film FestivalFirenze
Italy
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Castiellë Soulplace Film FestivalMolise
Italy
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AmiCorti International Film FestivalPeveragno, Cuneo
Italy
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Milan Shorts Film FestivalMilan
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OSTIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALRoma, Lazio
Italy
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2023 ARFF Amsterdam // International AwardsAmsterdam
Netherlands
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Frida Film Festival
Spain
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Hercules Independent Film FestivalSevilla, Andalucía
Spain
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Arrow International Film FestivalParis
France
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RED MOVIE AWARDSReims
France
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Metropolis Film FestivalMilan
Italy
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APEX Film AwardsWorthing, West Sussex
United States
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Chicago Filmmaker AwardsChicago
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Italian Cultural Capital FestivalBrescia
Italy
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Liber Films International FestivalAthina
Greece
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Italian Cultural Capital FestivalBrescia & Bergamo, milan
Italy
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Absurd Film Festival - Bimonthly awardsCinisello Balsamo, Milan
Italy
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Buffalo Roots Film FestivalRome
Italy
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Fox International Film FestivalRome
Italy
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Night of Drama ShortsMilan
Italy
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Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF)Kishinev
Moldova, Republic of
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Rio de Janeiro World Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
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London Indie Short FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
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Berlin Shorts AwardBerlin
Germany
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Munich Short Film Awards
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Madrid Arthouse Film FestivalMadrid
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Milan Filmmaker AwardsMilan
Italy
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Voce Spettacolo Film FestivalMatera
Italy
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Rotterdam Independent Film FestivalRotterdam
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Munich Short Film Awards
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FilmHaus BerlinBerlin
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Stockholm City Film FestivalStockholm
Sweden
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Calgary Independent Film FestivalCalgary
Canada
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Krampus Kon Film FestivalMerritt Island, Florida
United States
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Santa Monica Film AwardsSanta Monica, Los Angeles
United States
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Santa Fe Independent Film FestivalSanta Fe
United States
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San Francisco Arthouse Short FestivalSan Francisco
United States
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Melbourne Independent Film FestivalMelbourne
Australia
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Arthouse Festival of Beverly HillsBeverly Hills
United States
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Washington Film AwardsWashington
United States
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Hollywood International Golden Age FestivalNew York
United States
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V.i.Z. Film Fest
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Planet Cinema
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Giove International Film FestivalCampo di Giove, Aquila
Italy
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Lonely Wolf
Nomination - Best Concept -
British Indie Festival Film & MusicLondon
United Kingdom
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Dreamz Catcher International Film FestivalKolkata, West Bengal
India
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Krimson Horyzon International Film FestivalKolkata, West Bengal
India
Best Cult Film -
URUVATTI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALSALIGRAMAM, TAMIL NADU
India
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
Birsamunda International Film AwardsPudumund. Ooty, Tamil Nadu
India
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
JAGA INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDSKULATHUR, TAMILNADU
India
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
HAVELOCK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALPort Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Island
India
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
TANZANIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Tanzania, United Republic of
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DIGLIPUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALJunglighat, South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar
India
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
BHUTAN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVALBhutan
India
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
The Corner Seats International Film FestivalChennai, Tamilnadu
India
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
Makizhmithran International Film FestivalPuduvalavu, Alampattu
India
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Bharatha Desam International Film FestivalRani Anna Nagar, K.k.Nagar, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU
India
Winner - BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS -
Indo Singapore International Film FestivalKallal SIVAGANGA, Tamil Nadu
India
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Athvikvaruni International Film FestivalSri Sastha Iyankar, Aranthanki, Tamil Nadu
India
Winner - Best Social Awareness Short Film, Best Editor -
Indo Malaysia Film Festival
India
'Best Europe Short Film', 'Best Cinematography', 'Best Sound Design' -
Crown Wood International Film FestivalKolkata, West Bengal
India
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
Santa Dev International Film FestivalAYYANAR NAGAR Kallal, Tamil Nadu
India
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Rameshwaram International Film Festival
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Cuckoo International Film AwardsChennai, Tamil Nadu
India
Winner - Best Sci-Fi, Best Director -
REELS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALCHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR [AURANGABAD]
India
Winner - Best sci-fi -
ROSHANI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023Aurangabad, Maharashtra
India
Winner - Best Sci-fi -
Cult Critic Movie AwardsKolkata, West Bengal
India
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
JAISALMER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALJaisalmer, Rajasthan
India
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DIAMOND BELL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALGandhi Nagar
India
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Hong Kong Indie Film FestivalHong Kong
China
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Rio de Janeiro World Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
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Andromeda Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
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Tabriz Cinema AwardsEast Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
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Golden Wheat Awardsİstanbul
Turkey
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
Venus Community AwardsBalat, Fatih/İstanbul
Turkey
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Durian International Film Festival
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Golden Giraffe International Film FestivalNice
France
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Snow Leopard International Film FestivalMadrid
Spain
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
X World Short Film FestivalRome
Italy
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Ponza Film Awards ItalyPonza
Italy
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
Madonie Film FestivalPalermo, Sicily
Italy
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8 & Halfilm AwardsRome
Italy
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Rome Movie AwardsRome
Italy
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Roma Short Film FestivalRome
Italy
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Naples Film AwardsNaples
Italy
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Reale Film Festival - BiMonthly AwardsCinisello Balsamo, Milan
Italy
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Monza Film FestMonza
Italy
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Milan Filmmaker AwardsMilan
Winner - Best Sci-Fi Short -
Star International Film FestivalFirenze
Italy
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Hollywood on the Tiber Film AwardsRome
Italy
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
Florence Film AwardsFlorence
Italy
Winner - Gold Award: Sci-Fi -
Stanley Film AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
EdiPlay International Film FestivalÉVRY, Île-de-France
France
Winner - Best Sci-Fi -
London Movie AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
Winner - Silver Award: Sci-Fi -
Hallucinea Film FestivalParis
France
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Paris Film AwardsParis
France
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Sweet Democracy Film Awards CannesCannes
France
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Atlanta Movie AwardsAtlanta
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Calgary Independent Film FestivalAlbera
Canada
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International Gold AwardsNew York
United States
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Washington Film AwardsWashington
United States
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Accolade Global Film CompetitionCalifornia
United States
Award of Recognition: Creativity / Originality
Luigi Bonizzato was born in Fellini's city, Rimini, in 1967, and as a child approached drawing, especially comics: storytelling was congenial to him, to the point that in the 1970s he began using his father's super-8 camera to create short one-step animations with toys. It was in the 1980s that he made his first short shorts with a storyline (in super-8 and then VHS) mainly horror and sci-fi, genres that he would never again abandon because they were creatively stimulating. After completing his studies (Liceo Artistico and Academy of Fine Arts), in the early 1990s he worked as a graphic designer in the field of illustration and advertising, preferring, however, to take the path of teaching art subjects. Collaterally, however, he continued to produce as a complete self-taught (writing, production, directing, photography, soundtrack and special effects) his short films experimenting with various formats that gradually came together, eventually coming to digital in the 2000s.
I deeply love cinema. It is like a drug for me, ever since my parents gave me a TV as a child. But I think it also depends on the fact that my great-aunt was a famous actress, Clara Calamai (my favorite titles: "Obsession" - in my opinion, the first modern thriller - and the great "Deep Red"). So I had two great desires: to have my own movie theater (I did it! I have a movie theater with a 65" screen and countless number of speakers) and to make movies, as soon as I could use a super-8 camera.
I have my own idea of cinema, I have visions, in fact my tiny production company is called ASSORTED VISIONS, because what I have to offer are assorted visions... I know I don't have many resources like the big Hollywood studios, but I have imagination. An imagination to take your breath away. I put at least 50 percent of my ideas into practice, because the other 50 percent is unrealizable to me, but in that 50 percent I try my best to meld all my material into a handcrafted product that can and should be reminiscent of the films of the 1980s, the era that created today's cinema, because everything there is today owes its existence to the mythical 1980s. I think I feel more American than Italian (well, I live in Rimini, a city "reworked" by Americans after the World War, not coincidentally renamed "the Miami of Italy") but my Italian sensibility I think emerges in one way or another, and I hope you like the mix.