Vida and the chocolate cake
During the day, Vida and her mother share beautiful moments together. During the nights, all the happiness come back in the shape of scary nightmares.
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Rodrigo ElizaldeDirector
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Rodrigo ElizaldeWriter
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Alexia Milena VillaverdeProducer
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Agostina ToffaloProducer
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Antonella MartínezProducer
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Florencia OrdoquiKey Cast"Vida"
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María Eugenia RigonKey Cast"Mother"
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Federico MottaKey Cast"The cake"
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Carolina DíazKey Cast"Voice of Hugo"
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Agustín GiataganellisCo-Direction
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Juan Sebastián MolanoDirector of photography
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Lucas PardeauProduction designer
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Chen XiFilm editor
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Rafael VarelaOriginal Music
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Santiago RossiSound designer
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Ignacio SchamunSound designer
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Ismael MonStop-Motion
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El Delirio CineDistributor
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Project Title (Original Language):Vida y la torta de chocolate
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Project Type:Animation, Short
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Genres:Horror, Comedy, Fantasy, Children
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Runtime:14 minutes 58 seconds
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Completion Date:February 28, 2023
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Production Budget:15,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Argentina
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Country of Filming:Argentina
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Language:Spanish
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:4:3
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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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56ª Festival de SitgesSitges
Spain
October 5, 2023
European Premiere
Official Selection (Sitges Family) -
24 º BARS - Festival Buenos Aires Rojo SangreBuenos Aires
Argentina
November 17, 2023
National Premiere
Winner Cine.ar Prize -
Semana ¡VIVA EL CINE!San Isidro, Bs As
Argentina
September 11, 2023
Audience Award -
MADFA - Madrid Film AwardsMadrid
Spain
April 28, 2023
World Premiere
Official Selection -
Valdivia Horror Film FestValdivia
Chile
April 19, 2023
Latin America Premiere
Official Selection -
Kinolub Film FestivalKatowice
Poland
June 1, 2023
Official Selection -
Bloody Hats Film FestivalStuttgart
Germany
June 9, 2023
German Premiere
Official Selection -
Zabrinsky Festival Internacional de CineCundinamarca
Colombia
May 24, 2023
Colombian Premier
Official Selection -
Festival de Cortos de la Región Salto GrandeConcordia
Argentina
April 28, 2023
National Premiere
Official Selection -
ISA - International Streaming AwardRoma
Italy
June 1, 2023
Official Selection -
MonFilmFestMombello Monferrato
Italy
July 7, 2023
Official Selection -
4º Festival Infantil Tejiendo CineQuito
Ecuador
July 21, 2023
Official Selection -
Gastro Film FestOsijek
Croatia
July 15, 2023
Official Selection -
Festival Internacional de Cine Social y Comunitario Salvaje 2023 (Cine como territorio)
Colombia
September 19, 2023
Official Selection -
XXII Festival Infantil y Juvenil ChulpicineQuito
Ecuador
July 22, 2023
Official Selection -
Festival Internacional De Cine Infantil Y Juvenil, CalibélulaSantiago de Cali
Colombia
October 23, 2023
Official Selection -
16º Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes "Corto Rodado"Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
Argentina
September 28, 2023
Official Selection -
Kaaffilm International Short Film FestivalLombardy
Italy
September 12, 2023
Official Selection -
International Film Festival in Gornji MilanovacGornji Milanovac
Serbia
September 26, 2023
Official Selection -
Vochocinema Festival Del TelolCampeche
Mexico
October 14, 2023
Official Selection -
14º SUSTEFEST - Minutos de Terror 2023 - Festival Internacional de Cine de Suspenso, Terror y Sci-FiValle de Santiago
Mexico
November 11, 2023
Official Selection -
2º Festival de Cine Merlo SangrientoMerlo, San Luis
Argentina
October 13, 2023
Official Selection -
Festival Tandil CineTandil, Bs As
Argentina
October 21, 2023
Official Selection -
"Espanto Festival Internacional Cine De Terror, Horror, Suspenso & Ciencia Ficción"Mineral de la Reforma, Pachuca de Soto
Mexico
October 25, 2023
Official Selection -
Festival de Cine Infantil ChurumbelaCiudad de México
Mexico
December 3, 2023
Official Selection -
Bogocine 40 - Festival de Cine de BogotáBogotá
Colombia
November 15, 2023
Official Selection -
Apatzingán Festival Internacional de CineApatzingán, Michoacán
Mexico
February 29, 2024
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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El Delirio CineDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights
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El Delirio CineSales AgentCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights
Rodrigo Elizalde is a director and producer of cinema, tv and advertising. He worked in diverse materials such as “MATEO´S WORLD” (Flow & TV Publica), “YOU’RE GONNA TRAVEL IN MY SIDE CAR” (TV publica´s serie), movies as “THE INEVITABLE”; “KILL THE DRAGON”, “PANASH”, and “THE HUNTER”, between others. In 2020 he directed and produced “PILI AND THE ENMASK GUARDIAN” (Paka Paka). He made more than 150 videoclips. These days, is working in content for the Disney + platform.
Since I was little, fantasy and mystery stories have always motivated me and invited me to dream, especially if these adventures were carried out by children. I find inspiration in innocence, and at the level of imagination that a child achieves and the confidence with which they believe that anything is possible under the rules of their fantasy world. What interests me is to recover that hope and that ability to dream that we lose as we grow up.
Hugo is a fundamental part of that universe. This world that I built is traversed by the cinema of Hayao Miyazaki, in which the bad guys are not really the bad guys, but rather misunderstood, who with the help of a protagonist with a pure soul manage to find the right way. I also find inspiration in the work of Tim Burton, unique in its kind, he manages to combine the sweetest, most magical and dreamlike moments with that terrifying touch, so typical of the director.
Vida is a love letter to our childhood, to our fears, a nostalgia for that moment when a person faces the inevitable growth and independence of their parents, only to understand that from that moment on we will be the protector of another loved one, following the life cycle.