Did you know that last year I had the great opportunity to compose and record the music for a Short Movie that also won a prize for the best soundtrack?

The film is “Fascino d’Altri Tempi“, directed by Andrea Natale, which tells about traditions and superstitions of Southern Italy, sometimes in a dark/horror accent. Creating the music and the sound design has been really funny! (At the bottom of the page you can find a short video where I show how I realized all the sound effects and the melodies, together with the trailer!)

The movie talks about two young sisters who left their home in the big city where they live to visit their grandmother in a small town who asked for their help because she was sure that she was victim of a spell called “affascino“: so the adventure starts and they will look for an ancient cure.

I let now speak the director Andrea Natale, so he’ll tell us how this opera was conceived:

“The Short Movie is a mix of different genres, from the comedy to the drama, almost Horror. The direction style reflects this tendency, changing from a more classical setting to a sperimental approach.

The Narrative develops in a world full of superstitions that endures over the modern, cinic world. At the centre of the story there are womens: strong and united characters, who sometimes behave like a collecitve identity.

The Cinematography is pretty neutral at the beginning, becoming more and more saturated as the tension encreases. The rhytm of the story creates a suspence until reaching a climax in the scene inside the church.

The Soundtrack intertwines with the sounds of the Nature, giving voice to the feelings, the nightmares and the fears of the characters.“

The Short Movie is a multi-award-winning prize film in many international festival, like:

• Marchè du film – Festival de Cannes: Director’s Guild of the World (DGW) Awards
• Cannes 7th Arts Award – Best Actress in a Leading Role (Miriam Pallotta e Giorgia Battistoni) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Laura Lasorella)
• AEFF – America Europe Film Festival in Zurich: Best European Narrative Short, Best European Original Screenplay (Luca Luongo), Best Location
• American Filmatic Arts Awards in New York: Best Horror Short Film
• Wild Filmmaker Festival: Best European Narrative Short of the Year (Independent Special Event at Sundance)
• 75 th Berlin international Film Festival: Best European Narrative Short of the Year 
• World Premiere Film Awards (Web Festival): Best Drama Short, Best Sound Designer (Andrea Giaccone)
• Big Ben International Film Festival in London: Critic Choice Award
• Osaka Film Awards: Best Filmmaker European Narrative Short (Andrea Natale), Best IndieShort European Narrative Short 
• Padula Certosa Soulplace Film Festival: Best Soundtrack (Chiara Evangelista)
• Cervara Soulplace Film Festival: Best Narrative Short
• Tuscany Web Fest: Best Cinematography (Francesco Giorgi)
• Nexus International Film Festival in Jackson(USA): Outstanding Achievement Award
• Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards: Honourable Mention
• Greek Film Critics Awards in Athens: Best European Narrative Short, Best Indie Screenwriter
• New York Movie Awards: Gold Award Drama
• Sfaaf in Chile: Best Horror Short Film, Third Audience Award
• Sterling International Cine Carnival: Critic’s Choice Award
• World Film Carnival – Golden Merlion Awards Singapore: Best Short Film
• Assurdo Film Festival in Milan: Honorable Mention Federico Fellini
• Paris Cine Fiesta: Best Short
• Wild Filmmaker (Web Festival): Best Screenwriter of the Year, Best European Screenplay Short film (Luca Luongo)

And here are the nominations:

• Lawebfest in Los Angeles: nomination for Best Suspence/Thriller and Best Director for Short Film
• Altf di Toronto: nomination for Best Mystery in Long Short Category
• British Film Festival in London: two nominations for Best Script and Best Editing
• Los Angeles Short Film Award
• Red Movie Awards in Reims
• Venice Grand Cine Celebration
• World Short Film Festival in Rome – Best Short Film, Best Leading Actress (Miriam Pallotta)
• Barcelona Film Awards
• Alpine Film Festival in Zurich 
• Vespertilio Awards in Rome
• Maverick Movie Awards (Web)
• Spasmo Fest in Modena

What are you waiting for? You can find it on Amazon Prime!