Down to the Wire

(Down to the Wire)
Juan Carlos Mostaza | Fiction, Animation, Thriller, Science Fiction

2016 | 13 minutes | Spain

Somewhere in a post-apcopalyptic world settled by people made of wire, a stranger arrives to a ghost town where the only inhabitants are a man and his daughter...

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Somewhere in a post-apcopalyptic world settled by people made of wire, a stranger arrives to a ghost town where the only inhabitants are a man and his daughter...

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Main credits

Mostaza, Juan Carlos (film director)
Mostaza, Juan Carlos (screenwriter)
Mostaza, Juan Carlos (film producer)

Other credits

Cinematography and editing, Juan Carlos Mostaza; music, Andrew Kawcynski [and 4 others].


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Festivals

Goya Awards Preselection; MUNDOS DIGITALES. International Festival of Animation; Special effects, Videogames and Digital Architecture - Special Jury Prize; FENAVID. International Digital Film Festival - Best Animated Short Film; Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival - Best Short Film; Zaragoza Film Festival - National Animated Shorts Contest - Best Animated Short; Nau Bostik Short Film Festival - Special Jury Mention; Málaga International Film Festival - Silver Biznaga for Best Animated Short Film; VI Fi-Pi-Li Horror Festival - Best International Short Film; Animayo International Film Festival - Festival Special Mention for the Best Spanish Short Film; Cinema Jove Valencia International Film Festival - Feroz Award for Best Spanish Short Film; Calzada de Calatrava International Film Festival - Award for Best Animated Short Film

DIRECTOR: Juan Carlos Mostaza

NATIONALITY: Spain

YEAR: 2016

GENRE: Fiction, Animation, Thriller, Science Fiction

LANGUAGE: No dialog

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults

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AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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