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Il compleanno di Enrico | ©Alberto Fiocco
©Alberto Fiocco

The Birthday Party

    All titles (3)
    Short Film | 2022-2023 | France, Germany

    Main data

    DirectorFrancesco Sossai
    ProductionDeutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB), Cecilia Trautvetter Produktion [de], Kidam [fr]

    Shooting data

    Filming regionsItaly - Veneto

    Posters

    Brief synopsis

    December 1999. I remember that, amidst the Millennium Bug anxiety, I went to the birthday of Enrico, a kid who lived with his family in an old and isolated farmhouse.

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Nicola CannarellaFrancesco [L]
    Matthias TormenEnrico [SR]
    Denis FasoloLucio [SR]
    Elia LucianiLoretta [SR]
    Livio PacellaAmos [SR]

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    1st ADAdriano Candiago
    2nd ADGiacomo De Bello
    Post production supervisorVivien Rosenberg
    Concept artist (vfx)Gilberto Arpioni
    ColoristNadia Khairat Gómez
    Director of photographyGiulia Schelhas
    1st assistant cameraEmrah Celik
    2nd assistant cameraLena Leuschner
    Costume designerIlaria Marmugi
    Assistant costume designerMartina Donati
    Costumer / wardrobeBeatrice Belligoli
    DirectorFrancesco Sossai
    Script continuityMatilde Ramini
    Assistant editorCélia Choque Quispe
    Dolly gripFrancesco Triches
    GafferEdoardo Scussel
    Lighting technician / electricianFrancesco Dal Molin
    Lighting technician / electricianSimone Marchetti
    Lighting technician / electricianAnnelène von Lücken
    Makeup artist / hair stylistGiorgia Liguori
    ProducerCecilia Trautvetter
    Co-producerFrançois-Pierre Clavel
    Production designerPaula Meuthen
    Assistant production designerAndrea Dal Molin
    Assistant production designerAdele Trautvetter
    Assistant production designerFrancesco Dal Molin
    Line producerAndreas Louis
    Production managerCecilia Trautvetter
    Production coordinatorMatilde Ramini
    Location manager (local system)Antonio Portolano
    Set runnerAlice Marcolina
    Production sound mixerArtiom Constantinov
    Sound re-recording mixerAlex Leser
    Sound designerSebastian Pablo Poloni
    Foley artistSebastian Pablo Poloni

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Cecilia Trautvetter Produktion [de]
    Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
    Kidam [fr]

    Facilities

    DepartmentCompanyComment
    Film Processing/TransfersStudio L'Équipe
    Subtitles / Audio descriptionDubdolls

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Francesco Sossai2024Short Film Festival Hamburg [de]
    National competition    		National competitionNominated
    Francesco Sossai2024Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival [de]
    Best Short Film    		Best Short FilmNominated
    Francesco Sossai2024Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers [fr]
    Best Short Film    		Best Short FilmWinner
    Francesco Sossai2023German Short Film Award [de]
    Spielfilm von mehr als 10 Minuten bis 30 Minuten Laufzeit    		Spielfilm von mehr als 10 Minuten bis 30 Minuten LaufzeitNominated
    Francesco Sossai2023Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) [ee]
    Best Short Film    		Best Short FilmWinner

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2024GermanyShort Film Festival Hamburg
    2024GermanyFilmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
    2024ItalyTrieste Film Festival
    2024FranceFestival Premiers Plans d'Angers
    2023Bosnia-HerzegovinaSarajevo Film Festival
    2023CanadaFestival du Nouveau Cinéma Montreal
    2023EstoniaTallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)
    2023FranceCannes' Directors' Fortnight
    2023ItalyAlice nella Città
    Onde corte - International Competition    		Onde corte - International Competition