Award-winning cinematographer Federico Meneghini and Director Giulio Cavallini explain how the SIRUI 1.33x Anamorphic Lenses were able to create cinematic looks in different scenarios, and a low-budget way to bring this film to life.
RATAVOLOIRA" (2021)
Screened out of competition at the 39th edition of the Torino Film Festival and awarded “Best
Action Film” at the New York International Film Awards and at the Los Angeles Film Awards, a semi-finalist at the Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival, and “Best
Cinematography” and “Best Noir” as well as 5 other awards at the Indie Short Fest in Los Angeles.
Official Teaser Trailer: https://youtu.be/BhU04F7wBXk
Directed by Giulio Cavallini
Written by Giulio Maria Cavallini & Riccardo Livermore
Cinematography, VFX and grading by Federico Meneghini and Ludovico Casalone
“For days, Turin's citizens have been saying they hear voices and shouts coming from the statues
in town. Many people suffer from insomnia and gather unconsciously near the statues. The police
are completely in the dark. A crime wave hits the city. Until a masked man who calls himself
Ratavoloira tries to get the situation in hand”.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16233428/
Shot on Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K with Sirui anamorphic lenses, monitored
on Atomos Ninja Inferno with Hollyland Mars 400s Pro. Graded in Blackmagic Design DaVinci
Resolve Studio.
A Fotogramma Zero and Freudstein Film production with the help of Film Commission Piemonte
AWARDS AND OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
AWARDS:
-Best Action Film, May 2022, Los Angeles Film Awards
-Best Action Film, April 2022, New York International Film Awards
-Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention), May 2022, Indie Short Fest Los Angeles
-Best Film Noir Short, May 2022, Indie Short Fest Los Angeles
-Best Cinematography, May 2022, Indie Short Fest Los Angeles
-Best Original Score, May 2022, Indie Short Fest Los Angeles
-Outstanding Achievement Award (Producer), May 2022, Indie Short Fest Los Angeles
-Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Design), May 2022, Indie Short Fest Los Angeles
-Outstanding Achievement Award (Production Design), May 2022, Indie Short Fest Los Angeles
NOMINATIONS:
-Semi-finalist Flickers - Rhode Island International Film Festival
-The best film of the month, May 2022, Indie Short Fest Los Angeles
-Best Director, May 2022, Indie Short Fest Los Angeles
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
-NaNo Film Festival, Naples
-Menzione d’onore, Festival del cinema di Cefalù
-Monacorti Film Festival, Munich