Love at First Sight
film poster
Directed byMark Playne[1]
Written byMark Playne
Produced by
  • Mark Playne
  • Olivia Chisci
Starring
CinematographyGraeme Dunn
Edited byMark Playne
Music byCato Hoeben
Production
company
1st Sight Films
Distributed byShorts International
Release date
  • 22 June 2011 (2011-06-22) (Palm Springs)[2]
Running time
14 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
LanguageNo Dialogue

Love at First Sight is a 2011 United Kingdom short film shot in Spain, and written, directed and produced by Mark Playne.

Synopsis

The plot, told in 14 mins, tells the story of a lonely young man's attempts to attract the attention of the girl of his dreams.[3][4][5][6][7]

Release

The film premiered at the[8] Palm Springs International ShortFest in California[9] and was selected by more than 200 international film festivals,[10][11][12][13][14][15] spanning 5 continents, and winning 76 awards,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22] including the Audience award at Newport Beach Film Festival California,[23][24][25] the Shin Young-kyun Arts foundation award at Asiana Film festival in Korea[26][27] and best début film at Rutger Hauer's "I've seen Films" film festival in Italy.[28][29] The film was nominated for best comedy at the Shanghai International Film Festival.[1][30]

Cast

  • Shane Zaza as S.L.Y.M.
  • Francesca Binefa as Girl on Balcony
  • Manuela Martinez Camacho as Lady with the red broom
  • Luis Moreno Frenandez as Man on Balcony
  • Nacho Pardo Moreno as Blind Girl's brother
  • Carolina Diaz Rosada as Humming Vocals

The male lead Shane Zaza (lead in David Hare's Behind the Beautiful[31] Flowers at London's Royal National Theatre) won two awards for his performance in this film, both in India: for Best Actor by the Gujarat International Film Festival, and for Best Actor at the Imphal International Short Film Festival.[32] The female lead Francesca Binefa[33] won Best Actress at the Gujarat International Film Festival.

Production

The film was made with the production company 1st Sight Films.[34] [35][36][37][38]

After international screenings in 2011, the director took the project back into editing where he cut 15% of the film and re-scored two major sections of music. The film was remixed by the National Film Award-winning Sinoy Joseph[39] at QLABS in Mumbai. The updated film premiered at the Jaipur International Film Festival in 2012.[40]

The film was signed by Shorts International/ShortsTV for distribution and was released on iTunes in 2015. The film has screened nationally in India twice on NDTV prime TV and it was screened in-flight as "short of the month" on Asiana Airlines during March 2013. A 35mm print of the film with 5.1 sound has been selected for the BFI National Archive.

The film is also known by its Spanish title Amor a Primera Vista.[41]

Music

The music was scored in Sevilla and London by the composer Cato Hoeben. The music was recognised when the film won Best Short[16][42][43] at the Parma International Music Festival in Italy.[44][45][46][47] The music was rescored by the composer Rob Steel at the Sound of Silent Film Festival[48] at the Music Box Theatre (Chicago)[49] in Chicago in 2014 when the orchestra played live to the film.[50]

Cinematography

The cinematographer Graeme Dunn was awarded Best Cinematography at the Fargo Film Festival in the USA.[51]

Location

The film was shot in Spain at the seaside fishing port of Villajoyosa, the story the location's discovery was featured in the Ryan Air in-flight magazine in February 2015.[52] The cafe scene was shot 16 km away in the mountain town of Sella, Alicante.

See also

Recognition

Awards and nominations

2016
  • Best Director - Miraj International Short Film Festival 2016 (India);[53]
  • Best Cinematography - Miraj International Short Film Festival 2016 (India);[53]
2015
  • Best Film - International Film Festival for Documentary, Short, and Comedy 2015 (Indonesia);[54][55]
  • International Award of Outstanding Excellence - Short Film - International Film Festival for Documentary, Short, and Comedy 2015 (Indonesia);[56]
  • Best Foreign - Another Independent International Film Festival 2015 (USA);[57]
  • Best Foreign Language Film -Route 66 Film Festival 2015 (USA);[58]
  • Best Film - Free Theme Category - 2nd Prize - International Short Film Festival "Cerano Film" 2015 (Italy);[59]
  • Diploma of the Festival - International Short Film Festival "The Unprecedented Cinema" 2015 (Estonia);[60]
  • Best Art Direction Award - Cinema Monster Film Festival 2015 (USA);[61]
  • Best Short International Film - Fest Film Kosova "Goddess on the Throne" 2015 (Kosovo);[62]
  • Best Cinematography Award - Fabriano Film Fest 2015 (Italy);[63][64]
  • Best International Film - 3rd Prize - Ahmednagar International Short Film Festival 2015 (India);[65]
  • Audience Choice Award - Imago Film Festival 2015 (USA)
2014
  • Best Film Award - International Festival of Short Films - BEINTEN 2014 (Russia);[66]
  • Audience Choice Award - Sandpoint Film Festival 2014 (USA);[67]
  • Best Short - Jury Award - 2014 YES Film Festival (USA);[68][69]
  • Best Short Film - Art Short - International Film Festival "Prvi kadar" 2014 (Bosnia and Herzegovina);[70][71]
  • "Film That Changes Perspective" Award - International Film Festival "Seize This Day With Me/Seize The Film!" 2014 (Serbia);[72]
  • Best International Film - Fiction Category - Cinéphile 2014 (India);[37][73]
  • Best Short Film - "Corti in Cortile" International Short Film Festival 2014 (Italy);[74][75][76][77][78][79][80]
  • Best Short Film - International Competition - São Tomé FestFilm 2014 (Portugal);[81]
  • Best Film - Professional Category - Paraj Mumbai Short Film Festival 2014 (India);[82]
  • Best Director - Professional Category - Paraj Mumbai Short Film Festival 2014 (India);[83]
  • Grand Prix of the Festival - Festival International Du Film De Vébron 2014 (France);[84]
  • Audience Award - Shorts@Fringe 2014 (Portugal);[85]
  • Panorama Audience Award - ODA Tetova International Film Festival 2014 (Macedonia);[86]
  • Best Cinematography - Narrative Short Category - Fargo Film Festival 2014 (USA);[51]
  • Best Short. Sweet. Film - Short Sweet Film Fest 2014 (USA);[87]
  • Best Short Fiction Film - International Category - Darbhanga International Film Festival 2014 (India);[88]
2013
  • Appreciation Award for Excellence in Short Film Making - International Film Festival of Kanyakumari 2013 (India);[89][90]
  • Best Short Movie Award - Parma International Film Music Festival 2013 (Italy);[47]
  • People's Choice Award - Best Film - Vagrant Film Festival 2013 (Belarus);[91]
  • Honorary Mention - Fiction Category - Del Festival Internacional Del Cortometraje FIC 2013 (Argentina);[92]
  • "Grand Prix - the film" Award - Krivoy Rog Film Festival "Cinema Under the Stars" 2013 (Ukraine);[93][94][95]
  • Best Film - Jury Award - Heathcote Film Festival 2013 (Australia);[96]
  • Best Short FICEE 2013 - Festival Internacional de Cine Educativo y Espiritual De Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain);[97][98]
  • Best Film - Audience Award - International Short Film Festival of India (India) 2013.[38][99][100]
2012
2011
  • Best Short - Jury Award - Peloponnesian International Film Festival (Greece);[101]

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