THE EGGREGORES’ THEORY

INFO

Director		Andrea Gatopoulos
Genre		Experimental, Animation, Sci-Fi
Duration		15’
Year		2024
Nationality		Italian

SYNOPSYS

He does not remember much from that time. Things have faded, like the color of a painting after too much light. The only thing that bothers him is this music. It keeps popping up… He thinks he forgot what it meant. All he knows, for sure, is that he cannot get it out of his head.

STILLS

CREDITS

Director		Andrea Gatopoulos
Genre		Experimental, Animation, Sci-Fi
Duration		15′
Nationality		Italy
Voice by		David Rumsey
Produced by		Eliofilm Il Varco Cinema Naffintusi
Producers		Ariens Damsi Luigi Mascolo Marco Crispano Andrea Gatopoulos Orazio Guarino Marco Santoro
Editing and script supervisor		Zhenia Kazankina
Editing, titles and vfx		Andrea Gatopoulos
Ai-generation		Andrea Gatopoulos
Audio post-production		FULLCODE
Sound design & mix		Tommaso Barbaro
Sound editing		Luca Canzano
Additional music		Giorgio Labagnara

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

2024

World Premiere

39. Settimana Internazionale della Critica Festival del Cinema di Venezia

2024

Official Selection

30. Athens International Film Festival

ANDREA GATOPOULOS

BIOGRAPHY

He is a film producer and director, member of EFA and alumnus of Berlinale Talents and Locarno Spring Academy. He studied in workshops with Werner Herzog, Radu Jude and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. His film productions were featured in more than 150 festivals all around the world including Cannes Quinzaine, Locarno, Venice SIC@SIC, Camerimage, Rotterdam IFFR. His short film “Happy New Year, Jim” premiered at Cannes Film Festival during the 54. Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. In 2023, he took part in Locarno Spring Academy with Radu Jude where he shot “Eschaton Ad”.

In November 2023, his debut feature documentary “A Stranger Quest” was presented at the 41. Turin Film Festival, Thessaloniki FF, Vancouver FF and others. In 2024, his short “The Eggregores’ Theory” opened Venice Film Critics’ Week.

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