Ronaldo

2009 | Children | 13 min | BA Film

Directed by
Jan Mettler
Jan-Eric Mack

Collection: Degree Films 2010

A boy dreams of being a great soccerstar. One morning he leaves the anonymity of his gray suburbs to enter the glaring light of the stadion. There he meets an unexpected opponet who puts him on an acid test.

Runtime13 min
Year of Production2009
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Distribution FormatDigi Beta, HDCAM
Aspect Ratio16:9
Audio FormatStereo
Shot onRED ONE
Shooting Format2K
Spoken LanguageWithout dialog
Director Jan Mettler
Jan-Eric Mack
Cinematography Jan Mettler
Music Pierre Funck
Adrian Pfisterer
Editor Jan Mettler
Jan-Eric Mack
Screenplay Jan Mettler
Production Manager Antonio Calì
Leading ActorsPatrick Pereira da Costaas Ronaldo
Makeup Artist Mira Frehner
Location Sound Engineer Mario Baumann
Sound Design Nadin Hadorn
Matthias Frey
Mario Baumann
Sound Mixing Gregg Skerman
Compositing Jaime Valarezo
Graphic Artist Jan-Eric Mack
Technical Support Equipment Gian Courtin
Megarent / Licht
Proper Scandal / Red One & Steady


Technical Support Postproduction Hastings / Mischung
Elefant Studios / Color Grading
Project Supervision Gerda Grossmann
Project Mentoring Gerda Grossmann
Executive Producer Filippo Bonacci
Head of Programme BA Film Prof. Bernhard Lehner

News

1. September 2011
Gässli Hauptpreis 2011

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20. January 2011
Talent Award for the Best Short Film

The Talent Award for the "Best Short Film" is sponsored by SUISSIMAGE and SSA. The prize is awarded by a jury consisting of members of both cultural commissions.

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25. October 2010
Winner VGIK 2010 - Best Fiction Film

VGIK International Student Festival Moscow

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Screenings

10. November 2015 – 15. November 2015
Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest
30-Jahre Jubiläum

6. June 2013 – 11. June 2013
CINEfoot - Football Film Festival
Rio de Janeiro

20. October 2012 – 28. October 2012
Molodist International Film Festival
Kiew

24. June 2012 – 23:40
RSI LA1

19. October 2011 – 30. October 2011
La Bocca del Lobo - International short film festival
Madrid

19. October 2011 – 23. October 2011
FIDEC International Festival for Cinema Schools
Huy, Belgien

27. July 2011 – 3. August 2011
Fünf Seen Filmfestival
Starnberg, Seefeld, Herrsching

5. May 2011 – 15. May 2011
indielisboa - international independent film festival
Lissabon

2. May 2011 – 8. May 2011
Internationale Studentenfilmtage SEHSÜCHTE
Potsdam

14. April 2011 – 20. April 2011
Gulf Film Festival
Dubai

8. March 2011 – 13. March 2011
Schweizer Jugendfilmtage
Zürich

20. January 2011 – 27. January 2011
Solothurner Filmtage

25. October 2010 – 30. October 2010
VGIK International Student Festival
Moskau

21. October 2010 – 29. October 2010
upcoming film makers
Luzern

6. October 2010 – 10. October 2010
international shortfilmfestival shnit
Bern