Where are you from?

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Duration: 00:02:32
Languaje: English
Category: Animation
Project Type: Animation, Music Video, Short
Synopsis: "Where are you from?" combines 3D animation and music creating an immersive cinematic journey, effectively conveying the urgency of addressing environmental disasters and their consequences through realism and fantasy. In just 2 and a half minutes, it aims to captivate the audience's attention and encourage them to rethink their relationship with the natural world while offering hope for future generations. It was premiered at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2023 and has participated in 130 festivals worldwide, winning 30 awards. In December 2023, it was screened at the COP28 (United Nations Climate Change Conference) in Dubai, as part of the Art Speaks Out Festival, and at the Show Shorts (Shorts Mexico) festival within the Ventana Sur Film Market. In 2024, the film won the Amnesty International Film Festival in France, was screened at the Clermont Ferrand Short Film Market, at the WonderCon in California, at the Huesca Film Festival (Goya and Oscars Qualifying), at the world's largest school, City Montessori School in India and chosen by the UNESCO and the European Union for screenings in educational centers, among others. Currently, it will be screened at the COP16 in Colombia, at the world's oldest environmental festival, Suncine (FICMA), also at the 32nd edition of the environmental and human rights festival Ecocine, (which are part of the prestigious Green Film Network), among others.

Screenings / Awards:
Comic Con San Diego 2023 San Diego July 23, 2023 United States San Diego Public Library July 29, 2023 COP28 United Nations Dubai

Submitter Biography:
Juan Cristiani is an artist born in 1984 in Uruguay. He studied music production at SAE New York; Cinematography and Digital Filmmaking at NYU. In 2017, he obtained the #1 position in the Billboard ranking in the USA with his song "Dancing in the Rain". This same year, he won a Global Music Award and was nominated for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards with his song "Tears of God". In 2019, his animation "Dancing in the Rain" was selected for the Los Angeles Children's Film Festival and screened at the San Diego Comic Con. In 2020, he composed and produced a song in collaboration with 29 recognized artists from around the world, including Bernie Grundman (mastering engineer for Michael Jackson and Prince). This song, titled "Survivors", conveys a message of hope and unity during the challenging times of the pandemic. In 2023, he presented his new short film animation "Where are you from?" at the Comic Con in San Diego