THE PREY

a short film by Francesco Apice

On coming out of school, a father fetches his two sons Giulio and Lorenzo, 11 and 9 years old. In his new flaming sports car, the father drives the children to their old house in the country for the weekend, unknown to the mother. It’s Giulio’s birthday and the father gives him a shotgun as a present. The next day, together with the little brother, Lorenzo, they all make their way into the woods to go hunting…

DIRECTOR
Francesco Apice

SCREENPLAY
Francesco Apice

CAST
Paolo Sassanelli
Cecilia Dazzi
Valerio Tramentozzi
Tommaso Mirò Sturno

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Agostino Vertucci

EDITOR
Giuseppe Trepiccione

COSTUME DESIGNER
Viola Ponzi

PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Diana Carolina Rodriguez Ovalle

SOUND
Marco De Carolis

SOUND EDITOR
Valentino Giannì

MIX
Gaetano Musso

MUSIC
Federico Forleo

PRODUCER
Tommaso Arrighi

WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali

IN COLLABORATION WITH
Associazione Culturale Fuori Campo
Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Comune di Filettino

PRODUCTION
Mood Film

AWARDS
Pescara Corto Script (Italy, Pescara, 2006) Best Screenplay
Nastri d’Argento (Italy, Rome, 2010) Special Mention Leading Actor

Corto Dorico (Italy, Ancona, 2009) Best Italian Short Film, Critics Award
Yosemite International Film Festival (Usa, Yosemite, 2009) Silver Sierra Award
I Montecatini Filmvideo (Italy, Montecatini Terme, 2010) FEDIC Award
Mendicino Corto (Italy, Mendicino (CS), 2010) FEDIC Award
Fano International Film Festival (Italy, Fano (PU), 2009) Special Mention
I’ve Seen Films Int. Short Film Festival (Italy, Milan, 2009) 20th Century Fox H.E. Internet International Audience Award
La Cittadella del Corto (Italy, Trevignano, 2009) SIAE Best Screenplay Award
Concorso Gran Premio ilCORTO.it (Italy, Rome, 2009) Best Drama Screenplay
Ischia International Film Festival (Italy, Barano d’Ischia (Na), 2009) Special Mention
Mercoledì Caffè Corto – Caffè Fandango (Italy, Rome, 2009) Finalist

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Festival De Cine De Huesca (Spain, Huesca, 2010)
Bradford International Film Festival (UK, Bradford, 2010)
International Family Film Festival (Usa, Los Angeles, 2009)
Tehran International Film Festival (Iran, Teheran, 2009)
Long Island International Film Expo (Usa, Long Island, 2009)
Twin Rivers Media Festival (Usa, Asheville, 2009)
Lighthouse International Film Festival (Usa, Long Beach Island, 2009)
Festival de Cinéma Marocain (Morocco, Fes, 2010) – Out of Competition
Globi d’Oro (Italy, Roma, 2009)
Bif&st – Bari International Film & TV Festival (Italy, Bari, 2010)
Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno (Italy, Salerno, 2009)
Valdarno Cinema Fedic (Italy, San Giovanni Valdarno, 2009)
Visioni Italiane (Italy, Bologna, 2009)
Genova Film Festival (Italy, Genova, 2009)
Mestre Film Festival (Italy, Mestre, 2009)
Riff Awards – Rome Independent Film Festival (Italy, Rome, 2009)
Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival (Italy, Capalbio, 2009) – Out of Competition
La Cittadella del Corto (Italy, Trevignano, 2009) – Out of Competition
Festival del Cinema Europeo (Italy, Lecce, 2009) – Out of Competition
Salento Finibus Terrae International Film Festival (Italy, Salento, 2010)
Chianciano Terme Corto Fiction (Italy, Chianciano Terme, 2009)
Inventa un Film (Italy, Lenola, 2010)
Euganea Movie Movement Film Festival (Italy, Monselice, 2009)
Concorto Film Festival (Italy, Pontenure, 2009)
Imaginaria Film Festival (Italy, Conversano, 2009)
Salento International Film Festival (Italy, Tricase, 2009)
Festival Corto – La 25° ora – Il Cinema Espanso (Italy, La7, 2009)
Festival Capaci Cinema Breve (Italy, Capaci, 2009)
Est Film Festival (Italy, Montefiascone, 2010)
Sardinia Film Festival (Italy, Sassari, 2009)
Overlook Film Festival (Italy, Finale Ligure, 2009)
Mediterrante – Festival del Cinema e dei Linguaggi per Ragazzi (Italy, Bari, 2009)
L’altro Corto (Italy, Rome, 2009)
Premio Cinematografico L’Airone (Italy, Codigoro, 2009) – Out of Competition
Festival Overlook Ciociaria (Italy, Ciociaria, 2009) – Out of Competition

SHOWCASE
Estate Cinema (Italy, Lucca, 2009)
Short Stories (Italy, Coming Soon Television, 2009)
Caffè Letterario di Roma (Italy, Rome, 2009)

Making of THE PREY