Mercano the Martian
by Juan Antin
Argentina, 2002, 72', animation/colour
Mercano is a Martian stranded in Buenos Aires. Soon, a multinational corporation eyes a global business opportunity in his virtual technology and kidnaps him. Allied with a motley gang of anti-technology hippies, Julian, a chubby nine year-old schoolboy who spends his happiest hours on www.mars.com, sets off fearlessly to liberate his dearest friend Mercano.
Reviews
"Mercano The Martian, a slyly political, frequently antic take on the classic paranoid scenario of a Martian Invasion on Earth, is a ray of light from an under-acknowledged subculture of Latin American cinema."
Robert Koehler, VARIETY
"Caustic and wacky, the script has been caught up by Argentinian reality."
TELERAMA
"An immediate and effective humour, unpredictable and politically uncorrect."
EL INDEPENDIENTE
"Funny, corrosive, exhilarating."
L'HUMANITE
"The funniest movie Argentina has produced in a while, it has every ingredient to become a cult movie."
CLARIN
"The Argentina of violence, unemployment and corruption seen through the sharp prism of caustic hunour."
EFE
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Trailer
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Juan Antin
Film director, scriptwriter and producer, Juan Antín was born in Buenos Aires in 1969. He studied Computer Science at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and Film Animation at the Instituto de Artes Cinematográficas de Avellaneda (Argentina); and 3D Animation at the NAD (Montreal Center, Canada) where he achieved a Softimage Instructor Certification. In 1998 he was a member of the Jury (Schools production category) of the Annecy International Film Animation Festival. He has been a lecturer in several Congresses, amongst them Le Carrefour de L´Image de L´Ocean Indien at Reunion Island, France, 1998.
Since 1998 he directs the Animation and Special Effects Dept. at the Universidad del Cine (Buenos Aires), where he is also an Instructor. Antín and partner Ayar Blasco created in 1998 the production company MALCRIADOS, responsible for several animation short films which aired on cable networks in Latin America. His latest production is the feature - length film MERCANO THE MARTIAN", which has been selected in the official competition of several film festivals, amongst them: Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián (Spain), Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana (Cuba), Berlín International Film Festival (Germany). MERCANO THE MARTIAN was awarded a Special Mention of the Jury in the Festival du Film d´Animation Annecy 2002 (Annecy, France), and the Audience Prize at the Festival de Cine Fantástico de Sitges (Barcelona, Spain).
FILMOGRAPHY
2011 TIN GODS, Uncompleted
2002 MERCANO THE MARTIAN, Animation, 72 min.
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Crew / Technical Info
Crew
Director: Juan Antín
Script: Juan Antín & Lautaro Nuñez de Arco
Country of Production: Argentina
Year Completed: 2002
Producers: Juan Antín, Carolina Cordero
Production Company: Malcriados, Universidad del Cine
Original Art and Animation: Ayar Blasco
Color and Painting: María Hellemeyer
Digital Composer: Fabián Fucci
3-D Animation: Maximiliano Balbo
Music: Leandro Fresco, Roberta Ainstein, Triglocites, Arnaldo di Pace
Technical Information
Category: Animation Film / Fiction
Original Language: Spanish
Format: 35mm / colour
Screen Ratio: 1:1.85
Speed: 24 frames/second
Sound: Dolby Digital
Number of Reels: 4
Footage: 1970m
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Festivals
MAIN AWARDS
Annecy 2002, Jury Prize
Sitges 2002, Audience Award
Animadrid 2003, Best Film
Pressbook
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Juan AntinFilm director, scriptwriter and producer, Juan Antín was born in Buenos Aires in 1969. He studied Computer Science at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and Film Animation at the Instituto de Artes Cinematográficas de Avellaneda (Argentina); and 3D Animation at the NAD (Montreal Center, Canada) where he achieved a Softimage Instructor Certification. In 1998 he was a member of the Jury (Schools production category) of the Annecy International Film Animation Festival. He has been a lecturer in several Congresses, amongst them Le Carrefour de L´Image de L´Ocean Indien at Reunion Island, France, 1998. |
Argentina
Mercano is a Martian stranded in Buenos Aires. Soon, a multinational corporation eyes a global business opportunity in his virtual technology and kidnaps him. Allied with a motley gang of anti-technology hippies, Julian, a chubby nine year-old schoolboy who spends his happiest hours on www.mars.com, sets off fearlessly to liberate his dearest friend Mercano.
"Mercano The Martian, a slyly political, frequently antic take on the classic paranoid scenario of a Martian Invasion on Earth, is a ray of light from an under-acknowledged subculture of Latin American cinema."Robert Koehler, VARIETY"Caustic and wacky, the script has been caught up by Argentinian reality."TELERAMA"An immediate and effective humour, unpredictable and politically uncorrect."EL INDEPENDIENTE"Funny, corrosive, exhilarating."L'HUMANITE
"The funniest movie Argentina has produced in a while, it has every ingredient to become a cult movie."CLARIN"The Argentina of violence, unemployment and corruption seen through the sharp prism of caustic hunour."EFE
Mercano is a Martian stranded in Buenos Aires. Soon, a multinational corporation eyes a global business opportunity in his virtual technology and kidnaps him. Allied with a motley gang of anti-technology hippies, Julian, a chubby nine year-old schoolboy who spends his happiest hours on www.mars.com, sets off fearlessly to liberate his dearest friend Mercano.
Crew
Director: Juan Antín
Script: Juan Antín & Lautaro Nuñez de Arco
Country of Production: Argentina
Year Completed: 2002
Producers: Juan Antín, Carolina Cordero
Production Company: Malcriados, Universidad del Cine
Original Art and Animation: Ayar Blasco
Color and Painting: María Hellemeyer
Digital Composer: Fabián Fucci
3-D Animation: Maximiliano Balbo
Music: Leandro Fresco, Roberta Ainstein, Triglocites, Arnaldo di Pace
Technical Information
Category: Animation Film / Fiction
Original Language: Spanish
Format: 35mm / colour
Screen Ratio: 1:1.85
Speed: 24 frames/second
Sound: Dolby Digital
Number of Reels: 4
Footage: 1970m
Downloads: pictures
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MAIN AWARDS
Annecy 2002, Jury Prize
Sitges 2002, Audience Award
Animadrid 2003, Best Film
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