a short film by JUAN PABLO ZARAMELLA

IN DEVELOPMENT:

The project

ANAMORFIA is an experimental short film in development that combines animation with contemporary dance. The idea is to create an audiovisual piece using a technique called pixilation (stop-motion animation with real people), combined with the physical and expressive possibilities of the human body—bringing both disciplines to an unprecedented and innovative space.
The central themes to be explored are survival, adaptation, identity, and the search for balance in evolution.
One of the main goals is to generate a strong connection between the technical and narrative aspects. For this reason, the initial stage of experimentation is proving to be essential and intrinsically tied to the final writing of the project.

The core theme of the film is the adaptation and transformation of living beings—the tension between survival and curiosity (which often puts survival at risk), and the relationship between the body and its environment, where interaction can lead to mutation, sometimes even to becoming something entirely new.
All of these ideas arise from the physical and metaphorical possibilities we are already discovering through the proposed technical fusion.

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Foto: Nadia Bautista

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EQUIPO

Lucía Bragados – Dancer
Argentinian dancer and choreographer, trained with renowned masters such as Lidia Segni, Maximiliano Guerra, and Julio Bocca, among others. She graduated from the Escuela Superior de Danzas and from the Contemporary Dance Workshop of the Teatro San Martín, where she has been a member of the Contemporary Ballet since 2012 to date. There, she has worked with acclaimed national and international choreographers.
She collaborated with visual artist Melisa Zulberti on pieces such as La Continuidad de los Cuerpos, Dentro, and Sobre sí Mismo (Centro Cultural San Martín, La Bienal, Artlab, Timbre 4 /International Festival/ and Centro Cultural Borges).
www.instagram.com/lubargados

Sol Rulloni – Producer
Graduate of the Film and Television School of Rosario (EPCTV), she has worked as a producer for national and international commercial and print campaigns since 2008.
After producing the animated short film Luminaris by director and animator Juan Pablo Zaramella, she specialized in independent animation short film production and strategy, joining JPZtudio and collaborating on all of its projects to this day.
In parallel, she focuses on the distribution of independent short films with an artistic profile.
instagram.com/solrulloni

Sergio Piñeyro – Director of Photography
Graduated as Director of Photography and Camera from ENERC (National School of Film Experimentation and Production), he began his career as an advertising photographer. In the film industry, he worked as Gaffer, Cameraman, and Director of Photography, gaining experience in both commercial and independent films, earning awards for cinematography in short films like Luminaris and Orión by Juan Pablo Zaramella.
A highlight of his career is his work in animation, participating in projects such as LUMINARIS, ONIÖN (Zaramella), and PADRE by Santiago Bou.
www.sergiopineyro.com

Victoria Sahores Ripoll – Stop Motion Animator
Argentinian animator specialized in stop motion. She studied Artistic Photography at the Escuela de Arte San Telmo in Málaga, anatomical drawing with artist Amaya Gurpide, and Animation Direction at ESDIP (Madrid).
In 2015 she was nominated for the Goya Awards by the Spanish Film Academy in the category Best Animated Short Film for her work El señor del abrigo interminable.
She currently resides in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she continues her artistic career.
Instagram: @Victoria_Sahores

María Eugenia Tomé – Set Designer, Art Director, and Maker
She studied set design in Buenos Aires and trained in various visual arts throughout her life. Over the last decade, she has dedicated herself almost exclusively to designing and building miniature sets for stop motion animation projects. She also works in film as part of the art department.
She was art director for the feature films La Cama (winner of the 2019 Silver Condor), Infierno Grande (2018), and La Salada (2012), as well as the animated short Pasajero (winner of the 2023 Silver Condor).

Lucía Castro – Costume and Textile Designer
Industrial Designer from UNC-FAUDi. In addition to working as a Production and Art Assistant on numerous JPZtudio productions, she has collaborated with Juan Pablo Zaramella and the animation studio Can Can Club on costume and textile design for both film and advertising.
She also designs and produces the fashion line Miracomocamina, where she handles concept, design, patterns, material sourcing, cutting, production logistics, catalog creation, and campaign photography production.

Juan Pablo Zaramella – Director and Screenwriter
Graduated as an Animated Film Director from IDAC (Instituto de Cine de Avellaneda). With more than 12 short films and two series made in various techniques, Zaramella is a key figure in independent animation in Latin America.
His short films have received numerous international awards. He is currently developing a new short film, Anamorfia, and his first feature film, Soy Nina.

Agustín Graham Nakamura – Storyboard Artist
Argentinian comic book artist and freelance illustrator who has worked with ad agencies, film studios, video game developers, and production companies, creating concept art and storyboards for films and other audiovisual projects.
His comics have been published in the United States, Spain, Germany, France, South Korea, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina.