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Pedidos (Orders)

Maria, expectantly, prepares herself at home to receive someone in times of a pandemic.
The pandemic has shown the need for human beings as social beings, this is a message in a 1-minute short film.

  • Roberto I. Ercolalo
    Director
    "Job Life", "Nature"
  • Juan Barreiro
    Writer
  • Roberto I. Ercolalo
    Producer
    "Job Life", "Nature"
  • Juan Barreiro
    Producer
  • Maria Diaz
    Key Cast
    "Pensamiento", "Darkness"
  • Pablo Fresneda Navarro
    Color Correction
  • Omar Carrascosa
    Sound
  • Iván Barchuk
    Interpreter
  • Edvard Grieg
    Music
  • Hector Raggio
    Camera
  • Jessica Siciliano
    General Assistant
  • Jeannete Acosta
    Graphic Design
  • Project Type:
    Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    March 4, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Full HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16/9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIFF)
    (Academy Award, BAFTA and Canadian Screen Award Qualifying)
    United States
    August 9, 2021
    Nominee
  • Virgin Spring Cinefest
    Kolkata
    India
    April 6, 2021
    WINNER - Best One Minute Film
  • 8th Bakunawa Young Cinema

    Philippines
    December 19, 2021
    WINNER of 1 Minute Film
  • International Film and Video Festival «Catharsis»
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    November 22, 2021
    WINNER of Best Film up 120 Seconds
  • Bad Film Fest
    New York
    United States
    November 4, 2021
    WINNER of Honorable Mention
  • Lake View International Film Festival
    Punjab
    India
    November 7, 2021
    WINNER of Best Minute Film
  • The Continental Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    March 23, 2021
    WINNER - Best 1-Minute Short Film
  • Berlin Flash Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    April 16, 2021
    WINNER of Best Micro Short Comedy
  • Stafford Film Festival
    Stafford
    United Kingdom
    December 30, 2021
    WINNER of Best One Minute Film
  • Minute Madness Toronto
    Toronto
    Canada
    December 28, 2021
    WINNER of Best One Minute
  • Varese International Film Festival
    Varesei
    Italy
    April 10, 2021
    WINNER - Best One Minute
  • Gona Film Awards

    India
    July 1, 2021
    WINNER of Best 1 Minute Short Film
  • Luleå International Film Festival
    Luleå
    Sweden
    June 1, 2021
    FInalist of Best 1 Minute Film
  • Stockholm Film & Television Festival

    United States
    July 6, 2021
    Finalist of Best One Minute Film
  • New York Flash Film Festival
    New York
    Sweden
    May 1, 2021
    Finalist of Best Micro Short
  • New York City Film & Television Festival
    New York
    United States
    August 27, 2021
    Finalist of Best One Minute Film
  • Brejning Film Festival
    Brejning
    Denmark
    October 6, 2021
    Finalist Best Minute Short Film
  • International Moving Film Festival
    Khouzestan
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    December 27, 2021
    Semi-Finalist Best Covid-19 Film
  • Couch Film Festival

    Denmark
    July 1, 2021
    Semi-Finalist of Quarantine Category
  • 26th Canberra Short Film Festival
    Canberra
    Australia
    November 10, 2021
    Official Selecction 2 Minutes Short Film
  • 17th Annual 60 Seconds Video Or Less Film Festival

    United States
    December 28, 2021
    Official Selection
  • 9th Mister Vorky Film Festival
    Ruma,
    Serbia
    July 1, 2021
    Official Selection of Best 1 Minute Film
  • The Lift-Off Sessions
    Pinewood
    United Kingdom
    April 7, 2021
    Finalist Best Covid-19 Film
    Nominee - Best Short Film
  • Life Screenings International One Minute Film Festival
    Florida
    Canada
    April 6, 2021
    Nominee
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
    Pinewood
    United Kingdom
    April 15, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Cardora Micro-Movie Film Festival
    Seer Green
    United Kingdom
    July 1, 2021
    Official Selection of Best One Minute Film
  • Southern Maltings - 5 Minute Film Festival
    Kibes Lane Ware
    United Kingdom
    August 5, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Copenhagen Web Fest
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
    November 1, 2021
    Official Selecction 1 Minute
  • Festival AZYL – International Film Festival of short films Festival AZYL – International Film Festival of short films
    Bratislava
    Slovakia
    September 30, 2021
    Official Selection - Best 1 Minute Film
  • Blue Danube Film Festival
    Viena
    Austria
    January 16, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Big Syn International Film Festival London
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Author´s International Film Festival
    Guadalajara
    Mexico
    November 28, 2021
    Official Selection
  • 60 Seconds Or Less Film Festival

    United States
    November 30, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Roberto I. Ercolalo

Roberto I. Ercolalo (born February 21, 1992) is an Italian-Argentine director, writer, and producer of short films.
Judge of Los Angeles CineFest 2018 and 2021 (California, USA).
President of the jury of Madrid Film Awards 2020-2021 (Madrid, Spain). Director of the Madrid Film Awards since 2022 (Madrid, Spain). Co-Founder of the Buenos Aires International Film Festival (BUEIFF - Argentina).

Nominated by an Academy Award®, BAFTA®, and Canadian Screen Award® Qualifying film festival for his last short film ("Pedidos"). Winner of 15 official IMDb film festivals and invited to prestigious film festivals of New York, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Barcelona, Moscow, Roma, Delhi, Amsterdam, among others.

He has received over 20 personal awards as a director and several others as a writer at many film festivals around the world. His first short film (Job Life) obtained the world record for awards during 2018-2020, surpassing 100 international distinctions.

In January 2020, the tour of "Nature" (his second short film, and the first with Italian nationality) begins through various international competitions. In this work, he expresses his particular vision of art and resources. Made in black and white, without a single dialogue, focusing on the communicative power of images.

"Pedidos" (Orders): Spanish short film from 2021, has won several awards in 18 different countries and award-recognized on all film festival that has been sent. Selected as a Semi-Finalist by an Academy Award, BAFTA, and Canadian Screen Award qualifying festival in the United States (Rhode Island International Film Festival).

Official Website: robertoercolalo.com

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Director Statement

I want all my films to have a message, something that leaves the viewer thinking. This is my first color short film, precisely in the times of Covid-19 when the world turned gray.
The pandemic has shown the need for human beings as social beings, this is a message in a 1-minute short film.