There is no danger here, not even real defeat. Instead, “Gris” offers to its players a sense of inward exploration through a painterly world of fading watercolor, constellations of pin-prick lights, and the hope of self-discovery.
“We met (artist Conrad Roset) in Barcelona,” Roger Mendoza, co-founder of Nomanda Studio, said. “He had this bare-bones idea for a game — a game that starts in black and white and evolves into color. He was looking for programmers. Eventually, we all quit our jobs to focus on this, to make a demo.”
Mendoza and fellow co-founder Adrian Cuevas worked with Roset for six months creating a prototype for the game before starting to discuss it on Twitter and then at Gamescom, where they landed a publishing deal with Developer. A year later, they formed their studio. Now their creation, “Gris,” is due out at the end of this year on Nintendo Switch and Windows PC.
“We met (artist Conrad Roset) in Barcelona,” Roger Mendoza, co-founder of Nomanda Studio, said. “He had this bare-bones idea for a game — a game that starts in black and white and evolves into color. He was looking for programmers. Eventually, we all quit our jobs to focus on this, to make a demo.”
Mendoza and fellow co-founder Adrian Cuevas worked with Roset for six months creating a prototype for the game before starting to discuss it on Twitter and then at Gamescom, where they landed a publishing deal with Developer. A year later, they formed their studio. Now their creation, “Gris,” is due out at the end of this year on Nintendo Switch and Windows PC.
- 8/17/2018
- by Brian Crecente
- Variety Film + TV
Rezeta (Rezeta Veliu) is a 21 year-old fashion model from Albania. Beauty has given Rezeta the freedom to travel the world, most recently bringing her to Mexico City to work on some commercials. Rezeta does not speak Spanish, but she seems to get along fine without it, since there is always a willing and able guy around who will go out of his way to translate for her. While her attractiveness does make it easy for Rezeta to find sexual partners, it seems incredibly difficult for her to find someone to settle down with in a relationship. She goes from a swarmy photographer (Sebastian Cordova) who gives her multiple orgasms but not much else, to a hyper-academic pretty boy (Emiliano Becerríl) who quickly becomes disinterested in her because of her lack of attachment to her homeland. Eventually, Rezeta sets her sights on Alex (Roger Mendoza), a heavily-tattooed, working class guy who cleans her dressing room.
- 1/31/2014
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
"How many guys have you been with?" Alex (Roger Mendoza) hesitantly asks his new girlfriend, Rezeta (Rezeta Veliu). It's a question the attractive Albanian model freshly arrived in Mexico City undoubtedly gets a lot. And indeed, over the course of writer-director Fernando Frias' debut feature (named for the pretty face at its center), we've already seen her in bed with three different men. Taking home the Jury Award for Narrative Feature at Slamdance, "Rezeta" at times may seem as desultory as its titular character, but it steadily proves itself to be a deft and droll observation on the fleeting nature of relationships. Arriving in the big city with few connections and virtually no knowledge of the Spanish language, Rezeta's good looks are her bread and butter and she manages to get steady work with relative ease. As she attends casting calls and books photo shoots, Frias humorously highlights the...
- 1/31/2014
- by Emma Myers
- Indiewire
Many filmmakers got their start on the independent film circuit.
So who will follow the greats such as Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight Rises”), Oren Peli (“Paranormal Activity”), Marc Forster (“World War Z”) and Jared Hess (“Napoleon Dynamite”)?
The Slamdance Film Festival announced their lineup for the Narrative and Documentary Feature Film Competition after receiving over 5,000 submissions this year.
All of the competing films are directorial debuts with less than $1 million and without Us distribution. The films include 11 world premieres, 4 North American premieres and one Us premiere.
The 2014 Slamdance Film Festival will take place January 17-23in Park City, Utah at the Treasure Mountain Inn, 255 Main Street.
Here’s the lineup:
Narrative Features Program
Copenhagen – Director & Screenwriter: Mark Raso
(USA, Canada, Denmark) World Premiere
A charming scoundrel visiting the city of his father’s birth, William is drawn to his impromptu guide Effy – wise, spontaneous, and half his age.
Cast: Gethin Anthony,...
So who will follow the greats such as Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight Rises”), Oren Peli (“Paranormal Activity”), Marc Forster (“World War Z”) and Jared Hess (“Napoleon Dynamite”)?
The Slamdance Film Festival announced their lineup for the Narrative and Documentary Feature Film Competition after receiving over 5,000 submissions this year.
All of the competing films are directorial debuts with less than $1 million and without Us distribution. The films include 11 world premieres, 4 North American premieres and one Us premiere.
The 2014 Slamdance Film Festival will take place January 17-23in Park City, Utah at the Treasure Mountain Inn, 255 Main Street.
Here’s the lineup:
Narrative Features Program
Copenhagen – Director & Screenwriter: Mark Raso
(USA, Canada, Denmark) World Premiere
A charming scoundrel visiting the city of his father’s birth, William is drawn to his impromptu guide Effy – wise, spontaneous, and half his age.
Cast: Gethin Anthony,...
- 12/3/2013
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Top brass at the upcoming 20th Slamdance Film Festival have revealed their narrative feature and documentary line-up, one day before the first programme announcements are due from Park City neighbour Sundance.
There are 10 narrative and eight documentary films including 11 world premieres, four North American and one Us.
Festival organisers sorted through more than 5,000 submissions to find the 18 titles, all of which are feature directorial debuts budgeted at under $1m and without Us distribution.
Jury awards are presented to feature films in both categories and all films are eligible for the Spirit Of Slamdance Award judged by the film-makers themselves. The festival also presents Audience Awards.
“The 2014 Feature Competition bristles with raw talent and innovative filmmaking,” said Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter. “As an organisation run by film-makers for film-makers, we couldn’t imagine a truer way of representing the first 20 years and beginning our next.”
The 2014 Slamdance Film Festival will run concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival...
There are 10 narrative and eight documentary films including 11 world premieres, four North American and one Us.
Festival organisers sorted through more than 5,000 submissions to find the 18 titles, all of which are feature directorial debuts budgeted at under $1m and without Us distribution.
Jury awards are presented to feature films in both categories and all films are eligible for the Spirit Of Slamdance Award judged by the film-makers themselves. The festival also presents Audience Awards.
“The 2014 Feature Competition bristles with raw talent and innovative filmmaking,” said Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter. “As an organisation run by film-makers for film-makers, we couldn’t imagine a truer way of representing the first 20 years and beginning our next.”
The 2014 Slamdance Film Festival will run concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival...
- 12/3/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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