ALMATY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL
The Man Who Killed James Bond
Overview
Fabrizio is a petty thief from St. Basil, a seedy working-class suburb in Rome. He is finally facing the man who ruined his life, James Bond. The fascinating British spy was an idol for Fabrizio, who didn't miss any of his countless action movies, during his childhood. But now the Secret Service agent is in his pocket, pinned down in his filthy shed. Is 007 really as invincible as in his films?
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Director Biography — Francesco Guarnori
Francesco Guarnori (born in 1990) grew up in Novara, where, after the high school, he founded an association with some friends, writing and producing plays and short films. After a specialization in Literature and Cinema in Poitiers (France) and the degree at Università degli Studi of Milan, he attended the Italian National Film School - Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Nowadays Francesco lives in Milan, working as author and director mostly for ads, branded contents, short films and documentaries. His short web-series ‘Reparto Genesi’ won the NC Digital Awards 2018 as Best Digital Branded Content.
Director Statement
Basically, "The Man Who Killed James Bond" is about a clash, between James Bond, the perfect and infallibile English spy, an everlasting icon of countless movies, and Fabrizio, an ordinary man who turned his childhood cinema hero in his nemesis. He wants to show to the world and, above all, to himself that even 007 can be defeated. For this reason there will be a real conflict between two opposite worlds: extraordinary and ordinary, fiction and reality, Hollywood blockbusters and independent cinema! I wrote this short film in order to tell that everyone unconsciously grew up, trusting that sooner or later he will become James Bond; however we have to realize that we can only long to become the one who will kill him!
Credits
- Writer
- Francesco Guarnori
- Director
- Francesco Guarnori
- Key Cast
- Dario Eros Tacconelli
- Key Cast
- Eric Alexander
- Director of photography
- Guido Pedroni
- First assistant director
- Monica Fenu
- Camera operator
- Alessandro Marin
- First assistant operator
- Enrico Di Leo
- Second camera operator
- Stefano Scarano
- Boom operator
- Vincenzo Campisi
- Script girl
- Giulia Canella
- Make-up artist
- Valentina Marzona
- Set designer
- Silvia Naruli
- Costume designer
- Alberto Mazzotta
- Light and grips
- Matteo Trincanato
- Light and grips
- Marco Bonaschi
- Editing
- Francesco Guarnori
- Color correction
- Alessandro Bernardi
- Mix audio
- Giorgio Vita Levi
- Motion graphic designer
- Monica Fenu
- Music
- Salvatore Casaluce
- Singer
- Alessandra Caiulo
- Data manager
- Bejna Hoxha
- Behind the scenes
- Francesco Quadri
- Producer
- Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Sede Lombardia
Specifications
- Original title
- L'uomo che uccise James Bond
- Project type
- Short
- Runtime
- 9 minutes 10 seconds
- Completion date
- April 1, 2019
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Countries of filming
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Film color
- Color
- First-time filmmaker
- No
- Student project
- No
- Digital Cinema Package
- Unavailable
Awards & Festivals
Adriatic Film Festival 2019
Francavilla al Mare - Chieti
Italy
September 19, 2019
Award Winner: Best School Short Film
London Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival - autumn 2019
London
United Kingdom
October 13, 2019
Award Winner: Best European Comedy Short
X World Short Film Festival 2019
Roma
Italy
December 29, 2019
Award Winner - Best Short Short, Best Actor (Dario Eros Tacconelli), Best Poster
Casole Film Festival 2019
Casole d'Elsa
June 8, 2019
Award Winner: Mela d'Oro - Best Short Film
Farm Film Festival 2019
Farm Cultural Park - Favara (Agrigento)
Italy
August 29, 2019
Award Winner - Best actor: Dario Eros Tacconelli
Comicron Film Festival 2019
Pontelandolfo (BN)
Italy
December 15, 2019
Award Winner - Best actor: Dario Eros Tacconelli
La Spezia Film Festival 2020
La Spezia
Italy
May 1, 2020
Award Winner: Best soundtrack
Asti Film Festival 2019
Asti
Italy
December 7, 2019
Honorable Mention: Eric Alexander
Reale Film Festival 2020
Milano
Italy
June 13, 2020
Best Original Soundtrack - Nominee
Ortigia Film Festival 2019
Siracusa
Italy
July 17, 2019
Official Selection: International Short Film Contest
Nòt Film Fest 2019
Santarcangelo di Romagna
Italy
August 1, 2019
Official Selection: Short Film Competition
Figari Film Fest 2019
Olbia
Italy
Official Video Library: Film Market
Corto e a capo 2019
Venticano
Italy
August 2, 2019
Official Selection: Corto e a Capo
Brixia Film Festival 2019
Brescia
Italy
September 1, 2019
Finalist
Under The Stars International Film Festival 2019
Bari
Italy
Official Selection: Best Short
Voghera Film Festival 2019
Voghera
Italy
Semi-finalist
Video Hackers Film Festival 2019
Novi Ligure
Italy
October 27, 2019
Official Selection: Piemonte Award
Festival del Cinema Europeo 2019
Lecce
Italy
Italian Premiere
Fuori concorso: Festival in Corto
Almaty Indie Film Festival 2019
Almaty
Kazakhstan
August 17, 2019
Official Selection: Micro Budget Short Film Competition
Indie Visions Film Festival 2019
Charlottesville
United States
Official Selection: Narrative Short Film
Rieti & Sabina Film Festival 2019
Roma
Italy
November 25, 2019
Finalist