Vlogger (film)

Vlogger is a 2011 political thriller produced by Zentropa International Spain. The film, shot in the Catalan language, features heavy use of machinima.[1]

Vlogger
Directed byRicard Gras
Produced byDavid Matamoros, Claudia Salcedo, Ricard Gras, Luis de la Madrid
StarringIrina Sanjeevan, Eduard Alejandre, Roger Batalla, Nico Baixas
Edited byJordi Lopez
Music byOscar Kaiser

Plot

The film centers on Tania a Pakistani-born computer specialist working in Barcelona who learns that her missing twin brother Osman has returned to playing the video game Half-Life (series). Soon she learns the terrible truth that her brother has been recruited into a terrorist organization and plans to become a suicide bomber. With just six days before his terrorist mission takes place she begins exploring the virtual world of Half-Life using an avatar in order to find him and prevent the bombing.[2]

Production

The film combines animated footage shot inside virtual worlds (Machinima) with live footage from webcams and has a strong transmedia element. The project was possible thanks to winning an ICAA New Media Fund 2010 Competition. It was the debut film of Catalan born director Ricard Gras.[3]

International distribution was handled by Trust Nordisk (http://www.nordiskfilm.com/).[3]

Post-release

Vlogger ran at the 2011 Sitges Film Festival in Sitges, Catalonia.[2]

References
  1. "Zentropa Spain". catalanfilms.cat. Catalan Department of Culture. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "VLOGGER". sitgesfilmfestival.com. Stignes Film Festival. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. Emilio Mayorga, John Hopewell and (7 March 2011). "Zentropa produces 'Vlogger'". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2019.


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