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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2014 - 18.27 July

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ZIP & ZAP AND THE MARBLE GANG

Category: Edition 2014

Synopsis

After they steal their final exams from their school, naughty twins Zip and Zap are sent to the Esperanza, a strict Summer School where all kinds of entertainment are forbidden. There they form the Marble Gang, the children’s resistance, to defy the evil Headmaster Falconetti. The Gang winds up uncovering a mysterious secret hidden deep within the school. Thanks to their wits, bravery and unwavering faith in friendship, Zip & Zap and the rest of the Marble Gang are in for the most wonderful adventure of their lives. Zip & Zap (Zipi & Zape) are two of Spain’s most beloved comic book characters. First published in 1946, their stories have entertained several generations of children, selling millions of copies.

Original Title ZIPI Y ZAPE Y EL CLUB DE LA CANICA
Category Official Competition
Section Elements +6
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 95'
Production Year 2013
Nationality Spain
Directed by Oskar Santos
Screenplay Francisco Roncal, Jorge Lara, Oskar Santos
Script Jorge Lara, Oskar Santos
Based on the book based on the comic books by
by José Escobar Saliente
Director of photography Josu Inchaustegui
Editor Carolina Martínez
Production Design Juan Pedro de Gaspar
Costume Design Andrea Flesch
Sound Gabriel Gutiérrez
Music Fernando Velázquez
Main cast Raúl Rivas (Zip/Zipi)
Daniel Cerezo (Zap/Zape)
Javier Gutiérrez (Falconetti)
Claudia Vega (Matilde)
Marcos Ruiz (Micro)
Fran García (Filo)
Produced by Francisco Ramos, Fernando Bovaira, Mercedes Gamero

Oskar SantosOskar Santos

Born 1972, Bilbao (Spain). He studied Audiovisual Communication at the Complutense University of Madrid. In 2000 he made his debut short film, TOWER (TORRE). In 2002 he shot two episodes of the TV series URBAN MYTH CHILLERS (PETITS MYTHES URBAINS). In 2004 he directed his second short, THE DREAMER (EL SOÑADOR), and a feature-length documentary, A TRIP TO THE SEA INSIDE (UN VIAJE MAR ADENTRO), the making of Alejandro Amenábar’s feature THE SEA INSIDE (MAR ADENTRO), winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2010 Santos made his first fiction feature film, FOR THE GOOD OF OTHERS (EL MAL AJENO), co-produced by Amenábar. ZIP & ZAP AND THE MARBLE GANG was screened at the Sundance Film Festival 2014 in the Sundance Kids section.

produzione/production

Zeta Cinema
Mod Producciones
Antena 3 Films
Kowalski Films

 

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