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Synopsis
The Fifties, a Soviet space shuttle crashes in West Germany.
The only passenger, a cosmonaut chimpanzee, spreads a deadly virus all over
the country...
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Biography
Javier Chillon (Madrid, 1977)
Studied Audiovisual Communication at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid
Southampton Institute Filmmaking MA.
Works as an editor
Credits
Die Schneider Krankheit (The Schneider Disease)
2008
Spain
Spanish
Science Fiction Fake Documentary
10 minutes
Super 8
DVD (Region 0, PAL & NTSC)
Digital Betacam (PAL & NTSC), Betacam SP
(PAL & NTSC) and DVD (Region 0, PAL & NTSC)
Ratio 4:3
Image Black and White
Audio Stereo
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Contact Javier Chillon
Phone number: 91 408 84 72
Mobile: 616 68 16 25
e-mail: javierchillon@hotmail.com
Web: www.javierchillon.com
Producer and Director Javier Chillon
Cinematographer Luis Fuentes
Production Team María Ojeda
Ángela Lecumberri
Jaime Barnatan
Production Design Ángel Boyano
Nino Morante
Production Design Assistants Diego Flores
Tamara Prieto
Special Effects Javier Chillon Senior
Teresa Guerra
Make-Up Isabel Auernheimer
Hairdresser Mayte González
Costume Design Ariadna Paniagua
Animation Alicia Manero
Script Javier Chillon
Voice Over Writer Manuel Sánchez
Translation Macarena Burgos
Antonio Pérez
Editing Javier Chillon
Luis Fuentes
Digital FX Majadero Films
Labs Andec Filmtechnik
Buscando Hormigas
Music Cirilo Fernández
Sound Carlos Jordá
Re-recording Mixer Roberto Fernández
Cast
Paco Casares (Spanish Voice over)
Franz Leisdon (German Voice over)
Berta Abad
Daniel Alcoba
Nieves Aguilar
Andreas Aumann
Jaime Barnatan
Rocío Blanco
Ángel Boyano
Jeff Callow
Coco
Pedro Cristóbal
Sergio Chehabi
Javier Chillon
Javier Chillon Senior
Juan Chillon
Higinio Díaz-Marta
Joe Durán
Eider Elósegui
Jesús Espinoso
Gonzalo Fuentes
José Antonio Fuentes
Javier García
David González
Jaime González
Miguel Ángel González
David Guerra
Fernando Guerra
Carlos Hernán
Miguel Ángel Herrera
Patxi Hurtado
Juan Ignacio Iglesias
Félix Lalanne
Ana Lecumberri
Ángel Lecumberri
Sara Lecumberri
Alberto Martín
Héctor Martín
Jorge Martínez
Rubén Martínez
Leire Mediavilla
Nino Morante
Eva Nilsen
Andrés Ojeda
José Daniel Ojeda
Alejandro Olivares
Azucena Pérez
Sandra Ramos
Alejandro Robles
Mario Robles
Gonzalo Terreros
Mónica Úrbez
Overview
The two main premises from which the universe of "Die Schneider
Krankheit" was created were: to make sure the audience believe that what
they are watching and recreate a time period without using any archival
footage.
Every sound, piece of music or film was purposely created for the film. The
Hollywood look of the 50’s and the educational films of that time, documentaries
with an enormous propagandistic content, served as a main inspiration.
The production design becomes then one of the main protagonists.
It was extremely important to pay attention to the smallest details and creating
the right atmosphere implied not only the perfect balance of the wardrobe
and the sets but also the suitable choice of (mainly Spanish) actors who had
to look like Germans of that time. None of the actors were professionals,
except for Paco Casares, the narrator. However, they move and act like the
characters that can be seen in these old documentaries, just doing their work,
many times oblivious to the camera. The sets had to be built on their majority.
Tiled walls and floors, microscopes, space capsules, hospital rooms...
Despite we were looking for a great realism, "Die Schneider Krankheit"
is a science fiction fake documentary. We could not avoid using special effects,
however we tried not to use info graphics whenever it was possible. The
criterion was clear: using the same techniques used by filmmakers of that
time. Models, make-up effects, animations from pictures previously shot and
superimposition effects are some of the techniques that helped to set
"Die Schneider Krankheit" in a very specific style and period.
Re-creation got up to the narrator, making it necessary to superimpose the
voices in German and in Spanish. Those documentaries had only one
soundtrack, that’s the reason why when they were dubbed, the original
soundtrack had to be kept in and the translated narration had to be
superimposed.
Both voices should be accompanied by the soundtrack that confers the exact
dose of realism, with a distinctive classic tone from the 50´s sci-fi films with
characteristic melodies and effects from that era.
However, all these elements will only fulfill their task when presented
through the correct production values. The real challenge is to achieve the
balance between the realism of longer shots with little editing and a more
cinematic look: distinctive camera angles and hand-held camera shots. A
delicate balance which will guide the audience during the journey through the
threatened world of "Die Schneider Krankheit".
"Die Schneider Krankheit” tries to reproduce the documentary style of
the fifties. The use of high contrast film and film grain are distinctive of this
genre, that is why it was decided to use Super 8mm black and white film stock.
Automatic exposure, deliberated velatures still reinforce the documentary
style of "Die Schneider Krankheit".
Festivals and Awards
1. XLI Sitges 08 Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, Spain (10/2008)
2. XI Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes La Boca del Lobo,
Madrid Spain (10/2008)
3. IV Festival de Cine de San Martin de la Vega, Madrid Spain (10/2008)
4. Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Madrid Spain (10/2008)
5. XIX Semana de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de San Sebastián, Spain (10-11/2008)
6. IX International Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey (11/2008)
7. XVIII Fancine Festival de Cine Fantástico UMA, Málaga Spain (11/2008)
Best Spanish Short Film
8. XXXVIII Alcine Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares, Spain (11/2008)
Best Art Direction
9. XXII Leeds International Film Festival, UK (11/2008)
10. VIII Science+Fiction Festival della Fantascienza, Trieste Italy (11/2008)
Special Mention
11. IX Concurso de Cortometrajes para Jóvenes Realizadores
"Ciudad de Castellón", Spain (11/2008)
12. IV Festicurts Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges Figueres 08,
Catalonia Spain (11/2008)
13. XLVI Fic Xixón Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón, Spain (11/2008)
14. XV Cinemad 08 Festival de Cine Independiente y de Culto Cines Renoir,
Madrid Spain (11/2008)
Best Science Fiction Short Film
15. X Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Ciudad de Soria, Spain (11/2008)
Best Art Direction
16. III Festival Internacional Cortometrajes “Atene@S”, Toledo Spain (11/2008)
17. X Mostra de Curtas "Vila de Noia" Coruña, Spain (11-12/2008)
18. XII Muestra de Cine Fantástico de Toledo, Spain (12/2008)
Best Short Film
19. Emergencias La Casa Encendida, Madrid Spain (12/2008)
20. XV Concurso de Cortos de Leioa Bizkaia, Spain (1/2009)
Second Best Short Film
21. XXXI Clermont-Ferrand 2009 - Shorts from Spain II
Presencia española en Clermont-Ferrand, France (2/2009)
22. Spooky Cinema 3, Barcelona Spain (2/2009)
23. VI Visualsound Barcelona, Spain (2/2009)
Best Short Film
24. XXI United States Super 8 Film And Digital Video Festival, New Jersey USA
(2/2009)
Best Experimental Short Film
25. XVIII Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia, Spain (2-3/2009)
26. Festival Itinerante de Cortometrajes La Boca del Lobo
Mirador Café, Mahón Menorca Spain (3/2009)
27. V Buchar-EST International Film Festival B-Est, Romania (3/2009)
28. XLVII Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan USA (3/2009)
29. IV X_Science Cinema Between Science and Science Fiction, Genoa Italy
(3/2009)
30. V Cortomenar Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes de Colmenar Viejo, Spain
(3/2009)
Art Direction Special Mention
31. XXVII Festival Cinematográfico Internacional, Uruguay (4/2009)
Best International Short Film
32. Festival Itinerante de Cortometrajes La Boca del Lobo
VII Festival Internacional del Cine Pobre de Humberto Solás, Gibara Cuba
(4/2009)
33. XV Trofeu Torretes de Cortometrajes "Especial Mar" de Calella, Spain
(4/2009)
Best Amateur Documentary Short Film
34. VI Black & White Audiovisual Festival, Porto Portugal (4/2009)
35. IV Festival de Cine de las Ideas FECID, Chile (4/2009)
36. VIII Festival de Cortometrajes La Sala Radio City de Valencia, Spain
(4-5/2009)
37. I Tabernas de Cine Certamen de Cortometrajes, Spain (4-5/2009)
38. Mediawave International Film and Music Festival, Hungary (4-5/2009)
39. VIII Rec09 Festival de Cine de Tarragona, Spain (4-5/2009)
40. V Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes Redondela en Curto, Spain
(4-5/2009)
41. VIII Sci-Fi-London Film Festival, UK (4-5/2009)
42. III Cambridge International Super 8 Festival, UK (4-5/2009)
Special Mention
43. Festival Itinerante de Cortometrajes La Boca del Lobo
Romerías de Holguín, Cuba (5/2009)
44. I Curtaficial Festival Arteficial de Ribadavia Ourense, Spain (5/2009)
45. IV Corto Festival Dunas de Cine y Vídeo de Fuerteventura, Spain (5/2009)
46. III Mockfest The Mockumentary Film Festival, USA (5/2009)
The Zelig Award (Mockfest’s highest honor)
47. X Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Torrelavega, Spain (5/2009)
Best Short Film Video Section
48. VIII Certamen Nacional De Cortometrajes Villa de Avilés, Spain (5/2009)
49. I Plan9 Science Fiction Festival, Hungary (5/2009)
50. En.Piezas 09 Concurso de Cortos de Caja Madrid, Spain (5/2009)
51. XI Back-Up Festival, Germany (5/2009)
52. Festival Itinerante de Cortometrajes La Boca del Lobo
II Posidonia Festival Art i Natura Formentera, Spain (5/2009)
53. V Trayecto Corto 2009 Festival Cortometraje Velilla, Spain (5/2009)
Best Art Direction
54. VIII Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania (5-6/2009)
55. VIII Mostra de Curtmetratges Dr. Mabuse, Spain (5/2009)
56. La Casa Encendida, Spain (6/2009)
57. Festival Itinerante de Cortometrajes La Boca del Lobo
Instituto Cervantes, New York, USA (6/2009)
58. IV Cyborg Film Festival, Italy (6/2009)
59. V ISFF Detmold International Short Film Festival, Germany (6/2009)
60. VII Caostica Festival de Cortos, Spain (6/2009)
Best Short Film Video Section
61. II Porto 7 Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens do Porto, Portugal (6/2009)
62. XXXVII Festival of Nations 2009, Austria (6/2009)
63. XIII Concurso Nacional de Cortometrajes de Lorca, Spain (6/2009)
Second Best Short Film
64. XX Canadian Film Centre (CFC) Worldwide Short Film Festival, Canada (6/2009)
65. III Escorto Festival de cortometrajes de El Escorial, Spain (6/2009)
Best Art Direction
Best Editing
Best Soundtrack
Best Make-Up and Hairdressing
Best Costume Design
66. Centro Cultural Arganzuela – Mesa Redonda, Spain (6/2009)
67. V Portello River Film Festival, Italy (6-7/2009)
Best Short Film
68. VI Muestra de Cine de Lavapiés, Spain (6/2009)
69. II Wimbledon Shorts, Londres Inglaterra (6/2009)
70. Festival Itinerante de Cortometrajes La Boca del Lobo
UNEAC (Unión de Escritores y Artístas de Cuba), Cuba (6/2009)
71. Festival Itinerante de Cortometrajes La Boca del Lobo
Instituto Cervantes, Italy (6/2009)
72. VII Certamen de Cortometrajes 'Por Caracoles', Spain (6/2009)
73. IV Festival Internacional de Cine de Sax, Spain (7/2009)
Best Documetary Short Film
74. II Islantilla Cinefórum, Spain (7-8/2009)
75. Festival Joven de Cortometrajes de Huétor Vega, Spain (7/2009)
76. VII Cinemadamare 2009, Italy (7-8/2009)
77. XXII Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival, Estonia
(7/2009)
78. La Noche + Corta, Spain (7/2009)
79. Flicker NYC, New York USA (7/2009)
80. II Détours Santorini Super 8 Film Festival, Greece (7/2009)
81. VII Certamen de Cortometrajes de Viladecans, Spain (7/2009)
82. X Fantosfreak Festival de Cortometrajes de Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain (7/2009)
83. II Cryptshow Festival, Spain (7/2009)
84. XIII Fantasia Film Festival, Canada (7-8/2009)
85. V Festival de Cine Paradiso, Spain (7/2009)
Best Short Film
86. XXXII Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche, Spain (7/2009)
87. XXII Festival Internacional de Cine Expresión en Corto IFF, Mexico (7-8/2009)
88. Nozstock Festival - The Cinetent, England (7-8/2009)
89. XIII Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA (8/2009)
90. Caracoles Fuera de Temporada, Spain (8/2009)
91. VIII Magma Mostra di Cinema Breve, Italy (8/2009)
92. VII Festival de Curtmetratjes a la Platja, Spain (8/2009)
93. IV Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Canada (8/2009)
94. XXII Abbeyfest Open Air Festival – Wimbledon Shorts, England (8/2009)
95. Festival Itinerante de Cortometrajes La Boca del Lobo
Lois, León Spain (8/2009)
96. VIII Festival Macabro de Horror en Cine y Video, Mexico (8/2009)
97. IX Foc Cinema de Moncofa, Spain (8/2009)
98. V Festival Internacional de Cine de Monterrey, Mexico (8/2009)
99. XX Espoo Ciné International Film Festival, Finland (8/2009)
Nominee for Méliès D'Or 2009 & Best Short Film
100. Caostica Festival de Cortos en Castro Urdiales, Spain (8/2009)
101. VIII International Kansk Video Festival, Russia (8/2009)
102. I Bornshorts International Film Festival, Denmark (8/2009)
103. V Busho Budapest Short Film Festival, Hungary (9/2009)
104. X Mediteran Film Festival, Bosnia-Herzegovina (9/2009)
105. III MotelX Lisbon International Horror Film Festival, Portugal (9/2009)
106. XIV Portobello Film Festival, England (9/2009)
107. IV Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico (SSFFM), Mexico (9/2009)
Best Cinematography
108. XV L'Étrange Festival, France (9/2009)
Grand Prix Canal+ for Best Short Film
109. VII Baumann Festival de Curtmetratges, Spain (9/2009)
110. XV Aye Aye Film Festival, France (9/2009)
111. II Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Bueu, Spain (9/2009)
Best Art Direction
Best Make-Up and Hairdressing
Best Costume Design
112. IV But Film Festival International B-Movie, Undeground & Trash Film Festival,
The Netherlands (9/2009)
113. VIII International Super 8mm Festival, Hungary (9/2009)
Special Mention
114. XIV Certamen de Creación Audiovisual de Cabra, Spain (9/2009)
115. V Singapore Short Film Festival, Singapore (9/2009)
116. I Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival, USA (9/2009)
117. XVII Filmfestival Contravision, Germany (9/2009)
118. La Noche en Blanco, Spain (9/2009)
119. Festival Itinerante de Cortometrajes La Boca del Lobo Instituto Cervantes, New
Delhi India (9/2009)
120. Festival Itinerante de Cortometrajes La Boca del Lobo Instituto Cervantes, Dublin
Ireland (9/2009)
121. III Mirada en Cortos Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes, Argentina (9/2009)
122. X Certamen de Creación Joven Crea, Spain (10/2009)
Best Spanish Short Film
123. V Fantastic Fest, USA (9-10/2009)
124. Cambridge International Super 8 Festival Touring Programme
XXIX Cambridge Film Festival, England (9/2009)
125. But Film Festival Short Film Program
Armut Macht Geil - No Budget Arts Festival, The Netherlands (9/2009)
126. XI Abycine Festival Internacional de Cine de Albacete, Spain (9-10/2009)
127. Cambridge International Super 8 Festival Touring Programme
The Lothbury Centre, England (10/2009)
128. XXVI Festival de Cine de Bogotá, Colombia (10/2009)
129. XLII Sitges 09 Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, Spain (10/2009)
Competición Méliès D'Or
130. VIII Muestra Audiovisual Internacional El Mes + Corto, Spain (10/2009)
131. XXXVIII Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada (10/2009)
132. I Global Cinema Festival, India (10/2009)
133. XIX Octocon The National Irish Science Fiction Convention, Ireland (10/2009)
134. XIV Festival de Cine Internacional de Ourense, Spain (10/2009)
135. L Brno Sixteen, Czech Republic (10/2009)
136. XI Bunter Hund International Short Film Festival, Germany (10/2009)
137. XXVIII Enkarzine, Spain (10/2009)
138. IV Alter Arte, Spain (10/2009)
139. XVII Fesancor Festival Chileno Internacional del Cortometraje de Santiago, Chile
(10/2009)
140. II Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest, Puerto Rico (10/2009)
141. VI Certamen Secuencia Cero, Spain (10/2009)
Best Short Film
142. III Octubre de Por Barcelona Horror Festival, Spain (10/2009)
Best Short Film
143. I Concurso de Cortometrajes del Cine Club Utiye de Ontinyent, Spain (10/2009)
144. Cambridge International Super 8 Festival Touring Programme
V Festival Tourné Monté Super 8, France (10/2009)
145. V Curta 8 Brazil Super 8 Film Festival, Brazil (10/2009)
146. II We, The People 2009: Saturday Fantasy Film Festival, USA (10/2009)
147. IV Muestra de Cortos de Allí de Elda, Spain (10/2009)
148. V Super 8 Film Festival, Italy (10/2009)
149. XIII Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic (10-11/2009)
150. XIII Mostra de Curtmetratges de Mataró, Spain (10-11/2009)
151. X Utopiales Festival International de Science-Fiction de Nantes, France (10-11/2009)
152. IV Festival Joven de Cortometrajes Hellinfilm, Spain (10/2009)
153. X Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre, Argentina (10-11/2009)
Best Short Film
154. II Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival Brugge, Belgium (10/2009)
155. XVII Alter-Native International Short Film Festival, Romania (11/2009)
156. XXI International Istanbul Short Film Festival, Turkey (11/2009)
157. XIV Mostra de Curtmetratges de Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain (11/2009)
158. VI Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes del Cusco, Peru (11/2009)
159. V Festival di Cortometraggi Cortintesta, Italy (11/2009)
160. XXXV Festival Internacional Filmets de Badalona, Spain (11/2009)
161. VII World Film Festival of Bangkok, Thailand (11/2009)
162. IV Cine Fantasy, Brazil (11/2009)
163. III Festival Internacional de Cine de Cancún Riviera Maya, Mexico (11/2009)
164. VI Maratón de Vídeo Digital, Spain (11/2009)
165. I Certamen de Audiovisuales "Pasado&Futuro" de Almendralejo, Spain (11/2009)
Segundo Premio Mejor Cortometraje
166. XVI Festival de Cine Independiente de Barcelona L'Alternativa, Spain (11/2009)
167. IV Euroshorts 2009 Festival, Poland (11/2009)
168. XI Ikuska Muestra de Cortometraje de Pasaia, Spain (11/2009)
169. X Festival de Cortometrajes de Eibar "Asier Errasti", Spain (11/2009)
170. XXI Marató de Cinema Fantàstic i de Terror de Sants, Spain (11/2009)
171. XIV Festival Internacional inCINEración, Spain (12/2009)
172. A World Of Shorts - Worldwide Short Film Festival, Canada (11/2009)
173. Retrospectiva del Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Bueu
Local Salason, Cangas do Morrazo, Spain (11/2009)
174. IV Grand Off, Poland (11/2009)
175. I Semana de Cine Fantástico y de Terror Villa de Ceutí, Spain (11/2009)
176. X Festival de Cortometrajes Sonorama, Spain (11/2009)
177. VIII Fike - Evora International Short Film Festival, Portugal (11/12/2009)
178. VIII Salón del Cómic y Manga de Getxo, Spain (11/2009)
179. VI Festival Internacional de Cine Corto de Tapiales, Argentina (12/2009)
180. V Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival, USA (1/2010)