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The Other Side - English

Unique and innovative project shot entirely in chroma with an iPhone5, victorian aesthetics and 3D backgrounds in horror comic style

The Other Side - English

Unique and innovative project shot entirely in chroma with an iPhone5, victorian aesthetics and 3D backgrounds in horror comic style

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Zaragoza, Spain

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"The other side" the innovation brought to the extreme

After the success of his previous short films, Conrad Mess leads "The Other Side", a short film based on a horror tale written by Marina Gómez, with Cristina Castaño, Pedro Pablo Isla, Jana Lafuente and Yaiza Grajales as leading roles

"The Other Side" has meant hard work but also something gratifying, where each team member, who has taken part from different places of the country, has contributed doing their best, creating a nice atmosphere at work; an atmosphere which has favoured a united group able to make a short film of unique and innovative format with which we are sure we will give people something to talk about, being pioneers in this sector and being sure this will not leave anyone indifferent

Phonetastic

Phonetastic is a short film festival made with smartphone which, as a novelty, this year organizes the Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, with the patronage of Mobile World Congress. Its intention is to strengthen the audovisual creation in the new mobile technology industry betting on new editing formats and innovative directors

"The Other Side" is the new and innovative short film lead by Conrad Mess. It has been made using the same techniques of shooting as a big format short film but in an exclusive way thinking in Phonetastic

"The Fixer" Conrad Mess Short Film shot entirely with IPhone4 [click to view]

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Conrad Mess

Conrad Mess was born in Zaragoza, Spain. With no formal training, his dream of making a short film becomes true at the age of 37, in February 2011

As a result, he presents his first short film "Avenger Love" made with a domestic videocamera

He exchanges his videocamera for an iPhone, a dispositive with wich he feels comfortable because of its versatility and easy use. He will be recognised all over the world for this

"The Fixer", his second short film, is a success and that year, Conrad wins almost every international festivals of short films with smartphone and this keeps him in touch with professionals

He receives an invitation of an american producer to participate in Pray for Dawn Teaser Trailer Competition in August 2011. This gives him the opportunity to shoot his next short film "The Russian Roulette" in Hollywood, together with Adi Spektor who met thanks to Ruben Kasantsev, founder of the Iphone Film Festival

"The Russian Roulette" Short Film shot with an IPhone4S [click to view]

From that moment on, Conrad Mess' carreer has been impresive

In January 2012, Conrad was invitated to San Francisco’s Macworld together with other filmmakers like the Korean Chin Won Suk

In September of that year, Susy Botello (S. Botello Productions), founder of the San Diego’s International Mobile Film Festival , creates San Diego Mobile Film School where Conrad was named co-leader together with Max Schleser. Both of them worked on a syllabus to teach filming techniques with a smartphone through classes, video tutorials and masterclasses

In October, he wins the 3rd prize and the audience award with his first advertisement "30 seconds to end hunger"

At the end of 2012, he shoots "The Asking Room" as the premiere for IndiePhone and he gets to be winner again

"The Asking Room" Short Film shot with IPhone4S [click to view]

"Vengeance" is the latest crazy creation by Conrad Mess with which he proclaimed the first place award, once again, this time at San Francisco’s "Iphone Film Festival"

"Vengeance" Short Film shot with an IPhone4S [click to view]

Awards and Prizes

IPhone Film Festival Los Angeles 2011
IPhone Film Festival Singapore 2012
New Media Festival Los Angeles 2012
Z-Kudos Award Chicago 2012
Short Film Patrol Austria 2012
Mobil film Festival San Diego (2nd Place) 2012
Original iPhone Film Festival San Francisco (3rd) 2012
Short Non Stop (Finalist) 2011
IPhone Film Festival Los Angeles (2nd Place) 2012
Once a Week Film Festival Audience Award September 2012
Cinephone Film Festival Winner 2012
30" to end hunger contest Audience Award Ending Hunger (NGO) 2012
30" to end hunger contest 3rd Place Ending Hunger (NGO) 2012
Olleh Film Festival Korea 2012
The Smalls Film Festival 2011
Berkshire International Film Festival 2012
IndiePhone Film Festival 2012
Seoul International Extreme-Short festival 2012

Premios y reconocimientos MessFilmMakers

Interviews to the main characters

Cristina Castaño Gomez

What motivated you to be part of this project?

Conrad, the director, sent me his previous work shot with iPhone and his talent and cinematographic language surprised me, so, when he sent me the script to "The Other Side", I did not hesitate

Besides I am going to show new aspects of my acting abilities and this will be my first time working in the horror genre. I am looking forward to filmimg and seeing the result.

Cristina Castaño was born in Vilalba (Lugo). At the age of 8, she plays her first character in the film "Divinas Palabras" by José Luis García Sánchez, together with Paco Rabal, Ana Belén and Imanol Arias

From that moment on, her professional carreer has been vinculated to cinema and television, highlighting her next works:

Theatre

"Fashion Feeling Music", by Esteve Ferrer
"El Tartufo", lead by the Max winner and recognised clown Herman Gene
"Las manzanas del viernes" written by Antonio Gala and lead by Concha Velasco

Television

"Pratos Combinados", "Cuarto sen ascensor" in TVG
"Al salir de clase", "El Comisario", "Siete vidas", "Hospital Central", "Con dos tacones" in Tele5
"Herederos" in TV1
"El Club de la Comedia" in laSexta
"La que se avecina" as Judith

Cinema

"XXL", by Julio Sánchez Valdés
"Días azules", by Miguel Santesmases
"Sin Plomo", award to best actress in Cans Festival
"The Other Side" by Conrad Mess

Her singing experience accompanies her all along her carreer, doing concerts as solist with Carlos Nuñez and also playing the role of a dance teacher in "Fama, the Musical" lead by Ramón Ribalta.

Pedro Pablo Isla

What does this project mean to you?

The opportunity to work in a genre which I love, horror, and shooting with an iPhone completely new to me and for the industry in Spain, with a director and an actress who have a lot of talent

Pedro Pablo Isla was born in Barcelona. There, he begins his formation in the School of Cinema. He moves to Madrid in order to continue his formation in Cristina Rota’s School, Juan Carlos Corazza’s Studio and with the master Fernando Piernas

His professional carreer has been linked to the field of cinema and television highlighting:

Theatre

"Los Lunnis"
"Vodeville"
"El Gran Hermano te vigila"

Television

"El Auntentico Rodrigo Leal", "Hispania", "El Secreto de Puente Viejo", "Galerias Velvet" in A3
"Hermanos y detectives", "El Pasado es Mañana", "Hospital Central" in Tele5

Cinema

"El pulso", by Daniel Matesanz
"La parada", by Alejandro Andrade
"La dantesca escena", by Isaac Berrokal
"Vacaciones", by Jordi Codina Font
"The Other Side" by Conrad Mess

Marina Gómez

Marina Gómez was born January 3rd, the same year Tolkien died (1973) who at the same time, was also born the 3rd of January, many years before

This and many other things become Marina into a writer with fantastic interests being her favourite way of narrate, the creation of unknown worlds and picturesque characters.

Fantasy and Fantastic horror lover, Marina adores mixing both genres in her stories. She is also an illustrator; she decided to stop following her father’s steps (a comic’s illustrator) steps She wrote two books:

"Ada", published by AMAZON
"Relatos de la llama de Nui", from which different tales have been published in many literary web pages and presentated in different festivals

Finalist short stories in cinemas’ festivals:

"El sueño del corcel", finalist in the Fanter Film Festival 2011 (tale taken from "Relatos de la llama de Nui)
"Mamá Vampira", finalist in the Fanter Film Festival 2012
"Aquella criatura del Pantano", finalist in the Fanter Film Festival 2013 and Cryptshow Festival 2013 (tale published in the volume CRYPTONOMIKON (Muestra Cryptshow Festival de Relato de Terror, Fantasía y Ciencia Ficción VI)

Who participates in the project?

Casting

	Cristina Castaño
	Pedro Pablo Isla
	Jana Lafuente
	Yaiza Grajales
	Plata

Team

	Conrad Mess Direction, Script, Editing Production
	Marina Gomez Original idea, Story Board Production
	Javier Horrillo [Virtual Art] Production Supervisor de VFX Post-Production
	David Cornadó Direction Assistant Producction
	Toni Castaño Producction Assistant
	Trovador fotografía Production Assistant
	Mike Dawson Kovalsky Camera operator
	Darío Fuertes Steady operator
	Alfonso Millán Photography
	David Martinez [Virtual Art] VFX
	Miguel David [Virtual Art] VFX
	Rubén Montón [Virtual Art] VFX
	Salva Valls [Virtual Art] VFX
	Chris Braibant VFX
	Xescu de los Santos Supervisor FX
	Daniel García Audio Design
	Abdón Alcañiz Art Atrezzo
	Carlos Olivella Art Atrezzo
	Eduardo SD Final Credits Making of
	Alfredo Martinez Director dubbing
	Paqui Horcajo Dubbing actors
	Sergio Gómez Poster Design

Collaborators

	Phocus Phillip Felice
	Associació de Cinema Lokuos Films
	Festival Internacional de cortometrajes Cinephone
	Municipio de Mura Alcalde de Mura Martí Perich Singla Tinent Alcalde de Mura Esteve Cortés Trullàs Regidor Mura Joan Bel Perarnau
	Restaurant i apartaments rurals Cal Carter Fina i Jordi Perich
	Another Light Miguel Gonzalez Montadores Evaristo Valera / José Lara
	MasQueVideo Gonzalo Beltran
	Parc Audiovisual de Catalunya [Oriol Moreno]
	Filmoffice Terrassa [Pere Claveria]
	El costurero real [Costume actors]
	ATUCOM BARCELONA SLU [Costume actors]
	Miss Nebel [Atrezzo actors]
	Raquel Cerdà [Photography atrezzo and poster]