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Two friends in a van and three beers; a trail of misfortune and maybe a miracle. It's Saturday night, Nico and Parker have nothing better to do than waiting outside the Fire Department hoping an emergency call comes in.
A little kid goes to the corner's grocery store, but in Uruguay even such a short distance can take a lifetime.
Script and direction: Diego Fernández Cinematographer: Bárbara Alvarez Production: Inés Peñagaricano Sound: César Lamschtein Editor: Danilo Iglesias Music: Laura Gutman y Los Ojos del Cielo Cast: Rodrigo Ceni, Ricardo Ceni, Roberto Fernández
A troupe of young film makers from Montevideo, Uruguay, whose members are the original crew of NICO & PARKER. Heading independent cinema in a country where there are no funds to produce short films, one of the group's aims is to promote the creation of a national contest where young film makers can compete and get funds for their productions.
MANDENYERBA already made a second short film, "RODRIGUEZ PALIDO" (16 mm b/w), directed by Arauco Hernández, and a third one, "MADE DONE" (16 mm b/w), directed by Diego Fernández. Its members are nowadays developing and raising funds for feature films already shown on screens, such as "LA PERRERA" (by Manolo Nieto), "CLEAN IS GOOD" (by Diego Fernández) and "RODRIGUEZ PALIDO" (by Arauco Hernández).
Cacho Pallero Award given by AECI (Spanish International Cooperation Agency) in the 29th Huesca International Film Festival, Spain 6/01. Best Foreign Short, La Boca del Lobo Festival, Madrid. 10/01 3rd Prize, "IX Festival de Cortos, Plataforma de Nuevos Realizadores", Madrid, Spain 11/00. Showed at "Alphaville" cinemas from Madrid. Showed on "Televisión Española" (TVE2) 2001 season of the show "Versión Española", along with five other Latin American short films. Officially selected at the "XII International Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo", Brazil 5/01 Officially selected at the "Rotterdam' International Film Festival" 1/02 Officially selected at ZINEBI, "42nd International Festival of Documentary and Short Film Festival of Bilbao", Spain 11/00. Officially selected at the "Viña del Mar International Film Festival", Chile 10/01. Officially selected at the "Latin Films Festival", Chicago -USA 5/01. Officially selected at the "International Short Film Festival of Algarve". Portugal (FICA), 5/01. Showed with "25 WATTS" at the "Mostra de Cinema Jove de Valencia" - Spain 7/01. Showed at "Cinemateca Uruguaya" with the film "PI", by Darren Aronofsky, Montevideo, Uruguay- 9/12/00 to 10/8/00.
Diego Fernández Pujol (screenwriter and director) Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1972. Writer, producer and director of NICO & PARKER (16/35 mm color fiction, Uruguay 2000), together with Manolo Nieto. Founder of Mandenyerba Producciones Fílmicas, a troupe of young film makers heading independent projects. (Same crew as NICO & PARKER.) In the process of shooting a third short film, MADE DONE (16mm b/w) with script and direction by Diego Fernández. Studied Social Communication at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay. Later, he studied Editing and Fiction Production for Television and Art Direction at the Cinema and TV Academy in Caracas, Venezuela. Worked in Venezuela as Production Assistant and Producer at RCTV (Channel 2) for the soap operas "Cambio de Piel" and "Reina de Corazones". Also held a freelance position for the English production company Available Light in Caracas. Back in Uruguay, he worked for production houses such as La Máquina, Metrópolis, Milagrito, etc., for TV commercials in Uruguay and abroad, as Producer and 1st AD. Known in Montevideo for the murals he creates, some as a hobby, others in competition. One of them was used as a location piece in the film "Chevrole", by Leo Ricagni. Works freelance as a Producer and 1st AD, but rejects becoming a publicity director.
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