Maybe creating and developing projects has always been my stronger skill. We were born around Back to Etpar project; since then, a big part of the writing jobs I am called for is for the developing stage. As Studio Mistral we have a wide range of new projects, for target, genre, length and media. For obvious reasons, I can’t publish them here, but we are always happy to show them to reliable producers, or help them to develop custom-made projects. I would like to spend few words on our awarded projects, Rusty Red and Back to Eptar
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RUSTY RED
Steampunk adventure – feature film +novel – age: 10 +
Rusty Red is a steampunk world freely inspired by World War I on the sea. In 2007 we finished a first animated trailer a feature film. Since then we have improved the story and the art direction. This is the actual teaser, with new illustrations and some of the old animations.
Watch the teaser for the feature film
Watch a videoboard sequence for a TV episode
(old design)
Main credits
Direction: Francesco Filippi
Screenplay: Francesco Filippi
Production: Francesco Filippi
Art direction: Mauro Dal Bo
Editing: Francesco Filippi
Animation: Fabrizio Carosio
Music: Stefano Scatozza
Sound FX: Paolo Bozzola
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BACK TO EPTAR
Fantasy – feature film – age: 8+
It was my very first animation experience, finished in 2002. We were the first in Italy to face this kind of animation and we were selected in several festivals, like Annecy and Hiroshima. Now I can see so many limits in what we acheived, but also some good ideas and characters I would love to work on again. I am surprised to still meet people who ask me about Back to Eptar. I am so grateful to this project, because many friendships where born and my career, too. I do hope to back to Eptar one day.
Main credits
Direction: Francesco Filippi
Screenplay: Francesco Filippi
Production: Francesco Filippi
Backgrounds: Ivan Cavini
Editing: Francesco Filippi
Character design: Fabrizio Carosio
Animation: Fabrizio Carosio
Music: Paolo Bozzola and Rhapsody
Sound FX: Paolo Bozzola