Ovni (film)
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Directed by | Raúl Marchand Sánchez |
Written by | Raúl Marchand Sánchez |
Produced by | José Miguel Bonetti Eduardo Najri Jochi Vicente |
Starring | Tony Pascual Christian Álvarez |
Cinematography | Jaime Costas |
Edited by | Raúl Marchand Sánchez |
Music by | Geronimo Mercado |
Production company | Bonter Media |
Distributed by | Caribbean Films Distribution[1] |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Dominican Republic |
Language | Spanish |
Ovni is a 2016 Dominican science fiction comedy film written and directed by Raúl Marchand Sánchez.[2] Starring Tony Pascual and Christian Álvarez.[3]
Synopsis
[edit]"Uno" is a humanoid who arrives at night in the mountainous region of El Cibao, and runs into "Cosmo", a former pilot of the Dominican Air Force, who thinks that "Uno" is his first cousin, whom he has not seen in many years. From then on, a series of events begin to take place, in which a humanoid woman, a dog, a cook and even the Dominican Air Force will be involved.[4]
Cast
[edit]The actors participating in this film are:[5][6]
- Tony Pascual as Constantino 'Cosmo' Robles
- Christian Álvarez as "Uno"
- Fausto Rojas as Obie
- Luis del Valle as Commander Martinez
- Pericles Mejía as Chenqui
- Brian Payano Parra as Nico
- Irina Pérez Herrera as Doña Luz
- Yaritza Reyes as "Dos"
- Cecile van Welie as Aurora
- Carasaf Sánchez as Agent 1 'Marco'
Production
[edit]Principal photography lasted five weeks in Jarabacoa and Constanza.[7]
Release
[edit]Ovni had its world premiere on October 20, 2016, at the Puerto Rico Horror Fest.[8] Its commercial premiere was planned for June 1, 2017 in Dominican theaters,[9] but it was brought forward to May 18, 2017.[10]
Accolades
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Madrid International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor in a Foreign Film | Luis del Valle | Nominated | [11] |
2018 | Soberano Awards | Comedy of the year | José Miguel Bonetti, Eduardo Najri & Jochy Vicente | Nominated | [12][13] |
La Silla Awards | Best Comedy | Raúl Marchand Sánchez | Nominated | [14][15] | |
Best Editing | Nominated | ||||
Best Production Design | Adria Victoria | Nominated | |||
Best Costume | Carolina Liberato | Nominated | |||
Best Special Effects | Jaime Castillo | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bonter Media Group y Caribbean Films Distribution harán premier de "Ovni"". Cinema Dominicano (in Spanish). 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Ciencia ficción llega al cine dominicano con "OVni"". Cine Dominicano (in Spanish). 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "La premier de "Ovni", primera película dominicana de ciencia ficción… | Cristal y Colores" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Ovni (18 Mayo)". Cinema Dominicano (in Spanish). 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Ovni (película 2016) - Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Raúl Marchand Sánchez". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Reparto Completo de Ovni (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Realizan gala premier de la película OVNI, un filme entretenido y cargado de aventuras – Más Vip" (in Spanish). 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "La película dominicana OVNI abrirá el Puerto Rico Horror Fest". QiiBO. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "El 2017 fílmico dominicano tiene 20 películas, con comedias, acción y fantasías". Acento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Película Ovni se estrena mañana". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ ""Ovni", nominada en Festival de Madrid". PressReader. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Lista completa de nominados a Premios Soberano 2018". listindiario.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Lista completa de los ganadores de Premios Soberano 2018". listindiario.com. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Anuncian nominados a Premios La Silla 2018". Noticias SIN (in Spanish). 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ ""Veneno" la máxima ganadora en Premios La Silla". listindiario.com. August 2018. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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