Love at First Sight (2012 film)

Love at First Sight

film poster
Directed by Mark Playne[1]
Produced by
  • Mark Playne
  • Olivia Chisci
Written by Mark Playne
Starring
Music by Cato Hoeben
Cinematography Graeme Dunn
Edited by Mark Playne
Production
company
1st Sight Films
Distributed by Shorts International
Release dates
  • 20 March 2012 (2012-03-20) (France)
Running time
 14 minutes
Country
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
Language No Dialogue

Love at First Sight is a 2012 United Kingdom short film shot in Spain, and written, directed and produced by Mark Playne.

Synopsis

The plot, told in 14 mins, tells the story of a lonely young man’s attempts to attract the attention of the girl of his dreams.[2][3][4][5][6]

Release

The film premiered at the[7] Palm Springs International ShortFest in California[8] and was selected by more than 180 international film festivals,[9][10][11][12][13][14] spanning 5 continents, and winning 65 awards,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] including the Audience award at Newport Beach Film Festival California,[22][23][24] the Shin Young-kyun Arts foundation award at Asiana Film festival in Korea[25][26][27] and best Début film at Rutger Hauer's "I've seen Films" film festival in Italy.[28][29] The film was nominated for best comedy at the Shanghai International Film Festival.[1][30]

Cast

The male lead Shane Zaza (lead in David Hare's Behind the Beautiful[31] Flowers at London's Royal National Theatre) won two awards for his performance in this film, both in India: for Best Actor by the Gujarat International Film Festival, and for Best Actor at the Imphal International Short Film Festival.[32] The female lead Francesca Binefa[33] won Best Actress at the Gujarat International Film Festival.

Production

The film was made with the production company 1st Sight Films.[34] [35][36][37][38]

After international screenings in 2011, the director took the project back into editing where he cut 15% of the film and re-scored two major sections of music. The film was remixed by the National Film Award-winning Sinoy Joseph[39][40] at QLABS in Mumbai. The updated film premiered at the Jaipur International Film Festival in 2012.[41]

The film was signed by Shorts International/ShortsTV for distribution and was released on iTunes in 2015. The film has screened nationally in India twice on NDTV prime TV and it was screened in-flight as "short of the month" on Asiana Airlines during March 2013. A 35mm print of the film with 5.1 sound has been selected for the BFI National Archive.

The film is also known by its Spanish title Amor a Primera Vista.[42]

Music

The music was scored in Sevilla and London by the composer Cato Hoeben. The music was recognised when the film won Best Short[43][44][45] at the Parma International Music Festival in Italy.[46][47][48][49] The music was rescored by the composer Rob Steel at the Sound of Silent Film Festival[50] at the Music Box Theatre (Chicago)[51] in Chicago in 2014 when the orchestra played live to the film.[52]

Cinematography

The cinematographer Graeme Dunn was awarded Best Cinematography at the Fargo Film Festival in the USA.[53]

Location

The film was shot in Spain at the seaside fishing port of Villajoyosa, the story the location's discovery was featured in the Ryan Air in-flight magazine in February 2015.[54] The cafe scene was shot 16 km away in the mountain town of Sella, Alicante.

Recognition

Awards and nominations

2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011

References

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  6. ↑ "Showings for Love is Sweet- Featuring Love at First Sight, Mark Playne". Orlando Film Festival. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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