Ballad of the
de Phoenix
Stop motion feature film in development
“Listen to these stories, young apprentice. Embers shine in your eyes, eternal tales to rouse your soul, will free the spirit that’s inside.”
Synopsis
After learning her sickly father is a tyrant, Virian, a young and selfish princess, will discover the truth that befalls on her crown, guided by a wise Phoenix. Will she save her beloved father from death, or deliver the kingdom from his sinister acts?
Credits
Production company — Cinema Fantasma, Cine Vendval
Directed by — Arturo and Roy Ambriz
Script — Arturo y Roy Ambriz
Production — Marta Hernaiz, Arturo and Roy Ambriz
Executive production — Rodolfo Ambriz, Adriana Rendón
Cinematography — Irene Melis
Animation director — Beto Petiches
Production design — Bruce Zick
Art direction — Ana Coronilla
Workshop director and puppet creation — Jorge A. Téllez
Music — Kevin Smithers
Festivals & Awards
• MIFA Pitches, Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market 2022
• Animation Ventana Sur, Argentina 2018
• Ideatoon, Pixelatl Morelos, México 2018
• Awarded Best Animation Feature Film at El Festival Pixelatl 2018, Morelos, México
• Awarded the Annecy Prize at Ventana Sur 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Premio Hasan Estudio at Festival Animasivo
