Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso
* 1979 in Buenos Aires.
Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso studied studied Illustration and Animation at the National University of La Plata and worked in several Argentine and international animated film productions. At present he lives in San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro, where he works as a freelance illustrator and filmmaker.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3045271/
FILMS directed by SANTIAGO ‘BOU’ GRASSO
El empleo (The Employment)
Argentina 2008, 6 min, digital
Director/Editing: Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso | Screenwriter: Patricio Plaza | Producer: Patricio Plaza, Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso
Hierarchic structures have been no rarity in the working world since the beginning of time, to put it mildly. In his lovingly illustrated animation, Santiago Grasso works with this seemingly unshakeable fact and sheds ironic light on the perverse logic of economy. Human beings as objects, emotionless, wordless, simply the proverbial cogs in the machinery.
Presented by VIS within the context of:
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2010, Fiction and Documentary 1
Awards:
Amsterdam Animation Festival (Best Politic Film)
Bangkok International Animation Festival (Best Animation Award)
UNICA World Independent Film Festival (Golden Medal)
UTS Sydney International Animation Festival (Audience Award)
OTHER FILMS:
Hola? (Hello?) (2007)
La cara de la luna (The Face of the Moon) (2005)