Penguin, Meta & BBDO • Don’t judge a book by it’s cover
A Niceshit & Lobulo Shortfilm
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Client
A Holiday Dream
Produced, written & directed by
Niceshit & Lobulo
Creative Directors
Carmen Angelillo, Rodier Kidmann, Guido Lambertini & Lobulo
EP
Agusta Timotea
Art directors
Rodier Kidmann, Lobulo & Carmen Angelillo
Edit, Animatic & Storyboard
Guido Lambertini
Puppet Maker
Lobulo
Illustration
Silvia Tack
DOP
Fernando Sotelo
1AC-Focus Puller
Tatiana Poplawski
2D Animation
Josep Bernaus & Eze Cruz
2D Eyes Animation & Tracking
Jaume Mestre, Agustin Verrastro & Romain Loubersanes
Clean-up
Julieta Soloaga, Yaiza Ortiz & Eze Cruz
Scale model maker
Gacy Sarubbi
3d Print
Tresdenou
3d Modeling
Daniel Souto
3d Cut
Xyloformas
Color grading
Alejandro Armaleo
Compositing
Matias Matrogiano, Lucas Di Rago & Carmen Angelillo
Still Photography
Agusta Timotea
Music & SFX
Ambrose Yu
VO artists
Jay Preston, Meg Hensley & Jonathan Regier
BTS
Luciano Del Pópolo
BTS Music
Manu Aguilar
Shooting Chef
Matias Lomanno
Shooting Set
Manso Studio
PR
Jenna Kirby
Special thanks to
Patricia Armada, Edi Ferreira, Aluzine, Napalm Rentals, ZigZag Rentals, Dubblelab & Ingi Guðjònsson
Story
For this crazy adventure, we teamed up with our great friend, the incredible artist and director Lobulo. We have so much in common in terms of creativity, humor, and narrative, that diving into a hand-crafted film and writing it together was a complete joy ride.
After several months of writing, developing the story, and building several scenarios — from the cast to all the tiny elements dressing each scene — we were ready for a three-day shooting adventure at Manso Studio.
We arrived at the studio with a solid shooting plan — we knew exactly the shots we needed — but we also left room for improvisation: adding new camera angles, movements, dramatic lighting, and a few hidden inside jokes here and there 😊 That’s the best way to approach a film for us: a solid story with space for live decisions that bring freshness and dynamism.
It’s no secret that we love mixing techniques and styles, so adding a 2D animated sequence for the daydreaming part of the film felt natural. We wanted this moment to feel warm, cozy, and hopeful – Thick and loose lines combined with relaxed, harmonious coloring conveyed exactly what we wanted. The team captured the essence of this sequence beautifully, crafting it with care and attention, one frame at a time. <3
We love a good story, and if it has a message: even better. When writing the story, we wanted it to feel close to us — and hopefully, after watching the film, someone you care about instantly comes to your mind.
We did this with so much love and with so many lovely people involved. Infinite thanks to the incredible team of artists that joined us on this one — you are the best.