Plumíferos
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| Directed by | Daniel DeFelippo Gustavo Giannini |
| Written by | Daniel DeFelippo Peto Menahem Diego Reinhold Claudio Andaur Gustavo Giannini |
| Produced by | Carlos Salvatore |
| Starring | Luisana Lopilato Mariano Martínez Carla Peterson Mirta Wons Luis Machín Mike Amigorena Mario Pasik Fabio Di Tomaso Esteban Prol |
| Music by | Daniel Martin |
Production companies | CS Entertainment Manos Digitales Animation Studio 100 Bares Producciones Telefele |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing International (Argentina) Lionsgate Home Entertainment (United States) |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $192,485 |
Plumíferos (Free Birds: Flying Adventures) is a 2010 Argentine animated adventure comedy film, produced by CS Entertainment, Manos Digitales Animation Studio, and 100 Bares Producciones, and was released on February 18, 2010 in Argentina. The film was directed by Daniel DeFelippo and Gustavo Giannini.
Plot
[edit]"It's an everyday universe that exists 7 feet over our heads. They are city birds that you can find in every tree or every corner."
Development
[edit]The project was completed in 2009 and released in theaters in Argentina on February 18, 2010.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Luisana Lopilato as Feifi, a canary that escapes from the cage of a network tycoon, Mr. Puertas, and starts trying a new life in freedom as a common bird.
- Mariano Martínez as Juan, a house sparrow that feels ordinary and underestimates his own race. Accidentally, he changes the way he looks, and the same reason that will make him feel unique is what is going to put his life in danger.
- Carla Peterson as Clarita, a bat.
- Mirta Wons as Libia, a rock pigeon. The character is portrayed as a man in the English dub.
- Luis Machín as Sr. Puertas, a network tycoon.
- Peto Menahem as Pipo, a blue-chested hummingbird.
Animation
[edit]The film's animation was done by Manos Digitales Animation Studio, using Blender and other open source software for all 3D models, animation, lighting and render process, under Linux operating systems. Since then, Plumíferos is the first feature film to be 100% completely animated in Blender.
Birds of Paradise
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Birds of Paradise is the English dub of Plumíferos.[2] This English-language version was released direct-to-video in the United States on 1 April 2014 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.[3] Barbara Schultz of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five.[4] English voice cast:
- Drake Bell as Jack
- Keith David as Old Buzzard
- Ken Jeong as Vinnie
- Jon Lovitz as Skeeter
- Jane Lynch as Rosie
- Ashley Tisdale as Aurora
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Plumiferos: En los cines el 18 de Enero http://geekeados.com.ar/2010/01/23/plumiferos-en-los-cines-el-18-de-febrero/ Archived 2010-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Seemayer, Zach (27 February 2014). "Drake Bell Soars in 'Birds Of Paradise' Trailer". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "'Birds of Paradise' Looks to Cash In On 'Rio 2'". 1 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Schultz, Barbara. "Birds of Paradise". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
External links
[edit]- advertisement redirect
- Plumíferos at IMDb
- Plumíferos at IMDb
- Video conference with creators (2006, 69 mins)
- Interview with one of the makers (in Spanish) (Google translation)
- Manos Digitales
- Plumíferos at Rotten Tomatoes