Cinema Chile
New Chilean Films 2023
Fiction

Manu and the Little Tern

synopsis

Manu is a neurodivergent girl, who travels with her family to the Mejillones coast. She meets the Little Tern, an endangered bird that gets lost from its flock. Manu will do her best to protect and find her new friend's family.

Genre
Fiction
Subgenre
3D, Adventure, Environmental
Format
Animation
Language
Spanish
Duration
9 minutes
Direction
Walter Alvarez
Email director
alvafilmschile@gmail.com
Countries
Chile
Production company
Alva Films
Production company website
https://www.alvafilms.cl/
Filmography
  • North Pole (fiction, 2017)
    Short film
  • Thrive (fiction, 2013)
    Short film
  • The girl of the Rats (fiction, 2005)
    Short film

Direction

Walter Alvarez

Walter Alvarez

Image gallery

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Contact

Production
Walter Alvarez & Erick Aeschlimann
Producer email
alvafilmschile@gmail.com
alvafilmsspa@gmail.com

Production

Executive production
Cindy Gómez
Production company
Alva Films

Technical team

Cinematography
Rodrigo Navarrete
Animation direction
Ángel Perez
Production Design
Rodrigo Andrade
Screenplay
Walter Alvarez
Editing
Walter Alvarez
Sound
Mario Cáceres & Sebastián Arancibia
Original music
Matias Zúñiga
Design
Rodrigo Rojas (3D modeler)
Cast
Ornella Rocco, Joselyn Araya & Marcelo Moraga

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