“Filmmaker Eric Haviv conquers Cannes with serious shorts”

by Curt Holman | Read Full Article

What do you get when you mix a doctor helping a couple make a baby and a bag of delicious nacho cheese Doritos? Well… A miracle of course! It’s the latest FUGO Studios project, an entry into the Doritos Crash the Superbowl contest where the best commercial can grab a coveted spot on the Superbowl and even win 1 million dollars.

The script called for some pretty amazing things, like a talking baby, so it was a great opportunity to showcase the chops in the growing Visual Effects department at FUGO.

Think ours has what it takes? Check it out below!

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FUGO Studios is pleased to announce that we have not one, but TWO films screening at the prestigious Cannes film festival this year. Both films, Pray and The Phantom Draw, were 2010 and 2011 48HR Film Project entries, won numerous awards and went on to contend beyond the Atlanta competition.

Take a look at each film below and we’ll see you in Cannes!

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The Phantom Draw (2011)

Pray (2010)

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The Phantom Draw (2011)

Pray (2010)

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Fresh off their win last year at the 48 Hour Film Project, FUGO Studios entered the contest once again with their intense international suspense/thriller; Blinded.

Blinded takes us back to 2003 during the U.S. Invasion of Iraq and deals with the administrations controversial search for “WMD’s”. Most people ask themselves: Why were they never found? This film asks the question: What if they weren’t found because we were looking in the wrong place?

With a superb cast and incredible acting by Clayton Landey and Danny Kamran, Blinded was a hit at the screening and racked up Best Cinematography and Best Editing awards for 2011.

Watch our award-winning short film, Blinded, by FUGO Studios video production…

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After the success of FUGO’s 48 Hour Film Project entry, Pray, we decided to take on the 48HR Film Project’s GO GREEN competition. The same rules apply, (each team receives a prop, character, and line of dialogue and must make a movie in 48 hours), but this time each film must carry an environmental theme.

FUGO Studios decided to take an different approach to the theme by telling the story of a man who is so concerned with the “big picture” environment and the nameless people who destroy it, that he forgets to take care of himself and ends up neglecting “his environment”. The film portrays an ironic twist on the notion that if everyone took care of their own environment, we would all benefit.

With the release of the Phantom Draw, FUGO Studios continued their 48 Hour Film Project success with numerous awards including a top 3 finalist finish worldwide. The film also went on to screen at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France. Have a look at the film and enjoy!

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Pray is FUGO Studio’s first entry into the 48HR Film project, a growing phenomenon where teams are given a prop, character and line of dialogue with which they must write, shoot and edit into a film in only 48hrs.

Open to the challenge, FUGO came out of the gate with the suspense/thriller Pray. The film is about a Hasidic jeweler and his quest to find the person responsible for violently robbing him.

Pray did quite well at the 48HR Film Project screening in Atlanta, garnering numerous awards including Best Atlanta Film. Take a look for yourself and enjoy!

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