18° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
Italian Competition 2000

CACASENNO IL PICCOLO GRANDE EROE

CACASENNO THE LITTLE BIG HERO

Country: Italy
Year: 2000
Duration: 16'


This is an animated film about the adventures of Cacasenno, a stupid and cowardly little boy. One day he finds a letter from his grandmother, who invites him to join her at the castle of the queen. Cacasenno arrives at the castle and discovers a magic stone that can grant three wishes…

Biography

film director

Mario Verger

Mario Verger (Rome, 1970) has directed of the animation department of Elio Gagliardo's studio, Corona Cinematografica. He has been one of the most talked-about directors of Italian animation over the last few years. He has made numerous sign-on and sign-off sequences for RAI television programs as well as cult animation movies in the 1990s. His works have been broadcast on television stations around the world.

FILMOGRAFIA

Forever Ambra (cm, 1994), I Remember Moana (cm, 1994), Moana-land (cm, 1995), Tina (cm, 1996), Milingo the Spirit of Africa (cm, 1998), Cacasenno il piccolo grande eroe (2000).

Cast

& Credits

Director: Mario Verger.
Soggetto, sceneggiatura: Attilio Giovannini.
Director of photography: Fabrizio Cerchio.
Art director: Gibba (Francesco Mauro Guido).
Editor: Massimiliano Mauriello.
Sound: International Recording.
Music: Raffaele Gervasio.
Production company: Mario Verger, via Sommellier 28, 00185 Roma, Italia, tel. +39-06-77073426, fax +39-06-77073426.
Co-production: Corona Cinematografica.
Italian distribution: Gagliardo Edizioni, via Val Maggia 60, 00141 Roma, Italia, tel. +39-06-88328795.
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