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Nevatars

Venice Immersive
Director:
Andy Serkis, Josh Nelson Youssef
Production:
Imaginarium Productions (Phil Robertson, Andy Serkis, Jonathan Cavendish, Catherine Slater), Boona (Mattew O’Rourke, Josh Nelson Youssef, Chaz Olivier), Google - 100 Zeros (Jonathan Zepp Shahram Izadi Neil Parris JP Guiseppi Karen Gaskill), 3Dar (Marco Lococo, German Heller)
Running Time:
31'
Language:
English
Country:
USA
Main Cast:
Josh Gad, Daisy Ridley, Leah Bateman, Steven Zahn, Kathleen Turner, Kelly Marie Tran, Aisling Bea, Andy Serkis, Daniel Floren
Screenplay:
Daniel Floren, Josh Nelson Youssef
Editor:
Matt Yen, Serge Martinenko, Julian Garro, Daniela Novak, Andres Chouhy, Nicolas Cortez, Peter Scheibner
Music:
Hannah Parrott, Wayne Ingram, Forest Christenson
Sound:
Dražen Bošnjak, Jean Baptiste Saint Pol, Dražen Bošnja, Matthew Orlando, Jacqueline Bošnjak, Brian Wilkowski, Dylan Marcus, Matthew Bosch, Matthew Clemens
Main creators:Andy Serkis, Josh Nelson Youssef
Art directors:Camila Marturano, Alejandro Turano, Mercedes Rabovich, Erica Villar
Lead developer:Martin Berisso
Developers:Thomas Gho, Andres Bocchiglieri, lautaro Coria, Pablo Gioia, Lucas Mallo
Lead designers:Daniela Mittolo, Francisca Mejia
Technical team:Trevor Martin, Luke Hopkins, Honza Veněk, Chris DeWan, Jewel Lin, Yinda Zhang, Ziqian Bai, Paulo Moreira, Matteo Macchin, Iker J. de los Mozos, Zeng Huangi

synopsis

Aya, an aspiring artist obsessed with perfection, hides the quirky, deeply personal creations that reflect her true artistic voice inside a forgotten folder called “Nevatars.” But when her newest “perfect” character is accidentally dropped into that hidden world of discarded digital no-hopers, an unlikely escape mission forces Aya to confront the parts of herself she almost abandoned forever.

Main Creators’ Statement

Nearly every artist’s hard drive is a graveyard. Forgotten folders filled with abandoned sketches, intricate worlds, and characters that never saw the light of day. NEVATARS began with a question: what happens to them? To all the characters that never get shared? For every icon seared into the public consciousness, countless creations languish in digital limbo.
NEVATARS is a story told in mixed reality, where forgotten creatures can ask to be remembered. We made this film at a moment when creating images has never been easier. Yet the works that move us aren’t defined by technical perfection but by the unmistakable presence of the people who made them. The rough edges. The unexpected choices. The fingerprints no one else could leave behind.
This film carries hundreds of them—left by artists, animators, engineers, and performers, who brought timeless craft to a medium that returns stories to the room. NEVATARS is a celebration of those fingerprints, a love letter to anyone who’s ever hidden away a piece of themselves because it felt too strange, too unfinished, or simply not enough. The most meaningful things we create are rarely perfect. They’re the ones that could only have come from us.

production/distribution

PRODUCTION 1:
Imaginarium Productions - Philip Robertson, Andy Serkis, Jonathan Cavendish, Catherine Slater,
27-33 Bethnal Green Road
E1 6LA London, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 07973186006
E-mail: phil@imaginariumuk.com
Web: http://www.imaginariumuk.com
Social Media: @imaginariumproductions - Instagram

PRODUCTION 2:
Boona - Matthew O’Rourke, Josh Nelson Youssef, Chaz Olivier,
121 N Lamer St. Unit C
91506 Burbank, United States of America
Tel: +1 (615) 454 - 8522
E-mail: chaz@boonamedia.com
Web: http://www.boonamedia.com
Social Media: @thisisboona – Instagram

PRODUCTION 3:
Google - 100 Zeros - Jonathan Zepp, Shahram Izadi, Neil Parris, J.P. Guiseppi, Karen Gaskill,
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
94043 Mountain View, United States of America
Tel: +1 (650) 253-0000
E-mail: kgaskill@xwf.google.com
Web: http://www.www.google.com
PRODUZIONE 4/PRODUCTION 4:
3DAR LTDA. - Marco Lococo, German Heller,
Alvarez Thomas 937, Of. 104
1425 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: +54 9 11 5121 5688
E-mail: marco@3dar.com
Web: http://3dar.com

WORLD SALES:
Imaginarium Productions - Phil Robertson
27-33 Bethnal Green Road
E1 6LA London, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 07973186006
E-mail: phil@imaginariumuk.com
Web: http://www.imaginariumuk.com/

PRESS OFFICE:
Carmen Irabien - Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis Tel: +1-646-661-0350
E-mail: nevatar@ssmandl.com


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