Nico Casavecchia

Nico Casavecchia
Born (1981-05-13) May 13, 1981 (age 43)
Buenos Aires
Occupation(s)Artist
Film director
screenwriter

Nico Casavecchia (born Nicolás Casavecchia; May 13, 1981) is an Emmy nominated [1] Argentine director, screenwriter and illustrator. His work includes music videos, commercials and film, often employing mixed media techniques ranging from animation to live action. Casavecchia most notably directed A Boy and His Atom (2013) a stop-motion animated short film created by IBM Research scientists, made by moving carbon monoxide[2] molecules.[3][4] The movie has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the World's Smallest Stop-Motion Film. Other notable projects from Casavecchia include Finding Sofía a romantic comedy premiered in Austin Film Festival,[5] BattleScar,[6] a VR film starring Rosario Dawson premiered at Sundance 2018,[7] Momoguro Legends of Uno,[8] nominated for an Emmy in 2023, and Border Hopper, a 2024 Sundance selected short film [9] based on true events.

  1. ^ "Nominees Announced for the Second Annual Children's & Family Emmy Awards" (PDF). theemmys.tv. December 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "The World's Smallest Movie: The Making of". Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "How IBM Made a Movie Out of 5,000 Atoms". May 3, 2013. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Branded content focus: IBM, Ogilvy's atomic entertainment". Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Past Films". Austin Film Festival. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Robertson, Adi (January 22, 2018). "BattleScar is a short animated ode to '70s punk, starring Rosario Dawson". The Verge. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "2018 Sundance Film Festival's New Frontier: Crossroads of Film, Art and Technology - sundance.org". December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  8. ^ Schneider, Michael (December 17, 2023). "Children's & Family Creative Arts Emmys 2023 Full Winners List: Netflix, Disney, 'Sesame Street,' Jack Black and More". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Films Lineup and 40th Edition Programming - sundance.org". December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.