The Games Maker
Filmfest 2015
PT: Das Schicksal von ZYL
Argentina, Italy, Canada 2014
Original version
(Original: English)
German Premiere
Director: Juan Pablo Buscarini
Section: Kinderfilmfest
Recommended for ages 8 and up accompanied by an adult
Ten-year-old Ivan Drago loves to create games. When he comes across an ad for a contest, he enters against his father's wishes and sends in several games. A letter finally arrives from Morodian, the company's president. Ivan is the winner but his prize is nothing but a stick-on tattoo. When he puts it on he's shocked to discover it's permanent! Not long after, Ivan's parents mysteriously disappear during a hot-air balloon race. Just as Ivan begins to suspect that his tattoo and his parents' disappearance may be connected, he receives a message from his grandfather, a legandary games maker, telling him to come to the city of Zyl, the game-making capital of the world. Upon arriving there, he learns that his tattoo is the missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle that controls the destiny of Zyl and that Morodian is behind his parents disappearance. In order to defeat Morodian, Ivan must solve the puzzle of his life... and become a real Games Maker.
Buena Vista International
Cast: David Mazouz, Joseph Fiennes, Megan Charpentier, Ed Asner, Tom Cavanagh
Credits
Screenplay: Juan Pablo Buscarini
Original Material: Pablo de Santis
Director of Photography: Roman Osin
Film Editor: Austin Andrews
Composer: Keith Power
Production Designer: Dimitri Capuani
Costume Design: Magda Banach
Sound: Chris Munro
Producer: Juan Pablo Buscarini
Production Company: Pampa Films
Co-Producer: Kim Roberts, Tina Pehme, Guido De Angelis, Nicola De Angelis, Marco De Angelis
Co-Production Company: Sepia Films Ltd., Dap Italy
World Sales: Cinema Management Group
Director: Juan Pablo Buscarini
