Javier Chillon
Javier Chillon | |
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Born | Méliès d'Argent (2) | 16 July 1977
Website | http://www.javierchillon.com/ |
Javier Chillon is a Spanish
Early life and education
Javier Chillon was born on 16 July 1977 in
Career
Music video director
In 2005,
Chillon has since directed three more music videos for Madrid-based bands Waldorf Histeria in 2010 (Dicen que es Satán[3] and Fantasmas),[4] and Delobos in 2018, No One Saves.[5]
Short film director
Debut
Making a living as an editor,
Later films
In June 2009, Chillon was in Paris pitching a project called Outfinite, which would "pay tribute to sci-fi B movies and blaxploitation pics."[12][13] The film that became Decapoda Shock, a science fiction action parody film, was filmed between July 2009 and March 2011.[8] In this film, the director allowed himself more spontaneity and improvisation.[8] The film depicts an astronaut infected by an alien crab-like creature, transforming him into a decapod crustacean/human hybrid and whose family has disappeared, both the result of a sinister conspiracy, for which he seeks vengeance. As of 2019, Chillon's second film has been selected for more than 300 international film festivals, and received over thirty awards and honours within the first two years of its release,[14] including a Silver Méliès.[15]
For his third film, Javier Chillon wanted to do something a bit more conventional, a film that was "straight up science fiction" with no
Common themes
As well as the director's use of science fiction elements present in his music videos, the director's first two films share particular themes and plot elements, such as monstrous creatures resulting from "spatial" mutations or genetic manipulation, primarily derived from the science fiction
Filmography
- Videos
- Miguel Bosé: Aún Más (2005)
- Waldorf Histeria: Dicen que es Satán (2010)
- Waldorf Histeria: Fantasmas (2010)
- Delobos: No One Saves (2018)
- Short films
- Die Schneider Krankheit (2008)
- Decapoda Shock (2011)
- They Will All Die in Space (2015)
References
- ^ Brown, Todd. "THEY WILL ALL DIE IN SPACE: Watch The Amazing Teaser For Javier Chillon's Latest!". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Miguel Bosé". Espacio Latino. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Waldorf Histeria: Dicen que es Satán". Vimeo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Waldorf Histeria Nuevo vídeo: "Fantasmas"". todopunk.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Delobos: No One Saves". Vimeo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Die Schneider Krankheit press kit" (PDF). www.javierchillon.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Festivales, Certamenes, Concursos en Super 8: entrevista a Javier Chillon director de Die Schneider Krankheit (El mal de Schneider)". Revelocho (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Javier Chillon, el futuro de la ciencia ficción". Sin Final en el Guion (in Spanish). 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Retrato Robot*: Javier Chillón" (video and text). ROS Film Festival. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "JAVIER CHILLON – Die Schneider Krankheit". No Fat Clips. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Javier Chillon". IMDb. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Hopewell, John (15 June 2009). "Spanish genre talent on show in Paris". Variety. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Différent 2 !: Professional Meeting in Paris around the Spanish fantasy film". Cine & Tele. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Decapoda Shock". www.javierchillon.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "The 25th Leeds International Film Festival Summary". itpworld.wordpress.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Liptak, Andrew (30 July 2017). "They Will All Die In Space is a short film that channels the suspense of Alien". The Verge. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ H, Olivier. "Entretien avec le très prometteur réalisateur espagnol Javier CHILLON". Le blog du cinema d'Olivier H (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Galaxy of Horrors - Toronto Screening". www.blogto.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ISBN 9781452944258. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Puckett, Terek. "THEY WILL ALL DIE IN SPACE". The Brief Macabre. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
External links
Javier Chillon on IMDb