Merrimundi
Animated short, 21 minutes.
Niles Atallah: Writer, Director, Editor, Co-Cinematographer, Art Director, Animator, Sound Designer, Image Post-Production Artist and Colorist. Producer: Lucas Engel. Production: Pista B Producciones, Diluvio and Fósfora. Co-Cinematographer: Diego Seye. 3D Animation and Programming: Felipe Elgueta. Sound Mix: Roberto Espinoza. Original Music: Paco Pasquette.
Awards
2025 ZINEBI / Cineclub FAS, Bilbao, Spain — FAS Special Mention.
2026 14th Golden Ger International Film Festival, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia — Best International Animated Short.
2026 Kaboom Animation Festival, Netherlands — Audience Award for Best Experimental Short.
2026 18th Festival de Cine Chileno / FECICH, Quilpué, Chile — Best Animation, Visual and Sound Proposal.
2026 CHILEMONOS, Santiago, Chile — Best Experimental Short Film.
Selected festivals and screenings
2025 82nd Venice International Film Festival, Italy — Orizzonti — International Short Film Competition; world premiere.
2025 32nd FICValdivia, Chile — Animamundi; Chilean premiere.
2025 Viennale, Vienna, Austria — Festival selection.
2025 ZINEBI, Bilbao, Spain — International short-film selection; FAS Special Mention.
2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France — Off-Limits Competition.
2026 Hong Kong International Film Festival — 50th edition.
2026 IndieLisboa, Lisbon, Portugal — Silvestre 3.
Distribution
2025–2026 Miyu Distribution, France — International distribution; distributor film page and English-language press kit.
Expanded exhibition presentation
2025 · Omni Soundlab, Santiago, Chile — Merrimundi immersive exhibition, with Christopher Manhey (sound). Separate from the film’s soundtrack credits; see Exhibitions, installations and visual art.
Funding and development
c. 2024 FONDART, Chile — Support for Merrimundi.
Vitanuova
Animated short, 14 minutes.
Niles Atallah: Writer, Director, Co-Editor, Cinematographer, Art Director, Animator, Co-Sound Designer, Image Post-Production Artist and Colorist. Production: Diluvio and Pista B. Co-Production: Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (San Sebastián). Co-Editor: Mayra Morán. Co-Sound Designer: Mayra Morán. Sound Mix: Roberto Espinoza. Commissioned by FICUNAM. Photochemical work is detailed in the 2023 EQZE residency entry.
Awards
2023 21st BOGOSHORTS, Bogotá, Colombia — Santa Lucía for Best Experimental Short Film, International Competition.
2024 16th FECICH, Quilpué, Chile — Best Animated Short Film.
2024 FIXION, Santiago, Chile — Best Chilean Short Film.
2024 Antofacine, Antofagasta, Chile — Best Short Film, New Languages Competition.
Selected festivals and screenings
2023 FICUNAM, Mexico — Umbral 0; world premiere.
2023 FIDMarseille, France — Flash Competition; international premiere.
2023 SANFIC, Chile — Talento Nacional Competition.
2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada — Non-Narrative Short Film.
2023 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland — International Competition.
2023 ZINEBI, Bilbao, Spain — International Competition.
2024 Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong — Short Film Competition.
Entierro: Luz subterránea / Burial: Subterranean Light
Experimental 16mm short, 15 minutes. Niles Atallah: Writer, Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Sound Designer, Image Post-Production and Colorist, Music: Sebastián Jatz Rawicz and Niles Atallah. Production: Diluvio (Chile). 16mm Transfer: Benjamín Echazarreta and Ceis8. Principal Cast: Rodrigo Lisboa and Gabriela Aguilera.
Selected festivals and screenings
2022 FICUNAM, Mexico City — Umbrales / Umbral 4; world premiere.
2022 Corriente, Arequipa, Peru — Continentes fílmicos: Fantasmagorías precipitadas.
2024 Cinélatino, Toulouse, France — Otra mirada: Casa Creativa Diluvio.
Valentino
Commissioned animated short. Niles Atallah: Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer, Sound, Image Post-Production and Colorist. Production: Asmara Films (Italy) and Diluvio. Commissioned by Vogue Italia and ICE.
Selected festivals and screenings
2013 8 Short Videos × 8 Long Stories, Italian Trade Commission, New York — Exhibition and screening commissioned by Vogue Italia and ICE.
Lucía — animated short
Stop-motion short, 3 minutes 50 seconds; frame-by-frame digital photographs. Part 1 of Lucía, Luis y el lobo.
Co-Written and Co-Directed by Niles Atallah, Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León. Cinematography, Editing, Art Direction, Animation, Sound Design, Image Post-Production and Colorist credits shared by all three. Production: Diluvio. Voice: Paula Florencia Navarrete. Art Direction Assistance: Natalia Geisse.
Awards and distinctions
2010 Court-Bouillon, France — Grand Prix and Audience Award.
2010 Vienna Independent Shorts, Austria — ASIFA Austria Award and Audience Award, International Competition Animation Avantgarde.
2010 Disposable Film Festival, San Francisco, United States — Grand Jury Prize.
2009 Animated Dreams, Tallinn, Estonia — Grand Prix Wooden Wolf Prize.
2009 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival — Special Jury Prize.
2009 Fantoche, Baden, Switzerland — First Prize / Best International Film.
2009 FIBABC, Madrid, Spain — Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film.
2009 16th FICValdivia, Chile — Special Jury Mention.
2008 ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival, Berlin, Germany — Literaturwerkstatt Berlin Prize.
2008 Fair Play Film and Video Award Festival, Lugano, Switzerland — Second Place Award.
Selected festivals and screenings
2007 Romance — Galería Animal, Santiago, Chile.
2009 16th FICValdivia, Chile — Short-film selection / jury mention.
2009 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival — Lab Competition.
2009 Fantoche, Baden, Switzerland — International Competition.
2009 Animated Dreams, Tallinn, Estonia — Animation festival / award.
2010 Vienna Independent Shorts, Austria — Animation Avantgarde competition; awards recorded above.
2011 Art in the Auditorium III — Whitechapel Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
Support
c. 2007 FONDART / Fondo de las Artes, Chile — Support for the Lucía, Luis y el lobo animated-film project.
Nocturno de Chile
Experimental short in two parts, 9 minutes. La cena (The Dinner) and La cacería (The Hunt); adapted from Roberto Bolaño’s novel and also presented as a two-channel video installation.
Co-Written and Co-Directed by Niles Atallah, Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León. Cinematography, Editing, Art Direction, Animation, Sound Design, Image Post-Production and Colorist credits shared by all three. Production: Diluvio.
Selected festivals and screenings
2007–2008 Máquina blanda, MAVI, Santiago, Chile — Original exhibition presentation; December 2007–January 2008.
2018 59th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece — Tribute to Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña; Greek premiere.
2024 Centro Arte Alameda, Santiago, Chile — Directors-of-the-month short-film programme; 16 December screening and discussion with all three Co-Directors.
Luis
Stop-motion short, 3 minutes 50 seconds; frame-by-frame digital photographs. Part 2 of Lucía, Luis y el lobo.
Co-Written and Co-Directed by Niles Atallah, Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León. Cinematography, Editing, Art Direction, Animation, Sound Design, Image Post-Production and Colorist credits shared by all three. Production: Diluvio. Voice: Paula Florencia Navarrete. Art Direction Assistance: Natalia Geisse. Voice Assistant: Gabriela Aguilera. Production Assistance: Elisa Gil.
Awards and distinctions
2010 Guggenheim YouTube Play: one of the Top 25 selected videos, exhibited in New York.
2010 Court-Bouillon, France — Grand Prix and Audience Award.
2010 Cinematou, Geneva, Switzerland — Cinematou Award.
2010 Vienna Independent Shorts, Austria — ASIFA Austria Award and Audience Award, International Competition Animation Avantgarde.
2010 Animafest Zagreb, Croatia — Special Award.
Selected festivals and screenings
2009 Breda International Film Festival, Netherlands — Festival selection.
2010 Festival Cine//B 3, Santiago, Chile — Opening programme, Plaza Norte, Centro Gabriela Mistral (GAM).
2010 Animafest Zagreb, Croatia — World Festival of Animated Film; Special Award.
2010 International Trickfilm Festival, Stuttgart, Germany — Animated-film festival selection.
2010 Vienna Independent Shorts, Austria — Animation Avantgarde competition; awards recorded above.
2010 YouTube Play: A Biennial of Creative Video — Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, United States; Top 25 selection.
2011 Art in the Auditorium III — Whitechapel Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
Support
2007 FONDART / Fondo de las Artes, Chile — Development support for Luis, part of the Lucía, Luis y el lobo animated-film project.