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Energia Films announces that Marcelo Grion's first feature film, sci-fi thriller The Prototype, a film 20+ years in the making and Mostly self-financed by his waiter's wages was nominated for Best Independent Film and Best Screenplay by the National Film Academy UK. The awards ceremony will be held in London on July 4th 2022. The international sales are being negotiated by Fantastic Films International, led by Fred DeWysocki and Roxane Barbat.
 
The Prototype was written, produced and directed by Italian-Argentine filmmaker Marcelo Grion through his production company, Energia Films. The Phoenix, AZ-based filmmaker filmed in Italy, California, and Arizona. Grion wrote his first screenplay at age 11, studied at Fundación Universidad del Cine (FUC) and wrote, produced, and directed the short films, Jaque MateLuz de Amor, and El ExtranoHe came to Los Angeles to produce this sci-fi script while in film school and persevered despite language and visa barriers and while working a myriad of jobs.

"When a government agent uncovers an alien conspiracy to conquer Earth, he is captured and subjected to experimentation with a mysterious blue liquid as the aliens attempt to make humans stronger for use in their own armies. He wakes up 300 years into the future without his memory to find that the aliens have destroyed Earth and now he is now the only hope for mankind."

National Film Academy UK press release:
 
 
Filmmaker Grion shares, "Being a filmmaker allows me to create new worlds and to live forever, and I wanted my first feature film to be in the science fiction genre. With just my passion and burning desire for filmmaking, The Prototype, was born." 

The film stars Mark Vasconcellos (Being Rose), Frank Spinelli (The Marriage Ritual), Victoria De Mare (Killjoy's Psycho Circus), Theresa Tilly (The Evil Dead), Bryan Kent (Final Redemption), John Marrs (Heart of the Gun), Juan Antonio Devoto (When The Bough Breaks)

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About Energia Films
The company was created and founded by filmmaker Marcelo Grion in 2001 in Los Angeles, California and relocated to Phoenix, Arizona in 2009. The company specializes in sci fi, action and adventure films.

About Fantastic Films International (FFI) 
FFI executive produces and licenses quality independent films and series internationally. Led by Roxane Barbat and Fred deWysocki, FFI is passionately committed to selecting, developing and promoting films that encompasses their "Fantastic" brand ensuring independent excellence. For additional info (including theatrical interest or inquiries outside of USA/Canada) visit: fantasticfilmsinternational.com.

About NFA UK
The National Film Academy (NFA) was founded in 1999 and went on to launch the National Film Awards UK in 2015 as an annual awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of established and independent filmmakers, actors, actresses, casting directors, production companies, and crew who make up the motion picture industry. All nominations and voting for the NFA are voted for by academy members, film and television fans. The National Film Awards is produced by the National Film Academy who also produces the National Film & TV Awards in the USA. https://www.nationalfilmawards.org
Biography

Film Director - Producer Marcelo Grion is an italian-argentine filmmaker. He wrote his first screenplay when he was eleven and since then has always wanted to make films. He formally studied film at the prestigious Fundacion Universidad del Cine (FUC) Afterwards he wrote, produced, and directed his first short films, "Jaque Mate," and "Luz de Amor."

In 1995 he started working on his next big project: "El Extrano." It premiered in 1997 with great success. He then immigrated to the United States, then Italy, then back to the US where he started producing and directing his first feature film in English: "The Prototype."

Twenty years of hard work at odd jobs raising money to mostly self-fund his film, Marcelo Grion is now happy to announce that "THE PROTOTYPE" is completed. It will be released sometime in late 2021/early 2022.

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