ROSA Becoming a Live Action Feature

Mission fullfilled for Spanish comic artist – 20th Century Fox is in final talks to pick up Rosa, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi animated short from Spanish comic book artist Jesus Orellana. Last month the internet and Hollywood was all filled with a cyberpunk animated sci-fi short in the hope that it will catch Hollywood’s eye and now the story is already headed for the big screen. ROSA is an independent short-film created entirely by young comic-artist Jesus Orellana with no budget, made from his home computer in Barcelona. From January 2010 to February 2011 he completed the 323 shots that compose the spectacular 8’34” all-CG animated short-film.

In the near future, humanity has disappeared, leaving behind a large megalopolis devoid of natural life. From the destruction awakes Rosa, a robot part of the Kernel project, mankind’s last attempt to restore the earth’s ecosystem using recovered samples of long-extinct plant species. Wandering among the ruins of the lifeless city, Rosa will soon discover that she is not the only part of Kernel that has awakened.

Despite the fact that Orellana had the roadmap for a feature length story, a different screenwriter will be brought in to scribe the actual script. Orellana is also in final talks with 20th Century Fox to step into the director’s chair on a live action feature version of Rosa. An epic sci-fi short film has it’s world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival. Check out the trailer for a pretty short Rosa. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U0R-qvr8XE[/youtube]

ROSA Trailer