Tomas Basile (b.1988, Argentina) filmmaker, visual artist, and producer known for his wide-ranging creative endeavors. His body of work encompasses video installations, music videos, soundtracks, and advertising productions for broadcast television. Basile's independent short films serve as explorations into his personal inquiries about religious faith, and existentialism, often interwoven with a critical lens that questions traditional beliefs.
Drawing inspiration from the flamboyant yet thought-provoking films of the late 80s, alongside broadcast television and advertisements, Basile's artistry is characterized by a fusion of collage techniques and deliberate color compositions. He utilizes various tools for file manipulation and explores experimental animation.
Collaborating closely with artist Luis Grané for the past 8 years, Basile has contributed as a producer, lending his expertise to animation, directing, and visual effects across various acclaimed short films and global audiovisual installations. Notable among his recent works are thought-provoking projects such as Pachinko (2016), Far Fa Loo (2019), The Seven Stages Of Grief (2020), “Your mind is a Wonderland” (2022) , “City of Quartz” (2023) and Nowhere Stream (2023).
AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
2024 “Nowhere Stream” | The 34th Onion City Experimental Film Festival
(Chicago, USA)
2024 “Nowhere Stream” | 27ᵉ Traverse Vidéo Édition 2024
(Toulouse, France)
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2023 “Nowhere Stream” | Slamdance Film Festival
(Utah, USA)
2023 “Geniecillo” | Future Vision Festival - The Net
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | FIVA ( 11° Festival Internacional de Video Arte)
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | Screener Short Films
(London, UK)
2023 “City of Quartz” | SSA Anual Exhibition, CutLog, Maclaurin Art Gallery
(Ayr, Scotland)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | Vastlab Experimental, VLX5
(Los Angeles, USA)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | Video Art & Experimental Film Festival, Tribeca Film Center
(New York, USA)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | Make Art Not Fear
(Porto, Portugal)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | The New Film Underground Volume 9, Art Share
(Los Angeles, USA)
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2022 “The Seven Stages Of Grief” | Fisura Festival Programa Ethereal, Casa Amarilla
(Havana, Cuba)
2022 “Your mind is a Wonderland” | Cutlog Re-imagening Wonderland, Royal Scottish Academy
(Edinburgh, Scotland)
2022 “Geniecillo” | 35e Festival Les Instants Vidéo, Friche la Belle de Mai
(Marseille , France)
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2021 “Pushing the essentials” | Installation - CutLog artists Moving Image, Royal Scottish Academy
(Edinburgh, Scotland)
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2020 “The Seven Stages Of Grief” | 4 edição Festival Ecrã - Museum of Modern Art
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2020 “Far Fa Loo” | Vastlab Experimental Festival
(Los Angeles, USA)
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2019 “Far Fa Loo” | FIVA ( 9° Festival Internacional de Video Arte)
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2019 “Pachinko” | Experimental Film Guanajuato
(Guanajuato, México)
2019 “Pachinko” | CutLog artists Moving Image, Royal Scottish Academy
(Edinburgh, Scotland)
2019 “Pachinko” | 2nd Annual 2019 Berlin Illambra Experimental Film Festival
(Berlin, Germany)
2019 “Far Fa Loo” | 3 edição Festival Ecrã - Museum of Modern Art
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2019 “Far Fa Loo” | Asolo Art Film Festival 2019 37° Edizione
(Treviso, Italia)
2019 “Largoaliento” | 22ᵉ Traverse Vidéo Édition 2019.
(Toulouse, France)
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2018 “Pachinko” | FIVA ( 8° Festival Internacional de Video Arte)
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2018 “Pachinko” | CAAMFest 36 ( Center For Asian American Media)
(San Francisco, USA)
2018 “Pachinko” | 2 edição Festival Ecrã - Museum of Modern Art
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2018 “Pachinko” | Japan Film Festival
(Los Angeles, USA)
2018 “Pachinko” | NewFilmmakers New York
(New York, USA)
2018 “Pachinko” | 21ᵉ Traverse Vidéo Édition 2018.
(Toulouse, France)
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2017 “Alice In Wonderland” | Visual effects, animation and compositing. Grand Rapids Ballet.
(Michigan, USA)
2017 "Everybody Loves Boobs" | Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2017.
(Cannes, France)
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2014 Video Instalación Festival “Let It VJ”.
(Centro Cultural Matienzo, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2013 Video Instalación Natividad / Pirámide.
(Centro Cultural Matienzo, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
FILM
2019 “Storaro’s Eye” | Unconventional study of iconic cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. Produced by Landia. Edition, production, compositing and additional color correction.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2018 “Pachinko” | Short film directed by Luis Grané. Production, compositing and editing.
(Los Ángeles, USA)
2017 "Everybody Loves Boobs" | Breast Cancer Awareness Film. Produced by Landia. Compositing, production and editing.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2017 “Kenzo’s Hands” | Unconventional study of iconic designer Kenzo Takada. Film co-directed with 1985. Produced by Landia. Edition, compositing and co-direction.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2016 “Monstruos Imperfectos” | Music videoclip for the band Ministerio de Energía. Direction, production, edition and final credits.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2015 “Video Cellular” | Animated short film directed by Luis Grané. Production, animation and edition.
(Los Ángeles, USA)
2014 “Dot” | Music videoclip for the band Ministerio de Energía. Direction, production, edition, compositing, opening and final credits.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2007 - 2011 Architecture Design - Facultad de Arquitectura Diseño y Urbanismo.
(FADU-UBA, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2010 Art Direction - Escuela Industria.
(Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2011 - 2012 Film Direction dictated by Fundación Universitaria del Cine.
(FUC, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2013 Experimental Film Workshop “Más Allá del Cine” (”Beyond Film”) dictated by Colectivo Arkhé.
(Centro Cultural Matienzo, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2016 Analog Video Workshop dictated by Javier Plano.
(Centro Cultural Matienzo, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2017 Color Correction, DaVinci Resolve.
(Escuela Punto Cine, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
Drawing inspiration from the flamboyant yet thought-provoking films of the late 80s, alongside broadcast television and advertisements, Basile's artistry is characterized by a fusion of collage techniques and deliberate color compositions. He utilizes various tools for file manipulation and explores experimental animation.
Collaborating closely with artist Luis Grané for the past 8 years, Basile has contributed as a producer, lending his expertise to animation, directing, and visual effects across various acclaimed short films and global audiovisual installations. Notable among his recent works are thought-provoking projects such as Pachinko (2016), Far Fa Loo (2019), The Seven Stages Of Grief (2020), “Your mind is a Wonderland” (2022) , “City of Quartz” (2023) and Nowhere Stream (2023).
AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
2024 “Nowhere Stream” | The 34th Onion City Experimental Film Festival
(Chicago, USA)
2024 “Nowhere Stream” | 27ᵉ Traverse Vidéo Édition 2024
(Toulouse, France)
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2023 “Nowhere Stream” | Slamdance Film Festival
(Utah, USA)
2023 “Geniecillo” | Future Vision Festival - The Net
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | FIVA ( 11° Festival Internacional de Video Arte)
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | Screener Short Films
(London, UK)
2023 “City of Quartz” | SSA Anual Exhibition, CutLog, Maclaurin Art Gallery
(Ayr, Scotland)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | Vastlab Experimental, VLX5
(Los Angeles, USA)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | Video Art & Experimental Film Festival, Tribeca Film Center
(New York, USA)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | Make Art Not Fear
(Porto, Portugal)
2023 “Nowhere Stream” | The New Film Underground Volume 9, Art Share
(Los Angeles, USA)
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2022 “The Seven Stages Of Grief” | Fisura Festival Programa Ethereal, Casa Amarilla
(Havana, Cuba)
2022 “Your mind is a Wonderland” | Cutlog Re-imagening Wonderland, Royal Scottish Academy
(Edinburgh, Scotland)
2022 “Geniecillo” | 35e Festival Les Instants Vidéo, Friche la Belle de Mai
(Marseille , France)
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2021 “Pushing the essentials” | Installation - CutLog artists Moving Image, Royal Scottish Academy
(Edinburgh, Scotland)
---
2020 “The Seven Stages Of Grief” | 4 edição Festival Ecrã - Museum of Modern Art
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2020 “Far Fa Loo” | Vastlab Experimental Festival
(Los Angeles, USA)
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2019 “Far Fa Loo” | FIVA ( 9° Festival Internacional de Video Arte)
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2019 “Pachinko” | Experimental Film Guanajuato
(Guanajuato, México)
2019 “Pachinko” | CutLog artists Moving Image, Royal Scottish Academy
(Edinburgh, Scotland)
2019 “Pachinko” | 2nd Annual 2019 Berlin Illambra Experimental Film Festival
(Berlin, Germany)
2019 “Far Fa Loo” | 3 edição Festival Ecrã - Museum of Modern Art
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2019 “Far Fa Loo” | Asolo Art Film Festival 2019 37° Edizione
(Treviso, Italia)
2019 “Largoaliento” | 22ᵉ Traverse Vidéo Édition 2019.
(Toulouse, France)
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2018 “Pachinko” | FIVA ( 8° Festival Internacional de Video Arte)
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2018 “Pachinko” | CAAMFest 36 ( Center For Asian American Media)
(San Francisco, USA)
2018 “Pachinko” | 2 edição Festival Ecrã - Museum of Modern Art
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2018 “Pachinko” | Japan Film Festival
(Los Angeles, USA)
2018 “Pachinko” | NewFilmmakers New York
(New York, USA)
2018 “Pachinko” | 21ᵉ Traverse Vidéo Édition 2018.
(Toulouse, France)
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2017 “Alice In Wonderland” | Visual effects, animation and compositing. Grand Rapids Ballet.
(Michigan, USA)
2017 "Everybody Loves Boobs" | Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2017.
(Cannes, France)
---
2014 Video Instalación Festival “Let It VJ”.
(Centro Cultural Matienzo, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2013 Video Instalación Natividad / Pirámide.
(Centro Cultural Matienzo, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
FILM
2019 “Storaro’s Eye” | Unconventional study of iconic cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. Produced by Landia. Edition, production, compositing and additional color correction.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2018 “Pachinko” | Short film directed by Luis Grané. Production, compositing and editing.
(Los Ángeles, USA)
2017 "Everybody Loves Boobs" | Breast Cancer Awareness Film. Produced by Landia. Compositing, production and editing.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2017 “Kenzo’s Hands” | Unconventional study of iconic designer Kenzo Takada. Film co-directed with 1985. Produced by Landia. Edition, compositing and co-direction.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2016 “Monstruos Imperfectos” | Music videoclip for the band Ministerio de Energía. Direction, production, edition and final credits.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2015 “Video Cellular” | Animated short film directed by Luis Grané. Production, animation and edition.
(Los Ángeles, USA)
2014 “Dot” | Music videoclip for the band Ministerio de Energía. Direction, production, edition, compositing, opening and final credits.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2007 - 2011 Architecture Design - Facultad de Arquitectura Diseño y Urbanismo.
(FADU-UBA, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2010 Art Direction - Escuela Industria.
(Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2011 - 2012 Film Direction dictated by Fundación Universitaria del Cine.
(FUC, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2013 Experimental Film Workshop “Más Allá del Cine” (”Beyond Film”) dictated by Colectivo Arkhé.
(Centro Cultural Matienzo, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2016 Analog Video Workshop dictated by Javier Plano.
(Centro Cultural Matienzo, Buenos Aires - Argentina)
2017 Color Correction, DaVinci Resolve.
(Escuela Punto Cine, Buenos Aires - Argentina)