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Ballmer Peak

Cadu Zimmermann

ANIMAÇÃO | 12' | 2025 | BRASIL

SYNOPSIS

In 2004, Beto Banha and Grilo try to rob the Central Bank after personal crises. Arrested shortly after the robbery, they realize that nothing has changed. Ballmer's Peak is a comic tragedy about ambition, frustration and desperate choices.

CREW

Main Actors: Kelvin Marum – as “Grilo” Dom Marquez – as “Beto Banha” Supporting Actors: Denis Estátua – as “Bira” Rosane Oyarzabal Dala Riva – as Carmen Melissa Moraes – as “Journalist” Eduarda Haiduk – as “Policeman” Director: Cadu Zimmermann Production: Cadu Zimmermann Executive Production: Cadu Zimmermann Script: Cadu Zimmermann and Thiago Calcagno Art Direction: Gabriel Dias, Gabriel Goudard and Thiago Calcagno Animation Direction: Cadu Zimmermann and Thiago Calcagno Audio Direction: Nathália Tavares Hadpaint Texture Direction: Gabriel Goudard 3D Animation - Cadu Zimmermann, Gabriel Dias, Gabriel Goudard, Luana Baratti, Nathália Tavares and Thiago Calcagno 2D Animation - Nathália Tavares Layout - Cadu Zimmermann and Gabriel Dias Concept Art - Thiago Calcagno Model Sheet - Thiago Calcagno and Ruan Rodrigues Character Design - Thiago Calcagno Set Design - Gabriel Dias and Gabriel Goudard Illustrations - Ruan Rodrigues Brand Designer - Camila de Borba Storyboard - Thiago Calcagno Animatic - Cadu Zimmermann, Nathália Tavares and Thiago Calcagno Editing - Cadu Zimmermann Motion Design - Nathália Tavares Character Modeling - Gabriel Dias, Gabriel Goudard and Thiago Calcagno Set Modeling - Gabriel Dias, Gabriel Goudard, Thiago Calcagno and Fuca Set Composition - Gabriel Dias Rigging - Gabriel Dias and Gabriel Goudard Set Texture - Gabriel Dias, Gabriel Goudard, Nathália Tavares, Thiago Calcagno and Ruan Rodrigues Character texture - Gabriel Goudard and Thiago Calcagno Lighting - Gabriel Dias Rendering - Gabriel Dias Sound Design - Pedro Osinski Carneiro Soundtrack - Elias Dultra Audio capture technician - Pablo de Lima Piñeyro Music - ‘‘There you go’’ - Written by Criolo Produced by Daniel Ganjaman and Marcelo Cabral - Recording by ‘‘Oloko Records’’ Actor direction - Lorena Zanetti Script Consulting - Cíntia LangieJournalism Consulting - Rayssa Bittencourt Marketing Consulting - Camila de Borba Modeling Assistant - Fuca

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Cadu Zimmermann

Cadu Zimmermann

DIRECTOR

Producer and executive producer focused on animated films. A filmmaker and graduate in Animated Film from the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Cadu Zimmermann works in the direction, production and executive production of animated short films, exploring innovative narratives and visual experiments.

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