GREETINGS
FROM
LOS ANGELES
NOMINATED
Nominated for Best Director, Best Actress, Best Fashion, and Best Music at the 2017 La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival.
Greetings From Los Angeles is a short film directed by Javier Barcala featuring ThatGirlMair for "JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, recipient of this year’s Condé Nast Traveler’s Top Hotels in Los Angeles: Best Reader’s Choice Award, to create fresh in-house video content that captures the essence of Los Angeles, as told from the viewpoint of (a) young local (artist). Along the same vein as the Marriott International’s Content Studio, focused on innovating corporate brand marketing, the on-site video tells a larger story about the hotel’s place in the community through a cultural lens. Beginning January 25, 2017, (this video) will live in various locations throughout the hotel’s public areas, on exhibition to guests and visitors, crediting (the) artist for (his) work."
“'Providing our guests with an immersive sense of place, and staying true to our L.A. roots, is important to us, and we saw a unique opportunity to share the hotel’s appreciation for Los Angeles and its ties to the community by working with (Barcala),' says Javier Cano, general manager. 'We’ve really taken the ‘local’ and ‘experiential’ trends to the next level by supporting and exhibiting young creators making art in our own city.'”
"Born and raised in Spain, Javier Barcala is a filmmaker, writer, creative director, and multi-lingual tennis enthusiast based in L.A. He recently graduated with honors from ArtCenter College of Design with an MFA in film directing, and holds a dual undergraduate degree in journalism and visual communications from University of Antwerp in Belgium and Universidad Complutense of Madrid. The Fulbright Scholar—whose passion lies in bridging the gap between contemporary art, fashion, and commerce—earned the Mary Pickford Endowment Award and the Leonardo da Vinci European Excellence Award, in addition to numerous other accolades. Often drenched in humor and magic realism, his work ranges from highly stylized fantasy films to everyday life stories."
- Source: Marriott press release dated January 24, 2017 by Amy Campbell.
Credits:
Advertising Agency: Large Productions, Los Angeles, USA
Creative Director / Director: Javier Barcala
Executive Producer: Andrew Harlow
Producer: Elran Ofir
Cinematographer: Marz Akio Miller
Line Producer: Andrea Catalina Sastoque
1st AD: Ignacio Sepúlveda Barrientos
Production Designer: Christophe Coppens
Wardrobe: The Way We Wore
Makeup: Yasuko Sakuragi
Art P.A.: Michael McDowell
1st AC: Malcolm McCarthy
2nd AC: Ariel Navarrette Spahn
Gaffers: Kai K. Krause, Jameson Townsie Carr
Grips: Jared-Rubinstein-Towler, Ryan Robert Minford
Steadicam Operators: Massimo Bordonaro, Tom Fedak, Chris Loh
Production Assistants: Joseph Lao, Amadu S. Haruna
Motion Graphics: Siyang Wen, Austin Hyde
VFX: Siyang WenColor: Sushil Gangaraju
Featuring: ThatGirlMair
Lifeguard: Alexandre Lysiak
Bodybuilder: Ike Catcher
Valet Attendant: Henry Jones
Bellboy: Daniel Olsen
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
Still from "Greetings From Los Angeles" short film for JW Marriott by Javier Barcala.
STILLS
 Now playing in the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE hotel lobby, by the elevators, and in hotel rooms. |  A family affair; Thomas Mulroney, Mary Pat Denney and ThatGirlMair pictured together for the premiere at L.A. LIVE. |  An adorable short film about a girls' dream day in Los Angeles. Directed by Javier Barcala featuring ThatGirlMair for JW Marriott. |
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 ThatGirlMair and Javier Barcala pictured together for the premiere at L.A. LIVE. Barcala was the writer and director for the fantastical short film. |  "Greetings From Los Angeles" featured on Ads of The World. |  ThatGirlMair and Yasuko Sakuragi pictured together for the premiere at L.A. LIVE. Sakuragi was the makeup artist for the short film. |
PREMIERE
Behind the scenes on the set of "Greetings From Los Angeles".
Behind the scenes on the set of "Greetings From Los Angeles".
Behind the scenes on the set of "Greetings From Los Angeles".
Behind the scenes on location in Venice Beach.
Behind the scenes on location in Venice Beach.
Ike Catcher lifting ThatGirlMair while filming on location at Muscle Beach.
On location for "Greetings From Los Angeles".
ThatGirlMair with writer/director Javier Barcala on location in Joshua Tree.
Cinematographer Marz Akio Miller and crew behind the scenes on location in Joshua Tree.
Filming on location in Joshua Tree.
ThatGirlMair and makeup artist Yasuko Sakuragi on location in in Joshua Tree.
Behind the scenes on location for "Greetings From Los Angeles".
Production designer Christophe Coppens, 1st AD Ignacio Sepúlveda Barrientos and ThatGirlMair on location in Venice Beach.
Cinematographer Marz Akio Miller and 2nd AC Ariel Navarrette Spahn on location in Venice Beach.
ThatGirlMair with 1st AD Ignacio Sepúlveda Barrientos and production designer Christophe Coppens on location in Venice Beach.
ThatGirlMair and writer/director Javier Barcala on top of the helipad in downtown LA at the JW Marriott.
Cinematographer Marz Akio Miller, director Javier Barcala, ThatGirlMair, 1st AD Ignacio Sepúlveda Barrientos and steadicam operators Massimo Bordonaro on location in China Town.
ThatGirlMair filming on top of the helipad in downtown LA at the JW Marriott.
Behind the scenes on location in China Town.
Behind the scenes on the set of "Greetings From Los Angeles".
Behind the scenes on the set of "Greetings From Los Angeles".