Salvador (A Daily Miracle Story)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 19:00 and Monday, June 16, 21:00 (SALTY)

salvador

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 11’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Abdalatif Hwidar
Screenplay: Abdalatif Hwidar
Cinematographer: Gabriel Guerra
Editor: Eloy Gonzalez, Goyo Villasevil
Music: Solaz Caldo
Producer: Eneko Lizarraga
Cast: Nacho Fresneda, Orlin Moran, Carlos Merchan

Synopsis: One morning in March. A train wagon. A child plays with his father to the hiding place.

Festivals & Awards: Art Film Festival Bratislava Slovakia 2008, Festival Les Lutins du Court-Metrage France 2008, Aspen Short Film Festival USA 2008, Festival de Cortometrajes de Segovia Contraplano Spain 2008, Festival Creatrivas Spain 2008, Festival de Jovenes Realizadores de Granada Spain 2008, Mostra de Cine Latinoamericano de Lleida Spain 2008, Festival de Cine del Mediterraneo de Tetuan Morocco 2008, „Proyecciones“ Aranda del Duero Spain 2008, Festival International du Film d´Aubagne France 2008, Muestra de Cine Iberoamericano de Guadalajara Mexico 2008, Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia Spain 2008, Semana del Cortometraje de San Roque Spain 2008, International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2008, „Cortogenia“ Pase Especial Premios Goya Spain 2008, Curt Ficcions Spain 2008, Concurso Fotogramas en Corto Spain 2008, Festival Cortos Flickerfest Australia 2008, International Film Festival Ofensiva Poland 2007, Semana de Cine Espanol de Aguilar de Campoo Spain 2007, Festival Festicurts Spain 2007, European Film Awards Germany 2007, Festival de Cortometrajes de Nerva Spain 2007, Festival de Cortometrajes de Tirana TIFF Albania 2007, Mostra de Cortometrajes Vila de Noia Spain 2007, Reino Unido Muestra de Cortometrajes Cusco Peru 2007, Festival de Cine de Arouca Portugal 2007, Semana de Cine Experimental de Madrid Spain 2007, Festival Inter de Cine de Badalona Filmets Spain 2007, Sleepwalkers’ Students Film Festival Tallin Estonia 2007, Festival de Cortos Ciudad de Chinchilla Spain 2007, Kasseler Dokumentarfilm & Videofest Germany 2007, Festival Audiovisual Asier Errasti Eibar Spain 2007, Concurso de Cine Amateur Ciudad de Valls Spain 2007, Festival de Cine de Quito Cero Latitud Ecuador 2007, Festival Interfilm Berlin Germany 2007, Certamen de Cortometrajes Parla en Corto Spain 2007, Festival Cine Europeo de Sevilla Spain 2007, Festival de Cortometrajes Silence Saturn Belgium 2007, Leicester International Short Film Festival UK 2007, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Taiwan 2007, Asiana International Short Film Festival South Korea 2007, Festival International du Cinema en Abitibi Canada 2007, Festival de Cortos „Villa de Orotava“ Spain 2007, Certamen Nacional de Cortometrajes Aula 18 Spain 2007, Certamen de Documental y Video Secuencia Cero Spain 2007, „Mostra de Valencia“ Cinema del Mediterrani Spain 2007, Festival MadridImagen Spain 2007, Mercado de Cortometrajes Compostela CurtoCircuito Spain 2007, Certamen Nacional de Cortos Villa de Caudete Spain 2007, Flanders International Film Festival Ghent Belgium 2007, Festival Internacional Villa de Espartinas Spain 2007, Concurso de Cortometrajes 35 mm Abycine Spain 2007, Festival de Cine Espanol CineSpana de Toulouse France 2007, Manaki Brothers Macedonia 2007, Drama International Short Film Festival Greece 2007, International Festival of Young Filmmakers CineFest Hungria 2007, Split International Film festival Croacia 2007, Jornadas de Cine de Bahia Brasil 2007, Certamen Audiovisual de Cabra Spain 2007, Almaty International Film Festival Kazachstan 2007, Certamen de Cortos de Videos Sociales Astorga Spain 2007, Trouville Off-Courts Short Film Festival France 2007, Festival de Montalbanejo Spain 2007, Festival des Films du Monde de Montreal Canada 2007, Festival de Cortos de Puerto Rico CineFiesta Puerto Rico 2007, Festival Vivir de cine Spain 2007, Festival de Cortometrajes Platges de Monfoca Spain 2007, OFF/ON Warszawa European Film Week Poland 2007, Lucania Film Festival Italia 2007, Portobello Film Festival UK 2007, Festival Internacional de Cinema Jove Spain 2007, Festival Internacional de Cine Indep de Elche Spain 2007

Weblink: www.madridencorto.es/salvador.html

Minotauromaquia, Pablo In The Labyrinth (Minotauromaquia, Pablo En El Laberinto)

German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 12:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 17:30 (UMAMI)

minotauromaquia

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 10′
Category: Animation

Director: Juan Pablo Etcheverry
Animation: Juan Pablo Etcheverry, SAM, Pablo Pellicer
Music: Xurxo Varela, Pablo Perez
Producer: Xose Zapata, Ignacio Benedeti

Synopsis: Inspired in Pablo Picasso’s work and the Myth of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur, a journey to the ins and outs of artistic creation.

Festivals & Awards: Goya Animated Shorts Award 2005 (Nomination), 19. Anchorage International Film Festival (Golden Oossik in Animation), Washington DC Independent Film Festival, Sonar International Short Film Festival 2005

Weblink: www.minotauromaquia.com

Cleopatra’s Nose (La Nariz De Cleopatra)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 20:30 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 15:00 (SALTY)

cleopatrasnose

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 11’36“
Category: Fiction

Director: Richard Jordan
Screenplay: Richard Jordan, Lola Pantoja
Cinematographer: Alex Catalan
Editor: Richard Jordan
Music: Jesus Garcia
Producer: Richard Jordan, Pedro Lopez Luna
Cast: Antonio Navarro, Maria Alfonsa Rosso, Sebastian Haro, Rebeca Torres, Carmelo García, Beatriz Prior, Alejandro Munoz Biggie, Santiago Gonzalez Sarrion

Synopsis: Seville, 6th May 1943. While Franco passes through the streets in open-top car, the conspirators lie in wait….

Festivals & Awards: Caja Madrid Short Film Festival 2004 (Best Photography), Edinburgh International Film Festival 2004 (Best European Short / Prix UIP), Tampere Film Festival 2005, Filmfest Dresden 2005, Jerusalem International Film Festival 2005, Helsinki International Film Festival 2005, Uppsala Film Festival 2005, Muestra Nacional de Nuevos Realizadores Cuba 2006

Brave Girl (La Valiente)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 22:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 12:30 (Sour)

bravegirl

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 5’30“
Category: Fiction

Director: Isabel Ayguavives
Screenplay: Isabel Ayguavives
Cinematographer: Ignacio Gimenez-Rico
Editor: Jose Manuel Jimenez
Music: Douglas Roberts
Producer: Isabel Ayguavives, Rafael Álvarez, Ignacio Monge
Cast: Laura Ballesta, Blanca Nicolas, Pedro Miguel Martinez, Nicolas Barrero

Synopsis: A girl closes her eyes, trying not to think anything for 10 seconds, which become eternal.

Festivals & Awards: Sofia Internatinal Film Festival 2005, Kortfilmfestivalen Grimstad 2005, Stockholm International Film Festival 2005, CineEspanol Tuebingen 2005, Short Cuts Cologne 2005

Weblink: www.elmedanoproducciones.com

The Fence (El Cerco)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 12:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 17:30 (UMAMI)

thefence

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 12′
Category: Documentary

Director: Ricardo Íscar, Nacho Martín
Cinematographer: Ricardo Íscar, Nacho Martín
Sound: Ricardo Íscar, Nacho Martín
Producer: Héctor Fáver, Joan Gonzalez

Synopsis: It’s the same gory ritual, every summer. Thousands of migrating tuna fish crowd into the Mediterranean on their way through the Strait of Gibraltar. In a centuries-old tradition, Spanish fishing boats await the arrival of the fish in this narrow channel, armed with a veritable wall of nets to block their path. “La Almadraba” is the name of the original Moorish ritual, during which knives and harpoons are also used.

Festivals & Awards: Berlinale Panorama 2006 (Prix UIP), Internacional Festival del Cine de San Roque 2006 (Best Documentary), Festival de cine español de Málaga, Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, Documenta Madrid 2006, PLAY-DOC Festival Internacional de Documentais de Tui, CIEMCINE Festival Nacional de Cine de Ciempozuelos

Weblink: www.cecc.es