Huesca Film Festival

Catalogue
37th Edition
2009

IBEROAMERICAN SHORT FILM CONTEST

ARGENTINA
BRAZIL
CHILE
- EL SUEÑO DEL MUERTO PADILLA
COLOMBIA
- DOLORES
CUBA
- ODA A LA PIÑA
SPAIN
SPAIN - UNITED STATES
- FLAT LOVE
- IDA Y VUELTA
MEXICO
PORTUGAL
- 3X3
- A FELICIDADE
VENEZUELA
- PEROLITA

ARGENTINA

EL BOXEADOR

(ARGENTINA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 10 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Juan Ignacio Pollio.
GUIÓN: Juan Ignacio Pollio.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Alessandro Pucci.
MONTAJE: Adrián Martínez.
SONIDO: Hernán Severino.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Valentina Marino.
INTÉRPRETES: José Benitez Sosa, Mirta Vidaso, Rubén Franchini, Héctor Sinder, Carmen Fienczuck, Agustín Papaolo, Facundo de la Serna y Juan Fortunato.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Universidad del Cine. mmantin@ucine.edu.ar

Day after day Hector trains young boxers as a sparring partner in the neighbourhood gym patronized by the Gypsy. He awaits the moment for a revelation to come and deliver him from the burden of his guilt, from the inescapable routine, from the pain he is causing to the person that loves him most.

POLLIO, Juan Ignacio

Since 2005 he is studying Film Directing at the University of Cinema in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During the first two years, he worked as an assistant director in several short films in 16 mm. In 2007 he directed to short films El Ayunador and El Boxeador, which he finished in 2008.

LA CASA SIN TIEMPO

(ARGENTINA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 9 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Simone Giovine.
GUIÓN: Simone Giovine, Lincoln Fonseca.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Augusto Tejada.
MONTAJE: Paolo Cirio, Mercedes Carrevedo, Juan Pinnel. MÚSICA: Simone Giovine, Los Paquitos.
SONIDO: Faiketen Studio.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Clara Rosati.
INTÉRPRETES: Gustavo ¨mosco¨ Martin, Ana Tonso, Los Paquitos.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Miracolo Films. info@miracolofilms.com

The memories of a musician who lives in an old house in the centre of a big city seem to come to life. A girl, Matilda, discovers an old photograph of the house and decides to enter it to solve the mystery.

GIOVINE, Simone

Born in Torino (Italy) in 1983. Between 2002 and 2004 he frequents Multidams at Torino University. In 2002 he takes part in a seminar on social documentary technique with Eric Gandini, and in 2003 another on photography directing in Bologne with Gianfilippo Corticelli. In 2004 he moved to Rome, where he attended a photography workshop with Andrea Calabresi (Gruppo Nuova Fotografia) and worked as an assistant director of photography. In 2005 he moved to Barcelona where he also worked in Tom Tykwer’s film The Perfume. In 2006 he entered the University of Cinema in Buenos Aires. That same year he directed a short film in a little village in the South East of Brazil, Ponta Negra. He is still living in Buenos Aires where he works in the writing of a feature film which will be produced by the University of Cinema.

TE AMO Y MORITE

(ARGENTINA) -2009- 35 mm. / Color / 13 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Jazmín López.
GUIÓN: Jazmín López.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Matías Mesa.
MONTAJE: Jazmín López.
SONIDO: Francisco Pedemonte.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Jazmín López.
INTÉRPRETES: Ignacio Rogers.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Rizoma Films. info@rizomafilms.com.ar

The memory of a yellow rose looks like daybreak.

LÓPEZ, Jazmín

Born in Buenos Aires in 1984. He studied cinema at the University of Cinema in Buenos Aires and at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. He has directed the short films Parece la pierna de una muñeca (2007), Juego vivo (2008) y Te amo y morite (2009).

BRAZIL

A ARQUITETURA DO CORPO

(BRASIL) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 21 min. Documental.

DIRECTOR: Marcos Pimentel.
GUIÓN: Marcos Pimentel, Ivan Morales Jr..
FOTOGRAFÍA: Matheus Rocha.
MONTAJE: Ivan Morales Jr..
MÚSICA: O Grivo.
SONIDO: O Grivo.
VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español y en inglés.
PRODUCTORA: Tempero Filmes do Brasil. marcospimentel77@yahoo.com.br

The dancers and their forms. Their pains. Their dreams…

PIMENTEL, Marcos

(Brazil, 1977) A documentary filmmaker trained at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV – Cuba) and specialized in Documentary Cinema from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, in Germany. He also has a degree in Social Communication in Brazil (UFJF) and Psychology (CES-JF). An independent director, scriptwriter and producer, he has made documentaries for film (in 35 mm. and 16 mm.), video and television, which have won 62 prizes in national and international festivals.

ANA BEATRIZ

(BRASIL) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 9 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Clarissa Cardoso.
GUIÓN: Clarissa Cardoso.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Vini Goulart.
MONTAJE: Santiago Dellape.
SONIDO: Patrick de Jongh.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Moema Coelho, Clarissa Cardoso.
INTÉRPRETES: Juliano Cazarré, Peti Portela y Sérgio Lacerda.
VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español y en inglés.
PRODUCTORA: Clarissa Cardoso - Santiago Dellape. clarissabaunilha@gmail.com

Ana Beatriz and Paulo Roberto don’t know each other yet, bit they’re meant to be together. And the day starts out promising… to be just like any other.

CARDOSO, Clarissa

She is 24, she has a degree in Advertising and Propaganda from the University of Brazilia. Ana Beatriz was his graduation film. She works in cinema since 2004, but this film is her debut as a director.

BLACKOUT

(BRASIL) -2008- 16 mm. / Color / 10 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Daniel Rezende.
GUIÓN: Simone Alexal.
FOTOGRAFÍA: César Charlone.
MONTAJE: Valéria de Barros.
MÚSICA: Fabio Tagliaferri.
SONIDO: Guilherme Ayrosa.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Frederico Pinto.
INTÉRPRETES: Wagner Moura, Augusto Madeira.
VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español y en inglés.
PRODUCTORA: Claudine Franco. claudinefranco67@yahoo.com.br

At the end of a tough workweek an assistant congressman and his friend go to an abandoned room in the Capitol building to relax and smoke a joint. While trying to unwind the assistant congressman complains about his job. He’s doing all he can to try to cover up his boss’ scandalous sex affair but nothing seems to be working. “Things can’t get any worse”, he says. . . but they do!

REZENDE, Daniel

After editing films like City of God, Motorcycle Diaries and Dark Water he has directed his first short film entitled Blackout.

DOSSIÊ RÊ BORDOSA

(BRASIL) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 15 min. Animación.

DIRECTOR: César Cabral.
GUIÓN: César Cabral, Leandro Maciel.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Marcelo Trotta.
MONTAJE: César Cabral.
MÚSICA: Cláudio Augusto.
SONIDO: Eduardo Mendes.
ANIMACIÓN: César Cabral.
INTÉRPRETES: Grace Gianoukas, Laert Sarrumor, Paulo César.
VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español y en inglés.
PRODUCTORA: Coala Filmes. coala@coalafilmes.com.br

Envy? Ego issues? Malice? In 1987, Angeli, one of the most important cartoonists in Brazil, coldly murdered one of his most famous creations, the underground diva Rê Bordosa. For 20 years, the author has refused to reveal the motives behind this vile crime. Until now…

CABRAL, César

Graduated in Cinema and Video from the Superior School of Communication and Arts at the University of São Paulo, he has been, since 1997, working in the animation cinema industry. In 1998, while still in college, he finished his first short film, Shpluph. Since then, he directed and animated many different commercials and also produced the television series “Caquinhas” and co-directed documentaries for SESCTV and Itaú Cultural in Brazil. His latest work is the short film Dossiê rê Bordosa which mixes stop motion animation techniques with documentary.

ENGANO

(BRASIL) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 11 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Cavi Borges.
GUIÓN: Cavi Borges.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Paulo Camacho, Paulo Castiglioni.
MONTAJE: Paulo Camacho.
MÚSICA: Phillipe Pye.
SONIDO: Francisco Slade.
INTÉRPRETES: Felipe Mônaco, Miila Derzett.
VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español y en inglés.
PRODUCTORA: Cavídeo Produções. fabiola@cavideo.com.br

A man. A woman. A city. Two sequence shots.

BORGES, Cavi

He studied Film in the Faculty Estácio Sá. He is the planner of the rental videostore agency Cavídeo, specialized in film of art that became a reference for movie buffs. It helped to create diverse film clubs. In 2000 he wrote and produced his first short film, Sem Sáidoa. In 2001, in partnership with the Theatrical Group "The Dezequilibrados" he wrote and produced O Mundo de Andy. In his filmography as a producer we could also mention Sou Rocinha Hip Hop (2003), 4 x Nós do Morro (2005), Neguinho e Kika (2006) and As Cotias do Campo de Santana (2008).

O PLANO DO CACHORRO

(BRASIL) -2009- 16 mm. / Color / 10 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Arthur Lins, Ely Marques.
GUIÓN: Arthur Linis.
FOTOGRAFÍA: João Carlos Beltrão.
MONTAJE: Ely Marques, Shirley Martins, Arthur Lins.
MÚSICA: Guga S. Rocha, Orlando Freitas.
SONIDO: Guga S. Rocha.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Iomana Rocha.
INTÉRPRETES: Nanego Lira, Flávio Melo.
VERSIÓN: Internacional.
PRODUCTORA: Pigmento Filmes. arthurlins01@gmail.com

Dogs lazing around alone waiting for the arrival of death.

LINS, Arthur

He started his film career when he has 19 making the short film Pálida Luna. In 2006 he directed and produced, together with Ely Marques, the documentary film Un Hacedor de Películas, awarded prizes in various audiovisual festivals in Brazil. Thanks to the prizes awarded, they continued their collaboration and made El Plan del Perro, shot in 16 mm. Arthur is a cultural producer for University Televisión. O plano do cachorro (2009) in their latest film so far.

MARQUES, Ely

She graduated in ‘Art and Media’ and makes video works since 2001. In 2006 she directed and produced, together with Arthur Lins, the documentary film Un Hacedor de Películas, awarded prizes in various audiovisual festivals in Brazil. Thanks to the prizes awarded, they continued their collaboration and made El Plan del Perro, shot in 16 mm. Ely works as a freelance editor. O plano do cachorro (2009) in their latest film so far.

CHILE

EL SUEÑO DEL MUERTO PADILLA

(CHILE) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 26 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Pablo Vial.
GUIÓN: Pablo Vial.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Juan Carlos Bustamante.
MONTAJE: Cristóbal Hurtado.
SONIDO: Miguel Hormazábal.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Paulina Braithwaite.
INTÉRPRETES: Francisco Melo, Álvaro Rudolphy, Néstor Corona.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Pablo Vial. pablovial@kfilms.cl

In a stormy night, the deceased Padilla is going to confess Benavides that he’s alone and he has dream of the woman he loves and who waits for him. During the journey through the landscapes of darkness, Benavides will try to twist his friend intimacy, but Padilla emerges boosted up, ready to defend the ownership of his dreams with his life…

COLOMBIA

DOLORES

(COLOMBIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 15 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Tatiana Villacob.
GUIÓN: Tatiana Villacob.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Diego "El abuelo" López.
MONTAJE: Juan Manuel Batancourt.
MÚSICA: Gerardo Varela.
SONIDO: Julián Gómez.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Camila Olarte.
INTÉRPRETES: Obeida Benavidez, Alberto Llerena, Margarita Vélez, Alberto Ochoa.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Lina María Sánchez Castro. castrolinis@gmail.com

The story takes place in 1953 in San Jacinto, Colombia. Dolores Salinas is a 60 years old woman who earns a living praying in the wakes and funerals of the dead members of the conservative party. She faces a strong conflict in her beliefs when she receives the body of his son, who has died in the same war but defending the ideals of liberal party, and she doesn’t know where to bury him.

VILLACOB, Tatiana

Film and television director from the School of Film and Television of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia specializing in Script and Film Administration at Sao Paulo University in Brazil. She has taken part in various production encounters such as the International Seminar of Script Edition and Creative Production IBERMEDIA-UNIACC in Chile 2008, the Atelier Prouire au Sud in the framework of the Festival of 3 continents in Nantes, France 2008, apart from the Talent Campus Berlin Berlinale 2009.

CUBA

ODA A LA PIÑA

(CUBA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 10 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Laimir Fano Villaescusa.
GUIÓN: Laimir Fano Villaescusa.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Álvaro Rodríguez.
MONTAJE: Aldo Álvarez.
MÚSICA: Elvira Peña Peña.
SONIDO: Marco Toledo.
INTÉRPRETES: Limara Menezes, Mario Guerra Ferrera, José Antonio Rodíguez, Verónica Díaz, José Antonio de la Nuez.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV. promocioninternacional@eictv.org.cu

A parodic musical about the foundational poem of Cubanness “Ode to the Pineapple” and about a dancer who suddenly is out of step.

FANO VILLAESCUSA, Laimir

Born in Havana City, Cuba in 1981, he is a graduate in the specialty of Directing from the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), in San Antonio de los Baños, and also a graduate from the School of Audiovisual Communication Media belonging to Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana. He was the director of the documentary film Model Town (2006). In 2008 he directed the short film Oda a la Piña.

SPAIN

75 METROS

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 11 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Daniel Castro.
GUIÓN: Daniel Castro.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Marc Zumbach.
MONTAJE: Cristina Laguna.
SONIDO: Axel Ware.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Marie Lanna.
INTÉRPRETES: Lolo Herrero, Alex Batllori, Xavi Lite.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Tormenta P.C. S.L. info@promofest.org

I need those trucks to cross that field this afternoon. Over. This afternoon? That’s impossible, sir. Over. I don’t mind if it is impossible, that’s an order. Over and out.

CASTRO, Daniel

A bachelor of Information Sciences from Navarra University. Erasmus Grant for T. U. Dresden – Germany (90-95). He also got a degree in script from the Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de Madrid - ECAM. (97-98), he has written the scripts for several medium-length and full-length films. In 2008 he directed the short film 75 metros.

A LAS TRES DE LA TARDE

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 9 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Cristina Escoda.
GUIÓN: Cristina Escoda.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Neus Ollé.
MONTAJE: Estephan Wagner, Cristina Escoda.
MÚSICA: Roger Goula.
SONIDO: Christopher Wilson.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: María José Juan.
INTÉRPRETES: Pau Roca, Ainhoa Roca, Jonatan Minaya.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Cut the Papaya. films@cutthepapaya.com

Barcelona, 1940. The Spanish Civil War is over and Franco's fascist army controls the country. Mercè has just given birth to a beautiful baby. Toni, the child's father, has been in prison for 4 months. A very hot afternoon Mercè gets ready to show Toni his child.

ESCODA, Cristina

After three fascinating years in Stephen Hawking’s team of physicists at Cambridge University, she got a PhD in Cosmology and decide to change the course to follow he true passion; cinema. She studied script writing at Royal Court Theatre in London and directing at the National Film and Television School in England. In 2008 she directed the short film A las tres de la tarde.

ABSENT

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 10 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Guillermo Asensio.
GUIÓN: Guillermo Asensio.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Guillermo Asensio.
MONTAJE: Guillermo Asensio.
MÚSICA: Sergio Moure.
SONIDO: Marta Reixach.
INTÉRPRETES: Mónica Muntaner, Joaquín Reventa, Marina Sanet, Ramón Sánchez.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Guillermo Asensio. info@guillermoasensio.com

Anna’s biological clock is ticking. The countdown has begun.

ASENSIO, Guillermo

With a degree in Information Sciences from the UAB. He studied film directing at the New York Film Academy (USA), where he made his first short film Hell. Later he made ¿Te han preguntado por mi?. His third short film, Fiebre amarilla, was shown at the SEMINCI in Valladolid, and won the Award of the Audience in Curt-Ficcions. Absent (2008) is his fourth short film and has been nominated to the Best Short Film at Gaudí Awards given by Catalonian Film Academy. He presently combines his cinematographic activities with advertisement.

CHILD 13

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 15 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Emilio G.
GUIÓN: Emilio G.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Illia Torralba.
MONTAJE: Emilio G.
MÚSICA: Advero.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Emilio G.
ANIMACIÓN: i-real Animation Studios.
INTÉRPRETES: Julieta Galleto, Julie Berdejo, Blanca Berdejo, José Arregui, Emilio G.
VERSIÓN: Original en inglés con subtítulos en español.
PRODUCTORA: Emilio G. kmazevet@yahoo.fr

A rich man is obsessed by his quest for perfection. Under the watchful eye of a schizophrenic film director on a film casting, a five-year-old girl who is traumatized by her parents' separation tells us the story.

G. Emilio

My biography…? If I have spent all my life offscreen, I only know that if, while watching the film, you don’t detach yourselves to a point of not seeing its mistakes… then I will have failed.

DANIEL'S JOURNEY

(ESPAÑA) -2009- 35 mm. / ByN y Color / 14 min. Animación.

DIRECTOR: Luis Zamora Pueyo.
GUIÓN: Luis Zamora Pueyo.
MONTAJE: Luis Zamora Pueyo.
MÚSICA: Juanjo Javierre.
SONIDO: Luis Zamora Pueyo.
ANIMACIÓN: Luis Zamora Pueyo.
INTÉRPRETES: George Sanderson, Tony Gardner.
VERSIÓN: Original en inglés con subtítulos en español.
PRODUCTORA: Luis Zamora Pueyo. luiszamora@hotmail.com

Daniel, a 13-year-old-boy, has always thought his Dad doesn't love him. In fact, when his Mum and Sister leave home and don't come back he knows his Dad is the one to blame. And he is very sure of this because he has witnessed everything that happened through the secret hole he hides in his room.

ZAMORA, Luis

Born in Huesca, Spain in 1979. He has got a degree in Fine Arts from the Technical University of Valencia. He has studied Illustration and Animation at Southampton Institute, England. He made a Master in Animation at the Royal College of Art in London where he graduated in 2005. Since then he works in the animation TV series Pocoyo. His filmography includes three animation short films: My grandmother (2004), About Sofia (2005) y Daniel’s journey (2009).

DEJAR A MARCOS

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 20 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Mario Fernández Alonso.
GUIÓN: Mario Fernández Alonso.
FOTOGRAFÍA: José Luis Salomón.
MONTAJE: José Manuel Roig, Mario Fernández Alonso.
SONIDO: Jesús Casquete.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Raquel Catalina.
INTÉRPRETES: María Almudéver, Felipe Hernández.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Eccoli Producciones. info@eccoli.net

“…and so most of the atom would be completely empty. The same happens in outer space where matter is a rare exception in the middle of enormous oceans of empty space…”

FERNÁNDEZ ALONSO, Mario

Born in 1972, he got a degree in Psychology from the University of Valencia in 1998, since 2004 he works as an air traffic controller. He wrote and directed him first short film in 2006, Las superficies reflectantes, screened at festivals such as Cinema Jove in Valencia. Dejar a Marcos is his second short film, and at the time he is writing the script of his first feature film.

DISMINUIR EL PASO

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 13 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Iván Hermes.
GUIÓN: Chus Escudero.
FOTOGRAFÍA: David Gutiérrez.
MONTAJE: Eduardo Iglesias.
MÚSICA: Navid Hajazi.
SONIDO: Felipe Milano.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Lidia Ortega Cámara.
INTÉRPRETES: Jordy Vilches, Hugo Silva, Eduardo Velasco, Natalia Avascal, Cristina Serrato, Abel Anton, Gorka Sánchez, Albaro Herrero, Gervasio Jiménez, Tamara del Valle.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Lo-Ve Producciones S.L. ivanloovee@hotmail.com

Daniel is an autistic boy, who takes, with his brothers help, a competition for disabled people. A muscular injury is the only thing that separates him from victory.

HERMES, Iván

Born in Madrid in 1976, after over ten years working as an actor in many productions for television (Al salir de clase, Vientos de agua), films (Slam, Lena) and theatre plays (Roberto Zucco, Hamlet, or The tempest all of them directed by Lluis Pasqual), two years ago he made the jump to direction, directing for the stage Mario Benedetti’s Pedro y el capitán. The experience allowed him to discover his interest, only half satisfied as an actor, to tell stories. This led him to found in 2008 the production company Lo-Ve Producciones and to direct his first short film Disminuir el paso, selected in several festivals and already awarded several prizes.

EL HUECO DE TRISTÁN BOJ

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 19 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Paula Ortiz Álvarez.
GUIÓN: Paula Ortiz Álvarez.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Fran Fernández Pardo.
MONTAJE: Toño Egea.
MÚSICA: Patricia Ladera.
SONIDO: Roberto Fernández.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Ángela Rodríguez, Laura Rodríguez.
INTÉRPRETES: Álex Angulo, Jorge Rodríguez Gascón, Los títeres de la Tía Helena.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: AC Secuencias. acsecuencias@hotmail.com

A child wants one of those planes that can fly to the top of the Himalayas. A puppet wishes to go away with a dancer, together, far away. The train is about to leave… Only the puppet master knows that, sometimes, you must learn to live without those things you love the most.

ORTIZ, Paula

She is a graduate in Hispanic Philology. She made her doctoral thesis about Script. She specialized with a Master in Film and TV Scriptwriting at the UAB. She also trained in film writing and directing at Tisch School NYU (New York) and UCLA (Los Angeles). She worked as a scriptwriter for the children’s educative series Hoobs Enciclopedia, produced by Editorial Planeta, Mízar Multimedia and Jim Henson´s Company. Up to now, she has written and directed three short films: El rostro de Ido (2003), Fotos de familia (2005) and El hueco de Tristán Boj (2008).

EL PRÍNCIPE DE LAS BASURAS

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 9 min. Animación.

DIRECTOR: Francisco Antonio Peinado Gaitán.
GUIÓN: Francisco Antonio Peinado Gaitán.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Francisco Antonio Peinado Gaitán.
MONTAJE: Francisco Antonio Peinado Gaitán.
MÚSICA: Marcos Busatori Montesinos.
SONIDO: Arte Sonora Estudios S.L..
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Francisco Antonio Peinado Gaitán.
ANIMACIÓN: Raúl Carvajal, Óscar Carámbano, Marcos Busatori, Francisco A. Peinado.
VERSIÓN: Internacional.
PRODUCTORA: Francisco Antonio Peinado. franciscoantoniopeinado@hotmail.com

The story of a boy who lives in a parallel world to the real one, his world, where everything is ruins and rubble. Amidst the decadence and garbage, he sees a light cutting freely through a dark, contaminated sky. In his search, he will meet the meanest, cruellest and wickedest beings he has ever imagined, men, who won’t rest until they catch him.

PEINADO, Francisco

A bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Seville, he has worked as a professional animator for fifteen years in different projects. He has worked in the animation of feature films such as El Embrujo del Sur, Aida or Los Tres Reyes Magos, television series as Las Tres Mellizas and projections for museums and events. Also in short films such as Manipai (Nominated to Goya awards in 2003) or La Dama en el Umbral, in television programmes and commercials. With his short film El Príncipe de las Basuras (2008) he makes his debut as a director, scriptwriter and producer. He is presently working in his second short film, La Sombra del Bambú which mixes traditional animation techniques, 3D and digital painting.

EL TIEMPO PRESTADO

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 16 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: David González Rudíez.
GUIÓN: David González Rudíez.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Javier Agirre.
MONTAJE: David González Rudíez.
SONIDO: Xanti Salvador.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Menó Martín.
INTÉRPRETES: José Ramón Argoitia, Miriam Martín, Aitor Guisasola, Félix Arkarazo.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: David González Rudíez.

Marta is still on holiday…

GONZÁLEZ RUDÍEZ, David

Born in Bilbao in 1980. Since he was 18 he has worked in audiovisual making. In 2006 he wrote and directed El relevo, his first short film in 35 mm., with which he has won 13 national and international awards. El tiempo prestado is his second short film in 35 mm.

EN EL LADO DE LA VIDA

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 16 mm. / Color / 13 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Ignacio Bernal.
GUIÓN: Ana Blasco, Ignacio Bernal.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Beatriz Orduña.
MONTAJE: Ignacio Bernal.
MÚSICA: Sergio Lasuén.
SONIDO: Adolfo García.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Raúl Montesa.
INTÉRPRETES: Candela Peña, Mónica Fuertes, Laura Ondo, Teresa Bokún.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Imgenio. info@imgenio.es

It is about the story of a mother who has to make the hardest decision, the donation of her daughter’s organs. Ana, who is only 15 years old, has just suffered a terrible motorcycle accident and she goes into a coma with brain death. The life of many people who need a transplant to go on living depends on this decision, a decision many people has to make in real life.

BERNAL, Ignacio

He studied production of audiovisuals and shows between 1997-1999 at C.P.A. SALDUIE in Zaragoza. Since 1999 he is director and editor of commercials, institutional and corporative videos and television programmes. He is presently a partner of audiovisual production company Imgenio, since 2002. In 2008 he wrote and directed the short film En el lado de la vida.

FALSO ESPEJO

(ESPAÑA) -2009- 35 mm. / Color / 5 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Arturo Artal Lozano.
GUIÓN: Arturo Artal Lozano.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Rafael Reparaz.
MONTAJE: Juan Carrascal-Ynigo.
SONIDO: Rafael Barba.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Arturo Artal Lozano.
INTÉRPRETES: Manuel Tiedra, Teresa Guillamón.
VERSIÓN: Internacional.
PRODUCTORA: Trapper John. info@trapperjohn.com

You wake up. You don’t remember anything. You cannot move…

ARTAL, Arturo

Born in Zaragoza in 1978, a long time ago he decided to riddle his filmography with masterworks. However, he doesn’t seem to be able to achieve it for the moment: Works such as La bolita: el cortometraje and La bolita: la verdadera historia (2008), Guía para la vida del moderno noctámbulo (2007), GLASS: Vampiros del espacio (2001), The brutal robots attack (2003) or his latest production Falso espejo (2009), won’t make history but we must recognize them a certain substance.

LA TAMA

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 16 mm. / Color / 19 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Martín Costa.
GUIÓN: Martín Costa, Chema de la Peña, Nacho V.Li.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Jerónimo Molero.
MONTAJE: Martín Costa, Renato Sanjuan.
MÚSICA: José Ángel Lorente.
SONIDO: Víctor Puerta.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Rocío Peña, Carlos Aparicio.
INTÉRPRETES: Rocía Monteagudo, Ana María soriano, Arnatxa Zambrano, Alicia Cifredo, Tony Márquez, María Arjona.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Chema de la Peña Producciones - La voz que yo amo. arantxaproduccion@gmail.com

Tama is a troubled teenager. Tired of constantly fighting with her mother, she takes off in a journey with no return.

COSTA, Martín

He had his first contact with the medium when he was fifteen, as he started to study Acting. Four years later he goes to the other side of the camera, combining his studies of Image and Sound with short film making. After several years working for Canal+, he started his career as a freelance. He makes and writes documentary films, commercials, TV series and short films, for which he has been awarded several prizes and, above all, he travels around the world. His passion for his profession is based in three aspects: the story telling, the direction of actors and the human relationship with the team. In 2008 he directed the short film La Tama.

LIKE CRUDE OIL

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 4 min. Animación.

DIRECTOR: Daniel Pardo.
GUIÓN: Víctor García, Daniel Pardo.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Miguel Monedero.
MONTAJE: Daniel Pardo.
SONIDO: Alfonso Hervás.
ANIMACIÓN: Isabel de Diego, Daniel Pardo, Claudia Bich, Bianca García, Javier Pérez
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: ECAM. promocion@ecam.es

A world slave to oil. The disappearance of crude oil. Chaos, anarchy, corruption… And a man who knows too much.

PARDO, Daniel

Born in 1983, he has a Technical degree in Image and he has worked as a camera operator, lighting technician and editor. In 2008 he has graduated at Comunidad de Madrid Film School. Like crude oil (2008) si his first animation film.

NIÑO BALCÓN

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 10 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Pilar Palomero.
GUIÓN: Pilar Palomero.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Patricia Prat Torres.
MONTAJE: Andrés Gil.
MÚSICA: Andrés Acebes Tosti.
SONIDO: Carlos Valero, Ramón Ricio.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Arturo Artal, Lorena Puerto.
INTÉRPRETES: Joaquín Murillo,Kieran Stokes Corral,Noelia Llorente,Pepe Lorente,.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Trapper John. info@trapperjohn.com

Balcony boy, poor balcony boy… This is the story of balcony boy. His fault, he’s got big ears. His mania, to put his head where he shouldn’t.

PALOMERO, Pilar

A Bachelor of Hispanic Philology from the University of Zaragoza. A graduate from the ECAM (Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid), in the specialty of photography for film. Trained in script writing at International Film and Television School (EICTV) in Cuba and at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Master of Film and TV script). For some years she has worked as a freelance in advertising and television. She presently works as a scriptwriter for television. After taking part in over 50 short films in the photography department, in 2005 made her debut as a director with the short film Sonrisas, awarded prizes in several festivals. Niño Balcón (2008) is her second short film.

ON THE LINE

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 12 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Jon Garaño.
GUIÓN: Jon Garaño.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Javi Agirre.
MONTAJE: Raúl López.
MÚSICA: Pascal Gaigne.
SONIDO: Iñaki Díez, Javi Alonso.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Menó Martín.
INTÉRPRETES: Jeff Smallwood, Yvette Filanc, Mikel Morris, Tania De la Cruz.
VERSIÓN: Original en inglés con subtítulos en español.
PRODUCTORA: Moriarti Produkzioak. miramar_st@yahoo.es

An ordinary Saturday in the South of California. Adam, a lower middle class North-American man, sees off his wife and children to carry out his weekly task. A job implying sacrifices, but he accomplishes it with the solid conviction of his ideals.

GARAÑO, Jon

Born in Donostia (San Sebastian), in 1974. He studied Journalism and Advertising at UPV and Film in Sarobe (Basque Country) and San Diego (USA). In 2001 he co-founded, together with four companions, the production company Moriarti, for which he has worked as a director and scriptwriter in many audiovisual projects. He has also been the executive producer of the documentary film Lucio. In 2008 he wrote and directed the short film On the Line.

REACCIÓN

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 12 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: David Victori Blaya.
GUIÓN: David Victori Blaya.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Juan González.
MONTAJE: David Victori Blaya.
MÚSICA: Miquell Coll.
SONIDO: Hertifact.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Mar Cerdá, Dani Ebo.
INTÉRPRETES: Santi Millán, Vanessa Buchaca, David Ramírez.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Zoopa. festivales@agenciafreak.com

How do you know when is the time to help somebody?

VICTORI BLAYA, David

When he was 17 he was selected for the first Film Directing Workshop directed by Bigas Luna. The director offers him to go on training by his side and they work together in many projects, for over five years, including the role of Assistant Director for the feature film Son de Mar. Meanwhile he has worked for different companies such as Lolafilms, Camper, Enric Miralles Bt and Telecinco. As a freelance, he has worked above all as an editor, scriptwriter and director in film, commercials, music videos and TV programmes. In 2008 he wrote and directed the short film Reacción.

RUNNERS

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 17 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Marc Reixach.
GUIÓN: Marc Reixach.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Cesc Olivé.
MONTAJE: Marc Vendrell.
MÚSICA: Lluis Rueda.
SONIDO: Andrea Ainsa.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Georgina Castellsagué.
INTÉRPRETES: José Luis Tejero, Carlos Aliaga, Marco Aurelio González, Manel Sans.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Escándalo Films. gisela.casas@escandalofilms.es

David is a sixteen-year-old boy who refuses to accept the fate that life has in store for his mother. As a result, he will do everything he can to change it, fighting against his environment and against his father, with the sole support of his friend Pedro.

REIXACH, Marc

Born in 1975, he studied Hispanic Philology before starting in cinema studying at the ESCAC. In that film school he made several cinematographic projects until he shot in 2007 Runners, his graduation film. He presently is working in various audiovisual pieces produced by Mercat de les Flors and Escándalo Films.

TERAPIA

(ESPAÑA) -2009- 35 mm. / Color / 15 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Nuria Verde.
GUIÓN: Gonzalo Toledano, Nuria Verde.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Antonio J. García.
MONTAJE: José Manuel Jiménez.
MÚSICA: Antonio Escobar.
SONIDO: Juna Murat.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Rocío Peña, Carlos Aparicio.
INTÉRPRETES: Nathalie Seseña, Daniela Fejerman.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Nuria Verde. nuriaverde2002@yahoo.es

Lucia is a patient who wants to be discharge. Ana, her psychiatrist, does not agree. During this therapy session, Ana will receive a phone call that will radically change her life…

VERDE, Nuria

Born in Madrid in 1971. She is a bachelor in Information Sciences from the Complutense University in Madrid. She has studied scriptwriting with Daniela Fejerman and Agnés Jaoui. She works as a scriptwriter for Televisión Española, in the programme Cámara Abierta in la2. She has dictated courses on television series scriptwriting and she is the author of the book Cómo crear una serie de televisión (Ediciones T&B) together with Gonzalo Toledano, the creator of MIR and Lobos. She has written the scripts for several TV series such as Corta-t and Keno (Cuatro), sketches programmes, Esto no es serio ¿o si? (ETB 2) and creative scriptwriter for the production company Sony. She also wrote the script for Canal+ documentaries Valor Humano. She has directed the short film Terapia (2009) starring Nathalie Seseña. At present, she is preparing her first feature film as a scriptwriter and director.

THE END

(ESPAÑA) -2009- 35 mm. / Color / 27 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson.
GUIÓN: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Juan Carlos Gómez.
MONTAJE: Iván Aledo.
MÚSICA: Pascal Caigne.
SONIDO: David Rodríguez.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Silvia Ballesteros, Lucía Benito.
INTÉRPRETES: Samuel Rouokin, Natalie Press, Ewan Beatie, Charlie Cree Miles, Elieen Walsh, Evie Duncan.
VERSIÓN: Original en inglés con subtítulos en español.
PRODUCTORA: Prosopopeya Producciones. festivales@agenciafreak.com

A middle class American family must fight for survival in a nation being torn apart by the lack of water.

CHAPERO JACKSON, Eduardo

Born in Madrid in 1971 from a Spanish father and North American mother. Between 1989 and 1996 he studied Fine Arts and Film in New York. He returned to Spain to work as a freelance and he exhibited his photographic works. In 1997 he joined Sogecine where he worked as a production coordinator and manager of script development. He left the company in 2005 to devote to several projects, among them Contracuerpo, his first short film. In 2007 he made his second short film, Alumbramiento, which was premiered at La Biennale in Venice, being awarded the Prize UIP to the Best European Short Film and lately the prize to the Best Fiction Short Film in 2007, awarded by European Film Academy. In 2009 he has written and directed his third short film The End.

TURISMO

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 11 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Mercedes Sampietro.
GUIÓN: Mercedes Sampietro.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Jesús Escosa.
MONTAJE: Irene Blecua.
MÚSICA: Kongamusic.
SONIDO: Tom Voncina.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Toni Gali.
INTÉRPRETES: Mónica López, Francesca Piñón.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: In Vitro Films. clara@invitrofilms.com

Two women in a tearoom. They had never met before. A special event has connected them forever, although there is a deep abyss between them.

SAMPIETRO, Mercedes

Born in Barcelona (Spain). She started her career as an actress in an amateur theatre group. During her training at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona she was a member of the avant-garde group “Los Cátaros”. He has worked with some of the most prestigious stage directors in Spain and she has played many roles both in the stage and in television since 1970. She made her debut in film with Jaime Chávarri’s A un Dios desconocido, in 1978. She has worked with Pilar Miró, Fernando Colomo, Montxo Armendáriz, Gracia Querejeta, Judith Colell, Joaquín Oristrell, Patricia Ferreira, Gerardo Vera, Miguel Picazo, Manuel Gómez Pereira, Enrique Gabriel y Adolfo Aristarain, among other directors. Between 2003 and 2006 she was the president of Spanish Film Academy. Turismo is her first film as a director.

VLOG

(ESPAÑA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 10 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Valerio Boserman.
GUIÓN: Valerio Boserman.
FOTOGRAFÍA: David Suárez.
MONTAJE: Carlos Rodríguez.
MÚSICA: Salvio Vasallo, Enrico Barbaro.
SONIDO: Daniel Heras, Javier Alonso.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Jorge Fisca.
INTÉRPRETES: Yohana Cobo, Lola Baldrich, Álvaro Monje, Pablo Viña, Usun Yoon, Carlo D'Ursi, Jimmy Roca, Joel Gómez.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Potenza Producciones. info@potenzaproducciones.com

A videolog to talk, to pour your heart out, to feel alive, but… what if there is somebody on the other side who really needs your help, if it wasn’t a pastime, but somebody living a hell?

BOSERMAN, Valerio

With a degree in Film and Television from the Instituto Roberto Rossellini in Rome. After several courses on script writing and direction, he has worked as a director, producer, director of photography and acting coach for several television channels and companies of the industry, such as Europroducciones S.A. and TVE1. Among his works we could mention the series C.L.A., Obsesión and Luna negra. In 2008 he wrote and directed the short film Vlog.

SPAIN - UNITED STATES

FLAT LOVE

(ESPAÑA - ESTADOS UNIDOS) -2009- 35 mm. / Color / 15 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Andrés Sanz.
GUIÓN: Andrés Sanz.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Javier Ruiz.
MONTAJE: Andrés Sanz.
MÚSICA: Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel.
SONIDO: Lee Brooks.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Sonia Alio.
ANIMACIÓN: Chris Haak, Andrés Sanz.
INTÉRPRETES: Isabella Rossellini, D.H. Johnson, Taylor Martin, Alise Shoemaker.
VERSIÓN: Original en inglés con subtítulos en español.
PRODUCTORA: La Piscina LLC. lapiscinafilms@gmail.com

The story of a man who, convinced that the world is actually flat, fall in love with a two-dimensional woman in a painting at the MOMA in New York.

SÁNZ, Andrés

A bachelor of Fine Arts from Complutense University in Madrid, he studied a Master of Experimental Film at San Francisco Art Institute, California. Since 1998 he lives between Madrid and New York where he has written, produced and directed ten short films presented in numerous institutions and festivals around the world. His previous short film, Bedford, won 15 first prizes and 20 awards at international festivals during 2004-2005, among them the award of the audience in the TV programme “Versión Española” (TVE). In 2009 he has written and directed the short film Flat Love.

IDA Y VUELTA

(ESPAÑA - ESTADOS UNIDOS) -2008- 16 mm. / Color / 11 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: David Martín Porras.
GUIÓN: David Martín Porras.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Phil Klucsarits.
MONTAJE: David Martín Porras.
MÚSICA: Isaac Sprintis.
SONIDO: Estuardo Gálvez.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Clifford Galiher.
INTÉRPRETES: Maria Conchita Alonso, Eloy Azorín.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: UCLA Film School - David Martín Porras - Luz Gyalui. davidmporras@gmail.com

The customs of an American airport place a mother and her son in a revealing situation when his luggage is inspected. Forced to deal with their past, they come to a point where lying to each other is no longer an option.

MARTÍN PORRAS, David

Born in Salamanca in 1982. He started his studies of Audiovisual Communication at the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca and was given an Erasmus Grant to study in Munich (Germany) at the University Ludwig-Maximiliam. Back in Spain he finished his bachelor at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, a city that opened his eyes to the art of cinema. In 2006 he won a grant of “La Caixa” Foundation to study a Film Directing Master at the University of California in Los Angeles. His first short film in English, The breakfast included the actress Cherry Jones, the winner of two Tony awards. His film Portrait of a Couple was selected at the International Short Film Festival of Palm Springs. In 2008 he finished his latest film, Ida y vuelta, starring María Conchita Alonso and Eloy Azorín.

MEXICO

40º A LA SOMBRA

(MÉXICO) -2009- 35 mm. / Color / 14 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Flavio González Mello.
GUIÓN: Flavio González Mello.
FOTOGRAFÍA: César Gutiérrez, Iván Hernández.
MONTAJE: Roque Azcuaga.
MÚSICA: Daniel Hidalgo.
SONIDO: Daniel Hidalgo.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Mónica Chirinos, Jesús Torres.
INTÉRPRETES: Rodrigo Murray, Jesús Ochoa, Guillermo Villegas.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: IMCINE. difuinte@imcine.gob.mx

A man is stranded in the midst of an arid and lonely highway. He goes into the desert to look for help and starts to see mirages. Increasingly overcome by heat and thirst, he struggles to maintain his link to reality and get out of there; but the desert, like a living being, disorients him and confuses him with simulations that resemble reality more and more.

GONZÁLEZ MELLO, Flavio

He works in cinema, television, theatre and narrative. With the film Domingo siete, which he wrote and directed, he won in 1996 the prize Ariel to the Best Medium-Length Fiction Film awarded by Mexican Academy of Film Sciences and Arts. He has also written and directed the short films En vivo (2002), El número 23 (2002) and Medalla al empeño (2004). He wrote the script for the feature film Pachito Rex (México, 2001) and several plays, among which we could mention 1822, el año que fuimos Imperio (2000) and Lascuráin, o la brevedad del poder (2005). He teaches script and direction at CUEC and CCC. In 2009 he has directed 40° a la sombra.

GOODBYE GARIBALDI!

(MÉXICO) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 23 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Alejandro Ramírez Corona.
GUIÓN: Alejandro Ramírez Corona.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Víctor Dávila.
MONTAJE: Alejandro Ramírez Corona.
MÚSICA: Adán Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo Villa.
SONIDO: Misael Rubio.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Lola Ovando.
INTÉRPRETES: Cristian Medhina Nahual, Edurne Ferrer, Alfredo Herrera.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos UNAM. adricuecunam@gmail.com

A couple of friends decide to rob a supermarket because there are not other opportunities in the big city.

RAMÍREZ CORONA, Alejandro

Born in Mexico in 1977. A graduate in Social Communication from the Metropolitan Autonomous University with the documentary Rockdrigo, la ciudad del recuerdo 2001, which took part in national and international festivals. As a freelance he has made the documentary films Mundomatraca 2003, Alicia en el subterráneo 2004 and Salonisimo, Salón Victoria, En el camino 2007. He presently studies at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos in UNAM where he has directed the practice films Hace falta un buen Blues 2004, La Mujer Verde 2004, Facundo y los buses que cuelgan del cielo 2006 and his graduation film Goodbye Garibaldi 2008.

JAULAS

(MÉXICO) -2009- 35 mm. / Color / 10 min. Animación.

DIRECTOR: Juan José Medina.
GUIÓN: Juan José Medina.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Juan José Medina.
MONTAJE: Uri Espinosa de los Monteros Cueto.
MÚSICA: José Alfredo Sánchez Gutiérrez.
SONIDO: Mario Martínez Cobos.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Rita Basulto.
ANIMACIÓN: Juan José Medina, Rita Basulto.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: IMCINE. difuinte@imcine.gob.mx

A hostile environment is a bane hard to overcome for two maladjusted beings; it is a cycle of abuse and exploitation in the middle of desolation.

MEDINA, Juan José

Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 1974. He studied a the School of Plastic Arts from the University of Guadalajara, (1989-1994) and the School of Audiovisual Media also at the University of Guadalajara (1994-1996). He has participated in over thirty exhibitions both collective and individual. Thanks to the co-direction of the short film El octavo Día, la creación (2000) he obtained several prizes in national and international festivals. He has also participated in a dozen productions as animator and art director. In 2009 he has directed Jaulas.

ROMA

(MÉXICO) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 26 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Elisa Miller Encinas.
GUIÓN: Elisa Miller.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Christian Riviera, María José Secco.
MONTAJE: Ares Botanch.
SONIDO: Federico Schmucler.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Rodrigo Frías.
INTÉRPRETES: Jaime Estrada, Marcela Cuevas.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica. divulgacion@ccc.cnart.mx

A train goes into a soap factory. On the inside, hidden travellers, immigrants. One of them gets off in the factory. There he finds relief, help, solidarity.

MILLER ENCINAS, Elisa

A graduate of the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica. She professionally works as a continuity manager, casting director and art director. Ver llover (2006), her first short film as a director, won the Palm d’Or at Cannes Festival 2006. Roma (2008) is he second short film.

TIERRA Y PAN

(MÉXICO) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 8 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Carlos Armella.
GUIÓN: Carlos Armella.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Isi Sarfati.
MONTAJE: Carlos Armella.
MÚSICA: Gerardo Fernández.
SONIDO: Carlos Zamorano.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Luís Pantoja.
INTÉRPRETES: Lisset García, Patricia Meneses, Alberto Trujillo.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Z Film - Innova Films - Acargo Films. carlosarmella@hotmail.com

A silent journey to a deserted land where hunger turns human heart into an infertile land and some people misfortunes mean salvation to other people.

ARMELLA, Carlos

Born in Mexico City in 1978. He studied script writing in the "Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica" (CCC), and then studied filmmaking in the London Film School from which he graduated with the short film A Dead End Story. He was selected for the 2003 Venice Film Festival with another short film called Poem. After his return to Mexico he got involved with the documentary feature Toro Negro. In 2008 he directed Tierra y pan, Golden Lion in the section Corto Cortissimo of Venice Film Festival 2008.

PORTUGAL

3X3

(PORTUGAL) -2009- 35 mm. / Color / 6 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Nuno Rocha.
GUIÓN: Nuno Rocha.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Nuno Rocha.
MONTAJE: Nuno Rocha.
SONIDO: Pedro Santos.
INTÉRPRETES: João Marçal, Ricardo Azevedo.
VERSIÓN: Internacional.
PRODUCTORA: Nuno Rocha. nuno.s.rocha@gmail.com

A night watchman spends the time in a basketball court throwing a ball into the basket. He has become an expert. His ego rises when he shows his abilities to a simple cleaning employee, who also like him, is there all night.

ROCHA, Nuno

Born in May, 1977 in Porto. In 2007 he finished a degree in Audiovisual Communication at the Instituto Politécnico do Porto. As a student, he wrote and directed his first short film Stone Crib, winning prizes in Portugal and abroad, with attendance at important festivals such as the Fantasporto and the Curtas Vila do Conde IFF. He moved to Lisbon at the beginning of 2008, where he joined the advertising world. In 2009 he comes with a new short film entitled 3x3 which has won the grand prize "Zon Creativity in Multimedia". Currently he is preparing two new projects, a new short film and his first feature film.

A FELICIDADE

(PORTUGAL) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 8 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Jorge Silva Melo.
GUIÓN: Jorge Silva Melo.
FOTOGRAFÍA: José Luis Carvalhosa.
MONTAJE: Vitor Alves.
SONIDO: Armanda Caravalho.
INTÉRPRETES: Fernando Lopes, Pedro Gil, Miguel Borges.
VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
PRODUCTORA: Artistas Unidos. artistasunidos@artistasunidos.pt

A father and a son. The father must be about 70 years old, the son a little over 20. The son takes the father to the hospital. The radio plays classical music. Mozart’s Exultate, Jubilate sung by Teresa Stich-Randall. The father didn’t know the son liked classical music and the son didn’t know that would be the last conversation he would ever had with his father. But Mozart asks for the souls to be happy and for men to rejoice.

SILVA MELO, Jorge

He started as a Cinema critic in 1967 at the magazine O Tempo e O Modo. He studied at the London Film School. He was the founder and director, together with Luis Miguel Cintra, of Teatro da Cornucópia. He made his internship in Berlin with Peter Stein and in Milan with Giorgio Strehler. He is the author of the libretto of Le Château dês Carpathes (based in Jules Verne) by Philippe Hersant, and several theatre plays. Founded in 1995 the society Artistas Unidos where he is the director. Performed as an actor in films by Paulo Rocha, João César Monteiro, João Botelho, Manuel de Oliveira, Bruno Bayen and Christine Laurent. He works as a translator, writer and stage director. In 2008 he wrote and directed the short film A Felicidade.

VENEZUELA

PEROLITA

(VENEZUELA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 25 min. Ficción.

DIRECTOR: Patricia Ortega.
GUIÓN: Patricia Ortega.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Alejandra Fonseca.
MONTAJE: Sergio Curiel.
MÚSICA: Edgar Jiménez.
SONIDO: Josué Saavedra.
DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Regulo Rincón.
INTÉRPRETES: Luz Labat, Jorge Iglesias.
VERSIÓN: Original.
PRODUCTORA: Centro Nacional Autónomo de Cinematografía - CNAC. apinto@cnac.gob.ve

Perolita is a crazy scrap dealer. His daily life passes in the dumps. She is in love with Pincho, a mentally retarded trolley boy who works in the street markets. They have a date.

ORTEGA, Patricia

A Bachelor of Social Communication, in the specialty of Audiovisual Journalism. She graduated in Film Directing at the International Film and Television School San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV), Havana, Cuba. She also has a degree in Documentary Direction from the Filmakademie de Badem Wurttemberg, Ludwisburg, Germany. In 2008 she wrote and directed the fiction short film Perolita.