THE COLOUR GREY

Iberoamerican Short Film Contest 54 ED. 2026
Spain 2025 20' Fiction Debut film

After not seeing each other for a long time, Sara is forced to rush from London to Madrid: her father has been admitted into a psychiatric ward after attempting to commit suicide.

Marina Velázquez Benítez

She graduated in Screenwriting at Madrid’s Film School (ECAM). She started her career writing for TV series for the main national channels and international platforms (RTVE, Atresplayer, Netflix, AppleTV). As writer-director, she has made the short films Etxetxipia (2022), Jerusalem (2023) and The Colour Grey. She is currently writing her first feature film as director, House in Flames. At the same time, she works as a script teacher at Madrid’s Film School (ECAM) and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, and as jury member in selection committees of different development programs (La Incubadora, AFTER).

TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:

Marina Velázquez Benítez

SCRIPT:

Marina Velázquez Benítez, Carlos del Valle Romero

PRODUCTION:

Cristóbal García, Carlos del Valle Romero. Producción ejecutiva: Laura Castro Otero

EDITING:

Pablo Barce (Amae)

ART:

Elia Robles Castillo

PHOTOGRAPHY:

Sara Gallego Grau

SOUND:

Laura Gantes, Miriam Pedregal, Roberto Fernández

CAMERA:

Sara Gallego Grau

CAST:

Marina Salas, Gonzalo de Castro

CONTACT:

fest@marvinwayne.com