FACES • 2020
DIRECTOR: Iván Sainz-Pardo
COUNTRY: Spain
RUNTIME: '9
SYNOPSIS: A love story in the times of programmed obsolescence.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short Film
• Best Director
SHORT FILMS
GRAN PRIX • 2020
DIRECTOR: Alex Rademakers
COUNTRY: Spain
RUNTIME: '13
SYNOPSIS: Charly goes to the hospital because his brother has asked for it. Upon arrival, he discovers that his father is dying but he does not want to know anything, he still does not forgive him. His brother tries to convince him to say goodbye to him. If he has anything to say this is his last chance.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short Film
DIRECTOR: Jonas Ljung
COUNTRY: Sweden
RUNTIME: '5
SYNOPSIS: Animal Food is a dark comedy about a socially awkward man with an abnormal interest in bird food. What's cultural acceptable to eat, and what's not?
The story is told using specific and rhythmic visuals, without using any dialogue.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short Film
ANIMAL FOOD • 2020
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Herzberg
COUNTRY: Spain
RUNTIME: '10
SYNOPSIS: A homeless man follows another man. When the man disappears inside a building the follower turns out to be more than meets the eye.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short Film
ELEGY FOR #23 • 2020
DIRECTOR: Paula Viso
COUNTRY: Spain
RUNTIME: '8
SYNOPSIS: The city knows that two people are going to fall in love today and has a plan to make that happen. But when events do not happen as planned, the city will have to do everything possible so that these two people can see each other.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short Film
A GREEN RAY • 2021
DIRECTOR: Anaïs Venturi, Philip Matteacioli
COUNTRY: France
RUNTIME: '14
SYNOPSIS: Diane and her teenager daughter are coming back home after holidays. They found their apartment in a mess, occupied by a squatter. Alex, having rent through a famous website, is supposed to have checked out. But he refuses to leave. What to do with that alien?
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short Film
B&B 2.0 • 2020
DIRECTOR: Marc Camardons Cirera
COUNTRY: Spain
RUNTIME: '17
SYNOPSIS: Mateo is a young seminarian who wants to dedicate his life to God. He lives a simple life, dedicated to the fields and to prayer with his companions. All the ideals and precepts that Mateo knows are at risk when he meets Salvador, another seminarian who sees things a little differently. His beliefs conflict with his thoughts and his whole world is upset by this boy who tries to be true to himself.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short Film
PILE OF SALT • 2020
DIRECTOR: Josh Hale
COUNTRY: Australia
RUNTIME: '18
SYNOPSIS: After an assassination goes wrong an elite killer finds herself in a world and relationship she never thought she could have. But is it really possible to leave a life on the other side of the law behind and never look back?
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short Film
SKIN DEEP • 2020
DIRECTOR: Juliette Rose
COUNTRY: France
RUNTIME: '25
SYNOPSIS: Jacques life’s is suspended to the hypothetical return of his daughter who disappeared seven years ago. He lives his days between his work in a supermarket and his empty house. But one day strange details disrupt his routine and wake him from his numb existence.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short Film
ALICE • 2019
DIRECTOR: Orlando Almeida
COUNTRY: Spain
RUNTIME: '29
SYNOPSIS: While exploring on a seemingly uninhabited planet, a Scout is captured and interrogated about an unknown "Mr. D". But he is not alone. Will the worried Scout survive?
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short Film
RED CLOUD • 2020
DIRECTOR: Seungwoo Choi
COUNTRY: South Korea
RUNTIME: '30
SYNOPSIS: A young man who lived in Seoul returns to his home town to take care of his father's barn after his father's sudden death. Ultimately, the young man gets a glimpse of his father's life.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short Film
FATHER'S BARN • 2021
