SFC EVENTS / 2007 SHORTMETRAJE
THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER, New York
ShortMetraje: Vivid short films from Spain | December 15 & 17, 2007
ShortMetraje: Vivid short films from Spain | December 15 & 17, 2007
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE CARTAGENA
Murcine: Murcia Rueda | December 8-15, 2007
Murcine: Murcia Rueda | December 8-15, 2007
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York
Spain (Un)censored | October 17-November 5, 2007
Spain (Un)censored | October 17-November 5, 2007
VARIOUS VENUES, New York
Book release, panel discussion and on-line poster exhibit | October 18 & 20, 2007
Book release, panel discussion and on-line poster exhibit | October 18 & 20, 2007
VARIOUS VENUES, US
DOCUSPAIN: Spanish Documentary tour | ON GOING
DOCUSPAIN: Spanish Documentary tour | ON GOING
INSTITUTO CERVANTES, Rabat and Casablanca (Morocco)
ShortMetraje: Spanish Film Week | October 29 & November 2, 2007
ShortMetraje: Spanish Film Week | October 29 & November 2, 2007
ALTER ARTE, Spain
Espectro Americano | October 1-6, 2007
Espectro Americano | October 1-6, 2007
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Houston
ShortMetraje: Award winning Spanish short films | July 14-15, 2007
ShortMetraje: Award winning Spanish short films | July 14-15, 2007
MEMPHIS IN MAY INT’L FESTIVAL, Memphis
Modern Spanish Cinema | May 9, 2007
Modern Spanish Cinema | May 9, 2007
NEW EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL, Spain
Cine Musica & Latin Power | May 5-13, 2007
Cine Musica & Latin Power | May 5-13, 2007
MEDINA DEL CAMPO FILM FESTIVAL, Spain
American Spectrum: Short films from the Americas. | April 13-21, 2007
American Spectrum: Short films from the Americas. | April 13-21, 2007
THE KING JUAN CARLOS I OF SPAIN CENTER, New York
ShortMetraje: New short films by Spanish filmmakers | February 27-May 1, 2007
ShortMetraje: New short films by Spanish filmmakers | February 27-May 1, 2007
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This is a year of emotions for Spanish short filmmakers. But also for experimental plays, poetry, reflections of horrible realities, painful madness, and love. The filmmakes, most of them screenwriters also, have undressed their soul and mind. We are proud to present the most remarkable short films made recently- incluiding three Oscar Award Nominations. †Come to enjoy the maturity of works by this restless group of cineastas. The program has been organized with generous support from the Spanish Foreign Cultural Cooperation of the Embassy of Spain in Houston. |
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Houston Shortmetraje| Award winning Spanish short films DATE: July 14-15, 2007 MORE INFO CLICK |
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7.35 IN THE MORNING 7:35 de la mañana | Ignacio Vigalondo | Spain | 9 min. | 2003 |  |
| Winner of the Youth Prize at Clemont Ferrand Short Film Festival, 7:35 in the morning follows a girl as she goes to a bar to get breakfast. Everyone is quiet. Nobody is talking. Something strange is in the air…This is a 2005 Academy Award nominated film. | ||
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BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA Binta y la gran idea | Javier Fesser | Spain | 30 min. | 2004 | |
| This is film is one out of five 2007 Academy Award nominated short films. As part of a collaborative initiative with Unicef, this uplifting episode by the highly acclaimed Fesser (Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure, The Miracle of P. Tinto) takes us to the heart of Africa, where little Binta lives with his intuitive father. | ||
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HIYAB Hiyab | Xavi Sala | Spain | 8 min. | 2005 | |
| Fatima stands up to her teacher because she doesn’t want to wear the veil. Sala’s new film enrich with his fresh perspective a POV upon a controversial topic- with unexpected results. This is a thoughtful and welll deserved 20 times awarded film, including a Goya award nomination 2006. | ||
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WITH WHAT SHALL I WASH IT? ¿Con qué la lavaré? | Maria Trenor | Spain | 11 min. | 2004 | |
| Daybreak in the red-light district of a Spanish town. Someone who earns a living on the streets makes the trek home, sits down, and begins removing make-up. A celluloid tribute to the homosexual artistes of the late 1970s, just after Franco’s dictatorship. Sundance and Winner of the Teddy Award Best Short Film at the Berlin Film Festival. | ||
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THE FENCE El cerco | Ricardo Òscar, Nacho Martìn | Spain | 12 min. | 2005 | |
| The best European short film award at the Berlin Film Festival and 2007 Sundance favorite went to this striking and brutal student thesis. 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. | ||
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IN THE PIT En el Hoyo | David MartÌn de Los Santos | Spain | 24 min. | 2006 | |
| LucÌa is desperate and decides to take her own life. | ||
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SUMMER OR THE FLAWS OF ANDRÉS Verano o los defectos de Andrés | Jorge Torregrosa | Spain | 22 min. | 2006 | |
| It is Summer and it is hot. Andres and Sara have known each other for a short time. Felix and Silvia have been together for five years. The two couples spend a summer day around a swimming pool. As always in Torregrosa’s astonishing work, human nature is one more character and his unique look makes us wonder about our own condition. | ||
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K | Juan Simons | Spain | 12 min. | 2005 | |
| K and Nelson live stifled by a routine-governed city that oppresses their identity. Real and still fragile, K manage to portrait two men in search of truth. | ||
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PONYS Ponys | David Planell | Spain | 10 min. | 2005 | |
| "Pony is that thing that happens when you are small and marks you for life". Do not miss this entertaining yet impossible tale of three best girlfriends discussing their live after lunch and a few drinks- David take us to this obscure journey at the best style of Spanish dark comedy tradition. | ||
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ONE TOO MANY Eramos Pocos | Borja Cobeaga | Spain | 16 min. | 2005 | |
| This is film is one out of five 2007 Academy Award nominated short films. When his wife leaves him, JoaquÌn turns to his son to help him bring his mother-in-law out of a home to do the housework. | ||
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THE BODY AGAINST Contracuerpo | Eduardo Chapero-Jackson | Spain | 17 min. | 2005 | |
| A young woman obsessed with her image takes a journey into the labyrinth of her own perception, turning her body into a prison for the world to see and living the self-destructive dream of becoming what she is not. This incredible sensitive film premiered at the Venezia International Film Festival, and many more followed to that, proving Eduardo as a Spanish filmmaker to watch. | ||
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THE EXPLANATION La Explicaciòn | Curro Novallas | Spain | 10 min. | 2005 | |
| Marcos hides, behind a world of graphics & drawings, his fear to confront his relationship with Andrea. Gustavo Salmeron’s incredible performance enriches this entertaining yet real story of difficulties and demands of love. | ||
Generous support has been received from the Consulate of Spain in Houston.
