Shorts 2021

Celeste’s Dreams

Film Category: Short

Country of Production: USA

Year of Production: 2019

Running Time: 18 mins 25

Language: English

Director: Iona Morris

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

When a creative woman becomes the same age her mother was when she passed, her life stagnates, forcing her to reconcile a longstanding fear and opening up an opportunity to pursue their shared dream.

Spanish Synopsis

Cuando una mujer creativa tiene la misma edad que su madre cuando falleció, su vida se estanca, lo que la obliga a reconciliar un miedo de larga data y le abre la oportunidad de perseguir su sueño compartido.

Limbo

Film Category: Short

Country of Production: United Kingdom

Year of Production: 2021

Running Time: 18 mins

Language: English

Director: Hsin Yu Chang

English Synopsis

After an unfortunate event, Steve finds himself dead and unable to pass into the afterlife after discovering that someone is obsessed with him in the living world. Therefore, Steve and his recently assigned "Afterlife Agent", Aaron, must hunt down this elusive person and erase their memory, or else Steve could find himself with a fate worse than death.

Spanish Synopsis

Después de un evento desafortunado, Steve se encuentra muerto e incapaz de pasar a la otra vida después de descubrir que alguien está obsesionado con él en el mundo de los vivos. Por lo tanto, Steve y su "Agente Afterlife" recientemente asignado, Aaron, deben cazar a esta persona esquiva y borrar su memoria, o de lo contrario Steve podría encontrarse con un destino peor que la muerte.

Mist And Blood

Film Category: Short

Country of Production: France

Year of Production: 2021

Running Time: 24 mins

Language: French with English Subtitles

Director: Roland Collin

English Synopsis

A famous novelist, meets a journalist. Wanting to find out more about his personality, the journalist asks him about his latest books and where he gets his inspiration. As the time passes, the author starts to doubt the real intentions of the interviewer. The meeting quickly goes downhill, revealing the scars of a tragedy that happened four years ago...

Spanish Synopsis

Un novelista famoso, conoce a un periodista. Queriendo saber más sobre su personalidad, el periodista le pregunta sobre sus últimos libros y de dónde saca su inspiración. A medida que pasa el tiempo, el autor comienza a dudar de las verdaderas intenciones del entrevistador. La reunión rápidamente va cuesta abajo, revelando las cicatrices de una tragedia que sucedió hace cuatro años ...

Otaku

Film Category: Short

Country of Production: Italy

Year of Production: 2021

Running Time: 19 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Khashayar Yousefzadeh and Tara Kaboli

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English Synopsis

Carlotta, a 10-year-old girl, accidentally discovers a collection of Japanese figurines in the neighbour's cellar. Trying to find out who the real owner is, she uncovers an unexpected secret about her family.

Spanish Synopsis

Carlotta, una niña de 10 años, descubre accidentalmente una colección de figuritas japonesas en el sótano del vecino. Al tratar de averiguar quién es el verdadero dueño, descubre un secreto inesperado sobre su familia.

Saint-Tite

Film Category: Short

Country of Production: Canada

Year of Production: 2019

Running Time: 11 mins 30

Language: French

Director: Florence Pelletier and Elizabeth Marcoux-Belair

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

Saint - Tite tells the story of a family living their last weekend together at the rodeos of the Festival Western de Saint-Tite.

Spanish Synopsis

Saint - Tite cuenta la historia de una familia que vivió su último fin de semana juntos en los rodeos del Festival Western de Saint-Tite.

Solo Una Más

Film Category: Short

Country of Production: Spain

Year of Production: 2020

Running Time: 14 mins

Language: Spanish (English subtitles)

Director: Guillermo Fernández Groizard

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

Roberto is on the pool table, the girl he likes places the triangle for him, the customers have become fans and the eyes of the whole world are on his next shot.

Spanish Synopsis

Roberto está en la mesa de billar, la chica que le gusta le coloca el triángulo, los clientes se han convertido en fanáticos y los ojos del mundo entero están en su próximo tiro.

The Suit

Film Category: Short

Country of Production: Italy

Year of Production: 2020

Running Time: 15 mins

Language: Italian/Arabic

Director: Maurizio Ravallese

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English Synopsis

An immigrant works in a laundry to buy a wedding suit. One day he is found stealing a suit from a sick groom who has just been left at the altar. To atone for his sins, he will have to avenge the robbed man.

Spanish Synopsis

Un inmigrante trabaja en una lavandería para comprarse un traje de novio. Un día lo encuentran robando un traje a un mozo enfermo que acababan de dejar en el altar. Para expiar sus pecados, tendrá que vengar al hombre robado.

True

Film Category: Short, Winner Shorter Short

Country of Production: Ireland

Year of Production: 2019

Running Time: 7 mins 44

Language: English

Director: Shane Collins

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English Synopsis

A grandfather struggles to comes to terms with his identity and grandson's homophobia.

Spanish Synopsis

Un abuelo lucha por aceptar su identidad y la homofobia de su nieto.

Why I am a Recluse

Film Category: Short, Winner Short

Country of Production: Chile

Year of Production: 2020

Running Time: 25 mins

Language: Spanish with English Subtitles

Director: Cristian Rody Medel

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English Synopsis

An inexperienced suicide tries to end his life. With the help of a spiritual being, he will discover the conditions to live the present with joy and calm.

Spanish Synopsis

Un suicidio sin experiencia intenta acabar con su vida. Con la ayuda de un ser espiritual, descubrirá las condiciones para vivir el presente con alegría y tranquilidad.

Features 2021

Dark Light

Film Category: Feature, Winner Actress

Country of Production: Spain and Ireland

Year of Production: 2021

Running Time: 93 mins

Language: English

Director: Damian Chapa

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

Sonny, an eccentric detective from New York unit finds himself investigating a mysterious set of murders. A disturbed but beautiful woman has been blamed for the murders. Sonny Proves it could not be her, as she has been locked away in a mental institution. However, a strange mysterious set of events still points to the young woman being the culprit.

Spanish Synopsis

Sonny, un excéntrico detective de la unidad de Nueva York, se encuentra investigando una misteriosa serie de asesinatos. Se ha culpado de los asesinatos a una mujer perturbada pero hermosa. Sonny demuestra que no pudo ser ella, ya que ha estado encerrada en una institución mental. Sin embargo, un extraño y misterioso conjunto de eventos todavía apunta a que la joven es la culpable.

Fires In The Dark

Film Category: Feature

Country of Production: France

Year of Production: 2021

Running Time: 94 mins

Language: French

Director: Dominique Lienhard

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English Synopsis

Seventeenth century. Set in a small village, nestled between the sea and the mountain, the father of Alan, a young fifteen-year-old boy, has sold himself for two years to indentured service. Alan is forced to take the place of his father and struggles to support his family.

Spanish Synopsis

Decimoséptimo siglo. Ubicado en un pequeño pueblo, enclavado entre el mar y la montaña, el padre de Alan, un joven de quince años, se ha vendido durante dos años al servicio contratado. Alan se ve obligado a tomar el lugar de su padre y lucha por mantener a su familia.

Holidays At All Cost

Film Category: Feature, Winner Story

Country of Production: France

Year of Production: 2021

Running Time: 105 mins

Language: French

Director: Stevan Lee Mraovitch

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English Synopsis

It has been seven years since Frederic has taken his beautiful wife and son away from Paris for a summer vacation. This year, he is determined to offer them an unforgettable holiday at all cost. Without the cash to pay for a hotel and unknown to his wife and son he makes a secrate deal with his friend, Jean-Luc, the director of a luxury resort. What follows is both hysterical and horrifying as Jean-Luc attempts to seduce Fredric's wife.

Spanish Synopsis

Han pasado siete años desde que Frederic se llevó a su hermosa esposa e hijo de París para unas vacaciones de verano. Este año, está decidido a ofrecerles unas vacaciones inolvidables a toda costa. Sin el dinero en efectivo para pagar un hotel y sin que su esposa y su hijo lo desconozcan, hace un trato secreto con su amigo, Jean-Luc, el director de un resort de lujo. Lo que sigue es histérico y horroroso cuando Jean-Luc intenta seducir a la esposa de Fredric.

I Married My Mother

Film Category: Feature

Country of Production: Italy

Year of Production: 2019

Running Time: 84 mins

Language: Italian with English Subtitles

Director: Domenico Costanzo

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English Synopsis

A man discovers what real love is through the eyes of his sick mother.

Spanish Synopsis

Un hombre descubre lo que es el amor real a través de los ojos de su madre enferma.

O Mein Gott

Film Category: Feature

Country of Production: Germany

Year of Production: 2019

Running Time: 83 mins

Language: German

Director: Steffen Heidenreich

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English Synopsis

In an era of complete interconnectedness, the sum of the parts lead to a catastrophic whole. Location no longer matters; disaster can strike anywhere. The Story is the fatal mixture of an unpredictable sum of parts. And because everything is connected to everything, no one can claim that they are not to blame for catastrophe.

Spanish Synopsis

En una era de completa interconexión, la suma de las partes conduce a un todo catastrófico. La ubicación ya no importa; el desastre puede ocurrir en cualquier lugar. La historia es la mezcla fatal de una impredecible suma de partes. Y como todo está conectado con todo, nadie puede afirmar que no tiene la culpa de la catástrofe.

One Day At A Time

Film Category: Feature

Country of Production: England

Year of Production: 2021

Running Time: 98 mins

Language: English with Spanish Subtitles

Director: Vortre (Trey) Williams

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

A twenty-seven year old male is struggling with his demons and addictions. When he faces some devastating news, he is forced to examine his life! A chance encounter leads him into …."Living A Life Beyond His Wildest Dreams’!

Spanish Synopsis

Un hombre de veintisiete años está luchando con sus demonios y adicciones. ¡Cuando se enfrenta a una noticia devastadora, se ve obligado a examinar su vida! Un encuentro casual lo lleva a… ¡"Viviendo una vida más allá de sus sueños más salvajes"!

Rise Of The Foot Soldier: Origins

Film Category: Feature, Winner Actor, Winner Feature

Country of Production: UK

Year of Production: 2020

Running Time: 107 mins

Language: English

Director: Nick Nevern

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

This fifth instalment is set in the 1980s, the height of the rave scene. Tucker will do whatever it takes to rise to the top of the drug scene. Teaming up with Bernard O’Mahoney, who was a renowned heavyweight, what could go wrong?

Spanish Synopsis

Esta quinta entrega está ambientada en la década de 1980, el apogeo de la escena rave. Tucker hará lo que sea necesario para llegar a la cima de la escena de las drogas. Haciendo equipo con Bernard O’Mahoney, quien era un renombrado peso pesado, ¿qué podría salir mal?

Shadow Country

Film Category: Feature

Country of Production: Czech Republic

Year of Production: 2020

Running Time: 135 mins

Language: Czech with English Subtitles

Director: Bohdan Sláma

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

Marie a young pretty woman moves into a small town of Schwarzwald in Vitorazsko an area near Austrian borders which was annexed to Czechoslovakia by force in 1920. At the beginning of the Second World War, most of the Czech-speaking residents chose German nationality. So did Marie?s husband Karel Veber. After the war group of locals held citizens tribunals and murdered the wealthiest men in town including Marie’s husband. Marie with her two children and her mother-in-law has to leave into the woods.

Spanish Synopsis

Marie, una joven mujer bonita, se muda a una pequeña ciudad de Schwarzwald en Vitorazsko, un área cerca de las fronteras con Austria que fue anexada a Checoslovaquia por la fuerza en 1920. Al comienzo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la mayoría de los residentes de habla checa eligieron la nacionalidad alemana. También lo hizo el marido de Marie, Karel Veber. Después de la guerra, un grupo de lugareños llevó a cabo tribunales ciudadanos y asesinó a los hombres más ricos de la ciudad, incluido el marido de Marie. Marie con sus dos hijos y su suegra tiene que irse al bosque.

Tin Holiday

Film Category: Feature

Country of Production: United Kingdom & USA

Year of Production: 2019

Running Time: 91 mins

Language: English

Director: Joe Camareno

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

Downtrodden office worker Samuel (Juan Monsalvez) loses his job and, in a freak accident, his overbearing wife Tanita (Stephanie Wiand) on the same day. To help him recover, Jesse, his precocious best friend, accompanies him on a trip to London where before long the hapless duo finds themselves in serious trouble with the Punjabi Mafia, Interpol, and in inappropriate couplings.

Spanish Synopsis

El trabajador de oficina oprimido Samuel (Juan Monsalvez) pierde su trabajo y, en un extraño accidente, su dominante esposa Tanita (Stephanie Wiand) el mismo día. Para ayudarlo a recuperarse, Jesse, su precoz mejor amigo, lo acompaña en un viaje a Londres, donde en poco tiempo el desventurado dúo se encuentra en serios problemas con la mafia punjabi, la Interpol y en parejas inapropiadas.

TwoTwo

Film Category: Feature, Winner Director

Country of Production: USA

Year of Production: 2021

Running Time: 88 mins

Language: English

Director: Jun Hoskulds

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

A homeless man takes David to an entrance to a parallel universe. There he meets TwoTwo, a mysterious girl with special powers who teaches him about the illusory nature of reality and the connection between the essence of all things. A secret alien power is kept underground, but it’s spirit watches everything as David has experiences, he never thought possible.

Spanish Synopsis

Un vagabundo lleva a David a una entrada a un universo paralelo. Allí conoce a TwoTwo, una chica misteriosa con poderes especiales que le enseña sobre la naturaleza ilusoria de la realidad y la conexión entre la esencia de todas las cosas. Un poder alienígena secreto se mantiene bajo tierra, pero su espíritu observa todo, ya que David tiene experiencias que nunca pensó que fueran posibles.

Documentaries 2021

A Wicked Eden

Film Category: Documentary

Country of Production: Canada

Year of Production: 2021

Running Time: 96 mins

Language: English

Director: Naddine Madell-Morgan

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

Goddess Snow and her close friends Ceara Lynch, Princess Rene, Astro Domina, Princess Meggerz and Sarah DiAvola have built a supportive underground punk scene of fetish content creators. Empowering each other, their clients, fans and the rest of the adult population to engage in the fight for a shame-free, consensual, and safe exploration of one’s sexuality. Domination sessions, Goddess Alexandra Snow has built a thriving empire which supports the empowerment of women, sex workers, and anyone who has ever felt like a misfit.

Spanish Synopsis

Goddess Snow y sus amigas cercanas Ceara Lynch, Princess Rene, Astro Domina, Princess Meggerz y Sarah DiAvola han construido una escena punk underground de apoyo de creadores de contenido fetichista. Empoderar a los demás, a sus clientes, fanáticos y al resto de la población adulta para participar en la lucha por una exploración libre de vergüenza, consensuada y segura de la propia sexualidad. En las sesiones de dominación, la diosa Alexandra Snow ha construido un imperio próspero que apoya el empoderamiento de las mujeres, las trabajadoras sexuales y cualquiera que alguna vez se haya sentido como un inadaptado.

Roller Girls Beirut

Film Category: Documentary

Country of Production: Denmark

Year of Production: 2020

Running Time: 23 mins

Language: Danish/English

Director: René Odgaard

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

It is hard to be angry or sad when you are on wheels, and that is exactly how Elisabeth rolls when she plays the aggressive contact sport Roller Derby. Through this sport Elisabeth has found something she has been missing in her life; a place with the freedom to be herself and the tomboy she has always been. Elisabeth has decided to share all of this with other women in Beirut to start a Roller Derby team, but Beirut it is not a place that women play physically rough sports on roller skates.

Spanish Synopsis

Es difícil estar enojado o triste cuando estás sobre ruedas, y así es exactamente como Elisabeth rueda cuando juega el agresivo deporte de contacto Roller Derby. A través de este deporte, Elisabeth ha encontrado algo que se había perdido en su vida; un lugar con la libertad de ser ella misma y la marimacho que siempre ha sido. Elisabeth ha decidido compartir todo esto con otras mujeres en Beirut para comenzar un equipo Roller Derby, pero Beirut no es un lugar donde las mujeres practiquen deportes físicamente duros en patines.

Stalking Chernobyl

Film Category: Documentary, Winner Documentary

Country of Production: USA, Bulgaria, Slovakia/ Ukrania

Year of Production: 2020

Running Time: 57 mins

Language: English and Russian

Director: Iara Lee

Trailer: Click here

English Synopsis

Wednesday 8th September

5.00 – 7.00pm
Dark Light (Screen 2)
Group A (Screen 3)

7.00 – 9.00pm
Group B (Screen 2)
TwoTwo (Screen 3)

9.00 – 11.00pm
Shadow Country (Screen 2)
A Wicked Eden (Screen 3)

Thursday 9th September

5.00 – 7.00pm
Holiday at all Costs (Screen 2)
Group B (Screen 3)

7.00 – 9.00pm
Docs Group C (Screen 2)
Group A (Screen 3)

9.00 – 11.00pm
Tin Holiday (Screen 2)
O My God (Screen 3)

Friday 10th September

5.00 – 7.00pm
Fires in the Dark (Screen 2)
Caballo de Acero (Screen 3)

7.00 – 9.00pm
Legacy of Lies (Screen 2)
I Married my Mother (Screen 3)

9.00 – 11.00pm
TwoTwo (Screen 2)
One Day at a Time (Screen 3)

Saturday 11th September

5.00 – 7.00pm
Docs Group C (Screen 2)
One Day at a Time (Screen 3)

8.00 – 10.00pm
Rise of the Footsoldier Origins (Screen 2)
Rise of the Footsoldier Origins (Screen 3)

10.00 – 11.45pm
Fires in the Dark (Screen 2)
Holiday at all Costs (Screen 3)

Sunday 12th September

5.00 – 7.00pm
Dark Light (Screen 2)
I Married my Mother (Screen 3)

7.00 – 9.00pm
Legacy of Lies (Screen 2)
Caballo de Acero (Screen 3)

9.00 – 11.00pm
Rise of the Footsoldier Origins (Screen 2)
Shadow Country (Screen 3)

Groups

Group A (88 mins)
Mist and Blood
Celeste’s Dreams
The Suit
Limbo
True

Group B (82 mins)
Why I am a Recluse
Solo Una Ma?s
Otaku
Kingsey

Group C (Documentaries – 93 mins)
Roller Girls Beirut
Saint-Tite
Stalking Chernobyl

*Note: These events may be attended by VIP Guests only. Find out more.

Speakers and Workshops

How to Finance and Attract Executive Producers

September 10, 2021 12:00 pm – Conference Room, H10

A workshop by Gary Collins, CEO Red Rock Entertainment.

Gary will talk about the many ways you are able to secure financing for film & TV productions.

Gary’s career in the film industry began in 2012. Shortly after he started Red Rock Entertainment which now works in conjunction with the UK’s most prestigious production companies to raise equity for independent film and television projects.

The Producer’s Viewpoint: TV is the Future

September 11, 2021 12:00 pm – Conference Room, H10

A workshop by Mark Foligno, Executive Producer The King’s Speech

Mark Foligno, Executive Producer of “The King’s Speech”, and numerous other TV and film projects, will be discussing the UK film market and new opportunities in TV production. With media outlets such as Netflix, Sky and Amazon producing some major series, where should the filmmakers and producers look to remain a head of the game?

Networking

11.00 am DAILY – Festival Hall, H10 Andalucia Plaza.

Coffee mornings during the festival.

*Note: These events may be attended by VIP Guests only. Find out more.

Joys Party – Opening Night

Wednesday 8th September 2021 @ 9.30pm -11.00pm
Joys Club, Front Line, Puerto Banus

Legacy of Lies Party

Friday 10th September 2021 @ 10pm
Pool side, H10 Andalucia plaza hotel.

Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony

Sunday 12th September 2021 @ 7.30pm
Formal black-tie event, H10 Andalucia plaza hotel

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