The Shortest Day

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Image courtesy of Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB)

The 18th of December marks international short film day which is a celebration of all short films. To mark this date the CCCB will host two sessions to make the most of this festival with a screening of the Perles (Pearls), a black comedy, and a new proposal, Xat curt, with screenings and brief discussions.

The first session starts at 18:00 with Xat curt which will include screening pairs of short films with common themes and inviting their authors for a quick chat. Films screened will be: El adiós, Clara Roquet (Catalonia-Spain, 2013), Forastera, Lucía Aleñar Iglesias (Catalonia-Spain, 2020), Rumbo a peor, Alex Brendemühl (Catalonia-Spain, 2009), Solució per a la tristesa, Tuixén Benet, Marc Martínez Jordán (Catalonia-Spain, 2020), El somriure amagat, Ventura Durall (Catalonia-Spain, 2012) and Can Gardell, Flor Aliberti, Sílvia Subirós (Catalonia-Spain, 2021)

The second session opens with the screening of Perles, for an end of the world beginning at 22:00, followed by My last film, Zia Anger (2015, USA), Yo maté a Antoine Doinel, Nicolás Prividera (Argentina, 2019), Misterio, Chema García Ibarra (Spain, 2013), Decorado, Alberto Vázquez (Spain, 2016), Dioses autonómicos (Cap. I, II, V), Velasco Broca, Canódromo Abandonado (Spain, 2017) and ¿Qué sabemos del asesino? Marc Ferrer (Catalonia-Spain, 2020).

Organized for the last eight years by Catalunya Film Festivals, an association that brings together Catalan film festivals and screenings, and Marvin&Wayne, a distributor of short films, The Shortest Day is celebrated in several countries simultaneously around December 21st, the shortest day of the year.

Admission is free but prior registration is required.

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