The Shortest Day

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Photo courtesy of CCCB.

The program includes pearls from filmmakers returning to the art of short filmmaking after time spent making features, the customary children’s programs and a tantalizing Bandarra! session, as well as a special selection from the Catalunya Film Festivals and the anniversary of the Marvin&Wayne label. Good cinema, short cinema!

PEARLS

This year we’ve swapped roles with a selection of works by filmmakers who’ve gone back to making short films. Leading lights of world cinema such as Roy Andersson, who’s just won the Silver Lion in Venice, and Martin Rejtman, one of the fathers of the new Argentine cinema. There are also more recent talents that everyone’s talking about, such as Carla Simón, returning after the success of Estiu 1993, Nele Wohlatz, winner of the Golden Leopard at Locarno with her first full-length feature, and Borja Cobeaga, a director with his own company and also the renowned scriptwriter behind some of the biggest hits in Spanish cinema.

The programs turned out to be very political ("all cinema is political," as Costa-Gavras would say), proving that short film isn’t merely a training ground or springboard but also often a fist striking a table.

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This year sees the 10th anniversary of the short format distributor Marvin&Wayne and they’ve brought us a small selection of the most recent and outstanding local productions. They wanted to show the more than 200 films that have passed through their catalogue and, although that’s obviously not possible, they’ve certainly planned a few surprises.

(93 min. Recommended age: 16+)

JUNIOR BEAT

The great and best of children’s short films to offer a wonderful family-oriented session. Fathers, mothers, sons and daughters will all enjoy these award-winning shorts from around the world to start off a very festive evening!

(49 min. Especially recommended for 4 to 10 year-olds)

BANDARRA!

Irreverent, over the top humor, the late-night session is always one of the highlights to end the day. Slasher, freaky and a little, just a little bit of blood and guts. Veritable caviar for fine palates such as yours.

(71 min. Recommended age: 16+)

FESTIVAL MIX

A short film session covering an entire year of festivals! A selection of some of the films by the members of Catalunya Film Festivals: Festival Protesta, Choreoscope, In-Edit, Docs Barcelona, Fire!! and Fascurt Masnou.

(72 min. Recommended age: 12+)

Free entrance to all films.

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