Best Feature 2013
Nominations:
• I’m Dating You Not
• A Soft Cent of Cinnamon
• Sardonic Smile
WINNER:
I’m Dating You Not
Country of production: Spain
Language: Spanish
Year of production: 2013
Director: Guillermo Groizard
Length of film: 77 min
Synopsis: Roberto is into Paula. Paula is not into Roberto. Paula is actually into her ex-boyfriend, Miguel. Roberto’s ex-girlfriend, Silvia, is trying to get back with him… what a mess! Why should it be so complicated to get a date with your colleague? An hilarious romantic comedy about how to convince someone that you’re the love of their life.
Sinopsis: A Roberto le gusta Paula. A Paula no le gusta Roberto. A Paula actualmente le gusta su ex novio Miguel. La ex novia de Roberto, Silvia, está intentando que vuelva con él… Menuda leonera!!! ¿Por qué es tan complicado tener una cita con tu amigo? Una comedia romántica hilarante sobre cómo convencer a alguien de que tú eres el amor de su vida.
Best Documentary 2013
Nominations:
• The Speed of Orange
• Social Business
• A New Path For Capitalism
• My Way
WINNER:
The Speed of Orange
Country of production: USA
Language: English
Year of production: 2013
Director: Justin Hunt
Length of film: 85 min
Synopsis: From acclaimed storyteller Justin Hunt (Absent, American Meth) comes the gritty, yet endearing, story of GHL, an entity that dominated the world of quarter horse racing in the 1970s. Unprecedented access and unparalleled POV footage gives you the real ride of a lifetime while offering up a view of everyday life on the backside and an intimate, sometimes humorous, look at an ordinary family living, and dying, in an extraordinary world.
Sinopsis: La adorable y valiente historia de GHL, un ser que dominaba el mundo de las carreras de caballos en los años 70. Acceso sin precedentes e incomparable rodaje que te da, mira hacia la vida y muerte de una extraordinaria familia en un mundo extraordinario.
Best Short Film 2013
Nominations:
• Berlin Angels
• Change of Faith
• Illness
WINNER:
Berlin Angels
Country of production: Germany
Language: German
Year of production: 2013
Director: Jens Roth
Length of film: 20 min
Synopsis: Carnival of The Cultures’ in Berlin: A charismatic duo comprised of a gay rent-boy and a female fashion freak from Canada, meet an Afghan who’s just moved to Berlin. Both want to seduce him and approach him under the pretence of being angels offering to fulfil three wishes to make him happy. A decadent game turns into a deep encounter.
Sinopsis: Carnaval de Culturas en Berlin: Un carismático dúo compuesto por un chapero y una canadiense freak de la moda se encuentran con un afgano que se acaba de mudar a Berlín. Los dos quieren seducirle y acercarse a él bajo el pretexto de ser ángeles que le ofrecen cumplir 3 deseos para ser feliz. Un juego decadente que se transforma en un profundo encuentro.
Best Shorter Short 2013
Nominations:
• Dream in Their Eyes
• Crocodiles Without Saddles
• Alchemy
WINNER:
Dream in Their Eyes
Country of production: United Arab Emirates
Language: Arabic
Year of production: 2012
Director: Abeer Al Marzouqi
Length of film: 20 min
Synopsis: This documentary chronicles the lives of three children in the refugee camps of Lebanon through their relationship with an American volunteer medical mission. The film was directed by three UAE students, the first Emiratis believed to have entered and filmed in the refugee camps. Interviewing several of the 450,000 Palestinians living in the notorious Bourj al Barjeneh, Shatila, Ain Al Helwa, and Bourj Al Shamali refugee camps, all known for their abject poverty and hopelessness.
Sinopsis: Este documental es la crónica de la vida de 3 niños en campos de refugiados del Líbano y su relación con un médico americano en misión humanitaria. El documental fue dirigido por 3 estudiantes de UAE, los primeros emiratíes que han entrado y grabado en campos de refugiados. Entrevistan a varios de los 450.000 palestinos que viven en los campos de Bourj al Barjeneh, Shatila, Ain Al Helwa y Bourj Al Shamali, conocidos por su miserable pobreza y falta de esperanza.
Information for the festival screenings and events can be found below and you can navigate individual sections using the tabs (above) to see the films in greater detail including trailers. Alternatively, please click here to view/download the program in PDF format.
Screening & Events Program
Wednesday 2nd October
Venue: H10 Andalucia Plaza Hotel
10:00 Registration Opens
12:00-14:00 Shorts Group C (98 Min)
- El Camino (8 min) USA
- The Bake Free (20 min) Colombia
- Alchemy (7 min) USA
- A Change of Faith (18 min) USA
- Go Up (15 min) Russia
- Illness (15 min) USA
- Herzberg (15 min) Germany
14:00-16:00 Documentaries Group D1 (97 min)
- Social Business, A New Path for Capitalism (51 min) France
- Dreams in Their Eyes (20 min) UAE
- Impossible to Blow Up Planets (26 min) Russia
20:30-22:00 Cocktail Reception, Festival Networking Event (for Delegates only)
Venue: Palacio de Congresos
Screen One
15:30-17:30 Shorts Group B (111 min)
- Sons (19 min) Germany
- Margerita (15 min) Italy
- A Strange Kind of Love (14 min) Hungary
- Late Spring (15 min) Tunisia/USA
- The Trestle At Pope Lick Creek (28 min) USA
- Berlin Angels (20 min) Germany
17:30-19:30 No Smoke (75 min) UK
Screen Two
16:00-18:00 The Revolutionary (92 min) Italy
Thursday 3rd October
Venue: H10 Andalucia Plaza Hotel
12:00-13:00 Workshop: Survivors Guide to Film Making in the future, by Peter Ferris
13:00-15:00 Shorts Group B (111 min)
- Sons (19 min) Germany
- Margerita (15 min) Italy
- A Strange Kind of Love (14 min) Hungary
- Late Spring (15 min) Tunisia/USA
- The Trestle At Pope Lick Creek (28 min) USA
- Berlin Angels (20 min) Germany
15:00-16:30 My Way (Documentary) (90 min) USA
Venue: Marbella Casino
21:30-Late “Casino Royale” Party (for delegates & invited guests only)
Venue: Palacio de Congresos
Screen One
15:30-17:30 Shorts Group A (105 min)
- You Know What I Wish For? (18 min) Germany
- Pain Staking (11 min) USA
- Togo (15 min) UK
- The Swimmer (20min) Australia
- The Olympians (5 min) UK
- Puritans (24 min) USA
- Romantic Hideaway (12 min) Ireland
17:30-19:30 Sardonic Smile (83 min) Germany
19:30-21:40 The K Effect (129 min) Spain
Screen Two
16:00-18:00 Beauty Factory (Documentary) (85 min) USA
18:00-20:00 The Kings of Yorktown (99 min) USA
Friday 4th October
Venue: H10 Andalucia Plaza Hotel
12:00-13:00 Press Conference and Film Commission Presentations
13:30-14:30 Start of 24 Hour Film Challenge
13:30-15:30 Shorts Group A (105 min)
- You Know What I Wish For? (18 min) Germany
- Pain Staking (11 min) USA
- Togo (15 min) UK
- The Swimmer (20 min) Australia
- The Olympians (5 min) UK
- Puritans (24 min) USA
- Romantic Hideaway (12 min) Ireland
15:30-17:30 Documentary Group D2 (91 min)
- Gelati e Granite (20 min) Italy
- Crocodiles Without Saddles (15 min) Germany
- Arribes: Everything Else is Noise (56 min) Spain
21:30-Late A Night & The Movies, H10 Party
Venue: Palacio de Congresos
Screen One
15:30-17:30 Shorts Group C (98 Min)
- El Camino (8 min) USA
- Alchemy (7 min) USA
- The Bake Free (20 min) Colombia
- A Change of Faith (18 min) USA
- Go Up (15 min) Russia
- Illness (15 min) USA
- Herzberg (15 min) Germany
17:30-19:.30 A Soft Scent of Cinnamon (90 min) Spain
19:30-21.30 I’m Dating You Not (77 min) Spain
Screen Two
16:00-18:00 The Speed of Orange (Documentary) (90 min) USA
18:00-20:00 Agnus Dei (111 min) Albania
Saturday 5th October
Venue: H10 Andalucia Plaza Hotel
10:00-13:00 Tour of Loasur Studios, Coin, Marbella, for limited number of delegates.
13:00-15:00 The Speed of Orange (Documentary) (90 min) USA
15:30-17:30 Beauty Factory (Documentary) (85 min) USA
Venue: Palacio de Congresos
Screen One
15:30-17:30 Documentary Group D2 (91 min)
- Gelati e Granite (20 min) Italy
- Crocodiles Without Saddles (15 min) Germany
- Arribes: Everything Else is Noise (56 min) Spain
17:30-19:30 Where I Belong (80 min) Austria
19:30-21:30 Hard Shoulder (90 min) UK
Screen Two
14:00-16.00 My Way (Documentary) (90 min) USA
16:00-18:00 Gospel of Us (115 min) UK
18:00-20:00 Love Is Not What It Use To Be (89 min) Spain
Venue: Mosaik Club, Puerto Banus
22:30-Late Red-Carpet, Premier After Party (for Delegates and invited guests only)
Sunday 6th October
Venue: H10 Andalucia Plaza Hotel
11:00-12:00 Screening of 24 Hour Film Challenge
13:00-15:00 Risky Business (Documentary) (102 min) USA
20:00-Late Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony (by invitation only)
Venue: Palacio de Congresos
Screen One
13:30-15:30 The All Dayer (80 min) UK
15:30-17:30 Risky Business (Documentary) (102 min) USA
Screen Two
14:00-16:00 Documentaries Group D1 (97 min)
- Social Business, A New Path for Capitalism (51 min) France
- Dreams in Their Eyes (20 min) UAE
- Impossible to Blow Up Planets (26 min) Russia
Shorts 2013
A Change of Faith / Cambio de Fe
Country of production: USA
Language: English
Year of production: 2012
Director: Sam Reynard
Length of film: 18 min
Synopsis: Tommy and James are two beginner con artists, and have finally found a con that works almost every time. Their target: The religious, the rich and the old. However, unfortunately for them, fate, karma or even bad luck.. someone catches up with them who changes their paths and beliefs forever.
Sinopsis: Tommy y James son dos principiantes como estafadores en el mundo del arte, y encuentran a otro estafador habitual de este ambiente. Su objetivo: religiosos, ricos y personas mayores. Sin embargo, desafortunadamente, el destino, el karma o incluso la mala suerte hacen que alguien se cruce en su camino y cambie sus creencias y su forma de pensar para siempre.
Alchemy / Alquimia
Country of production: USA
Language: English
Year of production: 2012
Director: Deborah Mozer and Winston Abalos
Length of film: 7 min
Synopsis: Inspired by a true story, Alchemy is a short film about a man’s tumultuous life and his search for redemption. In a collage of memories amplified by the song ‘All These Things That I’ve Done’ by The Killers, this dramatic short film brings to light his journey.
Sinopsis: Inspirado en una historia real, “alquimia” es un corto sobre la tumultuosa vida de un hombre y su búsqueda de la redención. Sus memorias se desarrollan en un collage envuelto en la canción “All these things that I’ve done” de The Killers. Este dramático corto saca a la luz su viaje.
The Bake Free / Costuras Amargas
Country of production: Colombia
Language: Spanish
Year of production: 2012
Director: Hani Skafi
Length of film: 20 min
Synopsis: Story of Rose (a bakery chef), her mother Amalo (a wedding gown designer) and eleven year old Lucy (Rose’s daughter). Two days before getting married, Rose finds herself struggling with the wedding dress her mother made for her, only to discover that it wasn’t exactly an accident. Her mother’s cruel intentions are revealed as Rose discovers she is having an affair with her fiance. Shock driven and heart broken, she runs to her bakery’s kitchen. There, she bakes her deadly revenge. But she will not be the only one watching her mother eating it.
Sinopsis: Esta es la historia de Rose (panadera), su madre Amalo (diseñadora de trajes de boda) y la hija de Rose, Lucy, de once años de edad. Dos días antes de casarse, Rose se encuentra en un gran aprieto con el vestido de novia que su madre ha diseñado para ella, y se da cuenta de que no ha sido exactamente un accidente: Las crueles intenciones de su madre se ponen al descubierto ya que Rose descubre que ella está teniendo un affaire con su prometido. Conmocionada y con el corazón hecho pedazos, se dirige hacia la cocina de la panadería. Allí, ella hornea su venganza mortal. Pero ella no será la única que vea a su madre comiendo..
Berlin Angels / Ángeles Berlineses
Country of production: Germany
Language: German
Year of production: 2013
Director: Jens Roth
Length of film: 20 min
Synopsis: Carnival of The Cultures’ in Berlin: A charismatic duo comprised of a gay rent-boy and a female fashion freak from Canada, meet an Afghan who’s just moved to Berlin. Both want to seduce him and approach him under the pretence of being angels offering to fulfil three wishes to make him happy. A decadent game turns into a deep encounter.
Sinopsis: Carnaval de Culturas en Berlin: Un carismático dúo compuesto por un chapero y una canadiense freak de la moda se encuentran con un afgano que se acaba de mudar a Berlín. Los dos quieren seducirle y acercarse a él bajo el pretexto de ser ángeles que le ofrecen cumplir 3 deseos para ser feliz. Un juego decadente que se transforma en un profundo encuentro.
El Camino / El Camino
Country of production: USA
Language: English
Year of production: 2013
Director: Wilbert Sanchez
Length of film: 9 min
Synopsis: El Camino follows the path of the anonymous migrant in search of the New World. The journey leads to exploitation and raises the questions of culpability and complicity of both society and of the immigrant who crosses the political line in the sand.
Sinopsis: El camino sigue los pasos de un emigrante anónimo en busca del Nuevo Mundo. El viaje conduce a la explotación y pone sobre el tapete el tema de la culpabilidad y la complicidad tanto de la sociedad como de la política.
Go Up / Sube
Country of production: Russia
Language: English
Year of production: 2013
Director: Roman Kayumov
Length of film: 15 min
Synopsis: This is a story about a man, who didn’t want to accept himself as he was. So the world didn’t want to accept him either. The guy refused from the real life and created a new personality on the Internet, just the opposite to his own one. In his virtual world he is smart, successful and vigorous, as soon as in reality he is a miserable outcast, suffering from obesity. He lives a solitary Internet-dependent way of life, going out for the only reason of his – to make his ritual – to injure the pride of beautiful successful girls, asked out for a date with a ruggedly handsome man. But there is a bright feeling in his life …
Sinopsis: Esta es la historia de un hombre que no se aceptaba así mismo y por lo tanto, el mundo no le aceptaba a él. El chico renegó del mundo real y se creó su propia personalidad en Internet; todo lo contrario así mismo. En su mundo virtual él es inteligente, fuerte y un hombre de éxito aunque en la realidad es un miserable y un marginado que además sufre de obesidad. Vive solitario, enganchado a Internet como modo de vida, saliendo por un único motivo que toma como ritual: dañar el orgullo de mujeres guapas y exitosas, pidiéndoles una cita con un supuesto hombre guapo y fuerte. Pero hay un sentimiento brillante en su vida….
Herzberg / Herzberg
Country of production: Germany
Language: German
Year of production: 2012
Director: David C. Bunners
Length of film: 15 min
Synopsis: How to survive as a moral being in an immoral world? – A young couple in search of justice. A bank robbery. At the end of this day in spring: loneliness
Sinopsis: ¿Cómo sobrevivir con moral en un mundo inmoral? Una joven pareja en busca de justicia… un robo a un banco… al finalizar el día en primavera: soledad.
Illness / Enfermedad
Country of production: USA
Language: English
Year of production: 2013
Director: Jonathan Bucari
Length of film: 15 min
Synopsis: Illness is a story about the tragic fate of Timothy, a thirteen-year-old boy with a terrible mental illness, and the ever-growing fear of his parents, and their fight to protect their youngest son, Jessie.
Synopsis: Enfermedad” es la historia sobre el trágico destino de Timothy, un niño de 13 años con una terrible enfermedad mental, y miedo en continuo aumento que sienten sus padres y su lucha por proteger a su hijo pequeño, Jessie.
Late Spring / Primavera Tardia
Country of production: Tunisia/USA
Language: Arabic
Year of production: 2013
Director: Zachary Kerschberg
Length of film: 15 min
Synopsis: Mahmoud, a petty clerk in a police station, must suddenly choose sides when a tortured prisoner asks him for help.
Sinopsis: Mahmoud, un vendedor insignificante en una estación de Policía, debe decidir repentinamente de qué lado está cuando un prisionero torturado le pide ayuda.
Margerita / Margerita
Country of production: Italy
Language: Italian
Year of production: 2013
Director: Alessandro Grande
Length of film: 15 min
Synopsis: Synopsis: Efrem, gypsy boy and skilled pickpocket, faces his first theft in an apartment. An experience that will change his life.
Sinopsis: Efrem, un chico Gitano y con gran experiencia como carterista, realiza su primer robo en un apartamento. Una experiencia que cambiará su vida.
The Olympians / Las Olimpiadas
Language: Sound Effects – No Language!
Year of production: 2013
Director: Karl Maddix (Masters of Pie Team)
Length of film: 5 min.
Synopsis: The Gods of Olympus descend upon London during the Olympic Games. Our heroine Olympia, the embodiment of the Olympic flame, must use her athletic prowess to defeat Hades atop Mount Olympus and relight the Olympic torch.
Sinopsis: Los Dioses del Olimpo descienden a Londres durante las Olimpíadas. Nuestra heroína Olympia, la personificación de la llama Olímpica, debe utilizar sus atléticas destrezas para derrotar a Hades sobre el Monte Olimpo y encender de nuevo la antorcha olímpica.
Pain Staking / Dolorosa Mente
Country of production: USA
Language: English
Year of production: 2012
Director: Adolfo Martinez Perez
Length of film: 11 min
Synopsis:It was a wonderful day, the sun shone, the birds chirped… until the best-friend-asking-for-a-favor from hell showed up. What starts as social drama about cancer quickly slips towards over the top, surreal, dark comedy. If you feel uncomfortable laughing at no laughing matter, we did our job: your discomfort is our pleasure.
Sinopsis: Hacía un día maravilloso, el sol brillaba, los pajaritos cantaban… hasta que apareció el peor “mejor-amigo-pidiendo-un-favorcito” del mundo. Lo que comienza como un drama social sobre el cáncer, rápidamente degenera hacia el esperpento. Si te incomoda reírte de cosas que no tienen ninguna gracia, hemos logrado nuestro objetivo.
The Puritans / Los Puritanos
Country of production: USA
Language: English
Year of production: 2012
Director: Sean Robinson
Length of film: 25 min
Synopsis: ‘The Puritans’ evolved from the examination of how far one can go in an attempt to isolate himself from the ‘world’, for misguided religious or moral creeds.
Sinopsis: “Los Puritanos” se desarrolla a partir de examinar cuán lejos puede uno llegar con el fin de aislarse del mundo, por una equivocada vocación religiosa o creencias morales
Romantic Hideaway / Escondite Romántico
Country of production: Ireland
Language: English
Year of production: 2012
Director: Andrew Wright
Length of film: 12 min
Synopsis: She holds the key to his heart…he holds the key to her chains. A dark short film about love.
Sinopsis: Ella tiene la llave de su corazón… él tiene la llave de sus cadenas. Un corto sobre el amor
A Strange Kind of Love / Un Clase Extraña de Amor
Country of production: Hungary
Language: English
Year of production: 2012
Director: Peter Varsics
Length of film: 14 min
Synopsis: Film about a blind girl who has to get over her terrible past in order to both pursue her art as a painter and win the love of a young admirer.
Sinopsis: Película que trata sobre una chica ciega, que tiene que volver a su terrible pasado para poder continuar con su trayectoria artística como pintora y para ganarse el amor de un joven admirador.
Sons / Hijos
Country of production: Germany
Language: German
Year of production: 2012
Director: Matthias Lip
Length of film: 20 min
Synopsis: Tommy is the ten-year old son of Frank. One afternoon, when Frank wakes up on his couch, Tommy seems to have disappeared. Suddenly, Frank finds himself gagged and handcuffed in the living room, facing a stranger. This stranger has some questions about Frank, Tommy and their linked past.
Sinopsis: Tommy es el hijo de diez años de Frank. Una tarde, cuando Frank se despierta, parece que Tommy ha desaparecido. De repente, Frank se encuentra así mismo amordazado y esposado en el salón, frente a un extraño. Este extraño tiene varias preguntas sobre Frank, Tommy y el pasado que les une.
The Swimmer / El Nadador
Country of production: Australia
Language: English
Year of production: 2013
Director: Giovanni Basso
Length of